**The Official Pittsburgh Steelers Thread***

[Misctify]

Haden won't be the move to put you in super bowl contention.

Lol, yeah. Addressing a huge weakness on the team surely won't help us be in super bowl contention when they were already in super bowl contention. Thanks for your player brah.

[Doober4]

This is why steelers fans are bandwagon retards^^

[kethnaab]

Haden won't be the move to put you in super bowl contention.

says a Browns fan whose team is, as usual, bleeding talent.

we were in the AFC Championship game last season. We were already in Super Bowl contention. Enjoy another 4-12 season, now run along.

[Backus21]

says a Browns fan whose team is, as usual, bleeding talent.

we were in the AFC Championship game last season. We were already in Super Bowl contention. Enjoy another 4-12 season, now run along.

The king still lives..

[turk75]

Being a Browns fan I've watched Joe his entire career & met him personally a couple times at training camp, and at a few clubs downtown - Totally a great guy, willing to chit chat and embraces the fans like I've never seen a player do before. I really hope he can become the player he was a few years ago, and stay healthy for y'all.

[kethnaab]

The king still lives..

hehe....yeah, out of the military, retired, teaching myself a new career so been a bit busy. :P

[Backus21]

Yeah I haven't posted much the last couple years because the section as a whole isn't a fun as it used to be. I've always kept up with it though especially this thread along with a few other official threads/old classic posters

[Upshall18]

hehe....yeah, out of the military, retired, teaching myself a new career so been a bit busy. :P

Dang you been gone a while. Start with the last Superbowl during the 2010 season to catch up

[kethnaab]

Dang you been gone a while. Start with the last Superbowl during the 2010 season to catch up

hehe...not quite that long, but yeah. Got out Jan 2016, so late 2014 I pretty much began focusing entirely on getting new career skills and prepping to GTFO. It worked. I transitioned smoothly, started a new career while I was still on terminal leave in the military, so I had some time where I was drawing double paychecks.

side note - let's all say a prayer for Joe Haden's health this season.

[kethnaab]

so, in TJ Watt's first game in the NFL, he generated more impact plays than that pathetic sack of gutter$hit Jarvis Jones did in his entire NFL career.

I still want to smack Colbert and Tomlin in the f'ing teeth for drafting that lazy $hitbag (yas still angery)

[dupaloop3611]

TJ Watt is a fukkin beast

[BishsBMirin]

so, in TJ Watt's first game in the NFL, he generated more impact plays than that pathetic sack of gutter$hit Jarvis Jones did in his entire NFL career.

I still want to smack Colbert and Tomlin in the f'ing teeth for drafting that lazy $hitbag (yas still angery)

I agree. Just thinking about other players we could have had pisses me off. Chick is looking like a beast too. A steady pass rush is exactly what we need to beat the Pats. Over 100 yards in penalties though...that's a death wish

[kethnaab]

I agree. Just thinking about other players we could have had pisses me off. Chick is looking like a beast too. A steady pass rush is exactly what we need to beat the Pats. Over 100 yards in penalties though...that's a death wish

Chick's a good pass rusher and ST guy but his coverage and run D kinda make me wince (still better than Jervis ever was). TJ looks like the complete package. So happy we grabbed him. Now, we just gotta get Bell and the OL back in sync and get Bryant to remember how to catch a football, and we should be golden.

Tuitt might've torn a biceps and be out for the season though. Glad we picked up Alualu, who can at least hold down the fort

[WannaGetYoked27]

Chick's a good pass rusher and ST guy but his coverage and run D kinda make me wince (still better than Jervis ever was). TJ looks like the complete package. So happy we grabbed him. Now, we just gotta get Bell and the OL back in sync and get Bryant to remember how to catch a football, and we should be golden.

Tuitt might've torn a biceps and be out for the season though. Glad we picked up Alualu, who can at least hold down the fort

Good news on Tuitt, he's week to week so at least not season ending. He was blowing chit up before he got hurt. I have such high hopes for this season but that first offensive series was so prototypical ReTodd Haley it made me sick. No/muddle huddle with Ben calling the plays is the only way we reach the promised land.

Stiff test this week, Minn looked good last night but home opener we got this. HERE WE GO!

[kethnaab]

Good news on Tuitt, he's week to week so at least not season ending. He was blowing chit up before he got hurt. I have such high hopes for this season but that first offensive series was so prototypical ReTodd Haley it made me sick. No/muddle huddle with Ben calling the plays is the only way we reach the promised land.

Stiff test this week, Minn looked good last night but home opener we got this. HERE WE GO!

that horizontal bull**** offense won't cut the mustard. Haley's gotta cut that **** out, although Bell looks so out of sorts that our offense will struggle as long as we rely o him for anything until he gets his game legs and his game eyes back. RBs, probably moreso than any other position, suffer the most from camp holdouts

i sincerely hope Tuitt can come back healthy. Our front 7, when healthy, is starting to really round into shape and look good

[EnglishRay]

Who felt pretty sore about that loss to Jacksonville in the end?
I had to turn off to be honest half way through.
I won’t be watching the Super Bowl this year for the first time, fed up with the Pats.

