12-11-2018, 04:44 PM
(12-11-2018, 10:31 AM)motoarch Wrote: I love your unrelenting optimism in the face of reality but you’re crazy.
We’ll probably win atleast 1 more game and the Steelers probably win 2 more. Even if we manage to beat the raiders and the browns; which to your credit is very possible we’re not going to beat the Steelers. This team just dosent have what it takes. And even then we’re betting on them dropping the next 2 games and yes they play quality teams but they show up for those games. NE seems to have there number so despite my previous statement about them being not as good this year I still like there chances. As for NO both the ravens and Cleveland took them down to the wire and only lost because of missed kicks. Remember that; tucker missed an extra point?! And Cleveland lost to them due to missed kicks. So I don’t know why you think there so invincible. Yeah they crushed us. But we suck, bad.
Which is why we are not winning the division..
No the Steelers do not show up for those games. If anything they struggle against quality teams. NE as you said has their number. The Steelers struggle mightily against them even when they are good.
Name 1 quality team the Steelers beat this year. The Panthers are on a 5 game losing streak as well, the Falcons have underwhelmed and even lost to Cleveland, the Bucs came down to the wire for them as well but are hardly a quality team (one of the reasons I think Baltimore has the edge at the division), the Jags are not that great and they almost lost that game.
No the Steelers haven't played anyone of substance and won. The Chiefs beat them easily, the Chargers beat them and they will be beaten by the superior NE and NO squads.
NO will be especially tougher since they play in NO. NO beat the LA Rams in NO and I don't think the Steelers are better than the Rams.
As to the invincibility of a team. Simple, who this year has played the best ball consistently? NO, NE, KC, LA Rams and Chargers, no one in the AFCN, NFCN or NFCE. The AFCS has the WCs in the Texans, Titans and Colts, though I think the edge goes to the Texans as of right now, you could move them into SB contenders or just postseason fodder. The Steelers are not SB contenders, if they make the postseason they will just be fodder and a warm up for the AFCW team that doesn't win the division.
I am not discounting us to lose to the Browns, but I am also not writing us off of beating them either. If we lose just 1 game we are mathematically eliminated. However we have to lose those games first. I like our chances to beat the Browns, I also like our chances to beat the Raiders. Could they both beat us? Yep, because we are not a good team. However we could beat them because they are not good teams either.
Again, IF, it is a big if, the Ravens do in fact lose both of their upcoming games, and the Browns lose both of their upcoming games, and the Bengals win both of their games and the Steelers do as I predict and lose to the quality teams they are facing. The division title will come down to whoever wins between us and the Steelers. The Steelers should win based off of recent history. However the last time the Steelers faced off with the Bengals in Pittsburgh and the playoffs was on the line, the Bengals won.
