stillers4me
01-06-2011, 06:57 PM
The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't secure the AFC North title and a playoff bye by beating Atlanta in their season opener. Or by winning their next two games at Tennessee and Tampa Bay with their No. 3 and 4 quarterbacks.
What's telling is their season didn't fall apart then, either.
The Steelers supposedly were in disarray after quarterback Ben Roethlisberger drew a four-game suspension for his misbehavior and wide receiver Santonio Holmes, the Super Bowl MVP two seasons ago, forced a trade to New York with his off-field problems. There were predictions the Steelers would be 0-4 or 1-3 by the time Roethlisberger returned, and that Baltimore might have the division title secured by then.
"What we had happen to this team in the beginning, that probably would have brought another team down," defensive captain James Farrior said. "But we didn't pay too much attention to what everybody thought we'd be like during those games. We had too much to think about other than that."..............
Read more (2 page article) @ http://www.dailymail.com/Sports/201101061361
What's telling is their season didn't fall apart then, either.
The Steelers supposedly were in disarray after quarterback Ben Roethlisberger drew a four-game suspension for his misbehavior and wide receiver Santonio Holmes, the Super Bowl MVP two seasons ago, forced a trade to New York with his off-field problems. There were predictions the Steelers would be 0-4 or 1-3 by the time Roethlisberger returned, and that Baltimore might have the division title secured by then.
"What we had happen to this team in the beginning, that probably would have brought another team down," defensive captain James Farrior said. "But we didn't pay too much attention to what everybody thought we'd be like during those games. We had too much to think about other than that."..............
Read more (2 page article) @ http://www.dailymail.com/Sports/201101061361