Madden: Defense is Steelers' best defense

[stillers4me]

By: Mark Madden ("")
Beaver County Times
Monday December 6, 2010 11:33 PM



http://media.timesonline.com/thumb/368x276/07polamalu_web754437.jpg Troy Polamalu takes down Baltimore's Willis McGahee in the first half Sunday. McClatchy Newspapers photo






Dee-fense. Finally.

The Steel (nee Saran Wrap) Curtain finally added opportunism to statistics Sunday night in the Steelers’ smash-and-grab victory at Baltimore. Troy Polamalu smashed, LaMarr Woodley grabbed and the Steelers’ Paleozoic offense did just enough to score.
One more stop, and it was over. The Ravens never knew what hit them.

Nothing to brag about aesthetically, but regular-season victories don’t come much more important. The Steelers are in the driver’s seat for AFC North superiority and the first-round playoff bye which surely accompanies. A week off certainly wouldn’t hurt the Steelers in regard to dealing with the avalanche of injuries currently engulfing them.

This just in: A newspaper reports that Ben Roethlisberger was shot three times behind the right ear. The Steelers say no, Ben just has a little headache.................

http://www.timesonline.com/sports/sports_details/article/1501/2010/december/06/madden-defense-is-steelers-best-defense.html

[HometownGal]

With the O, and particularly the OL, battered and bruised the Steelers are going to have to continue to rely more heavily on their D down the stretch. However, I have to hand it to the O - with the line being basically taped together and injuries befalling them, they still managed to put up over 300 yards of offense on the Rats vaunted D, most of it in the 2nd half, but BA made the necessary adjustments and the OL gave Ben just a little more time to make plays which is a huge positive. :thumbsup: If this team can continue to play with the heart they displayed Sunday night and the "never say die" attitude, they can and will continue to accomplish great things. :tt03: