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Dward00
09-19-2006, 02:14 AM
Falling flat: Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers became the first reigning Super Bowl champions to be shut out since 1981. Worst SB team ever?


Jacksonville beat Pitt 9-0 in the lowest scoring MNF game ever.

I guess now they have to get ready for going 1-2 next week. So sad. :ugh:

LesPaul
09-19-2006, 09:59 AM
hmm...

don't think this will generate the conversations we would hope for in the football forum

Dward00
09-21-2006, 07:29 AM
I'm just saying I don't think we've forgotten how Cowher mocked our 'Who dey' chant in the superbowl. I think this is going to be a bloody game this weekend.

LesPaul
09-21-2006, 10:56 AM
i just edited the title to make it less potentially confrontational :D

should be a good game

redsfan
09-21-2006, 11:41 AM
I hope the Bengals rip the Steelers apart, but I wouldn't put too much into the MNF game. The Steelers are still an elite team and will be ready to play. I believe that was a great performance by Jacksonville rather than a bad performance by Pittsburgh. Their defense still held them to 9 points. Roethlisberger was rusty and could not come up with a big game after his surgery when they had to throw the ball. Jacksonville made them quit trying to run the ball. It should be a great game.

BPBlueSox
09-25-2006, 09:39 AM
Worst super bowl team ever?

You guys are on drugs.

Dward00
09-25-2006, 12:00 PM
Best Superbowl team ever? wtf.

RodWoodson26
09-25-2006, 05:45 PM
steelers will be fine. They dominated both sides off the ball. They were able to run the football when they wanted. Get pressure on Palmar (9 sacks). The Bengals could not run the football,and could not stop the run. The steelers mistake was trying to be to aggressive with the passing game,when it wasnt even necessary. The running game was clicking. Had they kept running they would have gone up 14-0,and ran away with it. Your not going to win on a consistent basis,getting dominated at the line of scrimmage like the steelers dominated the bengals. Those ridiculous turnovers wont happen next time they play.

redsfan
09-25-2006, 07:01 PM
Worst SB team ever?

They were a great SB team. They went on the road for 3 straight games to win it. I believe that is the first time that has happened- I could be wrong. They are also not the same team they were last year. They lost a lot.

imgreat95
09-25-2006, 07:07 PM
what did they lose?

redsfan
09-25-2006, 07:19 PM
what did they lose?

Didn't they lose Bettis and Randle El? Two good players and team members that are hard to replace. Sure, other people have stepped in to take their spot, but what they did for the team is another thing. If I remember right there was another player that didn't return.

RodWoodson26
09-25-2006, 07:36 PM
Randle EL was a very good punt returner,but he never lived up to his expectations as a receiver. Bettis will be missed in Goal line situations. Well see,as the weeks go on.

Durango53
09-25-2006, 09:28 PM
It all comes down to this. The Steelers are still the Super Bowl Champs.

imgreat95
09-25-2006, 11:39 PM
yeah.. they lost randle El... but dont really consider losing a #3 receiver to be something which is insurmountable to winning another championship... His 36 receptions can be EASILY replaced...

RodWoodson26
09-26-2006, 02:24 PM
They only part of randle EL game they miss is the punt returns. Steelers are having major problems with there punt returners. Its like they scared to catch the ball.

Dward00
09-27-2006, 12:39 PM
yeah.. they lost randle El... but dont really consider losing a #3 receiver to be something which is insurmountable to winning another championship... His 36 receptions can be EASILY replaced...

If Cincinnati lost Chris Henry I would consider it a major lost.

imgreat95
09-27-2006, 07:02 PM
it all depends on who the replacement is....

redsfan
09-27-2006, 07:29 PM
yeah.. they lost randle El... but dont really consider losing a #3 receiver to be something which is insurmountable to winning another championship... His 36 receptions can be EASILY replaced...

Randle El was just a great athlete. He returned punts, he was an emergency QB, they had several plays designed just for him which they scored TD's on. He is replaceable, but not any 3rd receiver making 30-35 catches is going to fill his shoes easily.

imgreat95
09-28-2006, 12:05 AM
he was involved in 3 regular season TDs... and one postseason TD.... that is quite replaceable, in reality...

