NFL 2009
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Badbird
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King Richard
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The Super Bowl hangover is a bitch. It's not like we shouldn't have seen this coming. The season following their 2005 Super Bowl the Steelers went 8-8. Oh well.
Go Colts!
Go Colts!
AchrisK
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There's far less of an excuse this time though. Last time, Roethlisberger was still only going into his third season, had just been in a life threatening motorcycle accident, and also had his gall bladder erupt or something like that. Jerome Bettis also left, among others during free agency. This year, I had very high hopes for the possibility of repeating, but with Polamalu missing most of the season, as well as Aaron Smith going on IR and William Gay proving that he doesn't deserve to be a starter, the defense is nothing like they have been in recent years. The offense has their issues as well, but the defense has blown 4th quarter leads in 5 of their losses, not including the THREE 4th quarter leads they had against the Raiders. I do have high hopes once again for next year, though. Polamalu and Smith will be back, Mike Wallace will be better incorporated into the offense, and the offensive line will continue to gel as a cohesive unit as Mendenhall becomes more comfortable running the ball. They really looked like they had already given up during most of the Raiders game, and even more so for this last game, so at this point they just need to look toward next year. They'll have a higher draft pick this time, so that's good. If they can find/draft some defensive replacements for CB/S/NT, I think they can make another deep run next season.
As for all of the constant childish comments, grow up already.
AchrisK
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King Richard
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I felt the same way during the 2007 season with the Colts. They were plagued with injuries to players like Harrison, Freeney, Brackett, the o-line, Addai, among others. Although, they finished the season 13-3.
Jimmy... Dead.
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Willam Gay and the safety Carter are both playing really bad. esp Carter, he just seems to over run everything.
Losing Aaron Smith effected them way more than I thought it would.
Speaking of teams on the down fall, do you guys think the Cowboys are going to lose 4 in a row?
After losing to the Giants they have the Chargers,Saints and Eagles lol Whoever made the schedule had a sense of humor.
Losing Aaron Smith effected them way more than I thought it would.
Speaking of teams on the down fall, do you guys think the Cowboys are going to lose 4 in a row?
After losing to the Giants they have the Chargers,Saints and Eagles lol Whoever made the schedule had a sense of humor.
AchrisK
Weakling
The schedule is made arbitrarily, or at least the teams they would play was arbitrary. This year NFC East is playing AFC West and the NFC South, plus obviously their own division rivals x2. Seattle and Green Bay are the only teams someone specifically decided that the Cowboys would play.
Go Chargers!!
Go Chargers!!
Yah. "I'll take player nicknames and the crimes they committed for 200$ Alex"!?!
Yeah, I hear ya! Had a bitch of a time getting up for work after celebrating those 3-Pats SB wins! Oh...you meant...
As far as the Steelers, even with thier issues and ??'s ...ya can't be losing to the Raiders and Browns WHEN PLAYING FOR YOUR PLAYOFF LIVES! I say this with almost as much emphasis and discouragement towards my Pats blowing late leads and not showing that killer instinct!
Why are there so many Patriots fans here? They're so overrated.
There aren't that many of us here.
The Pats are what they are right now...very average!
Badbird
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I think you muzmaze and me are the only fans of the Patriots on this site.Yes...they are very average right now and better wins the next four games so we can make it to the playoffs.
Matt
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Wow...a another Pats fan that not a bandwagon fan.It seems like it cool thing to hate Boston sports teams nowadays.
Matt
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I hate the Patriots because they're cheaters and won several probably illegitimate superbowls.
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King Richard
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There are a few more people who claim to be Patriots fans like cookiecutter and Zephyrus, but they're super duper fair weather fans. So they really don't count. Astrum too iirc.
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