HereÆs my take on the SteelersÆ27-24 victory against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon:
1. Rejoice, Steelers World, you can tell your grandkids that you witnessed the biggest letdown season in franchise history!
Well, name a bigger one then.
In 2006, the Steelers tanked as the defending Super Bowl champions, but this season ranks worse than that one. A lot worse.
The æ06 team opened the season with a lame-duck head coach (Bill Cowher) and a quarterback (Ben Roethlisberger) with physical issues. The Æ09 team started the season with no such problems, unless you count Big BenÆs legal controversy, which appeared to have no effect on the field.
Not only that, but this team had a bunch of Twinkies and Ho Hos on its schedule.
The 1995, 2001 and ...
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