PissedPrincess
09-28-2006, 10:06 AM
Are you guys serious? Randel El was an average player on a very good team. He was useful for a trick play now and then that's about it.

imgreat95
09-28-2006, 12:31 PM
Are you guys serious? Randel El was an average player on a very good team. He was useful for a trick play now and then that's about it.

Jacqui... stop agreeing with me!! It scares me...:nono1:

PissedPrincess
09-28-2006, 12:36 PM
Jacqui... stop agreeing with me!! It scares me...:nono1:

I know. It scares me too. It only happens once a year or so though.

imgreat95
09-28-2006, 12:49 PM
yeah... that was what I initially thought when i saw it.. this must be our annual agreement.

Dward00
09-28-2006, 03:22 PM
He's not an average player. Just because he has a small role on a team doesn't mean he's a crappy player. What about Chris Henry on the bengals? I bet if he went to Pittsburgh you'd be carrying on about how he should be the number 1 reciever. And yet he's number 3 on our team. He's a Randy Moss type reciever. Why doesn't he put huge numbers up? Because he has a small role. Chad, and T.J. get most the plays.

Randel El was an athletic gift with a small role on Pittsburgh. Now he has a bigger role in Washington, and I believe he made a sick play last week to win it.


P.S. I know you're going to say Henry is a thug, and Pitt would never pick him up because it would tarnish their image but every player from Virginia Tech is a thug. Look at Mike Vick. Besides Pitt had nearly as many run-ins with the law this offseason as Cincy did, but of course you don't hear about those.

RodWoodson26
09-28-2006, 03:28 PM
im a die hard steeler fan,so i know everything about Randle El's game. His is a very good punt returner, good to use in trick plays,stuff like that. His receiving skills were a disappoinment. He is not a guy i would overpay for. He's a guy ,if you can get him for cheap,its good to have him on your team.

PissedPrincess
09-28-2006, 03:35 PM
He's not an average player. Just because he has a small role on a team doesn't mean he's a crappy player. What about Chris Henry on the bengals? I bet if he went to Pittsburgh you'd be carrying on about how he should be the number 1 reciever. And yet he's number 3 on our team. He's a Randy Moss type reciever. Why doesn't he put huge numbers up? Because he has a small role. Chad, and T.J. get most the plays.

Randel El was an athletic gift with a small role on Pittsburgh. Now he has a bigger role in Washington, and I believe he made a sick play last week to win it.


P.S. I know you're going to say Henry is a thug, and Pitt would never pick him up because it would tarnish their image but every player from Virginia Tech is a thug. Look at Mike Vick. Besides Pitt had nearly as many run-ins with the law this offseason as Cincy did, but of course you don't hear about those.

God Almighty. Yes, he is an average player. Yes, having a small role on a great team means just that. I have no idea why Chris Henry is in this argument, but if you think he would be the #1 WR on the Steelers, Hines Ward says STFU.
Randel has a bigger role with the Skins because the Skins SUCK. This does not make him better.
I don't think Henry is a thug, I think he is a drunk and a moron, and a very talented WR.

What is the larger point here? Are you trying to say the Bengals are better than the Steelers? I am confused.

I want to stick up for you dude. I hate agreeing with a Steeler fan, but you ain't making it easy. :D

redsfan
09-28-2006, 03:36 PM
im a die hard steeler fan,so i know everything about Randle El's game. His is a very good punt returner, good to use in trick plays,stuff like that. His receiving skills were a disappoinment. He is not a guy i would overpay for. He's a guy ,if you can get him for cheap,its good to have him on your team.

