SuperBowl or Bust - There Can Only Be One

[flippy]

Does anything really make sense in this crazy time we live?

Yet again we chase immortality one more time. One more season.

Is it a new beginning? Najee might think so. Or is it a final chapter in the Book of Ben?

No one knows what lies ahead. But most have already written us off long before the season even began. And when I think back on the hunch I had preceding the XL SuperBowl season, I sense this parallel meta verse replaying itself like we are watching GroundHog Day.

As teams and player compete to be the one, no one is giving us a chance. Not a thought. Not a consideration.

We got no line. We got a noddle arm QB with backups that no one would want on their practice squad. We have underachievers at the skill positions.

On D, we got some slow old vets that may have passed their prime. Our best player remains un extended. Questions abound in our secondary likely losing a little more ground than we gained. We fell apart last season post Bud injury. This year we no longer have our most versatile playmaker in Hilton which should not be overlooked.

Every excuse is there for the team to explain away this season. Every excuse is available for fans to lose interest.

This season probably is not going to start pretty.

But it is not how you start. It comes down to how you finish.

This is going to be a work in progress. And I am not throwing in the towel. Ben came back. Why? He has got to believe in something. He has to have some hunger to want to go out on top.

I am rolling with #7. I think Najee just might be the player to give #7 enough of an assist to get over the top.

I do not think this season is going to make any sense. There will be ups and downs. Hope and despair.

But Mike T will not let this team give up. We have been patient with Mike for a while just like we were with Cowher and patience is about to get rewarded because patience points us to all the good things in life during turmoil.

These are no doubt crazy times. And there can only be one immortal who pulls us out and lifts us up. And at the end of the year, it will be our Pittsburgh Steelers lifting their next Lombardi for the case.

Who ride?

[SteelBucks]

I was waiting for this. You never disappoint flip!

[MeetJoeGreene]

I have done some advanced numerology on this and it is ordained.

If you sum the numbers of all existing super bowl wins (9,10,13,14,40,43) you get 129.

This super bowl is 56.

If you subtract 56 from 129, you get 73.

7 is Ben's number and this would be Ben's 3rd super bowl ring.

boom!

[flippy]

I have done some advanced numerology on this and it is ordained.

If you sum the numbers of all existing super bowl wins (9,10,13,14,40,43) you get 129.

This super bowl is 56.

If you subtract 56 from 129, you get 73.

7 is Ben's number and this would be Ben's 3rd super bowl ring.

boom!

Brilliant.

Here’s some more math for consideration.

We have 6 SuperBowls.

If we win 1 this year….

Boom, we just won a SuperBowl.

QED - That makes the proof official.

[Northern_Blitz]

Thanks Flippy.

I think I'm trying to take comfort in the fact that you don't need to be the best team in the league to win the SB.

You need to be competitive enough to get into the tournament.

Then you need to "peak" or "flip enough heads" to keep winning games.

I don't think we're the best team in the division.

But we weren't really all that good a team when we won Ben's first SB either. We just scraped into the playoffs. And then went on a 4 game winning streak.

The Bus went out on top. Why not Ben?

[flippy]

When everyone gives up, it’s a reminder in the power of believing in something.

As bad as it’s been, this team is only a handful of plays from being 4-0.

The OLine is gonna break thru.

Najee is gonna take this O on his back real soon.

And we’re a handful of injuries away from being the most feared D in football.

Ive been listening to players this morning and their comments and no one seems as worried about this as our fans.

These guys are gonna keep grinding and it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

There’s still a lot to believe in here. And I remember in 05, everyone gave up before our run. Could it be deja vu?

[flippy]

Not pretty, but it doesn’t need to be.

Win ugly.

Win often.

Stack Em up.

[Steel Maniac]

On to Seattle .

[hawaiiansteel]

On to Seattle .

Steelers currently favored by 3.5 points because Russell Wilson is out.

[Oviedo]

When everyone gives up, it’s a reminder in the power of believing in something.

As bad as it’s been, this team is only a handful of plays from being 4-0.

The OLine is gonna break thru.

Najee is gonna take this O on his back real soon.

And we’re a handful of injuries away from being the most feared D in football.

Ive been listening to players this morning and their comments and no one seems as worried about this as our fans.

These guys are gonna keep grinding and it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

There’s still a lot to believe in here. And I remember in 05, everyone gave up before our run. Could it be deja vu?

This. Quitters aren't fans and we see enough post here.

This team won't quit

[Steel Maniac]

This. Quitters aren't fans and we see enough post here.

This team won't quit

Very winnable game against the Seahawks. We can build some momentum with a win against them.

[feltdizz]

This. Quitters aren't fans and we see enough post here.

This team won't quit

I understand the weekly frustration after losses but no one should ever give up after 5 games.

We had a tough stretch and took some lumps but I think we are going to hit our stride these next few games.

[flippy]

Yinz got 3 more days to believe.

Believe in 7 going out on top.

Believe in the Jags with the assist of the century.

Believe that as the regular season clock strikes 0, we’ll be looking ahead to next week and the start of the playoffs.

I know it’s not likely. And most of you don’t want to set yourself up for disappointment.

Heck, who cares. We’re going all in on this season.

I’m gonna wake up extra early Sunday morning.

I’ll try a prayer. Seriously if there is a God, he’s gotta be a Steelers fan.

I’ll put Renegade on a loop and listen for hours trying to decode the power of that ballad.

I will tell others I believe. And ask them to believe too.

After all, for anything to come true, 1 person had to believe.

Will you join me?

Will you be the one that will set the tone of belief within your circle?

Will your belief become contagious?

So contagious that it will impact the outcome of this weekends games?

In all seriousness, Steelers winning and making the playoffs is about the equivalent of one of us winning the PowerBall.

But somebody has to win. And why not us?

This weekend is likely to be decided by what jersey I wear and what food I eat on Sunday. So let’s hope I figure out the perfect pairing.

And you do the same.

Who’s in????

[SteelerOfDeVille]

[hawaiiansteel]

This weekend is likely to be decided by what jersey I wear and what food I eat on Sunday. So let’s hope I figure out the perfect pairing.

And you do the same.

Who’s in????

you're absolutely right, I'll start working on doing my part!