stillers4me
09-15-2013, 09:33 AM
As openers go, they don't get much worse. No offense, no defense, a crushing loss on the scoreboard and more in the trainer's room.
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Last Sunday's 16-9 Steelers loss to Tennessee at home? You might include that one. But a 35-7 spanking at rival Baltimore to open the season on 9/11/11 was worse. The Ravens forced seven turnovers and had four sacks to humiliate the Steelers, who were the defending AFC champions. And, in a parallel to their game one week ago, the Steelers that day lost starting right tackle Willie Colon for the season with a torn right triceps.
"There is a little déjà vu, isn't it?" guard Ramon Foster said. "We've been in this situation before."...........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/on-the-steelers-season-opening-setbacks-703441/#ixzz2eyK0j33Q
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Last Sunday's 16-9 Steelers loss to Tennessee at home? You might include that one. But a 35-7 spanking at rival Baltimore to open the season on 9/11/11 was worse. The Ravens forced seven turnovers and had four sacks to humiliate the Steelers, who were the defending AFC champions. And, in a parallel to their game one week ago, the Steelers that day lost starting right tackle Willie Colon for the season with a torn right triceps.
"There is a little déjà vu, isn't it?" guard Ramon Foster said. "We've been in this situation before."...........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/on-the-steelers-season-opening-setbacks-703441/#ixzz2eyK0j33Q