Kubiak must have lost his mind when he tried that fg. A tie would not have been a bad outcome for Denver, now they've dropped behind Miami for the second wild card.
Kubiak must have lost his mind when he tried that fg. A tie would not have been a bad outcome for Denver, now they've dropped behind Miami for the second wild card.
Remember all the bellyaching when the Steelers lost to the Dolphins on the road about how the Dolphins were "a bottom feeder who would be lucky to maybe win 3 games all year?"Originally Posted by Steelermania
Sure do. It's why you can't really judge teams until late in the season. A team can have early injuries, or face tough road games early in the year that leave them with a losing record 4 or 5 games in. Miami's not great, but that game obviously doesn't belong on a list of horrible losses, neither does the game in Baltimore.Remember all the bellyaching when the Steelers lost to the Dolphins on the road about how the Dolphins were "a bottom feeder who would be lucky to maybe win 3 games all year?"
Damn that was a crazy finish, watching that in real time I thought he missed it. Couldnt believe it when replay showed it was good. I thought it was good jubilee at least went for the win rather than punt with a minute left
Yep. At the time the Dolphins were a bad team. They were 1-4.Remember all the bellyaching when the Steelers lost to the Dolphins on the road about how the Dolphins were "a bottom feeder who would be lucky to maybe win 3 games all year?"
Now they're clearly not as bad anymore.
we gave them their motivating win to turn the season around.
We are now still looking for ours
Yup, I was one of those who bitched about losing to the Dolphins. And I still bitch about that loss because AT THE TIME they were a terrible team. True, they are playing alot better now, but just about all the teams are different now than they were at season start. It sure would be nice to have that win now wouldn't it ? 16 game season, all games are must wins !Remember all the bellyaching when the Steelers lost to the Dolphins on the road about how the Dolphins were "a bottom feeder who would be lucky to maybe win 3 games all year?"
The Dolphins were a horrendous team at that time and there's still no reason if they played tomorrow that the Steelers shouldn't win that game. They lost to a lesser team...a 1-4 team.
Tucker is updogg by the way!!!!
I hope that you are right, and the Dolphins return to being a horrendous team, by going 1-4 to end the season (beating the Ravens, but losing to everyone else)...
...that way the Dolphins drop from the "fifth seed" to "out of contention." That would be one less team vying for the Wild Card spots (which, despite all that has transpired, is still a possibility for the Steelers).
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3 Reel Treasure Slots Champion!Shoot, I'm thinking we take the division and let another team fight over the wild card.
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The Fins always fade at the end of the season just like the Steelers more often lose to terrible teams.
All Defense!
Absolutely. Winning the division is priority #1.
But, the Wild Card is a nice safety net.
Reason for them the talent is just not there and wouldn't surprise me at all to see them fade soon.
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This!
I also agree 100% I would love to have a season where the Steeler's just go out and take care of business from season start until season end ! I'm tired of having to figure out all of the mathematical equations as to who has to beat who in order for the Steeler's to make the playoffs. I personally think if you can't take care of your own business then you don't deserve to be in the playoff's. It's called beat the teams you are supposed to, and most of the one's you aren't.
I think you're right on with this 43Hitman. I do think the ratbirds will lose 2-3 out of their remaining games, and if we take care of our business then we have the division and are in playoffs.
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AT THE TIME, they'd already made the changes that sent them on their winning spree. They were much less the same team that competed the previous week as they were the team that's won since.
The Giants were 2-3 at one point this year before reeling off six straight. Does that mean they are a good team or a bad team? I need to know how furious at Mike Tomlin I need to be during and after the game on Sunday.
Also does that mean that the Ravens losing to them in Week 6 was a bad loss or a close game against a good team? Also need to know that - it will change the size of the shrine to Harbaugh I put up in hopes the Steelers finally get a real coach this offseason.
Well we did lose last year to a 1-5 KC team which then started an 11-game winning streak which was only stopped in the playoffs at New England. Were they a horrendous team as well?
At the time, they weren't better than a healthy steelers team. They should have still beaten the Chiefs with Jones.
Yeah, I miss the days where the Steelers clinched the playoffs by week 15 or 16, where we rooted against the Ravens only to help the Steelers chances of winning the division instead of the wildcard, and all the mathematical equations centered around which teams needed to lose in order for the Steelers to clinch a playoff spot in week 14 or 15. I remember the 08 team clinching a 1st round bye in week 15. Even the 2011 team clinched a playoff spot before playing their week 15 Monday night game. Those days would be nice again
Keep it simple, stupid.
When Tomlin plays a team, that team is always a horrible, no good, very bad sub .500 team.
When Harbaugh plays a team, that team is always the top-rated Super Bowl contender.
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Completely jumping gears again, but not a question worthy of it's own thread......Would the Browns consider trading for Tony Romo? He's probably very happy to back up Dak and make his money, but I bet he still wants to play also. I feel he's done in Dallas. Who would be desperate enough to trade for the bag of broken bones?
Don't know if the Browns do because the rest of their team is not ready to compete, so why give up resources (players and/or picks) for an aging QB?
But I suspect the Cardinals, Jets, Texans, Broncos, and maybe the Bills would all have to seriously consider making a run at either Romo or Cutler this off-season. Certainly the Cardinals and Texans have to consider themselves a QB away from SB contention...
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3 Reel Treasure Slots Champion!How much did the Texans give Oseweiler?(sp?) That's gotta sting if you're the GM and have to go into the QB bin again right after dumping a ton on Brock.
No doubt. That's going to go right up there on the shelf next to other "dumb" QB deals. Scott Mitchell, Nick Foles, Bradford, anyone the Steelers signed for like 20 years.
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Romo would be a dangerous edition to the Cardinals, IMO. I can't see the Jets (Fitz, Smith, etc), Texans ( B.O.), Broncos (Siemian, Lynch), or Bills (Taylor, E.J.) trading away for Romo at this point. Of course the Broncos went for Manning, but that was Manning. I don't see the Cowboys keeping Romo, at his salary, as the backup. Maybe he does retire.
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3 Reel Treasure Slots Champion!Lol, true. The lean years offered up a smorgasbord of craptastic QB's. That's why its especially important for us to relish these last few years with Ben. Chances are it will be a while before we get another HOFer.
Knowing how cursed the Browns are, Rome would re-injure his back and end up on IR the first practice of the season. Sad but probably true
Actually... Romo would be far more dangerous with the Broncos. He's no Peyton Manning, but with that defense they could win a ton of games. I would even say that might be Romo's only shot to win a Lombardi.
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