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Count Steeler
05-09-2012, 05:32 PM
It was bad enough that the Steelers sustained a 35-7 loss against the hated Ravens on Opening Day last season. Yet in the aftermath of “The Charm City Massacre,” every pundit seemed to do the fashionable thing and criticized the Steelers’ Defense, especially everyone’s favorite “financial wizard” and “Bountygate Snitch Finder” Warren Sapp. As we all remember, Sapp described the Steelers Defense as “old, slow, and over” and was one of many which believed that the Steelers run of dominance as a Defense was through.

Granted, I will not debate the notions that some of Pittsburgh’s Defenders are a bit long in the tooth and have lost a step or two from their younger days. Those are facts, and most players when they age sustain career-ending injuries and/or see their play deteriorate. But you know what? Age isn’t a huge factor for some of the older players on this Defense, as many might think. In fact, guys like James Harrison, Brett Keisel, Ryan Clark, and Troy Polamalu still have a good amount of football left in their collective tanks, and figure to compete at a high level over the next few seasons.

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