This is exactly what I was trying to say. This thread started out by saying the Steelers fell flat on their face and they were not a good Super Bowl champion. I was pointing out they were a good champion last year and they don't have the same team. They lost some good components. Nobody is going to compare Randle El with Jerry Rice. I was jsut saying they don't have him on their team anymore and he was pretty valuable to them.:)

PissedPrincess
09-28-2006, 03:40 PM
This is exactly what I was trying to say. This thread started out by saying the Steelers fell flat on their face and they were not a good Super Bowl champion. I was pointing out they were a good champion last year and they don't have the same team. They lost some good components. Nobody is going to compare Randle El with Jerry Rice. I was jsut saying they don't have him on their team anymore and he was pretty valuable to them.:)

Ahhh. I actually think the Steelers have lost nothing talent wise. However, Ben is gonna need a few weeks yet to get up to speed, and repeating in this league is EXTREMELY difficult. :smokin:

RodWoodson26
09-28-2006, 04:55 PM
Redsfan-

The steelers dominated the Bengals last week. They lost the game,not becaue of lack of talent,but because of ridiculous turnovers. Ben threw some interceptions,that just blew drives. They marched up and down the field with there running game with ease. On defense,they had full control off the game with 7 minutes left,before the steeler fumbles back to back.

Dward00
09-28-2006, 09:08 PM
It was an ugly game. I didn't feel satisfied with it after it was over, being a bengals fan. The Steelers played about as great as they're capable of. I'm not sure if Roethlisburgers 3 picks were a product of him being rusty, or a product of Cincy's capability of causing turnovers. We know that the Bengals D is great at making turnovers of course. They led the league last year.

I think this upcoming week will make me feel more confident to make a decision after I see the Bengals, and Steelers play again.

Stat-wise the steelers dominated, but the bengals were the ones to make all the plays u need to remember. Those 4 touchdown grabs were awesome highlights.


P.S. Henry is 100% thug. It's not even arguable. :thumbsup: He would even agree ffs.

Spitball67
09-28-2006, 10:18 PM
you guys see the new cover of SI? Has the Bengals-Steelers as the "Nastiest Rivaly in the NFL". Cool.

Dward00
09-28-2006, 10:47 PM
Shows that crybaby getting slammed on teh cover!!!!

http://vaxcave.com/story_images/hineswardcries.jpg http://bluegirlredstate.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/anchorman.jpg

Spitball67
09-28-2006, 11:01 PM
you mean that super bowl champion & mvp?

PissedPrincess
09-29-2006, 10:12 AM
:clap: Dward00 = Chad Johnson of Addicts. :D

imgreat95
09-29-2006, 10:17 AM
dont make me go pulling out pictures... i have one which would probably make YOU cry....

PissedPrincess
09-29-2006, 10:26 AM
dont make me go pulling out pictures... i have one which would probably make YOU cry....

:wait:





:D

imgreat95
09-29-2006, 10:39 AM
:wait:





:D

does that mean that you want to see it, jacqui??

PissedPrincess
09-29-2006, 10:41 AM
does that mean that you want to see it, jacqui??

I want to see what would make our little trash talking buddy cry, yes. :smokin:

imgreat95
09-29-2006, 10:43 AM
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c208/imgreat95/palmer.jpg

PissedPrincess
09-29-2006, 10:46 AM
I figured that was the one. But that was last year. A picture of James in a bathing suit would have really made him cry.





Heehee. :D

imgreat95
09-29-2006, 10:47 AM
yeah.. it was last year.... but the picture he psosted was from 2 years ago.. so i figured why not?? haha.

I dont show people THAT picture....

Sports Convo
09-29-2006, 11:53 AM
feel sorry for all u Steelers fan, cuz my Bengals just ripped u apart

Ben is playing horrible, and Palmer is tearing it up, 4tds on ur "defense"

Dward00
09-29-2006, 01:36 PM
I somehow remember this getting started when I complained about Palmer getting a 'cheap shot' and you telling me to stfu. I guess that's trashtalking though........

Anyways why do I care? nah it's okay. We won. You lost. :clap:

I mean it's easy to talk when your team is doing good, but sure isn't when they're in the trash heap I guess. :notme:

It was an ugly game. I didn't feel satisfied with it after it was over, being a bengals fan. The Steelers played about as great as they're capable of. I'm not sure if Roethlisburgers 3 picks were a product of him being rusty, or a product of Cincy's capability of causing turnovers. We know that the Bengals D is great at making turnovers of course. They led the league last year.

