HereÆs my take on the SteelersÆ23-20 defeat on Sunday afternoon:
1. ThereÆs a fine line between experienced and past-your-prime, and this could be the season that theáSteelers defense crosses it finally.
The D came up short in the last two fourth quarters, and the failures had nothing to do with effort and everything to do with a lack of speed and quickness. When the games were on the line, 30-somethings James Farrior, Brett Keisel, Aaron Smith and Deshea Townsend looked their ages all of a sudden.
Maybe itÆs time for Joe Burnett, Keyaron Fox andáZiggy Hood to get on the field more often. Each has young legs and big-play ability, which the unit has lacked thus far.
2. Rashard Mendenhall was benchedáagainst the Cincinnati Bengals ...
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Steelers Report Card/Week 3: D Grows Old Before Our Eyes
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Paul Ladewski in NFLComments Off on Steelers Report Card/Week 3: D Grows Old Before Our Eyes