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✦✦✦ Official 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers Thread 
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5-ish Finkle
Footballguy
Pretty much made Graham come to life, that's for sure.
Not sure he'd have had much to do with covering Doug ####### Baldwin though. Two wide open TDs and a third from 80 yards out. Pathetic.
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fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Guy is always hurt. Seems like he has the potential to be great but I'm guessing he will end up to be a bust.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Pretty bad outcome today with the jets, Chiefs, colts and Texans all winning. Next week is now a must win.
Hooper31
Footballguy
The hit that Bennett put on him happened at the 7:18 mark. He stayed in the game for 10 more plays. Was the decision to get checked happen before of after the Baldwin TD that iced the game? Asking because I don't know. Regardless of that, does it matter?
belljr
Footballguy
Supposedly wasn't feeling right and talked to the doctors himself.
irish eyes
Footballguy
Shazier is the new Darren McFadden, an absolute pretzel. Too soft and I guess won't last too long in this league. And this team isn't going anywhere in playoffs even on the remote chance they make it. Manziel carved them up for 372 and Seattle has one of the WORST receiving corps in the NFL.
irish eyes
Footballguy
Matt hasselback must be licking his chops right about now. Not sure who it was but someone from Steelers on radio interview said they did the job on 1st and 2nd downs yesterday...lolololololol....yay for you! I don't realize they changed rules and eliminated 3rd downs.
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Godsbrother
Footballguy
The division has been the Bengals for weeks. The loss drops the Steelers to 8th seed, two spots out of the wildcard. Still a lot of football to be played but the margin of error is getting thinner and thinner.
B-Deep
Footballguy
Godsbrother
Footballguy
B-Deep
Footballguy
Not sure if anyone posted this. I give Ben a ton of credit for this, he is 100% correct:
"It doesn’t make you less of a man or a football player to come out of the game," Roethlisberger said. "I feel like I made the right [decision]. I think more guys should do it. When you’re done, you want to be a husband or father, and if I have these brain injuries it’s not worth it."
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl-news/4662518-ben-roethlisberger-concussion-injury-update-pittsburgh-steelers-colts-seahawks-nfl-spotters-case-keenum
"It doesn’t make you less of a man or a football player to come out of the game," Roethlisberger said. "I feel like I made the right [decision]. I think more guys should do it. When you’re done, you want to be a husband or father, and if I have these brain injuries it’s not worth it."
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl-news/4662518-ben-roethlisberger-concussion-injury-update-pittsburgh-steelers-colts-seahawks-nfl-spotters-case-keenum
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fred_1_15301
Footballguy
If this team makes the playoffs...............
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
I just want to make the playoffs... and crush the heart and soul out of the AFCs #3 seed, whoever that is. At that point I'm good with an exit. 
5-ish Finkle
Footballguy
Is Denver at home?
If it's in Denver you can mark that in the L column already. They just never freaking win there.
If it's in Denver you can mark that in the L column already. They just never freaking win there.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Godsbrother
Footballguy
5-ish Finkle
Footballguy
Well, he won't be dropping any more punts/taking kickoffs from 8 yards deep out of the EZ for the Steelers anymore, so we're probably going to see Brown back there more frequently.
I'm actually fine with it. Let's face it; he's awesome at it and it's one more way for the Steelers to potentially score.
I'm actually fine with it. Let's face it; he's awesome at it and it's one more way for the Steelers to potentially score.
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
Serious question: what QB would you take over Roethlisberger right now in this league?
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
"Tony RomoBojang0301 said:
Matt Ryan
Philip Rivers
Joe Flacco
Matt Stafford
Colin Kaepernick"
--- Half of the Shark Pool since 2007
Without regard to the teams around them?Bojang0301 said:
Brady
Rodgers (he's off this year, but for the long haul I still like him better)
Cam (same tier as Ben)
Wilson?
Not sure what to do with Luck...does he come back like his 2014 self? If so put him on the list too.
(Edit to add Wilson.)
