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    Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Maybe for the first time under Tomlin, the steelers will have very little competition in this division.

    I don't know if you know the number of the Ravens injuries, but it's ridiculous.



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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    Maybe for the first time under Tomlin, the steelers will have very little competition in this division.

    I don't know if you know the number of the Ravens injuries, but it's ridiculous.


    I never count out the Ravens - for whatever reason they have been successful against the Steelers despite the Steelers superior talent for the past several seasons - if the Steelers had not woke up in the 4th quarter after being outplayed by the Ravens until then last Christmas my bet is the Steelers would have missed the playoffs and Tomlin would be on the coaching hot seat

    It would be nice if the Steelers could win in Baltimore in week 4 for the first time since 2012

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Cincinnati if healthy and not suspended has accumulated a ton of talent on offense. Mixon, Green, and Eifert could be a nightmare.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mojouw View Post
    Cincinnati if healthy and not suspended has accumulated a ton of talent on offense. Mixon, Green, and Eifert could be a nightmare.
    Someone has to block - their OL has been decimated

    https://nflspinzone.com/2017/05/29/c...reakdown-2017/

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by AtlantaDan View Post
    I never count out the Ravens - for whatever reason they have been successful against the Steelers despite the Steelers superior talent for the past several seasons - if the Steelers had not woke up in the 4th quarter after being outplayed by the Ravens until then last Christmas my bet is the Steelers would have missed the playoffs and Tomlin would be on the coaching hot seat

    It would be nice if the Steelers could win in Baltimore in week 4 for the first time since 2012

    The Ravens have always been tough against the Steelers, no matter the roster, but the ravens will not only play against the steelers.

    We saw that in 2015, when they had 2 wins against the Steelers but they finished 5-11...I'm not saying that's what will happen, but I don't see them winning the division with all the injuries they have.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Ratbirds always give Steelers a tough 2 games.

    But those injuries suck for them.



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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Q: Who is the biggest threat for the Steelers?

    A: Hold outs, suspensions, injuries, marijuana, Facebook Live...

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    Quote Originally Posted by AtlantaDan View Post
    I never count out the Ravens - for whatever reason they have been successful against the Steelers despite the Steelers superior talent for the past several seasons - if the Steelers had not woke up in the 4th quarter after being outplayed by the Ravens until then last Christmas my bet is the Steelers would have missed the playoffs and Tomlin would be on the coaching hot seat

    It would be nice if the Steelers could win in Baltimore in week 4 for the first time since 2012
    I agree. Baltimore is always a threat. Doesn't matter how decimated they may appear to be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by teegre View Post
    Q: Who is the biggest threat for the Steelers?

    A: Hold outs, suspensions, injuries, marijuana, Facebook Live...
    They truly are the only one's holding themselves back.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by BurghBoy412 View Post
    I agree. Baltimore is always a threat. Doesn't matter how decimated they may appear to be.

    In the games against us, yes they are very hard to beat no matter the roster of the two teams.

    But they'll play 14 other games too.

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    Q: Who is the biggest threat for the Steelers?

    A: Hold outs, suspensions, injuries, marijuana, Facebook Live...
    This

    It will be their fault if the steelers don't win the division.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by AtlantaDan View Post
    Someone has to block - their OL has been decimated

    https://nflspinzone.com/2017/05/29/c...reakdown-2017/
    Great point. I totally forgot about that. Mixon still scares me, even behind a bad line. He is a crappy human being, but he might be a mutant cross between Elliot and Bell.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Ratbirds, particularly Ratbirds defense. They always play tough.

    Bengals have lost too many players the last 2 offseasons, including their top 2 Olinemen this offseason. They lost so many players, they resigned the mediocre Dre Kirkpatrick for $10 million+ a year just to not lose more bodies. Add to the fact that Marvin Lewis is not a good coach

    As for the Browns, yeah they've added pieces but it's too soon for them to sniff competency this year

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Bengals. They lost Whitworth but they gained a lot of talent through the draft and if healthy, they are pretty decent on offense and defense. Baltimore is losing players left and right, the offense is going through changes and is going to be more of a west coast style.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Themselves !

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Iloka was carted off the field today after a non-contact knee injury. That would be a major loss for the Bengals if it's serious.
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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Browns would have the best shot if they weren't the Browns. No reason with all those high draft picks not to succeed, but they are the Browns.
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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    The Steelers are the Steelers' biggest threat.

    On paper it looks like everything is shaping up great, but there's always the chance of some bonehead 2-4 start for no reason at all. Then one key injury and it turns into a 2-6 start while the (insert team name) surprise everyone by coming out of nowhere to be the last undefeated team in the league, and we're already fighting for a wild card spot that we're 3 games out of plus our tiebreakers have all been destroyed by conference losses or some shit. Then guys start mailing it in, and the second half of the season is just a circus about whether Bell is coming back (he isn't), and MAYBE we put together a late surge to get to 8-8 so message board people can say "well we STILL haven't had a losing season, omg Steelers fans are so spoiled!!!"