I think this upcoming week will make me feel more confident to make a decision after I see the Bengals, and Steelers play again.

Stat-wise the steelers dominated, but the bengals were the ones to make all the plays u need to remember. Those 4 touchdown grabs were awesome highlights.



You would call that unsportsmanlike, and trashtalking? If ppl get all qq about me posting a pic of hines ward crying like a lil bish ya'll need to remember that I wasn't the one crying. :)

feel sorry for all u Steelers fan, cuz my Bengals just ripped u apart

Ben is playing horrible, and Palmer is tearing it up, 4tds on ur "defense"

hehe........nicely said. :thumbsup: A product of a sore loser is one to say that his team beat itself anyways. If they really wanted to win it they should have broken Palmers knee again.

Spitball67
09-29-2006, 02:07 PM
feel sorry for all u Steelers fan, cuz my Bengals just ripped u apart

Ben is playing horrible, and Palmer is tearing it up, 4tds on ur "defense"

I would feel sorry for us Steelers fans. Except right now I'm too busy deciding on which "Pittsburgh Steelers - 5 Time Super Bowl Champions" t-shirt to order. So I don't have time to feel sorry about some regular season loss. :lmao:

Dward00
09-29-2006, 02:12 PM
5 championships that are comprised of a great era centuries ago, and 1 lucky season sure. But thanks for reminding me why I dislike squeelers fans.

Spitball67
09-29-2006, 02:18 PM
You would call that unsportsmanlike, and trashtalking? If ppl get all qq about me posting a pic of hines ward crying like a lil bish ya'll need to remember that I wasn't the one crying.

i thought it was funny actually.

Dward00
09-29-2006, 02:21 PM
ya i thought it was funny too. :wazup:

Spitball67
09-29-2006, 02:27 PM
see Dward00, Bungles & Squeelers fans can agree on some things.

Dward00
09-29-2006, 02:35 PM
Sqeelers fans are hypocrits anyhow so it's hard.

Dward00
09-29-2006, 02:39 PM
As far as I'm concerned the steelers had 1 good run ages ago, and have been dead ever since. Their product of winning in the past 10 or 12 seasons is really just the fact that they were in a dead division(kindof like Seattle in the NFC North). Cincinnati has never even made the slightest effort to field a competitive team since 1989 until about 3 years ago.

Now that this is obviously changed, I think it's about time you guys get used to losing again.

Spitball67
09-29-2006, 02:41 PM
see we can agree on something else, the Bengals have sucked bad for the past 12 seasons :D

Spitball67
09-29-2006, 02:42 PM
up until last year I should correct myself

Dward00
09-29-2006, 02:45 PM
It's simple. The NFL is a business. We had an owner that thought money first. When you do that then look at it this way: You get money from an average of all nfl teams earnings. Why would you want to field a superbowl caliber team when it isn't going to increase your earnings anymore and in fact might take a hit on your pocketbook?

The city of Cincinnati filed a case against Mike Brown when he seemed to think that he could continue his ways after we payed all our tax money to build him a brand new football stadium. He's a crooked asshole basically. We had to threaten to sue before he would make an effort to put a competent team on the field.

That being said. Teh Bengles 'owned' the squeelers in the 80's.

Spitball67
09-29-2006, 02:56 PM
That being said. Teh Bengles 'owned' the squeelers in the 80's

living in the past eh? And you call Steelers fans "hypocrites" :D

Dward00
09-29-2006, 02:59 PM
nah.........just posting the facts for those ppl who aren't aware of the rivalry who might be reading this right now.

Maybe we didn't win a superbowl, but I blame Joe Montana. Without his 'The Drive' we would have won at least one.

Spitball67
09-29-2006, 03:02 PM
gotcha

Dward00
09-29-2006, 03:04 PM
As far as I'm concerned the steelers had 1 good run ages ago, and have been dead ever since. Their product of winning in the past 10 or 12 seasons is really just the fact that they were in a dead division(kindof like Seattle in the NFC North). Cincinnati has never even made the slightest effort to field a competitive team since 1989 until about 3 years ago.

