AFC Contenders

[Brownshoe]

(09-10-2016, 02:39 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Let's hope.  If I had a nickel for each time we Bengals fans spent the offseason declaring the Steelers were on their way down the drain finally I'd have at least enough for a decent cup of coffee.

Personally, I haven't declared them dead since my claims that they'd never make it without Sanantonio Holmes blew up in my face.  I get the nature of fandom though, and it's why we spent all offseason talking up how losing our starting TE and our #2 and #3 WRs could very well be a blessing while claiming the Steelers can never be expected to crack 8-8 without Heaff Miller and Marcus Wheathin.

I also recall us citing Troy and Kiesel's oldness, Lebeau's old and out-of-touch defense, and Arians' insanity as an OC as knocks against them BUT then turning around and saying they'd never be the same after all those liabilities left.  We are pretty wacky when it comes to declaring the Steelers dead...let's just admit it.

I never claim that the Steelers will be a bad team. I normally say that they will be a really good team (otherwise how can the AFC North be the best division?) I just call it as I see it, and the Steelers don't look very good. They're going to lose to the Redskins and us. They will probably beat the Eagles and I don't remember any other game they have. They're going 0-2 then 1-2. Being the season around 8-8.