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C'mon Steeler fans... don't give up so soon (1 Viewer)
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AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
The haters are out in full force now.
The Steelers look like crap right now, no argument -- but just possibly, shouldn't you save your crowing until the Bungholes actually win something? Eh, I'm sure you won't .
This is the best week 4 ever for Bunghole fans! Hooray! You're in second place in the division! Congrats!
The Steelers look like crap right now, no argument -- but just possibly, shouldn't you save your crowing until the Bungholes actually win something? Eh, I'm sure you won't .
This is the best week 4 ever for Bunghole fans! Hooray! You're in second place in the division! Congrats!
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PatsWillWin
Footballguy
Yeah Steelers are DONE! They had a slow start last season and look what happened THEN!
Oh....oops.
Oh....oops.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
Also, for the OP:
Who are those posters? I don't recognize any of them. Don't tell me you're taking random posters from a different board and pasting them here as possibly the lamest attempt ever at smack? Really? :11:
Who are those posters? I don't recognize any of them. Don't tell me you're taking random posters from a different board and pasting them here as possibly the lamest attempt ever at smack? Really? :11:
TheLaw
Footballguy
Snotbubbles
Footballguy
The Steelers were 3-1 after 4 games last year.7-2 after 9 games. If you call that a slow start, I hope Philly has a slow start this year.
All of the Steeler fans are like that...
ShadowMaster
Footballguy
Coiming off of a 7 day vacation out of the US, I only got in 1 game the last 2 weeks and I had to watch my team drop another one.
but I'm gonna just keep 
but I'm gonna just keep and the Bengals have allowed over 400yds rushing in the last two games they've played......You guys sure are loud when you're winning... jumping off the bandwagon already??
Quotes from the Steelers message board:
WHO DEY!
Focus on the Steelers though.
Bengals fans......LOL.
The Steelers have alot of work to do.....TONS but we are a quarter of the way through the season. Plenty of time yet. If we keep playing dumb, stupid, uninspired Football we'll definitely be on the outside looking in.
ImTheScientist
Footballguy
I'm still here. The Steelers will make the playoffs.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
What difference does it make? The only difference between this year and last year is that now the Steelers will be watching the superbowl from home with the Bungles.You guys sure are loud when you're winning... jumping off the bandwagon already??
Quotes from the Steelers message board:
WHO DEY!
kupcho1
Footballguy
And try as I might, I still can't get bummed out because of a 1-3 start. Sorry, just not finding it in me this year. I mean for crying out loud, we won our 5th Super Bowl last year.
5th!
Yeah, I'd like to see them playing better, and I think they can/will. But I'm not going to get riled up about it.
5th!
Yeah, I'd like to see them playing better, and I think they can/will. But I'm not going to get riled up about it.
kupcho1
Footballguy
I've heard of Vic Carruci, but I didn't realize he posted on Steeler message boards.
TheLaw
Footballguy
So you suggest that Steelers fans start new threads after losses in order to talk #### on the next opponent? That makes perfectly logical sense. When a team is losing, let’s get louder about it and start whining. We don’t do that. When the Steelers lost to the Bengals, we gave the team credit for creating 5 turnovers. We as Steelers fans didn’t panic and are not panicked because we watched the game and know it was closer than the score. But let's face it; no team's fans are going to start threads after a loss. I'm not sure of what you are looking for or want. There are threads dedicated to the Steelers' season started by Steelers fans mostly posted in by Steelers fans. Nobody is jumping off any bandwagon. Steelers fans have been so since birth. There is no bandwagon. Just an allegiance to a city, team, and family. The Steelers fan, lives, eats, breathes, ####s, sleeps, and dies with the ups and downs of the Steelers.All these anti-Steelers fans threads/posts just magnify your and other's ignorance.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
I'm still here. The Steelers are off to a rotten start but there is still a lot of football to be played. I am not giving up.As a fan of the Super Bowl champs I expect to hear from other fans when the Steelers suck. Go ahead and enjoy it, I don't care...