Now that this is obviously changed, I think it's about time you guys get used to losing again.

That statement is meant to make this point: That's the reason why Pitt has almost always gone one and out in the playoffs for the last decade. Because they were never as good as their record.

Dward00
09-29-2006, 03:06 PM
Even Pittsburgh fans can't argue with me on that. It seems obvious now doesn't it?

Spitball67
09-29-2006, 03:08 PM
Maybe we didn't win a superbowl, but I blame Joe Montana. Without his 'The Drive' we would have won at least one.

I wanted Cincy to win that Super Bowl. I hate friggin Montana & the 49ers. F@#k "The Drive" & "The Catch". see we agree on something else.

Dward00
09-29-2006, 03:11 PM
The niners were a great team. It's like Karl Malone playing during the Jordan era. It's a shame.

Dward00
09-29-2006, 03:15 PM
It's no coincidence that Boomer Esiasan, and Chris Collinsworth are bigtime NFL analysts now.

PissedPrincess
09-29-2006, 03:20 PM
:rant:Chris Collinsworth is a freakin dweeb. He offers no intelligent analysis and looks like he has a large item permanently jammed up his ass.

I HATE HIM. :gripe: Whenever he criticizes QB's I always want to scream HOW MANY FREAKIN RINGS DO YOU HAVE JAGOFF?:rant:

Spitball67
09-29-2006, 03:37 PM
Even Pittsburgh fans can't argue with me on that. It seems obvious now doesn't it?

not really but whatever, I'll give it to you.

imgreat95
09-29-2006, 04:55 PM
The steelers have gone one and done a grand total of one time under cowher... that was in 1993.. check your facts.

Dward00
09-30-2006, 12:14 PM
The steelers have gone one and done a grand total of one time under cowher... that was in 1993.. check your facts.

Yea I remember and they were talking trash instead of playing that time too when Dallas made them look ridiculous. Cowher ain't nobody that great. I can't stand him, and i'm especially tired of seeing his dog-faced daughters on tv. I like how he accepted the blame for players getting taunting fouls in last weeks game.

I mean don't confuse this guy with Bill Bellichik or anything. He's a trained monkey.

Spitball67
09-30-2006, 01:10 PM
the Bengals wish they had a coach with a record like Cowher. They wish they had a coach that could consistantly lead his team to the playoffs every year. But oh I'm sorry he got lucky by beating a bunch of sub-par teams to get there huh? Whatever I'll take him over those sorry asses the Bengals have had. I beleive he has 12 playoff victories. That's more tham all Bengals coaches combined. Yeah he sucks. :hmm

Dward00
09-30-2006, 01:59 PM
uh ya I really believe what I posted here. I'm not just posting it to make anyone angry. Cowher is extremely over-rated. Do you really believe that he's close to being in the same league as Bellichik, and Parcells? He doesn't have half as many brain cells. All he does is get his team pumped up, and talks a ton of trash. That's about it.

You're telling me that no team could have gone almost undefeated every single year against the browns, jags, and bengals in the 90's? They did it every year, and then either got whiped in their first postseason game, or got own'd in the afc championship game. This is something squeelers fans have always qq'd about in the 90's. There's no denying it. If he was a good coach with a good team then he would have won 5 superbowls in the 90's.

Cowher is about the ugliest, dumbest person I've ever seen in my whole life. The fact that he's been able to secure a high position stifles me.

imgreat95
09-30-2006, 07:02 PM
Yea I remember and they were talking trash instead of playing that time too when Dallas made them look ridiculous. Cowher ain't nobody that great. I can't stand him, and i'm especially tired of seeing his dog-faced daughters on tv. I like how he accepted the blame for players getting taunting fouls in last weeks game.

I mean don't confuse this guy with Bill Bellichik or anything. He's a trained monkey.


Umm.. it wasnt against the Cowboys...

