Count Steeler
10-24-2012, 08:45 PM
By Aditi Kinkhabwala
CINCINNATI -- The Pittsburgh Steelers like each other.
How much that factors into a football team's success probably isn't scientifically quantifiable, but somewhere in the aftermath of the Steelers' must-needed, absolutely-gutted-out and sort-of-schizophrenic 24-17 win Sunday night over the Cincinnati Bengals, the like became obvious. And right now, as the 3-3 Steelers sit 1.5 games behind the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North, hold a 1-0 mark in the division and (finally) own a road win, the like promises to be telling.
There was the way coach Mike Tomlin individually greeted all of his players postgame as they skipped into the locker room, with a handshake, a half-hug and a word for each. "Come back to me," he told injured center Maurkice Pouncey. "Ramon, my man, 'Muffle the screams,' " he said to offensive lineman Ramon Foster, repeating a phrase the offensive line had adopted.
full story @ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000083824/article/pittsburgh-steelers-winning-formula-based-on-chemistry
CINCINNATI -- The Pittsburgh Steelers like each other.
How much that factors into a football team's success probably isn't scientifically quantifiable, but somewhere in the aftermath of the Steelers' must-needed, absolutely-gutted-out and sort-of-schizophrenic 24-17 win Sunday night over the Cincinnati Bengals, the like became obvious. And right now, as the 3-3 Steelers sit 1.5 games behind the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North, hold a 1-0 mark in the division and (finally) own a road win, the like promises to be telling.
There was the way coach Mike Tomlin individually greeted all of his players postgame as they skipped into the locker room, with a handshake, a half-hug and a word for each. "Come back to me," he told injured center Maurkice Pouncey. "Ramon, my man, 'Muffle the screams,' " he said to offensive lineman Ramon Foster, repeating a phrase the offensive line had adopted.
full story @ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000083824/article/pittsburgh-steelers-winning-formula-based-on-chemistry