2012 Steelers will have first losing season since 2003

[NJ-STEELER]

as i side note, gotta love when these new posters come here and say the same things some past trolls have.

do they actually think they're fooling us...lol

[BigRob]

as i side note, gotta love when these new posters come here and say the same things some past trolls have.

do they actually think they're fooling us...lol

Are you talking about me? I've been here a loooong time and far from a Troll azzmunch.

[BigRob]

[url]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/19/report-byron-leftwich-has-two-fractured-ribs/[/url]

The Steelers were fearful that quarterback [URL="http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/1478/byron-leftwich"]Byron Leftwich[/URL] [URL="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/19/report-steelers-concerned-leftwich-could-be-out-a-while/"]would miss some time[/URL] as a result of the injuries he picked up against the Ravens on Sunday night.
We’ll have to wait and see how long he’s out, but it isn’t looking good for this week. Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that Leftwich [URL="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/270623285228732416"]has two fractured ribs[/URL] and is “unlikely” to start against the Browns. PFT has also been told that Leftwich has a separate shoulder injury that will impact his chances of playing in Week 12.
With [URL="http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/1181/ben-roethlisberger"]Ben Roethlisberger[/URL] also considered unlikely to play at this point, the Steelers would have to turn to [URL="http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/655/charlie-batch"]Charlie Batch[/URL] or sign someone off the street to start for them. The latter option seems farfetched until you remember Mike Tomlin stuck with a clearly injured Leftwich instead of turning to Batch on Sunday night. That doesn’t indicate great confidence in Batch, but there might not be another option available for Pittsburgh.
Batch last played in Week 16 of last season when he started and beat the Rams 27-0.

Two fractured ribs. This guy is made of glass. It all depends on the health of Ben, as stated at the beginning of the year. Here's to hoping they prove me wrong.

[NJ-STEELER]

Are you talking about me? I've been here a loooong time and far from a Troll azzmunch.

no, not you

sorry, thought it was obvious who i was talking about

[BigRob]

no, not you

sorry, thought it was obvious who i was talking about

Sorry for calling you an azzmunch. I'm a little surly today. I don't like the fact that we are sitting where we are with no Big Ben. We would have blown those a-holes out last night with Ben.

Just being realistic that unless Ben comes back with a vengeance, we are screwed.

[NJ-STEELER]

no problem

i think we're all a little like that today


but at least we're here after a win or a loss discussing the game. and not making up new names to try and bash a particular player on the team like some trolls seem to do everytime we lose

[BigRob]

Maybe it is just my general morass about this season, but I am starting to get a strong feeling that this is going to be the first losing season for the Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger.

I am predicting 7-9, what say you?

As an aside, I believe this will mostly be the case because Roethlisberger will miss 1 to 3 games with an injury.

Well I was called crazy for predicting a down season for the Steelers. I was also called negative and was dismissed pretty quickly.

However. I was pretty darn close with my prediction. Should I get consideration for the Nostradamus award?

I take no pleasure in it, but I should

[hawaiiansteel]

Well I was called crazy for predicting a down season for the Steelers. I was also called negative and was dismissed pretty quickly.

However. I was pretty darn close with my prediction. Should I get consideration for the Nostradamus award?

I take no pleasure in it, but I should

sorry, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades...

[BigRob]

sorry, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades...

True, True.

[papillon]

Well I was called crazy for predicting a down season for the Steelers. I was also called negative and was dismissed pretty quickly.

However. I was pretty darn close with my prediction. Should I get consideration for the Nostradamus award?

I take no pleasure in it, but I should

A stopped clock is correct twice a day (provided it isn't set to military time of course).

Just having some fun, I'm not sure what you saw to think that, but that's some darn good prognosticating and the part about Ben missing 1-3 games is just eerie.

Pappy

[BigRob]

A stopped clock is correct twice a day (provided it isn't set to military time of course).

Just having some fun, I'm not sure what you saw to think that, but that's some darn good prognosticating and the part about Ben missing 1-3 games is just eerie.

Pappy

Nothing specifically that I saw, just plain ole bad feeling about the season. I wish I had been more wrong.

[Ghost]

Funny to read this whole post start to finish now. Couple of guys were real d!cks to big rob (needlessly), a poster who's been here a long time and is a solid contributor to the board. Sucks that a different opinion causes such a pig pile.