[kethnaab]

i'm not a conspiracy theorist, but the way the calls have gone New England's way this year, what with the multiple overturned end zone catches, the pick-6 from Jax that was whistled dead for ZERO reason (except to prevent Jax from scoring a TD)

truthfully, I've seriously lost interest in the NFL.

[hindes204]

i'm not a conspiracy theorist, but the way the calls have gone New England's way this year, what with the multiple overturned end zone catches, the pick-6 from Jax that was whistled dead for ZERO reason (except to prevent Jax from scoring a TD)

truthfully, I've seriously lost interest in the NFL.

Yup. This year was it for me. I got less and less interested as time went on. I think I’m done, I’ll just be a casual fan that catches a game when I can.

[FormulaLT1poweR]

i'm not a conspiracy theorist, but the way the calls have gone New England's way this year, what with the multiple overturned end zone catches, the pick-6 from Jax that was whistled dead for ZERO reason (except to prevent Jax from scoring a TD)

truthfully, I've seriously lost interest in the NFL.

Yup. This year was it for me. I got less and less interested as time went on. I think I’m done, I’ll just be a casual fan that catches a game when I can.

I'll just leave this right here:

[EnglishRay]

Don’t blame you lads. It killed me seeing what I felt was obvious rigging of games.
I feel the same way but hope my love will return next year.

[FormulaLT1poweR]

Don’t blame you lads. It killed me seeing what I felt was obvious rigging of games.
I feel the same way but hope my love will return next year.

I used to be able to watch any NFL game that was on TV. Didn't matter who played MNF, Thursday Night, etc.

After the protests this year, the refs determining the outcomes, no one knows what a catch is, helmet to helmet called too frequently...it's tough to watch. I still watched every Steelers game, but no where near the number of other games from previous years.

I'll still be watching and supporting the Steelers, really hope the NFL changes somethings this offseason.

[FormulaLT1poweR]

Well its been awhile for us, thoughts on the draft?

This is where we miss Keithnaab!

[AlBHappy]

Until they get rid of their moron coach, it doesn't matter. All the talent in the world, and they won't beat New England. Not a winning culture.

[FormulaLT1poweR]

Until they get rid of their moron coach, it doesn't matter. All the talent in the world, and they won't beat New England. Not a winning culture.

That may be the case, but losing a guys like James Harrison and Martavis Bryant may also help. Their attitudes surely didn't help things?

New England will always be tough to beat with Brady. I wish Bell would just sign a contract so that drama could be eliminated.

[Big7Ben86]

here we go

[Brandon556211]

Interesting tidbits: Steelers only team with top 5 offense AND top 10 defense at this point in the season

[BishsBMirin]

Interesting tidbits: Steelers only team with top 5 offense AND top 10 defense at this point in the season

Interdasting. Just have to keep this train moving. Need KC to drop a few more games and obviously need the heads up against the Pats.

[EnglishRay]

Any opinions on the season passed boys?

I'm worried, but excited about the coming Season. The draft seemed productive and I think Bell & Brown not being around COULD be a positive thing. Emphasis on the 'Could', as we all know they were both fantastic players who elevated the team initially before their attitude brought it crashing down.

[BishsBMirin]

Any opinions on the season passed boys?

I'm worried, but excited about the coming Season. The draft seemed productive and I think Bell & Brown not being around COULD be a positive thing. Emphasis on the 'Could', as we all know they were both fantastic players who elevated the team initially before their attitude brought it crashing down.

Yeah man I am iffy on whether or not this will benefit us. I still get so pissed thinking we lost Shazier, Bell and Brown in a matter of 2 seasons. Just think of where we would be if Shazier didn't get hurt and the other 2 were all in as Steelers. Honestly, I am worried about seeing just how good Juju is. He is very talented but we will see how much of that was due to AB. I know he has made a lot of crazy plays but he will get a lot more attention now. Offensive line will be fine. We need Ben to limit his turnovers and our defense obviously needs to improve drastically. We have done great in the draft and then we have our Jarvis Jones, Artie Burns, etc drafts so I will wait to comment on that. I guess we shall see.

[EnglishRay]

Yeah man I am iffy on whether or not this will benefit us. I still get so pissed thinking we lost Shazier, Bell and Brown in a matter of 2 seasons. Just think of where we would be if Shazier didn't get hurt and the other 2 were all in as Steelers. Honestly, I am worried about seeing just how good Juju is. He is very talented but we will see how much of that was due to AB. I know he has made a lot of crazy plays but he will get a lot more attention now. Offensive line will be fine. We need Ben to limit his turnovers and our defense obviously needs to improve drastically. We have done great in the draft and then we have our Jarvis Jones, Artie Burns, etc drafts so I will wait to comment on that. I guess we shall see.

Lane seemed shoddy the other night. However, all else seemed encouraging! Rudolph seemed to step up and Devin Bush looked good. Game 1 of pre-season though...