Take a deep breathe and slowly back away from the ledge
"Take a deep breathe and slowly back away from the ledge", is what my brother, mother, and father yelled at me as I embraced for the jump. The first step to overcoming a problem is understanding and admitting you have a problem. I recall the first symptoms of this "disease" showing up sometime around last year. Right after the Eagles game I made the remark,"There's no way the steelers will win anything this year". From then on I was plagued with the onset of 'Pre-December football panic' (PDFP). It has become quite an epidemic. It doesn't just effect me, steelers fans, or red and blue monkeys (sorry couldn't resist). Recent studies have shown that about 65% of the football watching public suffers from PDFP. This number grows but there is a cure.
Our society is focused on the here and now and not a second later. We are accustomed to split second breaking news, information at the tip of your fingers in cell phones, and word travels around the world in less than a second. These conditions create a pee-tri dish for PDFP to develop. ESPN acts as a catayst for this disease, with weekly power rankings, daily anaylsis, and up to the second references on how great brett farve is. So it is easy to see how PDFP spreads among the masses.
After stepping back from the ledge, I came to realize my disease. I battle with it every week. It is a process but can be overcome. The cure is simple and my brother and father discovered the cure. It's called common-sense. Common-sense when taken daily can subside the affects of PDFP. The truth of the matter is that pre-december football sets up december football. That is when teams are in position for playoff runs. There has been enough football played to properly gage who are contenders and who are predenders. Once upon realizing these facts a patient suffering from PDFP slowly begins to understand to not panic pre-december. They see that two losses are not the end to the season despite how they came. They begin to see that to properly gage how good this defense is you have to wait til Troy P gets back. Then a determination and anaylsis can be made about the effectiveness of this defense. Troy P solidified our secondary without his stellar play, the secondary goes from awesome to ordinary. That extra second that Troy causes QB's to think, leads to Int's, incompletions, and sacks. Qb's usually stay away from him because of his play making ability which makes life easier on the pass rush and the other defensive team members who are in coverage. His explosive speed, instincts, and tackling ability helps with run support also. Frankly Troy makes this defense better.
Common-sense also exposes patients to the thought that we lost very close games even without Troy, that speaks volumes to how well this team is playing. The offense is doing at lot better than last year and if Sweed ever stop dropping the ball the 'tall reciever element' will be added to our arsenal of weapons. There is really nothing to worry at this point. Common-sense tells you to wait till december then make judgement. The super-bowl is the goal, not style-points, not beating a team by 30 points, and certainly not winning every single game. 18-1 is a lot worst than 15-4. Also you can be reminded of Pittsburgh's 5th super bowl run. When they had to win five straight games to just get into the play-offs at the end of the year. Then win three road games in the playoffs to make it to the super bowl (which had never been done). The season is 16 games long, not 8. You want your team peaking and playing it's best football in december, not october. Of course you want them to win as many games as possible but you also understand a loss here or there does not eliminate you from the Super Bowl. There is no BCS system. So if you see a friend who may be suffering from PDFP please educate them of their ill-ness and provide the proper cure.
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I also was suffering from PDFP after the Iggles game
and recently suffered again after our lost the the Bengals. Now I am back to normal completely trusting in the team.
by Steel in FL on Oct 12, 2009 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i really dont undertsand why
ANYBODY would be ANYWHERE near the ledge at this point. Mind boggling to me.
Nice post. Thanks.
Freel free to email me anytime at behindthesteelcurtain@gmail.com with questions, suggestions, complaints, etc, or to just say what's up. -Michael Bean (Blitz)
by Blitzburgh on Oct 12, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
Amen as well
It all starts in the trenches.
by The_Nation_in_Mexico on Oct 12, 2009 11:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Amen wave!
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Steeler_ on Oct 13, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Amen from the grave
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 13, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I won’t do it. I’m not your slave!
by Cannon36 on Oct 13, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
A wave off of Blitz’s comment? Yall better behave
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 13, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
*1
Oh these are my fav
" I’m glad we play Pitt twice, and not Tenn this year." - Salty Browns Fan.
by Johnny_S on Oct 13, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
The fun that you crave?
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 13, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Hint:If DYMS get’s in it will be the rave.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 13, 2009 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a feeling it won’t be a rave, but rather more dry than the Kevin Kline movie “Dave”
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by drinkyourmilkshake on Oct 13, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
you forgot the +1 but it was a great save
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 13, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Don’t stand up for him you Knave!
by Cannon36 on Oct 13, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
You should respect the path he does pave
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 13, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Why is this guy’s post getting the wave?
