1. Look at that! How’s that for customer service? Monday morning and I already have my Thoughts thread out the door and posted!
2. The cynic in me wants to poo-poo and downplay this win but that would contradict my next thought.
3. We learned all we needed to know about this Steelers team a couple of weeks ago: they can’t beat the 2011 Ravens.
4. Week 10 of the 2011-2012 Season started with the abomination of the Bengals owning 1st place in the AFC North. This could not be allowed to stand. I’m glad the Steelers did their part.
5. On the Steelers first drive they ran a reverse to Wallace in Bengals territory that went for 15 yards largely on a block thrown by Antonio Brown. A penalty flag was originally thrown on Brown for a crack-back block but the flag was picked up due to the position of the block on the field making it legal. It takes 11 players working together to beat the other 11 players that are working together. Part of the Steelers inconsistency this year has to do with their difficulty in getting the right 11.
6. Sometimes I get frustrated/annoyed, enraged to the point of throwing things by the patented Bruce Arians Gameplan:
1st down: Mendy run up the middle – and by “run” I mean dance around the line of scrimmage waiting for a red carpet:
2nd down: Mendy run right (or left) – and by “right (or left)” I mean “see 1st down”.
3rd down: Pass (preferably low percentage deep balls requiring 20 seconds of QB protection to fully develop),
Punt: throw in a good run back at the right time to keep the opponent within striking distance.
7. In the first quarter Heath Miller absorbed a BIG hit to convert a first down (IIRC). No flag was thrown. This indicates one of two things:
a. Despite catching the ball, heath Miller is not technically a receiver and is therefore a previously unknown type of NFL offensive player.
b. Heath Miller was not defenseless.
The integrity , consistency and accuracy of the NFL referees is unquestionable ….
This is what happens to those who disagree …
… so deductive reasoning leads us to consider that in all likelihood that Heath Miller has a conceal and carry permit and has a handgun on him during the game.
8. For a while there it looked like the Steelers were going to steamroll their way to a win … but that didn’t happen … again. How many games have the Steelers started, looking awesome and the other team looking overmatched, only to have the game get interesting?
9. Miller bobbles a pass and it turns into an INT that is converted to 3 points for the Bengals. 10 unanswered.
10. If Miller is not a receiver then he could not have ever bobbled that pass that turned into an INT … so just to be clear: Miller is carrying a handgun on his routes.
Atta boy!
11. UPS baby! You know what I am talking about.
12. I am pretty pissed at Miller for drawing that holding call to negates Jerricho Cotchery’s TD. Hey Heath, you have a gun dumbass … use it!
13. Dalton, despite being a despicable, soulless ginger, looks to be a decent QB.
14. I’ll bet our linebackers wish they could pay against Ben … what with the holding the ball way too long and all.
15. This Steelers defense cannot get pressure on the QB. They need both Woodley and Polamalu on the field and healthy.
An artist’s rendering of my creative process.
16. Did you notice how bizarre this game was? Consider that in this game you saw the following two events: William Gay making a play and Rashard Mendenhall breaking a tackle.
17. Was this game the first time all year the offense has been able to close a game?
18. The Ravens lost to Seattle … I’d laugh if it wasn’t so infuriating. The Ravens pay like Jesus riding a velociraptor against the Steelers but the next week they can’t beat the Seahawks?!
19. Perspective: As of today three of the AFC North’s 4 teams would make the playoffs. In the playoffs the Steelers first hurdle would be Oakland and if they won they would face the Texans at Reliant stadium. When was the last time any one of those three statements were factual and not fueled by heavy doses of crack?
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