Dan O has been a big supporter for Baker and our franchise ... good to see
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
I think it's more a calls-it-like-he-sees-it guy. He was pretty critical earlier in the year when Baker wasn't looking so great.
There is no level of sucking we haven't seen; in fact, I'm pretty sure we hold the patents on a few levels of sucking NOBODY had seen until the past few years.
Good to be there. One step closer, but remember, anything less than a SB victory is a failed season.
That said....YES!!
In general I would agree but for us this is a success no matter what.
All the misery, heartbreak, failed qb's, and coaches that we've had. We finally have a cohesive unit and are building some continuity. It's a success no matter what in my eyes and we finally have a future to build on.
This is a much better roster than the last time we made it, the 2002 team was just a bunch of free agents brought in and a lot of lucky wins. this team was built through drafts and we have a legit young exciting coach who usually calls a good game. Although I questioned alot of his calls today I'm sure there was a reason.
Just a lot to look forward to!
That is why I said YES!
No doubt failure comes in degrees. You have win 11 regular season games and make the playoffs...then fail...which we may not....or you have 0-16 Hue Jackson failure. No doubt one is better than the other, so yes, this season has been defined no matter what we do moving forward.
Just a note of caution to those younger dawgs who haven't really experienced playoffs at this point, or since they were maybe 10 years old. Losing in the playoffs hurts way more. It makes for a LONG off season.
When you suck, at least good draft position gives you some hope. When you are picking at 20 or higher, draft talk isn't as fun. It's much harder to discuss because you don't have any real idea who might be there. When you pick 4th, you know one of these 4 guys is going to be there. You don't have any real degree of certainty until teams are on the clock and you are about 3-4 picks away from your pick.
The talk turns more in to positional needs, but the further down the draft board you slide, the more best player available comes in to play. You may not be able to incorporate needs as much in to the pick as you can when picking near the top.
My bad I didn't catch that part. I was celebrating a little too much yesterday if you know what I mean. Lol
I am thrilled to be in the playoffs, really I am. And I don’t want to be a downer. Can someone make the case for why we have a shot at Pittsburgh and against Big Ben next week after we barely pulled this off? Gimme something to hang on to!
The Steelers lost 4 of their last 5 games. Their one win was a come from behind victory. Often a team needs a couple lucky breaks to go there way to pull off that kind of comeback. Yes, they sat some starters but they have looked very beatable with their starters in the games. They looked bad against the Bengals and Redskins. Not saying we are going to win but the Steelers are probably the best chance we have to pick up a win.