Spitball67
10-02-2006, 11:05 AM
You're telling me that no team could have gone almost undefeated every single year against the browns, jags, and bengals in the 90's?

just for the record, the Browns didn't exist for three years (96,97,98) AND the 5 years preceeding that, Bill Belichick was their head coach (including a 11-5 season in 1994). Jacksonville had 4 straight winning seasons (96-99). The Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans had 3-10+ win seasons during Cowher's tenure in the 90's. So the Steelers weren't getting fat in a weak division during those years. They played quality teams and consistantly had winning seasons and playoff appearances. In spite of constant player turnover as well. And lack of a top notch QB (unless you consider Neil O'Donnell or Mike Tomczak quality QB's, which I do not). And in their Super Bowl appearance in 1995, they played a very competitive game against a clearly superior Dallas Cowboys team.

Have the Steelers underachieved in the playoffs? Yes. But maybe it was bad luck. And the bad luck finally turned for them last year.

imgreat95
10-02-2006, 11:24 AM
Facts--

Steeler during the Bill Cowher era:
14 seasons
11 Playoff appearances
5 AFC championship games... None of which they were Wiped out in as you seem to think...
1 one and done in the playoffs... but not against the team you think...
2 Super Bowl appearances
1 Super Bowl win

Bengals during that same time period

1 winning season
1 playoff season
0 playoff wins


But, Bill Cowher is ugly, though... so he must not be very good.

PissedPrincess
10-02-2006, 11:29 AM
Eh, nevermind. :smokin:

00_Agent
10-25-2006, 03:46 PM
Well, you know what they say - "Success breeds jealousy in others"...and apparently stupidity, ignorance, selective memory, an inability to check or understand facts, complete disregard for reality in the hope other people will not check or understand facts, and, last but certainly not least, delusion.

So how you doing D Ward, old buddy? I haven't seen you in a while. Still dumb and ugly I see.

00

PissedPrincess
10-25-2006, 03:53 PM
So how you doing D Ward, old buddy? I haven't seen you in a while. Still dumb and ugly I see.

00

Hey! No insulting my buddy. Funny, 2 of my favorite football posters have 00 in their names. Hola Slick.

Dward00
10-25-2006, 04:30 PM
Well, you know what they say - "Success breeds jealousy in others"...and apparently stupidity, ignorance, selective memory, an inability to check or understand facts, complete disregard for reality in the hope other people will not check or understand facts, and, last but certainly not least, delusion.

So how you doing D Ward, old buddy? I haven't seen you in a while. Still dumb and ugly I see.

00

I thought he was describing Squeeler fans. :notme:

00_Agent
10-29-2006, 03:37 PM
Screw him jacqui (no offense).

PissedPrincess
10-29-2006, 05:31 PM
Screw him jacqui (no offense).

Hahahaha. None taken. Good to see you. :wavey2:

Dward00
10-30-2006, 12:13 AM
What's his problem with me? :confused:

I didn't make his team 2-5. :thumbsup:

Omg...........losing to the Raiders. That is embarrassing.

Halofan1
10-30-2006, 12:33 AM
Stick a fork in us. We're effing done.

Dward00
10-30-2006, 12:38 AM
Well hell even I feel sorry for Pittsburgh. I can't believe they've been playing so horribly.

Halofan1
10-30-2006, 01:48 AM
Man...it's that bleeping EA curse.

Eva
10-30-2006, 04:48 AM
You think it would have made a different in Batch started?

I'm not sure, so I won't go into it, but people should look up information before assuming the Raiders stink completely. They are ranked number 1 in pass defense. The Raiders' offense stink, but their defense won the game, despite popular opinion, their defense isn't complete garbage.

Raiders do suck and this a hard lose for the Steelers, but the Steelers played right into the Raiders' pass defense and the Raiders' defense took care of the scoring.

Spitball67
10-30-2006, 04:48 PM
You think it would have made a different in Batch started?

in hindsight who knows? Batch has played well enough but anyone can armchair quarterback the situation. I only got to watch about the first quarter of the game so I didn't get to see how good or bad Ben actually looked for the entire game.