    I mean, that's the worst case, but just saying, you can't take anything for granted in the NFL. Things can snowball out of control pretty quick. In fact, we had pretty much that exact same season not long ago.

    Anyway, hopefully our luck is better than THAT.
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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by teegre View Post
    Q: Who is the biggest threat for the Steelers?

    A: Hold outs, suspensions, injuries, marijuana, Facebook Live...
    Ha! Themselves. Was just thinking this when I read your post.
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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    The biggest threat to the steelers in this division is Vontaze Burfict and Greg Williams because of their history

    No need to tell the story of Burfict against us and for Greg Williams, he is the DC of the browns and his teams are still dirty...Remember the games against the rams in 2015 when Roethlisberger was injured .... Their DC was Greg Williams.

    And just look at the dirty hit that OBJ had against the Browns tonight ...


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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    The biggest threat to the steelers in this division is Vontaze Burfict and Greg Williams because of their history

    No need to tell the story of Burfict against us and for Greg Williams, he is the DC of the browns and his teams are still dirty...Remember the games against the rams in 2015 when Roethlisberger was injured .... Their DC was Greg Williams.

    And just look at the dirty hit that OBJ had against the Browns tonight ...


    That didn't look good at all! Hope he's ok.

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    Biggest Threats

    1. Cheap ass owner's who have the nerve to offer star RB's massive contracts.
    2. Midnight toke sessions
    3. Facebook live
    4. Roger Goodell
    5. Coss Rockrell hair

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    The biggest threat to the steelers in this division is Vontaze Burfict and Greg Williams because of their history

    No need to tell the story of Burfict against us and for Greg Williams, he is the DC of the browns and his teams are still dirty...Remember the games against the rams in 2015 when Roethlisberger was injured .... Their DC was Greg Williams.

    And just look at the dirty hit that OBJ had against the Browns tonight ...

    Honestly I don't care how anybody hits OBJ. Just keeping it real.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    The biggest threat to the steelers in this division is Vontaze Burfict and Greg Williams because of their history

    No need to tell the story of Burfict against us and for Greg Williams, he is the DC of the browns and his teams are still dirty...Remember the games against the rams in 2015 when Roethlisberger was injured .... Their DC was Greg Williams.

    And just look at the dirty hit that OBJ had against the Browns tonight ...

    Sorry but I don't see anything dirty about that tackle. You can't go high on a player anymore so defenders are going low. From what I've read, OBJ is OK with a sprained ankle.
    I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play!- Jack Lambert

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    The biggest threat to the steelers in this division is Vontaze Burfict and Greg Williams because of their history

    No need to tell the story of Burfict against us and for Greg Williams, he is the DC of the browns and his teams are still dirty...Remember the games against the rams in 2015 when Roethlisberger was injured .... Their DC was Greg Williams.

    And just look at the dirty hit that OBJ had against the Browns tonight ...

    Wouldn't put it past thugimore to engage in cheapshottery either. Bubba thuggs likes to take his cheapshots as well

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    Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    The biggest threat to the steelers in this division is Vontaze Burfict and Greg Williams because of their history

    No need to tell the story of Burfict against us and for Greg Williams, he is the DC of the browns and his teams are still dirty...Remember the games against the rams in 2015 when Roethlisberger was injured .... Their DC was Greg Williams.

    And just look at the dirty hit that OBJ had against the Browns tonight ...

    That's not dirty at all. That's what the league wants. No where near the head...lol.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    That's not dirty at all. That's what the league wants. No where near the head...lol.

    Dirty was maybe not the right word, but it was very dangerous.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    Dirty was maybe not the right word, but it was very dangerous.
    Career threatening. But then every hit in the NFL anymore is career threatening.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    Maybe for the first time under Tomlin, the steelers will have very little competition in this division.

    I don't know if you know the number of the Ravens injuries, but it's ridiculous.


    Im never gonna under estimate anybody in our division...baltimore always play us tough even if they havent even won a game against anybody else.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    We might finally get to see what Harbs really has as a coach. Not trying to resurrect this debate entirely, but if they go 6-10 or worse, I kinda feel like everyone has to dial back the Harbs love. Reading through that list of injuries, while extensive, I feel that Tomlin has squeezed 8-8 or 9-7 out of seasons with similar hospital ward rosters.

    Could be wrong. Might be that Ravens situation is worse - don't know havent compared side by side.

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    Re: Biggest threat for the Steelers in the AFC North?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mojouw View Post
    We might finally get to see what Harbs really has as a coach. Not trying to resurrect this debate entirely, but if they go 6-10 or worse, I kinda feel like everyone has to dial back the Harbs love. Reading through that list of injuries, while extensive, I feel that Tomlin has squeezed 8-8 or 9-7 out of seasons with similar hospital ward rosters.

    Could be wrong. Might be that Ravens situation is worse - don't know havent compared side by side.
    The problem with the ravens is the roster, not Harbaugh.

    And the ravens had several injuries in 2012 but they won the super bowl.Maybe the worst super bowl winning team in terms of talent.Yes Ray Lewis and Ed Reed are future HOF but they were old.

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