stillers4me
12-24-2010, 07:42 AM
The Steelers didn't mess around with Carolina.
The Panthers didn't want any part of the Steelers.
The best way to put a bad team out of its misery is to beat it down early and often.
That's what the Steelers did Thursday night on a cold and wintry night at Heinz Field because that's what good teams do.
The Steelers don't need help from anyone. They control their playoff destiny. If they defeat Cleveland in the final regular-season game, they'll be the No. 2 seed in the AFC behind New England. That means a bye and extra week of rest and recovery for safety Troy Polamalu and defensive end Aaron Smith.
It was a strange week for the Steelers, who weren't in the best of moods after a tough home loss to the New York Jets.
The team's biggest challenge didn't come from Carolina; it came from their fourth-year coach.
Mike Tomlin called some of his players old. While it was a stale motivational ploy — a coach reaching deep into his bag of tricks to pump up self-motivated veterans who didn't need the kick in the pants — darned if it didn't work...................
Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_715229.html
The Panthers didn't want any part of the Steelers.
The best way to put a bad team out of its misery is to beat it down early and often.
That's what the Steelers did Thursday night on a cold and wintry night at Heinz Field because that's what good teams do.
The Steelers don't need help from anyone. They control their playoff destiny. If they defeat Cleveland in the final regular-season game, they'll be the No. 2 seed in the AFC behind New England. That means a bye and extra week of rest and recovery for safety Troy Polamalu and defensive end Aaron Smith.
It was a strange week for the Steelers, who weren't in the best of moods after a tough home loss to the New York Jets.
The team's biggest challenge didn't come from Carolina; it came from their fourth-year coach.
Mike Tomlin called some of his players old. While it was a stale motivational ploy — a coach reaching deep into his bag of tricks to pump up self-motivated veterans who didn't need the kick in the pants — darned if it didn't work...................
Read more @ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_715229.html