TheLaw
Footballguy
I'm still here. The Steelers will make the playoffs.
Yea and you would have laughed at the suggestion last year that the Steelers would win their last 8 games, 3 of which were playoff games on the road, on their way to the SB. Our hopes were a lot more daunting at 7-5 last year needing to win 8 straight games than they are right now.I'm still here. The Steelers will make the playoffs.
C
CrossEyed
Guest
I haven't gone anywhere. I'm on record in another thread of expecting the Steelers to win 8 of their next 9 and being back in contention for the final stretch against Carolina, Baltimore and Cincy. Obviously they'll need to play better on the offensive side of things (I think the D has been fine).
I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Wheelhouse
Footballguy
FWIW, I have no beef with the Bengals or Bengals fans. You've been through a lot over the years, i.e Mike Brown, et al. I'm glad that the team has turned things around. Kudos to you. Being a Bills fan, believe me, I can relate. However, that whole "Who Dey" thing?!? 
I know it's a variation of New Orleans' Who Dat, it just doesn't make sense to me why the people of Cincinnati have adopted it? It was remotely somewhat fitting when you initially started winning, but now you've got a good thing going, why keep that motto?
C'mon people - You don't live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati! - "Sam Wyche"
I know it's a variation of New Orleans' Who Dat, it just doesn't make sense to me why the people of Cincinnati have adopted it? It was remotely somewhat fitting when you initially started winning, but now you've got a good thing going, why keep that motto?C'mon people - You don't live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati! - "Sam Wyche"
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AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
The past 12 months have taught me there's really not much difference at all.
fred_1_15301
Footballguy
I'm a steeler fan and I like your optimism but what on earth makes you believe that the Steelers can run 8 out of 9? I have certainly not given up on the season but in the next 9 games, the steelers play KC, atl, denver, new orleans, and baltimore. By no means is that a cupcake schedule. The Steelers have looked absolutely awful on offense and I guess I just don't see them being able to suddenly swallow a magical pill and cure everything overnight. I'm just curious as to why you think they would win 8 of the next 9 given their performance thus far?
kevjones22
Footballguy
perhaps the correct team is getting the 'superbowl loser curse'?
C
CrossEyed
Guest
Primarily because I think they just need one good game offensively to right the ship enough to win the way the D is playing. Personally, I think that happens next week at home vs KC. I think the Atlanta game is winnable because I don't see Atlanta moving the ball against Pittsburgh. Denver and NO are at home and I think they'll be playing well enough by then that they won't drop these games at home. The other games they have in that stretch are home against Cleveland and Tampa and on the road for Oakland, Baltimore and Cleveland.Obviously the offense needs to play better, especially in the passing game. The o-line needs to protect Ben better and he needs to make some better decisions. But as bad as they've played, they've been in every game so far and, with a break here and there, could just as easily be 3-1.So I'm not ready to bury their playoff hopes just yet.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
The Steelers can't worry about 8 out of 9. They need to beat KC at home this week and hopefully string a few wins together after that. The NFL season is long and anything can happen down the road. But you have to start by beating KC this week.
nightshift
Footballguy
Absolutely correct. You win a season one game a time. We need to start winning, starting with KC.
NOTE TO STEELERS HATERS: We have always been there for the Black & Gold, we will always be there, and you will always be on the outside lookin' in.
HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!
Steelers4Life
Footballguy
From what I've seen, Steelers fans are being realistic about their chances this year.
They aren't playing well, and it's going to take a 9-3 or even 10-2 finish to make the playoffs this year. From there, anything is possible.
Beating KC next week is the next step.
It's expected that when/if the Steelers struggle, fans of other teams are going to pile on. It's OK - we enjoyed it when we won last year, and we'll still be here when we struggle. It's part of being a fan, and there are a lot of us who've been on this board for many, many years... through the good times and the bad times.