The one thing I would say is I feel they should have played Batch just for the reason Roethlisberger had just suffered a concussion and should have sit for precautionary measures. The future health of our franchise QB is more important than one win and the outside chance we had to make the post season before this game. Now that we have lost this game the post season looks even further in doubt. Don't risk Ben anymore, start Batch.

Dward00
10-31-2006, 08:05 AM
in hindsight who knows? Batch has played well enough but anyone can armchair quarterback the situation. I only got to watch about the first quarter of the game so I didn't get to see how good or bad Ben actually looked for the entire game.

The one thing I would say is I feel they should have played Batch just for the reason Roethlisberger had just suffered a concussion and should have sit for precautionary measures. The future health of our franchise QB is more important than one win and the outside chance we had to make the post season before this game. Now that we have lost this game the post season looks even further in doubt. Don't risk Ben anymore, start Batch.

Yea but you're talking about Bill Cowher. The numbskull who started 'Slash' all those years. I think he's the type who is a little bit too loyal to his quarterbacks. Well obviously you got the opening game of the season to look at if you're thinking about starting Batch. Is it that simple? Actually it probably is.

Spitball67
10-31-2006, 10:33 AM
Yea but you're talking about Bill Cowher. The numbskull who started 'Slash' all those years. I think he's the type who is a little bit too loyal to his quarterbacks. Well obviously you got the opening game of the season to look at if you're thinking about starting Batch. Is it that simple? Actually it probably is.

I don't know who has the final say as to whether Ben should start or not. I guess if Ben says he feels up to it and gets medical clearance, then maybe he starts. Only Roethlisberger knows how he really feels when it comes to playing up to his top level. If he felt he was fine and just had a bad game, so be it.

My point is that if your backup has played well enough and your starter has had the series of mishaps that Ben has, you don't take any chances with your franchise QB.

Scrub
10-31-2006, 01:37 PM
My Raiders are just too good. :lmao:

Dward00
11-02-2006, 04:10 PM
Your raiders won despite putting up less then 100 yards. :confused:

gawd i guess this is going to be a huge thread the entire year.

LesPaul
11-02-2006, 04:35 PM
gawd i guess this is going to be a huge thread the entire year.


madness!

00_Agent
11-02-2006, 05:50 PM
Nice to see you too Jacqui.

Anyway, we are pretty bad right now. I'm not saying the Raiders are the worst, but the World Champions shouldn't be losing to a 1-5 team.

I still think that we have a good group, but we've had a slew of injuries to our best players (Roethlisberger, Ward, Porter, Polamalu, Hampton, now Hartings). Our schedule isn't favorable to us making a run either.

I would not sit Ben, he is our franchise quarterback, and while he is playing very bad in general, he has had a couple of great games sandwhiched between the awful ones. He will be alright I think if he can stop getting hurt for 2 minutes.

00

Eva
11-02-2006, 06:52 PM
I still believe people underestimated the Raiders' pass defense.

People still are. While Ben was making mistakes, the Raiders pass defense took advantage of Ben's mistakes.

The Steelers had no business losing to 1-5 team, but it's not completely ridiculous when you consider what happen to Ben the previous week and the pass defense he faced in the Raiders the following week.

Dward00
11-03-2006, 12:15 AM
no what's really ridiculous is the fact that the steelers defense kept the raiders under 100 total yards, and somehow they lost.

Dward00
11-06-2006, 10:20 AM
We should just rename this 'The official 2006 Steeler thread'..............lol. I made this thread for when they lost to cincy in week 3, but all they've been doing is sucking ever since so it pertains to the whole gd year so far.

BPBlueSox
11-12-2006, 07:38 PM
Yeah, the bungles sure did well today. hahaha

Dward00
11-12-2006, 08:11 PM
Yeah, the bungles sure did well today. hahaha

Is that an attack at me? :confused: If you're a Steelers fan then obviously you should stfu. Look at your team. :wazup:

BPBlueSox
11-12-2006, 09:06 PM
Is that an attack at me? :confused: If you're a Steelers fan then obviously you should stfu. Look at your team. :wazup:
bungles 4-5, Steelers 3-6.

