stillers4me
01-05-2011, 05:45 PM
A year ago a disappointing headline in a local newspaper read, “Here’s why the Steelers failed.”
One year later, those headlines are gone, the memories of a season without the playoffs is in the distant past.
The 2010 Steelers are AFC North Champions, earning a first-round playoff bye and awaiting their opponent for a divisional playoff game at Heinz Field.
Oh yes, what a difference a year makes.
“I remember everybody talking about how disappointed they were watching everybody else play and not being a participant in the post-season,” said Hines Wardhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/hines-ward/8a520076-6343-42ce-a89f-28a7dc97c67a/) of last season. “It was a little embarrassing. It humbled a lot of guys, hungered a lot of guys when they came back.”
When they came back, they did so with an attitude of not letting anything stand in their way and coming together as one to turn that failure into success.
“It’s all about team – offense, defense and special teams,” said Ben Roethlisbergerhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/ben-roethlisberger/54dda34e-9e43-4c57-9397-1143ddced5d6/) of why this year’s team has succeeded so far. “It’s about how close this locker room is. Maybe a better word, team is a sub-word, family is better. You start with the coaches, owners, and the Rooney family. We are family. That is the better word” ..............
Read more @ http://burgh.us/ri
One year later, those headlines are gone, the memories of a season without the playoffs is in the distant past.
The 2010 Steelers are AFC North Champions, earning a first-round playoff bye and awaiting their opponent for a divisional playoff game at Heinz Field.
Oh yes, what a difference a year makes.
“I remember everybody talking about how disappointed they were watching everybody else play and not being a participant in the post-season,” said Hines Wardhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/hines-ward/8a520076-6343-42ce-a89f-28a7dc97c67a/) of last season. “It was a little embarrassing. It humbled a lot of guys, hungered a lot of guys when they came back.”
When they came back, they did so with an attitude of not letting anything stand in their way and coming together as one to turn that failure into success.
“It’s all about team – offense, defense and special teams,” said Ben Roethlisbergerhttp://www.steelers.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/ben-roethlisberger/54dda34e-9e43-4c57-9397-1143ddced5d6/) of why this year’s team has succeeded so far. “It’s about how close this locker room is. Maybe a better word, team is a sub-word, family is better. You start with the coaches, owners, and the Rooney family. We are family. That is the better word” ..............
Read more @ http://burgh.us/ri