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polamalubeast
07-26-2015, 06:37 PM
LATROBE, Pa. -- They sense it, and they sense that you sense it.

And they want it to stop, starting this weekend at training camp at Saint Vincent College.

The Pittsburgh Steelers don't want to be your overlooked Super Bowl contender or your AFC favorite or your trendy pick for the league's best offense -- even if the team's head coach fueled that last one.

Maybe there was a time to celebrate that, but late July is the time for tone-setting, which means the Steelers won't overvalue the impressive offense, just as it won't downplay the retooled defense.

If the Steelers expect last year's 8-2 finish to the regular season to carry over organically, they could find themselves back in the 8-8 quicksand from the previous two seasons.

"I think everybody's giving us a lot of accolades during the offseason," offensive guard Ramon Foster said. "You have to answer for that and show it. ... We can't have glitches of greatness and then [not] pan out against a team that's not playing up to our level. We have to set the tone each and every week."



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