Big improvement!

Dward00
11-12-2006, 09:44 PM
except for the fact that cincy has lost to good teams. Not the raiders.:moon:

and oh yea! They beat pittsburgh. :bonehead

Dward00
11-12-2006, 09:47 PM
no i think it's without say that pittsburgh has been playing much worst. at least cincy has been competitive in every game.

So FINALLY there was a week where Pittsburgh won, and Cincy lost and that gives u the rocks to talk. Weird things happen. I've moved on past Pittsburgh, and I don't care what they do. I don't feel like getting excited about 2 teams fighting over the 3rd spot in the AFC North.

imgreat95
11-12-2006, 11:29 PM
dward... the steelers have been in EVERY game in the 4th quarter, even with the costly turnovers... that would mean that it ISNT a difference, because the Steelers have ALSO been in eery game. Maybe you should watch them instead of just look at the final score?? Just an idea.

Haha.. youve moved on past Pittsburgh?? Then why have you mentioned this thread after every week? Lets not also forget, that the Bungles also lost to Tampa Bay. They are no better than what Oakland is.

Dward00
11-12-2006, 11:33 PM
uh...let's also consider that i haven't been talking shit lately, and was baited into this when some asshole called my team the 'bungles'.

Dward00
11-12-2006, 11:35 PM
dward... the steelers have been in EVERY game in the 4th quarter, even with the costly turnovers... that would mean that it ISNT a difference, because the Steelers have ALSO been in eery game. Maybe you should watch them instead of just look at the final score?? Just an idea.

Haha.. youve moved on past Pittsburgh?? Then why have you mentioned this thread after every week? Lets not also forget, that the Bungles also lost to Tampa Bay. They are no better than what Oakland is.

jfc they lost to the raiders.

And quit trolling me........i'm about sick of it.

imgreat95
11-12-2006, 11:37 PM
ok.. well jfc.. the bengals lost to the Bucs... thats shitty....

And no.. you werent baited.... Dan has been around here for years.. and you being here or not, he has always said things like that...

imgreat95
11-12-2006, 11:38 PM
when some asshole .

We have a 3 strike policy here at addicts... Consider that to be strike one.

Dward00
11-12-2006, 11:41 PM
We have a 3 strike policy here at addicts... Consider that to be strike one.

congratulations.......you finally got me to say something that i'd regret. Now can you stop trolling me?

imgreat95
11-12-2006, 11:43 PM
trolling?? it is my job here at addicts to enforce the rules...

Oh yeah.. .and i also will defend my team.. .thats what fans do...

Dward00
11-12-2006, 11:45 PM
Haha.. youve moved on past Pittsburgh?? Then why have you mentioned this thread after every week? Lets not also forget, that the Bungles also lost to Tampa Bay. They are no better than what Oakland is.

okay :hmm:

Dward00
11-12-2006, 11:48 PM
your team has been playing TERRIBLE, okay? And guess what? They're not the only team in the NFL that's playing TERRIBLE. I don't think Cincy is playing too well neither. Now get over yourself.

imgreat95
11-12-2006, 11:50 PM
haha.. thanks for the news flash. I wasnt sure how they had been playing. I have missed each game for the past 9 weeks. Thank you so much.... Wow... I feel so much better knowing now.

Dward00
11-12-2006, 11:52 PM
then why are u taking offense? :eek:

You don't see me making up excuses for my team.

imgreat95
11-12-2006, 11:53 PM
show me where I made up an excuse for the Steelers....

Dward00
11-12-2006, 11:59 PM
why should i continue? You're just going to cry about it, and try to get me banned. I'll take my 'one strike', and you can close the thread thank you.

imgreat95
11-13-2006, 12:01 AM
dward... believe it or not, I dont have a problem with you. You are a fan of a team.. I like the discussion... I have no desire to get you banned. However, you are seeing things being said which are not being said.

Dward00
11-13-2006, 12:02 AM
:moon: