This is a great board, BUT...

[AngryAsian]

Re: This is a great board, BUT...

Personal Analysis of our beloved team is the whole premise for this internet offering, and unfortunately I've yet to see an un-impassioned Steeler fan... most are rabid and their reactions (depending on game outcomes) are often extreme and emotional. Regardless of one's vantage point (coaching ineptitude or poor player execution, retarded offensive schemes or defensive geriatric play... blah, blah, blah)... I think one glaring deficiency that everyone can attest to is that we play down to our competition. The gold standard (This year it is the Packers) execute and play without such failings. If the styfling and opportunistic defense is not slowing a prolific offense, the top-shelf offense is outscoring anyone who might get in the way and doing it with multiple pieces... no one can cover all the weapons.

I THINK, that we follow the natural order of things by comparing ourselves to the top-tiered teams (or team), which does not let an opposing second string QB throw 3+ picks and still have a chance to win the game at the end. The issue with most of our brethren on this board is that we've seen success with this latest incarnation of the Black and Gold, and what we saw last night against the 27th rank offense in the NFL (that's with Cassell and not Palko) does not seem like a team that could get past the first round of the playoffs. Most fans when they speak emotionally drained about games like last night would probably feel more at ease seeing us win by a large margin... especially with all the takeaways we chalked up.

JMHO...

[JAR]

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there are a few voices of reason around here.

Last nights game was like last years Buffalo game. Where did the Steelers end up last year and were one Mike Wallace drop away from bringing home number seven?

Last nights game was like 2008's Dallas game, where did they end up?

Last nights game was like the 2005 Detroit game, what happened that year?

I just really think there are those people who need to complain, no matter what.

[Eich]

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Another thing that we tend to forget... WE are the defending AFC CHAMPS! We represented the AFC in the Super Bowl last year. EVERY team that plays us sees us as their measuring stick. We are their Super Bowl. Teams aren't going to look past us. They get up for us. There's no higher emotion than when they're playing us. That plays a MAJOR factor in how the games go.

[WindyCitySteel]

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there are a few voices of reason around here.

Last nights game was like last years Buffalo game. Where did the Steelers end up last year and were one Mike Wallace drop away from bringing home number seven?

Last nights game was like 2008's Dallas game, where did they end up?

Last nights game was like the 2005 Detroit game, what happened that year?

I just really think there are those people who need to complain, no matter what.

Sorry, those are really bad analogies. The Dallas game in 2008 was against a very formidable opponent. The Lions in 2005 ended up a 14-point win. And we've had three such games this year, four if you count the fact that Arizona and Kevin Kolb were in the game in the 4th quarter.

Last year, we failed to win it all and if not for a few drops by the Packers, it would have been a Super Sunday Blowout. This team isn't playing well enough to stay within 14 points of Green Bay right now. Maybe in a couple months they will be, but don't pee down my back and tell me it's raining because a win is a win is a win. If this team gets to the Super Bowl playing like this, that just means the AFC blows and we're in for a butt whipping.

[Starlifter]

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Another thing that we tend to forget... WE are the defending AFC CHAMPS! We represented the AFC in the Super Bowl last year. EVERY team that plays us sees us as their measuring stick. We are their Super Bowl. Teams aren't going to look past us. They get up for us. There's no higher emotion than when they're playing us. That plays a MAJOR factor in how the games go.

very true - but are you suggesting then that all the packers opponents have laid down this season?

I think the majority of the frustration comes because many of us see the steelers as not living up to their potential.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: This is a great board, BUT...

there are a few voices of reason around here.

Last nights game was like last years Buffalo game. Where did the Steelers end up last year and were one Mike Wallace drop away from bringing home number seven?

Last nights game was like 2008's Dallas game, where did they end up?

Last nights game was like the 2005 Detroit game, what happened that year?

I just really think there are those people who need to complain, no matter what.

Sorry, those are really bad analogies. The Dallas game in 2008 was against a very formidable opponent. The Lions in 2005 ended up a 14-point win. And we've had three such games this year, four if you count the fact that Arizona and Kevin Kolb were in the game in the 4th quarter.

Last year, we failed to win it all and if not for a few drops by the Packers, it would have been a Super Sunday Blowout. This team isn't playing well enough to stay within 14 points of Green Bay right now. Maybe in a couple months they will be, but don't pee down my back and tell me it's raining because a win is a win is a win. If this team gets to the Super Bowl playing like this, that just means the AFC blows and we're in for a butt whipping.

In 2009, we were playing crappy teams like KC, Oakland, and Cleveland in late November and early December and losing those games. That is blowing it. This year, games against Indy, Jacksonville, and KC weren't pretty, but they were wins nonetheless. We have yet to fall into the trap of actually losing to a noticeably inferior opponent (unlike Baltimore, who has losses to the Titans, Jaguars, and Seahawks on their resume this year).

[snarky]

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Hell even when we were dominating the league in the 70s we lost a few in November/December.

There is so much parity in this league I think it's impossible to count a team like the Steelers out yet. Gone are the days where the better teams would pretty much always win in the playoffs. As close as teams are today, it real is more about who catches fire. We are looking pretty solid to make the playoffs. It will take a hell of a run to win the division. But either way, get to the second season and see what happens.

[Steelgal]

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I suggest you stay FAR away from the chat room during games. You think the board gets bad, you ain't seen nothing, lol!!!

[BradshawsHairdresser]

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Overreacting? On this board? What???

OK, guilty. At least a little bit.


But I feel like I need to vent somewhere...and I like this board better than any other.
So, lucky y'all...

[pfelix73]

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I agree...

I find myself spending less and less time on the board because of the over-the-top hyperbolic reactions...

It happens...

Yep. I agree too...

[BURGH86STEEL]

Re: This is a great board, BUT...

I agree...

I find myself spending less and less time on the board because of the over-the-top hyperbolic reactions...

It happens...

Yep. I agree too...

Yep

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

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can't have it both ways flip.

in the lebeau thread you said our talent stinks.

now we are loaded?

Different thread, different facts, different argument...........

Come on, thats message board logic.

[SteelAbility]

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Internet Message Board Overreaction Syndrome

I believe that's IMBOS for short, right?

So you are you saying some on this board are IMBOSiles? :P

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Re: This is a great board, BUT...

Internet Message Board Overreaction Syndrome

I believe that's IMBOS for short, right?

So you are you saying some on this board are IMBOSiles? :P

[steelblood]

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It was ugly. But, it is over and we won. We have also played pretty well against some great teams lately. This team has to improve to win the Super Bowl. But, we are not that far off.