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2009
In 2008, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a pretty decent year. They managed to win
the Super Bowl against the Arizona Cardinals and put another Lombardi Trophy in
the trophy case. How do you improve upon a world championship team? Did the
Pittsburgh Steelers do enough in the offseason to merit another trip back to
the Promised Land? If you're searching for free NFL preseason picks, don't
expect the Steelers to repeat as champions. They'll probably be a playoff team
again, but there's a rule in life that says, you're either getting better or
getting worse. You don't just sit still and hope that no one else gets better.
That's pretty much what the Steelers did this off-season. They just sat on
their hands and hoped that no one else caught up. Let's take a look at what the
Steelers did and what they have to look forward to.
The Good News: The good news is that
they still have the best defense in football. Last year, they provided some
proof to the old saying that "Defense wins championships". They had
the #1 overall defense including a #1 ranking in points allowed and against the
pass. In addition to that, they were the 2nd best team against the run. The
only players they lost were LB Larry Foote and CB Bryant McFadden on defense.
They shouldn't make that much of a difference as all of the defensive stars are
back on board for another run. They even added a talented defensive tackle in
Ziggy Hood in the draft. He could do nothing but help this defense moving
forward.
The Bad News: The bad news is that
they still have the same offense. Despite the $100 million contract, Ben
Roethlisberger isn't really that great of an individual quarterback. He does
have a knack for pulling off some ridiculous plays when the Steelers have to have
one. As it turns out, the way the offense puts points on the board, they pretty
much always have to have a heroic play just to win the game. Last year, their
running game wasn't that great either. Both Willie Parker and Rashard
Mendenhall were injured most of the year. The Steelers are hoping that they can
stay healthy for the entire season. The Steelers did absolutely nothing to
improve the offense over the off-season. They basically said, "Well, let's
see if we can win another one with the defense last year." Somehow, I
don't think they're going to continue to get lucky like they did last year in
the Super Bowl. They needed a few blown calls in the Super Bowl (including
Holmes catch) in order to beat the Cardinals and I just don't see it happening
two years in a row. Big Ben isn't suddenly going to wake up this year and learn
how to be a prolific passer.
Outlook: The Steelers will once
again have a dominate defense and grind out 11 or 12 wins. However, if you're
looking for the shocker of free NFL football picks, I'm going to pick against
the Steelers to make it back to the Super Bowl. They'll probably make the
playoffs, but don't pick them to win it all.
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