Anyone else daring to hope?

[sick beats]

If you don't dare to hope, why bother watching the games?

To be pleasantly surprised?

[sick beats]

Lots of reason to be feeling positive about this team.
Four guys who had good camps and flashed in pre season were Tuitt,McCullers,Thomas and Shazier. Now these guys are not there yet but if they can contribute and continue to improve we could have a very solid second half of the season. If JJ gets back that will help a bit too as Moats is a nice player but he is not special.

JJ nothing special yet either. He may be one day, but isn't yet.

[JoshBroski]

Yes, we are worse than average because we are so spoiled. Certainly, beat down fan bases (Browns) don't overreact as much has us after a loss, but after a Browns' win, you will see their fans talking Super Bowl. It is crazy how easily they become overly optimistic. A few years ago, after some free agent signings, their fans were saying they had their new Mack, Byner, Slaughter, Kosar, etc. and they were 3-13 again.

Overreact? How can they? When they say "fire (insert Browns' coach)" it usually happens lol.

[Shoe]

Oh, I SURELY have hope that we'll win this game. And the next. And the next. Etc.

But I'm realistic. My hopes end with a playoff berth. Anything else is GRAVY.

[Sword]

Oh, I SURELY have hope that we'll win this game. And the next. And the next. Etc.

But I'm realistic. My hopes end with a playoff berth. Anything else is GRAVY.

my expectations are the same..just making the playoffs would be a great start and of course a win Sunday Night.

[feltdizz]

To be pleasantly surprised?

you never sound pleasant after a win....lol.

There are a few posters who are ecstatic after losses but after a win it's obvious they aren't happy.

[WindyCitySteel]

It is unusual. It is very unusual. On this board, it is taken to an uncommon extreme because, in general, Steeler fans are so spoiled...

The Standard is The Standard.

[WindyCitySteel]

With a win, they position themselves for a division title. If not, they're essentially 3 back of the Ravens with 7 to play, so they're in the wild card hunt.

Biggest game in years.

Until this defense gets fixed, though, I hold out no hope for any kind of playoff run, but it would be nice for some of the youngsters to get a taste of postseason football.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Really? Do certain people (not you) post thousands of inane comments there as well?

Yeah, but they do so with genitalia painted on their faces...gotta love those Browns' fans...

[hawaiiansteel]

[bostonsteeler]

With a win, they position themselves for a division title. If not, they're essentially 3 back of the Ravens with 7 to play, so they're in the wild card hunt.

Biggest game in years.

Until this defense gets fixed, though, I hold out no hope for any kind of playoff run, but it would be nice for some of the youngsters to get a taste of postseason football.

The final five games are against the Bengals, Falcons (away), Saints, and Chiefs. The home stretch is against very tough opposition. They need to play at a sustained high level for the rest of the season to get to the playoffs. Its reminiscent of the playoff run in 1994-1995, after a 3-4 start.