They aren't playing well, and it's going to take a 9-3 or even 10-2 finish to make the playoffs this year. From there, anything is possible.
Beating KC next week is the next step.
It's expected that when/if the Steelers struggle, fans of other teams are going to pile on. It's OK - we enjoyed it when we won last year, and we'll still be here when we struggle. It's part of being a fan, and there are a lot of us who've been on this board for many, many years... through the good times and the bad times.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
Awww... c'mon. That's a lame accusation. Spend 60 seconds on a member search... they're all there, and the posts are legit.http://mboard.steelers.com/fanzone/mboard/news|62155?Page=1AhrnCityPahnder said:
It's not a version of the New Orleans' chant... evidence here: http://bengalsjungle.com/whodeyorigin.htmlIt's been around for 25 years... why should we get rid of it?
Oh really?!?! There were a few humbled Steeler fans giving credit, but for the most part, all I heard was sour grapes:"We gave that game to you"
"We were by far the better team"
"We dominated you, and you got lucky"
Oh, and my favorite:
"Who has the Superbowl rings?"
3C's
Footballguy
Reading comprehension is not your strong point, is it?
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
You want me to go search some messageboard I've never been to, to check to see if some members I've never heard of are registered there, to see if they exist to support your bringing their posting here as smack?
Wow. editing to add: You don't seem very bright -- I'll spell it out for you. If you want to take them to task for their comments, I suggest posting this on the same board where those comments were made. If you want to take someone here to task, then I suggest using comments by members made here. What the hell can be achhieved / what do you want from posters here in response to comments made on another board?
It's still early, but this is a frontrunner for the most idiotic thread of the 2006 season.
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Stillers Jr.
Footballguy
I love envy-laden posts like this.
To the comment about how loud we Steeler fans are when winning and how quiet we are now...would you like us to say..."YEAH! BEN LOOKS AWESOME!! and the offense is unstoppable!!"
Of course not, that would be idiotic. That would be like Bengal fans saying "OH MAN OUR RUN DEFENSE IS AWESOME! In fact it's Super-Bowl caliber!!!"
We are still here. We will always be here win or lose. I know that pisses you off. Learn to be more concerned with your own team rather that the team you wish your team was most like..
To the comment about how loud we Steeler fans are when winning and how quiet we are now...would you like us to say..."YEAH! BEN LOOKS AWESOME!! and the offense is unstoppable!!"
Of course not, that would be idiotic. That would be like Bengal fans saying "OH MAN OUR RUN DEFENSE IS AWESOME! In fact it's Super-Bowl caliber!!!"
We are still here. We will always be here win or lose. I know that pisses you off. Learn to be more concerned with your own team rather that the team you wish your team was most like..
Traders2001
Footballguy
Pittsburgh would have a great offense if they had a QB.Big Ben , and i have been saying all along is a game manager . It s great if he does nt make you lose games, but now that he is responsable for two lost in a row , they might have to look somewhere else.
Do you really think that any Bengals fan is not concerned about the run defense? At the same time, the bengals are 3-1 but havent hit the hard part of the schedule yet. 4 games in, 3-1>1-3, no matter what the competition. This whole thread is silly, but apparently steelers fans are very easy to bait. The steelers are the champs right now, but unless they get it together, playoffs will be a distant memory in the tough AFC. One thing I will point out is that the bengals offense is good enough to get away with mediocre defense. The steelers can get away with mediocre offense, but what we have seen so far is not mediocre. As of right now, Baltimore is the class of the division.
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Gr00vus
Footballguy
Charger fan here. The Steelers played tough last night. If Rivers plays like he did (or more accurately is allowd to play as he did) last night and the injury bug doesn't bite too hard, I think they lost to one of the top teams in the NFL this season going forward. Ben obviously isn't right yet. If he can get back to being the slightly above average quarterback he was before the accident and apendectomy I think they can get to the playoffs as I think they can still win their division having 2 aqgainst Baltimore and 1 against Cincy to somewhat control their destiny.
