Official 2013-2014 Pittsburgh Steelers Thread

[JS©]

By the way, who was it that had bet that the Pens would win 1 game before the Steelers?

I mentioned it on Sunday during the game, but I wouldn't call it an official bet.

[Fast B]

By the way, who was it that had bet that the Pens would win 1 game before the Steelers?

It's a bit easier with the bye week coming up, but I think the Pens would have won first regardless.

[DelPen]

Even though it's a bye week I fully expect Tomlin to figure out way to rack up another loss.

[Dickie Dunn]

Last night on his weekly radio show Ryan Clark apparently guaranteed the Steelers will make the playoffs.

In other news, Ryan Clark is an annoying loudmouth incapable of knowing when to shut the hell up and is delusional.

[the wicked child]

Someone needs a nice tall glass of STFU.

I get that they aren't going to publicly admit defeat, but don't insult our intelligence.

[Idoit40fans]

They're still in it, they just have to get to their game.

[Fast B]

They're still in it, they just have to get to their game.

At least when Bylsma says it we can believe that the Pens have some game to get to.

[Dickie Dunn]

http://regressing.deadspin.com/chart-how-does-your-nfl-team-stack-up-on-offense-and-d-1442405539/@kylenw

Not surprisingly, the Steelers fall into the "Bad Offense/Bad Defense" area of the chart.

[DelPen]

By the way, who was it that had bet that the Pens would win 1 game before the Steelers?

It's a bit easier with the bye week coming up, but I think the Pens would have won first regardless.

Would anyone have guessed the Pirates would win three playoff games before the Steelers win a game? It could turn out the Bucs get more playoffs wins than Steelers total wins too.

[Troy Loney]

http://regressing.deadspin.com/chart-how-does-your-nfl-team-stack-up-on-offense-and-d-1442405539/@kylenw

Not surprisingly, the Steelers fall into the "Bad Offense/Bad Defense" area of the chart.

lol jacksonville.

[Dickie Dunn]

Steelers depth chart changes: Mike Adams has been demoted to 3rd string for both tackle positions. Kelvin Beachum is listed as the starter at LT, backed up by Levi Brown. Cameron Heyward will now be starting at DE over Ziggy Hood.

Tomlin also described Levi Brown as a “critical acquisition", showing that he has no idea what the word "critical" means.

http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/Steelers-make-changes-on-both-lines/3f22f72e-03eb-4027-9496-435fa7b35e6b

[WDWBurghGooner]

Tomlin is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic with the 2 moves he made today.

[Dickie Dunn]

Tomlin is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic with the 2 moves he made today.

I'm actually in favor of both moves. They can have positive future implications, unlike the crap move of trading for Levi Brown (made all the more curious by having Beachum start over him). You get to see if Beachum has the talent to be a starting tackle in the NFL or if his only value is as a decent offensive lineman who can play every damn position, including TE. The other move signals the end (thank God) of the Ziggy Hood era. He sucks. Heyward hasn't been great, but he's been better than Ziggy. Time to see what he does with increased playing time.

[Letang Is The Truth]

Shamarknado has passed clark on the depth chart per the twitter

[WDWBurghGooner]

Tomlin is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic with the 2 moves he made today.

I'm actually in favor of both moves. They can have positive future implications, unlike the crap move of trading for Levi Brown (made all the more curious by having Beachum start over him). You get to see if Beachum has the talent to be a starting tackle in the NFL or if his only value is as a decent offensive lineman who can play every damn position, including TE. The other move signals the end (thank God) of the Ziggy Hood era. He sucks. Heyward hasn't been great, but he's been better than Ziggy. Time to see what he does with increased playing time.

Fair enough, my point is that this team as a whole is terrible. I think it is going to take a lot more change to significantly improve this team.

[Dickie Dunn]

Tomlin is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic with the 2 moves he made today.

I'm actually in favor of both moves. They can have positive future implications, unlike the crap move of trading for Levi Brown (made all the more curious by having Beachum start over him). You get to see if Beachum has the talent to be a starting tackle in the NFL or if his only value is as a decent offensive lineman who can play every damn position, including TE. The other move signals the end (thank God) of the Ziggy Hood era. He sucks. Heyward hasn't been great, but he's been better than Ziggy. Time to see what he does with increased playing time.

Fair enough, my point is that this team as a whole is terrible. I think it is going to take a lot more change to significantly improve this team.

Absolutely. Which is why it is ridiculous to trade any draft pick for an overpaid talentless bust like Levi Brown.

[mac5155]

Shamarknado has passed clark on the depth chart per the twitter

A shame since Clark was guaranteeing the playoffs.

[Troy Loney]

Shamarknado has passed clark on the depth chart per the twitter

A shame since Clark was guaranteeing the playoffs.

I assume he figured himself being benched would facilitate the playoff run.

[KennyTheKangaroo]

is his mouth going to be benched too?

[Rylan]

Shamarknado has passed clark on the depth chart per the twitter

A shame since Clark was guaranteeing the playoffs.

He didn't guarantee anything. He was asked if it was possible to make the playoffs. He answered saying it was do-able and that he feels the team has a chance to do it based on the remaining schedule. Roethlisberger also agreed with the sentiments in his weekly radio show.

[Idoit40fans]

No, he make the guarantee that they would make it.

[Rylan]

"I feel like with where our division is, where we are, the games we have remaining, that we have a good chance of being a playoff team It's not a guarantee or prediction. It's fact, and the fact is we're not out of it. The fact is of the three teams in our division, we play two of them twice and we have another one at home, which I feel like are five winnable games. You win those games, you put yourself in better position as opposed to those teams."

Yea...no guarantee.

[Rocco]

What's he supposed to say? "We're tanking for Clowney"?

[Idoit40fans]

"I feel like with where our division is, where we are, the games we have remaining, that we have a good chance of being a playoff team It's not a guarantee or prediction. It's fact, and the fact is we're not out of it. The fact is of the three teams in our division, we play two of them twice and we have another one at home, which I feel like are five winnable games. You win those games, you put yourself in better position as opposed to those teams."

Yea...no guarantee.

Thats just what you chise to hear.

[Pitt87]

Todd Haley's time in Pittsburgh just keeps getting weirder.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/steelers-haley-accused-in-court-of-dismantling-house-in-upper-st-clair-706752/