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fred_1_15301
Footballguy
I think it's hard to take Ben over Brady or Rodgers on an equal playing field. I would take Ben over Cam because I still think Cam is too inaccurate of a passer. Wilson is creeping up in the conversation because he's still very young, has shown great success in his young career and simply has all the tools. I'd probably rank them as follows:
1a. Brady :X
1b. Rodgers
3. Ben
4. Wilson
5. Cam
6. Dalton :X
1a. Brady :X
1b. Rodgers
3. Ben
4. Wilson
5. Cam
6. Dalton :X
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
From one week to the next, this team either looks like the best team in football or a team that shouldn't even be in the playoffs. The offense is fairly consistently great but the defense is extremely inconsistent. Hard for me to believe this team may not make the playoffs but they have the toughest remaining schedule compared to both KC and the Jets. This is one of those years where injuries pretty much 100% could cost them a shot at the playoffs. If Ben were healthy, this team is up 2 games on the Jets and KC by now. I think they beat both Baltimore and KC with a healthy Ben.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Steelers schedule definitely a lot tougher than Chiefs and Jets. Not much margin for error.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
They have to win out. If they beat Cincy this week (and stay healthy), I think that is exactly what will happen. If they win out, I could easily see this team going to the SuperBowl. It simply comes down to whether or not they remain healthy.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
That's right, I said it! Someone has to be the yin to Irish Eyes' yang.Well I didn't want to say it
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
To lock up a spot 11 wins will do it, but it's unusual for a 10 win team to miss the playoffs. I know it happens sometimes -- but winning out is not the only path there.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
We're not winning out. Running four or five in a row is very difficult in this league but the good news is that neither will KC or the Jets. 10-6 gets you in, and facing the Colts or Texans or even Cincy is not a horrible way to start a Super Bowl run. If Ben stays healthy we have as good a shot as any team.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Why couldn't the Giants hold on against the Jets. ####### Coughlin with his mind-boggling decision to go for it.
Franknbeans
Footballguy
I think this team plays better when they're the underdog. The only thing I worry about is Tomlin getting too cute.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
If the Steelers finish 10-6, that may require the Jets or Chiefs to finish 2-2. We lose the tiebreaker to the Chiefs and I'm not sure if we would LSD it to the Jets. Both the Chiefs and Jets have fairly easy schedules compared to the Steelers.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
You need to be on acid to figure out the NFL's tiebreaking rules!
Here are the remaining schedules:
Jets
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vs Titans
@ Cowboys
vs Patriots
@ Bills
I could see the Jets losing 2 of those games. If they go 3-1 and the Steelers go 3-1 then they would have identical conf records and it would go to record vs common opponents and I am not going through that.
Chiefs
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vs Chargers
@ Ravens
vs Browns
vs Raiders
This is a cake schedule and 3 or the 4 are at Arrowhead. The Chiefs could easily run the table here and they hold the tiebreaker over the Steelers. Unless the Steelers win out they won't overtake the Chiefs and even if they did it may not be enough. .
Steelers
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@ Bengals
vs Broncos
@ Ravens
@ Browns
Definitely the toughest of the three schedules. The Bengals are healthy and coming off two impressive wins over the Rams and Browns and are currently the #1 seed. This is a huge game for both teams. If the Steelers lose their back will be against the wall and will face an almost must-win game against the Broncos at home. Of course if the Steelers can beat the Bengals and Broncos they will have demonstrated they are among the top 1 or 2 teams in the AFC although they won't be able to afford looking past the Ravens and Browns.
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fred_1_15301
Footballguy
Ha not really sure how "lose" was somehow corrected to "LSD". If the Jets go 3-1 (assuming one of the losses is to an AFC team), they will have an identical conference record. In common opponents, the Jets will either be 2-3 or 3-2 (depending on if that one loss is to New England). In common opponents, the Steelers will either be 2-2 or 3-1 (depending on whether they beat Cleveland). Thus, the Steelers should be ok with one loss as long as it's not against Cleveland. All they would need is for the Jets to lose one game against either the Titans, Patriots or Bills.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
And quite honestly if the Steelers can't go 3-1 then they've probably demonstrated that they are not one of the elite teams in the AFC anyways. I want to see a statement game against Cincy this week. We all know the potential is there. It would also be nice to knock Cincy down a rung because I'm hearing a lot of superbowl chatter about that team.
belljr
Footballguy
The earlier Bengals loss where we gave them the game AND ravens loss really stinging
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Yep. The Ravens loss is the one that really bothers me.
That game was won several times if Scobee didn't blow easily makable field goals and Mike Vick didn't suck. Three times they could have won by converting a 3rd or 4th and short and not once did they give the ball to LeVeon (or DeAngelo for that matter). I sure hope it doesn't bite them in the @$$.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Lines on each of our last 4 games if they were played this weekend.
@Cincinnati +4.5
Denver -3
@Cleveland -9
@Baltimore -5
I think 3-1 gets us the 6 seed and a likely rematch with Denver at Mile High.
@Cincinnati +4.5
Denver -3
@Cleveland -9
@Baltimore -5
I think 3-1 gets us the 6 seed and a likely rematch with Denver at Mile High.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Steelers linebacker James Harrison wants to play one more year
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AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
Jacoby Jones demoted, but not cut. WT.F?
What value does he add to this team if he's not the returned? I'd rather have Dri Archer on the Roster than JJ at this point -- at least he could catch passes sometimes.
Wheaton now listed as our KR1. AB as PR1.
What value does he add to this team if he's not the returned? I'd rather have Dri Archer on the Roster than JJ at this point -- at least he could catch passes sometimes.
Wheaton now listed as our KR1. AB as PR1.
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