The home-field advantage is looking might good through the
Black and Gold glasses:
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Our buddy, StillMill, would have had an orgasm if his buddy
Dan Kreider knocked Ray Lewis back 4 yards on a run. If the Hard Hat Award is
truly awarded for the reason Mill says it is, for the Stiller who best
demonstrates the city of Pittsburgh, and SmashMouth football, then Jerome
Bettis should have already won this week�s award. Heck, if the award is given
to the game MVP, which it has been awarded this year, then the award should
still go to Bettis.
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The Stillers could beat Buffalo, then sweep through the
playoffs and Super Bowl, and Cowher would get blamed for something by some
people here. Heck, maybe it will be Bill�s fault that the game time temp
in� Jacksonville is only 70 instead of
the usual 75. Cowher has done an outstanding job this year, in every aspect.
Yesterday, Ben said he could go back in, and went back in. When he winced after
the pass to Plax and signaled to come out, he got the next play, which was the
screen, and he said he could throw a screen. So, instead of calling a timeout,
he stayed in the game for one play and threw the screen, until Maddox was ready
to come in. If there is any blame, it could go to Maddox for not having his
helmet on or at least holding it on the sideline. BUT, Ben said he was OK.
Heck, I�m going to blame Cowher for us not having a white Christmas.
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Oh, it was so good to see Plax back out there. A healthy
Plax, combined with how well ARE has been playing lately, the emergence of Lee
Mays, a healthy Bus and (hopefully) Duce, and future opponent�s defensive
coordinators have got to be shaking in their shoes.
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Again, contrary to others (ahem, StillMill step forward),
this has not been an easy 7 game stretch since the dismantling of NE and Philly.
Games at Cincy and Cleveland are never easy (Mill picked the Stillers to lose
at least one of them), Wash�s defense is almost as good as ours,� Jax was playing for their playoff lives, the
Jets wanted to prove they could play with the big boys, and the Giants still
had playoff hopes. Every week, after a win, it seemed like something was
exposed on the team, whether it was the secondary, or the deep passing game
without Plax, the defense as a whole was shaky at times, the O Line looked
suspect at times���..But, it didn�t seem to matter. Every week someone else
stood up, some more than others (Bettis, Farrior), while some stepped up their
game when needed, such as Harrison the last few weeks. There is something
special about this team, and I believe we need to sit back and watch these
games as Steeler fans first, and then, if needed, go back and break down the
tape.
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Nice game yesterday, San Diego. Just to let you Chargers
fans know, beating Cleveland in the snow last week is a whole lot easier than
coming to Pittsburgh on Jan 15th or 16th. Oh, San Diego
fans, you may want to worry about the Jets first.
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By the way, StillMill and myself have been friends for
years, so I�m allowed to pick on him about his infactuation with some players,
and his total disdain for others, no matter how well they play.
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I think we play the regulars enough this week, along with
people like Scott, Bell, Duce getting some reps, that we beat Buffalo. I went
to a Stiller-Jill game in Buffalo in 83 (I think). Stillers lost, but the
tailgating in Buffalo is awesome. Stillers 20 Jills 13.