Originally Posted by
Mojouw
I am not trying to argue with the extremely disappointing record that recent Steelers teams have against "bad" teams. I will say only this - I do not think it is as bad as it has been made out. What do I mean? Two recent examples.
Last season the Steelers lost to a Kansas City team that had a losing record when they played. From the Steelers game forward that Chiefs squad got its act together and ripped through the rest of the season in route to the playoffs. So, was that a loss to a bad team or not? Teegre and others have pointed this out before - but most internet articles continue to count this loss in the "bad" column.
This season, the Miami loss feels the same way to me. Prior to the week the Steelers came to town, Miami fired and replaced most of its suspect offensive line, reamed out players in meetings and the media and finally made the long overdue decision to install Ajay as the lead back and halt the wacky ineffective timeshares they had previously been obsessed with. They have played markedly better for 2 weeks running now. If they finish 9-7, is it still a bad loss?
What about the Eagles this year? Many thought the Steelers would and should walk all over them - myself included. That was not the case. Last week they took it to the Vikings pretty good - a far better defense than Pittsburgh fields. So is that a bad loss?