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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Time to panic in Pittsburgh? Hardly Wed Sep 14, 2011 2:29 pm | |
| Originally Published: September 14, 2011
Time to panic in Pittsburgh? Hardly
Elite QBs mean everything; that's why Steelers will overcome dreadful Week 1 outing
By John Clayton
ESPN.com
The way that the Steelers lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 1 has fans in Pittsburgh concerned.
The Ravens' defense forced seven turnovers. A Steelers defense that featured eight defenders in their 30s looked a step slow. An offensive line that has struggled off-and-on for years lost perhaps its second-best blocker, right tackle Willie Colon, who blew out a triceps and is done for the season.
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But fear not, Steelers fans. AFC teams with elite quarterbacks shouldn't panic. With Peyton Manning out at least half the season, the AFC currently has only five elite quarterbacks. When the number of elite quarterbacks slips below the number of playoff spots allotted, the playoff hopes of elite-quarterback-blessed teams can withstand a lot.
To refresh your memory, an elite quarterback under my standards is one who is capable of passing for 4,000 yards, completes 60 percent of his passes and has fourth-quarter comeback ability. Until Manning returns, the five AFC elite quarterbacks are Ben Roethlisberger, Philip Rivers, Tom Brady, Joe Flacco and Matt Schaub.
With one road game out of the way against Flacco, Roethlisberger faces only three elite quarterbacks the rest of the season -- Flacco, Brady and Schaub. Chances of an 11- or 12-win season are very good.
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SteelersYak
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| | Subject: Re: Time to panic in Pittsburgh? Hardly Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:03 pm | |
| But he can't pass for 4,000 yards if he doesn't have time to throw the ball.
That's not Chicken Little, that's just a statement of fact.
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| | Subject: Re: Time to panic in Pittsburgh? Hardly Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:41 pm | |
| Tavaris Jackson is terrified to play this week, that I guarantee you.
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SteelersYak
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| | Subject: Re: Time to panic in Pittsburgh? Hardly Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:21 am | |
| - mcg24 wrote:
- Tavaris Jackson is terrified to play this week, that I guarantee you.
Who's Tavaris Jackson? 
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| | Subject: Re: Time to panic in Pittsburgh? Hardly Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:32 am | |
| - BGSU A Dub wrote:
- mcg24 wrote:
- Tavaris Jackson is terrified to play this week, that I guarantee you.
Who's Tavaris Jackson? Tarvaris Jackson is Seattle's QB. He was the backup in Minnesota. _________________  If you're going to be a smart ass, you'd better be smart. Otherwise, you're just an ass. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Time to panic in Pittsburgh? Hardly Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:39 am | |
|  I know who he is, but he's a no-namer. It's going to be my slogan for the weekend.
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| | Subject: Re: Time to panic in Pittsburgh? Hardly Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:26 am | |
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