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Maurice Jones-Drew predicts a Steelers vs. Patriots AFC title game
By: Daniel Sager | November 20, 2015 8:00 am ET
[url]http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2015/11/20/nfl-predictions-2015-playoffs-steelers-patriots-afc-championship-game-odds/[/url]
What’s not to like about Maurice Jones-Drew? He’s likable, he’s tiny, compact and adorable, and he’s apparently a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, as he selected them as one of the AFC representatives for this year’s AFC Championship Game.
You can probably guess who the other half of that contest will be, but let’s just say it’s the plural version of one of the only good Mel Gibson movies in existence.
Jones-Drew, true to his nature as an analyst, provided support for his reasoning: the two H’s, of course.
The first H, like the movie I referenced earlier, is obvious: it’s all about getting hot! The Steelers have won two games in a row, but more importantly have gotten a healthy (ish) Ben Roethlisberger back into the lineup and have finally taking the training wheels off a fluttering offense.
But the other H, the one that Jones-Drew suggests will aid the Steelers in their imminent run, is “health.” If irony were chocolate, we would all have type 2 diabetes.
The Steelers have been among the unluckiest teams in the entire NFL this season when it comes to staying healthy, as two All-Pros and a darn good starting left tackle are out for the year with injuries while Roethlisberger has missed about five total games with injuries. At 6-4, the Steelers are in a good spot for a playoff run, particularly since the first round game for the No. 5 seed will be a trip to either Houston or Indianapolis, but getting deep into the playoffs will be contingent on a healthy roster.
If that happens though, it’s safe to say the Patriots would rather see a team that didn’t come within a couple botched field goals of making things interesting in Week 1
By: Daniel Sager | November 20, 2015 8:00 am ET
[url]http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/2015/11/20/nfl-predictions-2015-playoffs-steelers-patriots-afc-championship-game-odds/[/url]
What’s not to like about Maurice Jones-Drew? He’s likable, he’s tiny, compact and adorable, and he’s apparently a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, as he selected them as one of the AFC representatives for this year’s AFC Championship Game.
You can probably guess who the other half of that contest will be, but let’s just say it’s the plural version of one of the only good Mel Gibson movies in existence.
Jones-Drew, true to his nature as an analyst, provided support for his reasoning: the two H’s, of course.
The first H, like the movie I referenced earlier, is obvious: it’s all about getting hot! The Steelers have won two games in a row, but more importantly have gotten a healthy (ish) Ben Roethlisberger back into the lineup and have finally taking the training wheels off a fluttering offense.
But the other H, the one that Jones-Drew suggests will aid the Steelers in their imminent run, is “health.” If irony were chocolate, we would all have type 2 diabetes.
The Steelers have been among the unluckiest teams in the entire NFL this season when it comes to staying healthy, as two All-Pros and a darn good starting left tackle are out for the year with injuries while Roethlisberger has missed about five total games with injuries. At 6-4, the Steelers are in a good spot for a playoff run, particularly since the first round game for the No. 5 seed will be a trip to either Houston or Indianapolis, but getting deep into the playoffs will be contingent on a healthy roster.
If that happens though, it’s safe to say the Patriots would rather see a team that didn’t come within a couple botched field goals of making things interesting in Week 1
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