Mehno: Don’t take success for granted

By John Mehno (johnmehnocolumn@gmail.com) , The Altoona Mirror

PITTSBURGH - I was sitting at the St. Louis Rams-Pittsburgh Steelers game on Sunday, one eye on the game clock, the other on my watch.

It was a snoozer of a game, a 27-0 Steelers win.

Who couldn't see that coming?

The Rams were 2-12, on the road on Christmas Eve, with little interest in finishing off a lost season.

The Steelers had already clinched their playoff spot and were now just trying to maintain things without losing anyone else to an injury.

So a lot of people were sitting there, watching the clock.

Then this thought hit:

There are teams in the NFL where the season has been like that since late October.

Hopeless teams, going nowhere, playing out the schedule. They're wondering if a win or two might ultimately be a bad thing because it messes up their draft position.

We're pretty lucky to be in a position where the focus is already on the postseason. The Steelers' big concern now is getting the best possible playoff position and getting players healthy for a run through January.

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