Wallace108
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 | | Subject: Too Early To Dismiss Steelers Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:19 pm | |
| This actually comes from enemy territory ... - Quote :
- By John Eisenberg
BaltimoreRavens.com Columnist
The Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-3, and the last time that happened, in 2000, the Ravens won the Super Bowl – a clever little coincidence the Ravens would love to see reprised.
But consider this: After losing their first three games in 2000, the Steelers went 9-4 the rest of the year to finish with a winning record.
I bring it up to discourage anyone from summarily dismissing the Steelers in 2013 even though they’ve looked about as awful as a team can look.
They’ve turned the ball over repeatedly and yielded all sorts of big plays. They lack offensive playmakers. It’s hard to envision them turning things around.
But they still have a strong organization the Ravens have patterned themselves after, one that never panics and sticks to its principles. They also have Ben Roethlisberger, one of the game’s best quarterbacks. Yes, he has played pretty poorly so far, but he has been too resilient and clutch in his career to be written off. Ahem, he threw for over 400 yards last week.
It’s too soon to dismiss the Steelers.
http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Eisenberg-Time-To-Move-On-From-Overkilled-Topic-/0d564349-aa19-4323-a650-c4c76a5d18c4 As Eisenberg points out, the Steelers started 0-3 in 2000. There was no talk of firing Tomlin at the time, mainly because Tomlin wasn't the coach then. There was, however, plenty of talk about firing Bill Cowher. The Steelers finished with a 7-9 record in 1998. They followed that up with a 6-10 record in 1999. And then started off 0-3 in 2000. Then they went on a 5-game winning streak and eventually finished the season at 9-7, their first winning record in 3 years. The next season they went 13-3. A few years later they won the Super Bowl and Cowher was a god again. Moral of the story: It's OK to be concerned about the Steelers and complain a little, but never panic and hope for drastic changes. _________________  If you're going to be a smart ass, you'd better be smart. Otherwise, you're just an ass. | |
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Drizztbob
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Join date : 2012-01-28
Location : Baltimore
| | Subject: Re: Too Early To Dismiss Steelers Sun Sep 29, 2013 10:27 am | |
| I'm not sure I am ready to storm the castle with torches and pitchforks for Tomlin yet...but Haley?? Pass me a shovel. _________________ Win, Lose, or Tie, I'm a Steeler fan until I DIE!!! | |
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