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Originally Posted by Sion
you guys are nuts. My Steelers have the division all but sewn up. They are sitting at 8-1 with 7 games remaining. Even if they go 3-4 the rest of the way (which I figure is the worst they are likely to do) then they finish at 11-5 which WILL take the division. The Browns are now officially done, and Cinci will do no better than 8-8 this year. That leaves only the Ravens as possible division competitors. Sitting at 6-3, they'll have to win 5 of their last 7 to catch the Steelers. NOT gonna happen baby, no way, no how. Not with Boller behind center. Myabe, JUST MAYBE, if they had some real receivers to bail out the youngster, they could make some noise. They dont.
As for them putting Maddox out, we (Steeler fans, at least) DO thank the Ravens. However, you Ravens fans should thank Herm Edwards and the Jets for the gift win yesterday, thus allowing yinz to avoid going down by 3 games.
Finally, it is entirely possible that the Ravens will win the Dec. 26 rematch against the Steelers. The Black n Gold will likely have the division won by then, so unless they are fighting for home field advantage, they'll rest most of the starters. Even in such an eventuality, I wouldnt put money on the Ravens, as our backups (besides Roethlisberger) have been kicking ass and taking names all season.
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Sion,
I think you are right about Pitt winining the division, but not because of Boller and our wideouts. Baltimore has two tough away games at Indy and New England
Just out of curiousity, has Baltimore had a good quaterback and receiving core in the last 4 years (3 out of which they made the playoffs and went a combined 5-2)?
The reason I am harping on that is because that is the most overused argument on why Baltimore won't do well. The Ravens win with defense and special teams. You will be pressed to find a hanful of teams that have had the consistent success that Baltimore has over the last four years.
The Jets didn't give the Ravens a gift, they earned it.
Baltimore outscored NY in the second half. Even with the clock debacle, that didnt guarantee that the Jets would have scored a TD on a team that has allowed the
least amount of points in the NFL this year.
You want to talk about a gift win, how about when Vinny Testarverde fumbled when Dallas was in the driver's seat for a win against Pitt.
Steelers played James Farrior said after the game ""We had a little present today", "But we'll take it and we appreciate it."