stillers4me
12-12-2010, 07:00 AM
By: Mike Bires ("")
Beaver County Times
Saturday December 11, 2010 11:28 PM
PITTSBURGH — Shortly after Christmas, the Steelers will sit down in a meeting room and cast votes for their Most Valuable Player. Right now, it’s difficult to predict who the winner may be.
There’s a few leading candidates for the award, but certainly no locks with three games left before the secret ballot.
And that epitomizes the way the Steelers’ season has gone.
At 9-3, they’re in great shape. Record-wise, they’re one of the NFL’s elite teams. They may clinch a playoff spot today. There’s a good chance they’ll win the AFC North for the third time in four years. There’s a good chance they’ll be the AFC’s No. 2 seed.
They’ve accomplished all that despite the Ben Roethlisberger suspension at the start of the season and a rash of injuries on both their offensive and defensive lines.
This has been a team that’s overcome adversity by truly buying into the team concept. It’s almost as if the Steelers have had a No. 1 star in each of their nine wins, ranging from an almost-forgotten quarterback like Charlie Batch to a bona fide star like Troy Polamalu..........................
Read more @ http://www.timesonline.com/sports/sports_details/article/1501/2010/december/11/bires-steelers-mvp-candidate-list-a-long-one.html
Beaver County Times
Saturday December 11, 2010 11:28 PM
PITTSBURGH — Shortly after Christmas, the Steelers will sit down in a meeting room and cast votes for their Most Valuable Player. Right now, it’s difficult to predict who the winner may be.
There’s a few leading candidates for the award, but certainly no locks with three games left before the secret ballot.
And that epitomizes the way the Steelers’ season has gone.
At 9-3, they’re in great shape. Record-wise, they’re one of the NFL’s elite teams. They may clinch a playoff spot today. There’s a good chance they’ll win the AFC North for the third time in four years. There’s a good chance they’ll be the AFC’s No. 2 seed.
They’ve accomplished all that despite the Ben Roethlisberger suspension at the start of the season and a rash of injuries on both their offensive and defensive lines.
This has been a team that’s overcome adversity by truly buying into the team concept. It’s almost as if the Steelers have had a No. 1 star in each of their nine wins, ranging from an almost-forgotten quarterback like Charlie Batch to a bona fide star like Troy Polamalu..........................
Read more @ http://www.timesonline.com/sports/sports_details/article/1501/2010/december/11/bires-steelers-mvp-candidate-list-a-long-one.html