Did we just witness the fall of the Evil Empire?

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(01-17-2018, 04:53 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: They have to fall off eventually when the Pig retires.

Probably, but my NFC team is the Bears and I can't tell you how relieved I was when Favre left town and left a guy behind who went 6-10 in his first year as a starter.  The problem with Bengals fans waiting for the Steelers to get worse once Ben retires (and Steelers fans waiting for Brady to retire so they can have their shot) is that you can't depend on father time and this sense of fairness to save you from your own inability to win.  

Hell, look at us.  We were supposed to go 0-16 when Palmer left town, weren't we?  I know my pals who are Steelers fans expected us to become the Browns for a few seasons, after that.  Look at what the Steelers did between Bradshaw and Ben and tell me if you are really convinced we can top that if we don't make significant strides.