I think they can make KC one dimensional next week, and I see this as being a tough day for Larry Johnson.
From there they do have some tough match ups remaining - again it will all come down to how Ben proceeds from here.
I'm not counting them out, and I wouldn't want to have to play them if they do make it to the playoffs.
I think they can make KC one dimensional next week, and I see this as being a tough day for Larry Johnson.
From there they do have some tough match ups remaining - again it will all come down to how Ben proceeds from here.
I'm not counting them out, and I wouldn't want to have to play them if they do make it to the playoffs.
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Frenchy Fuqua
Footballguy
Who's giving up? I'm not enthusiastic about their last three performances but I've seen too much over the past 2+ seasons to let three bad games dim my view of this team's potential.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
City is fun, Good people there, The Steelers are obviously where my loyalties are....but try to find a good computarz job up there? :deadbanana:Says the man who loves Pittsburgh so much that he moved to Atlanta.AhrnCityPahnder said:
Family Matters
Footballguy
Steelers out of it? Not so fast my friends. There's a lot of season left. The Steelers haven't been blown out by anyone and they could just as easily be 4-0. They don't need to play a whole lot better to do so. So before anyone suggests that the Steelers are out of it yet should recognize that they could just as easily be 4-0 and 3 games up the Bengals. They've lost 3 games by an average of 9 points. A few plays here and there and that 9 points per game is cleared up.
As for the Bengals, unless they rebound from that butt whooping that the Pats gave them they will be in alot of trouble. I have no doubt they'll be fine but you can't crow too hard when they get kicked around like that. Further they aren't even first in the North, let alone the AFC. So clearly there's work to be done.
As for the Bengals giving up too many rushing yards, I don't like it but I won't get too worried. The Pats game was close until the 4th quarter when the wheels fell off. The real concern is the O-line. Getting all our starters back will resolve those issues easily. Once Palmer has time to throw again the D problems will become a non factor.
So this Bengal fan will continue to respect the Steelers no matter how their season goes. I'm rooting for them to make the playoffs. I would love to see another playoff matchup with them. All players healthy and ready to go for 60 minutes. That would be an awesome game IMO.
As for the Bengals, unless they rebound from that butt whooping that the Pats gave them they will be in alot of trouble. I have no doubt they'll be fine but you can't crow too hard when they get kicked around like that. Further they aren't even first in the North, let alone the AFC. So clearly there's work to be done.
As for the Bengals giving up too many rushing yards, I don't like it but I won't get too worried. The Pats game was close until the 4th quarter when the wheels fell off. The real concern is the O-line. Getting all our starters back will resolve those issues easily. Once Palmer has time to throw again the D problems will become a non factor.
So this Bengal fan will continue to respect the Steelers no matter how their season goes. I'm rooting for them to make the playoffs. I would love to see another playoff matchup with them. All players healthy and ready to go for 60 minutes. That would be an awesome game IMO.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
I agree - very lame.And bordering on uncool enough for a suspension - posters from other message boards did not intend their posts to be REPRINTED here.Please, in the future, paraphrase and provide links.TheLaw said:AhrnCityPahnder said:
C
CrossEyed
Guest
Anyone who says this proves that they either didn't watch the Steelers down the stretch and in the playoffs last year, or didn't pay attention. Ben carried the Steelers many times last year, especially in the playoffs. He's not playing well this year, but he has proven that he is much more than just a "game manager".
Steelers4Life
Footballguy
I'm going by the assumption that the Steelers will need a 10-6 record to have a chance at the playoffs. I know it's way to early to start this, but I wanted to see for myself. Considering who they might end up competing with for the wild card spot, the losses to Jacksonville and San Diego might end up being huge. If they're turned things around and are still in contention late in the year, the games against Denver, Baltimore, and Cincinnati will be key.
