So what do you think the chances are the steelers will get to the super bowl? Which team from the NFC do you want to see the steelers play in the super bowl? Who do you think the most likely steeler will be MVP in the super bowl? Man I can’t wait to see the Steelers in the super bowl.

I think we actually match up well against the cowgirls defensively. Either Troy or Timmons can stay on Barber or Witten. Taylor lines up across from TO with Clark sliding his way to help out. I think our 3rd and 4th DBs matchup well against the cowgirls as well. My biggest concern is McFadden on Roy Williams.

Speaking of defense. Was I mistaken or did I see A LOT of Timmons in the Pats game. Seemed like he was on every play. Also noticed that we went nickle on 2nd,3rd, and 4th downs most of the game and that the corners were actually playing press coverage.

If we are physical with the girls (and put some licks on romo), I think we can pull this one out, just like what the West Coast Steelers did to them.

It’s way to early to talk about SB…we have a whole month left in the season. As per Tomlin, 1 game at a time…that’s all that really matters.

However, I do no think if we lose to Dallas (which is very possible b/c they are very good) it means all is lost. Not at all. All it really means is we lost to them on December 5…it means nothing else. We can infer, speculate, and make up resons why a lose is so bad but, all it really would mean is that we are 9-4 heading to Ravens.

Case and point. The year the Colts won the SB, they finished dead last (I think, or close to it) in rush yards allowed. In fact, in a game near the end of the year v. jaguars they gave up 300 yards in 1 game!!! No matter, they made it to the playoffs and the rest is history…

1 game at a time…no more, no less…

haven’t heard from you in awhile. Honestly, I see less Super Bowl talk among the members of this board than I do from Yahoo Sports pundits, et al. I think the average fans, as opposed to the mainstream media, are much less likely to jump to delusional predictions than those who rely on selling advertising space, attracting enough hits from different ISPs, and maintaining viewership to make a living writing about these ideas.

What I do see, and rightfully so, is talk of the postseason, because barring a devastating December Pittsburgh will be there. And that’s all that’s wanted and/or required … the minimum qualifications to give the team the opportunity to earn a Super Bowl spot.

That said, I agree that there are some big tests, and some better defenses that the Black & Gold has yet to face. At the same time, once a postseason spot is earned there does exist what some call a “moral victory.” Such as New York’s final regular season game against the Pats last season, when they lost but fought valiantly until the final whistle. It gave the G-men the momentum needed for a deep playoff run and eventual Super Bowl victory/rematch. If the Steelers hand this one to Dallas the way they handed one to Indy or New York then they walk away with a lot of questions, but if they play a great game, fighting throughout, and still walk away on the losing end then I certainly wouldn’t consider it the end of the road.

The Steelers have made a few good statements, despite the fact that they came against teams with “weaker” defenses. The win against Cinci was a given, the win against San diego was against a team that’s lost its defensive identity, and granted NE’s defense is aging and slowing a bit, but those are the types of games necessary to get a banged up Steelers offense back in the habit, to rebuild cohesion and establish enough momentum to continue fighting.

I see in your 3-week hiatus from the board you’ve begun using metaphors and also allusive baseball terminology to make your points. Nice work! Your compositions are getting stronger. I suppose despite what everyone has already said to you, however, that you just dislike capital letters. I can dig that – the alphabet’s already an inherently heirarchical structure, no use in reiterating an oppressive heirarchy of order and structure into a free exchange of ideas.

I disagree that a loss = a status of pretender. The Giants have lost only to Cleveland; does that make them pretenders? Once again, if you expect a team to go undefeated, you might as well just give up and become an SEC college ball fan. All that matters is getting to the postseason and giving yourself a chance. It takes Ws to get there, but once there who those Ws came against doesn’t mean a thing.