Here’s a snippet of some of the comments from fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers over at McMillen and Wife and Steeler Nation. The Steelers won the game in overtime, but are Steeler fans content? Find out and keep reading.
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It’s Friday once again, and you know what that means… it’s time for everyone to lay it out…
You’ve had time to celebrate last week. You’ve had the time to worry about this week. You’ve had time to ponder and analyze every last match-up and intangible… So put it out there!
Who ya got?
From the ExtremeRavens Staff:
Danielle: 21-17 Steelers. At this point, if I keep picking the Ravens to lose, they could go 19-0 (Why Not?). Seriously, though, the Steelers, at home, coming off an embarrassing loss. I was at Boller’s first NFL game. It happened to be at Pittsburgh and it wasn’t pretty. It won’t get that bad - the defense will keep Baltimore in it - but I think the Ravens come up short.
John: 20- 13 Steelers. The Ravens will have a harder time running the ball which will put more pressure on Flacco. I expect he’ll look more like a rookie due to the hostile environment and the solid defense Pittsburgh brings.
Ken: 24-23 Steelers. It won’t be the Ravens defense that lets the team down. The offense will make mistakes and it will cost us. Same story we’ve come to expect -hostile environment, hostile defense, good team. And did I mention the Ravens are just 2-6 at Heinz Field?
Andrew: 17-13 Ravens. This is going to be a hard-hitting, trash-talking, smash-mouth football game. Quite simply, the team that is more physical will win. The Ravens front-seven has been very physical this season, and historically do very well against power backs like Mendenhall. Without Casey Hampton and Brett Keisel in the middle of the Steelers defense, the Ravens offensive line and three-headed monster at runningback continue their success. Both teams will get after the quarterback, but when it is said and done, the Ravens win a close one.
Dan: 20-3 Ravens. A decimated Steelers offensive line, an injured running back, and a beat-up quarterback. It’s our defense’s fantasy game. Similar to the Browns game, the defense will keep the offense near the red zone by way of sacks and forced turnovers. Flacco and offense will only have to punch it in from 30-50 yards out, which they are more than capable of doing.
Feel free to add your own predictions below…
The Associated Press reports that quarterback Kyle Boller was placed on injured reserve by the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday, ending his season and perhaps his stay with the team. Boller, who was entering his sixth year in the NFL, all with Baltimore, is in the final year of his contract. The quarterback hurt his shoulder in Baltimore’s second preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings and has not played since. Coach John Harbaugh described the injury as either a torn labrum or other damage that would render Boller unable to play this year. Could this spell the end of Boller’s career in the NFL?
Bouman? Harrington? Simms? Bramlet? In the last five days, the Ravens have been trying out and trying to sign a handful of veteran quarterbacks in the hopes of adding depth to the teams, but despite published reports pointing fingers every different direction, the latest reports are saying that the team still has not signed any of the newbies…
But that doesn’t mean I’m scared to say something…
If you love quarterback controversy, the Ravens continue to be the team to follow. Over the holiday weekend, the Ravens made news time and time again with quarterback chat.
Lost in Baltimore’s early off-season chatter about coaches and coordinators is perhaps an even larger issue… the guys who actually play the game. Rough estimates at this time, from a variety of sources, say that the Ravens will be somewhere between 5 and 7 million dollars below the salary cap heading into the off-season - and that’s with just 42 players signed.
So who stays and who goes in the days before (and after) draft day? Read the rest of this entry »
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