Should-win games, in my opinion:
vs Kansas City (week 6)
@ Raiders (week 8)
vs Saints (week 10)
@ Browns (week 11)
vs Bucs (week 13)
vs Browns (week 14)
If they win those 6, that's 7 wins.
Meaning, they'd need 3 of the following 6 to get to 10-6.
@ Falcons (week 7)
vs Broncos (week 9)
@ Ravens (week 12)
@ Panthers (week 15)
vs Ravens (week 16)
@ Bengals (week 17)
Should-win games, in my opinion:
vs Kansas City (week 6)
@ Raiders (week 8)
vs Saints (week 10)
@ Browns (week 11)
vs Bucs (week 13)
vs Browns (week 14)
If they win those 6, that's 7 wins.
Meaning, they'd need 3 of the following 6 to get to 10-6.
@ Falcons (week 7)
vs Broncos (week 9)
@ Ravens (week 12)
@ Panthers (week 15)
vs Ravens (week 16)
@ Bengals (week 17)
Borat
Footballguy
To the OP:
Look at the number of Steelers fans who have posted here compared to the number of Bengals fans. None of your boys have even taken your back on this one.
I think that pretty much tells you all you need to know about Steelers fans and Bengals fans.
And I don't really care for either team.
Look at the number of Steelers fans who have posted here compared to the number of Bengals fans. None of your boys have even taken your back on this one.
I think that pretty much tells you all you need to know about Steelers fans and Bengals fans.
And I don't really care for either team.
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The Jerk
Footballguy
I'm still here, too.
What you're seeing from Steeler fans is recognition that the Steelers are nowhere near top form so far in 2006. Most of the focus is on Ben, but the offensive line has been barely average and the receiving corps is a liability. There's 11 guys on offense, and only Kreider and Parker have performed at anything approaching last year's performance level.
The defense has appeared to be strong, but there's room for improvement here, too. Back to back games giving up 90+ yard TD drives is not championship defense. Throw in special teams miscues like the fumble against the Bengals and the long kickoff return to open the second half against the Chargers and it's a teamwide deficiency.
So the fact that you're not seeing a lot of smack from Steeler fans just shows you their football IQ. They know winning football when they see it, and they're not seeing it from the black and gold.
There's a lot of football left. Of course, there's the possibility of the Steelers righting their season. They have 8 games in which they will likely be favored (6 home plus at Oakland and at Cleveland). They will likely need to win these 8 plus split on the road against four potential playoff teams (Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Cincinnati). 10-2 is still achievable, but not if they play as they have for the first quarter of the season. Steeler fans recognize that. The concern you see is legitimate, but that's not bandwagon jumping.
What you're seeing from Steeler fans is recognition that the Steelers are nowhere near top form so far in 2006. Most of the focus is on Ben, but the offensive line has been barely average and the receiving corps is a liability. There's 11 guys on offense, and only Kreider and Parker have performed at anything approaching last year's performance level.
The defense has appeared to be strong, but there's room for improvement here, too. Back to back games giving up 90+ yard TD drives is not championship defense. Throw in special teams miscues like the fumble against the Bengals and the long kickoff return to open the second half against the Chargers and it's a teamwide deficiency.
So the fact that you're not seeing a lot of smack from Steeler fans just shows you their football IQ. They know winning football when they see it, and they're not seeing it from the black and gold.
There's a lot of football left. Of course, there's the possibility of the Steelers righting their season. They have 8 games in which they will likely be favored (6 home plus at Oakland and at Cleveland). They will likely need to win these 8 plus split on the road against four potential playoff teams (Atlanta, Baltimore, Carolina, Cincinnati). 10-2 is still achievable, but not if they play as they have for the first quarter of the season. Steeler fans recognize that. The concern you see is legitimate, but that's not bandwagon jumping.
Thanks for your concern, but I think we'll be OK.