The only managing Ben does is he manages to WIN games
by chewiesteeler on Oct 13, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ding.
Great post! A lot of fans need to read this.
When I say who dey, you say we dey.
Follow me @Sn0w13allz
by sn0wballz on Oct 12, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Too late
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
kidding – REC’D
The only managing Ben does is he manages to WIN games
by chewiesteeler on Oct 12, 2009 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was listening for the splash
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 13, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SPLOOOOOOSH
The only managing Ben does is he manages to WIN games
by chewiesteeler on Oct 13, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
R.I.P. Tony Fein
May God watch over you wherever you are now and may you be in a better place. We will never forget you!
by Baltimore Warrior on Oct 18, 2009 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Listen to the man, Bart, he's making sense.
I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet beer.
- Homer J. Simpson
by Homer J. on Oct 12, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Send this to Peter King as well
He has been slinging the hate our way…as usual.
Erik
by ekl on Oct 12, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think you may be talking to 65% of Steeler fans in general, but I think you are only talking to about 20% of the BTSC readers, if even that many. From what I have seen by far the vast majority of people are making comments disagreeing with the people freaking out on the ledge, and then there are people like me who do nothing but make fun of them.
by worldtrip on Oct 13, 2009 12:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thats why we love you bro ; )
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Steeler_ on Oct 13, 2009 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you just wink at worldtrip?
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 13, 2009 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i totally saw that
bromance can be for so much more than just blitz’n’brees…
by acrollet on Oct 13, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No i just have a facial twitch
>.>
<.<
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Steeler_ on Oct 13, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
too much coffee!
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 14, 2009 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
65% of football watching public
hint: that stat is not scientific but a joke…. :)
by tannofsteel84 on Oct 13, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever notice how people invent fancy names for simple ailments??
I prefer to call this Sucky Football Syndrome (SFS): Easily curable by a better effort from your favorite team—the Steelers.
by Billy52 on Oct 13, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
you suffer from another ailment – DAF, dumb-ass fan, go root for the colts or something
by tannofsteel84 on Oct 13, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1 him negative, nothing new
"Now that I'm here, I don't want to just be here, I want to be here for a long time." Hines Ward, 1998 4th round draft pick.
by kick him in the head on Oct 13, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DAF
LMAO!
Ron Paul was Right.
by Steelchamps !! on Oct 13, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why does every other thread break out into rhyme?
This is for all you rhymin an reason’n types.

by SteelersVT on Oct 14, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It's usually
used as a tactic to thwart stupid posts. However, I didn’t think this was a stupid post at all so the rhyming is a bit inexplicable in this case.
The only managing Ben does is he manages to WIN games
by chewiesteeler on Oct 14, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spontaneity pawn by a poetic obsession
You’re right it doesn’t follow the rules of engagement.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 14, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is lots of fun though
The only managing Ben does is he manages to WIN games
by chewiesteeler on Oct 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that should say "spawned by"
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 14, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is like the recipe people on dailykos
Everytime a troll stops by with strawman arguments, they go into hyper recipe mode.
by SteelersVT on Oct 14, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
glad to see you went to great lengths to stress this. Uhhh that is all.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 14, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
picture
making me feel acidic
Ron Paul was Right.
by Steelchamps !! on Oct 14, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lemmings
refuse to be a lemming and step away from the egde. It’s fustrating because the Steelers can play better but it’s a long way to December….
5 words you may never hear.."Bungals win the Super Bowl"
by KySteeler on Oct 14, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't push me
Even if I’m close to the edge
by StoneColdSteel on Oct 14, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That goes with the message post huh?
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 15, 2009 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I just can’t understand why people fret over little stuff like this. The Steelers are in good shape, besides a few injuries. It seems like half this fanbase wants the Steelers to be the Patriots (which is sickening).
We are the gold standard for consistency and winning, not those flashy teams like the Cardinals and Saints. Yet there are people that want us to be more like them.
by StoneColdSteel on Oct 15, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm tryin not to lose my head
ahuhhuhh…. its like a jungle sometimes i wonder how I keep from going under….
or am I the only one that gets this?
by tannofsteel84 on Oct 18, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crazy Lady livin in a bag eatin outta garbagecans used to be a (sensored)hag
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 19, 2009 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Broken glass everywhere.....
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Oct 30, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say jump
Who needs all of those negative post anyways? Getting sick and tired of them.
Pain is temporary pride is forever
by Heartofsteel on Oct 15, 2009 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
im scopin out the one smokin indo, comin down the street rollin down his window
Ron Paul was Right.
by Steelchamps !! on Oct 31, 2009 2:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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