Oh, what the heck.. THE OFFICIAL STEELERS @ RAVENS GAMETHREAD

[|Elflocko|]

[quote name='Oldcat' date='29 November 2009 - 10:15 PM' timestamp='1259558113' post='834793']
I don't see that - if a guy is concussed he won't be on the 45 for sure. But if you don't have extra players lined up to come in, you will press the first guy to play through it.,
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I'm just saying that if they expanded the game day roster to 53 (or so) then you could have the replacement built in.

Or I'm on crack.

Not sure...

[AmishBengalFan]

[quote name='Oldcat' date='30 November 2009 - 12:48 AM' timestamp='1259556538' post='834765']
Ravens now in 2nd place in AFCN. Can the Browns catch the Steelers???
[/quote]If Cleveland goes 5-0 and Pittsburgh goes 0-5, including losses to Cleveland and Baltimore along the way, both would finish 6-10, 1-1 head-to-head, and 1-5 in the division, but Pittsburgh would be 4-8 against common opponents versus 3-9 for Cleveland. (The Common Opponents are CINx2 BALx2 CHI GB MIN DET DEN OAK KC SD). Cleveland has clinched last place.

[BengalBacker]

[quote name='AmishBengalFan' date='30 November 2009 - 02:48 AM' timestamp='1259563685' post='834836']
If Cleveland goes 5-0 and Pittsburgh goes 0-5, including losses to Cleveland and Baltimore along the way, both would finish 6-10, 1-1 head-to-head, and 1-5 in the division, but Pittsburgh would be 4-8 against common opponents versus 3-9 for Cleveland. (The Common Opponents are CINx2 BALx2 CHI GB MIN DET DEN OAK KC SD). Cleveland has clinched last place.
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That's fantastic. Fuck the Browns.

[oldschooler]

[Le Tigre]

I don't care how it happens...I just want this Stealer plague out of the playoffs.

Then they and the squawking heads will have a whole offseason to bellyache about concussions and SB hangovers.

And a post-season without those piss yellow dishrags? It would be wonderful.

[Actium]

[quote name='Rumble In the Jungle' date='29 November 2009 - 11:43 PM' timestamp='1259556199' post='834733']
someone aint smiling now huh

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I love it. That's happened so much this season. He's smiling and having so much fun until he's sitting there helpless as the ship goes down.

[Le Tigre]

The zen logic at DaveWorld for the reason we are where we are, and they the opposite:

[i][b]Teams better than anticipated:[/b][/i]
[i][b]Bengals[/b] - Though I think this is a product of us and the Ravens being down. [/i]

There you have it--it's official!

[Jamie_B]

[quote name='Le Tigre' date='30 November 2009 - 05:31 PM' timestamp='1259616661' post='835065']
The zen logic at DaveWorld for the reason we are where we are, and they the opposite:

[i][b]Teams better than anticipated:[/b][/i]
[i][b]Bengals[/b] - Though I think this is a product of us and the Ravens being down. [/i]

There you have it--it's official!
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They will never give credit, were going to have to win a superbowl and even then they will find some lame excuse as to why we won. Fuck them.

[Actium]

[quote name='Jamie_B' date='30 November 2009 - 04:37 PM' timestamp='1259617051' post='835073']
They will never give credit, were going to have to win a superbowl and even then they will find some lame excuse as to why we won. Fuck them.
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Even when we win, they will still say "but we have 5 more than you. 5. that's as many as the Niners have won in their history, and they already beat you twice."

[Jamie_B]

[quote name='Actium' date='30 November 2009 - 05:38 PM' timestamp='1259617135' post='835075']
Even when we win, they will still say "but we have 5 more than you. 5. that's as many as the Niners have won in their history, and they already beat you twice."
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[Bengals1181]

I had to LOL at the extreme homerism here. A 2nd round pick after one mediocre start? Seriously?


[quote]Steelers eventually will have a tough decision to make on Dixon
Posted by Mike Florio on November 30, 2009 9:01 PM ET
Lost in the Steelers loss to the Ravens and the aftermath thereof were two simple realities.

First, most of the football-watching world had forgotten about Dennis Dixon.

Second, they've all now remembered him.

Dixon looked great under incredibly difficult circumstances. Apart from that 24-yard touchdown run, which conjured images of a young Randall Cunningham, Dixon looked sharp -- even if the numbers (26 attempts, 12 completions, 145 yards, one touchdown, one interception) didn't scream out excellence.

He was, after all, facing the Ravens, with a limited opportunity to prepare.

The most encouraging development might have been Dixon's demeanor after his overtime interception became a three-point win by Baltimore. As Tim Brando of Sporting News Radio pointed out during our weekly Monday visit, Dixon was clearly dejected -- which suggests that he's got the kind of drive and desire that will help him get the most out of his abilities and thus develop into the best player he can be.

But where will that be?

When the Steelers picked him in round five of the 2008 draft, we thought the goal was to use Dixon as a backup for a few years, and maybe to flip him into a higher draft pick if he shows moderate NFL skills. [b]After last night, the Steelers likely could get a second-round selection in the 2010 draft; eventually, they could move him for a first-round pick.[/b]

What if the goal, however, is to groom Dixon to take over for Ben Roethlisberger? Coach Mike Tomlin likely won't be leaving before Ben's career ends, unless Tomlin decides (like Bill Cowher apparently did) that he wants the kind of market deal the Rooneys never will offer.

And while plenty of Steelers fans view the notion of Roethlisberger departing the Steelers before he's ready to do so as the equivalent of using a Terrible Towel as an alternative to a chain of perforated paper squares, it's not all that ridiculous to consider the possibility that Tomlin might at least toy with the notion of ultimately picking Dixon over Roethsliberger.

Tomlin drafted Dixon; he inherited Roethlisberger. Already, the tailback Tomlin picked in 2008 -- Rashard Mendenhall -- has supplanted Willie Parker, one of the stars of Super Bowl XL.

We're not saying it will happen. But we're thinking that maybe it could.

Whether Tomlin intended to do it or not, the manner in which the decision to not start Roethlisberger was handled will cause some of the players in the locker room to ponder the possibility, too. And it will make some of them more willing to accept the change, if/when it comes.

Heck, some of them might want it to happen right now. [/quote]

[Le Tigre]

Cripes...that contains more hyped drama than the concussion.

Maybe Florio really works for TMZ.

[-GoBengals-]

actually dixons passes seemed better than bens lame ducks he throws.. either one should be able to hit a wide open receiver after scrambling for 8 seconds.. and dixon is much faster than ben, see vince youngs success,

if the steelers lose another game or two and are eliminated from the playoffs, i could see this dixon kid getting more time. he ran a 31 yrd td on the ravens D...

threw good passes, but you knew eventually timing plays would suffer and his nerves would cause poor plays..

i was impressed with dixon.. for a first start against a pretty good D.. he did really well..

1 pick and one that was an amazing catch, is pretty good..

he avoided ed reed quite well.