Game Day Thread - Steelers vs. Ravens Part II

[BLITZ]

Man years ago a loss lke this would have shut me down for several days. no ESPN, wouldnt come on here. not online very much just in case something pops up regarding the Steelers.

Knowadays I am good a few minutes after. Football is just not as important anymore. the wins do not excite as much, and the losses do not hurt as much.

You're fully conditioned to it. For me it's like watching the same scenario over and over again. Limp or fall into playoffs and get destroyed. Rinse&repeat.

So far it's setting up for the seasonal grand finale of failure right on cue.

No I dont think so. Football is just not that important. it is a game. just a game. it took me 50+ years to figure that out

 

[diver]

Man years ago a loss lke this would have shut me down for several days. no ESPN, wouldnt come on here. not online very much just in case something pops up regarding the Steelers.

Knowadays I am good a few minutes after. Football is just not as important anymore. the wins do not excite as much, and the losses do not hurt as much.
No I dont think so. Football is just not that important. it is a game. just a game. it took me 50+ years to figure that out

Yep. It took me a long time, too. And I can't blame on the lack of success as of late. That has nothing to do with it. It's just getting older. My granddaughter turned 1 today. She doesn't care about Steeler football! But we had a party and I set up an old train for her, Pappy is a pretty cool guy...you know how it is. How can you get all mad after that?

 

[Steelr4evr]

Man years ago a loss lke this would have shut me down for several days. no ESPN, wouldnt come on here. not online very much just in case something pops up regarding the Steelers.

Knowadays I am good a few minutes after. Football is just not as important anymore. the wins do not excite as much, and the losses do not hurt as much.
No I dont think so. Football is just not that important. it is a game. just a game. it took me 50+ years to figure that out

Of course it's just a game, it's actually more entertainment than genuine sport for me. Too much nonsense for me to legitimize it too much. I can thank the pats**** and the refs slanting games for that clarity.
Speaking of pats*****? I rather gargle broken glass than listen to Tom Brady call our games and tell us how stupid we are. Which he should know well slicing them up like a butcher.

I only watch it for the prospect of them winning a championship or atleast knocking on the door to one. That thought is long, long gone.

 

[Troglodyte]

Both.

It’s still a meaningful game for the Chiefs due to their loss to the Bills. I bet you get a generous point spread and money line if you want to put your money where your mouth is.

 

[KentuckySteeler]

Listen to all these wine and cheesers on here. Nauseating.

Tomlin built that.

 

[Troglodyte]

Our record says I am right, if healthy. People have to make excuses to say otherwise. Without Pickens and our Secondary then I am not so optimistic.

I explicitly referred to the injuries as a reason that I’m wondering if the Steelers win another game to which you replied that you think they beat the Chiefs and Ravens.

 

[SteelerInLebanon]

I explicitly referred to the injuries as a reason that I’m wondering if the Steelers win another game to which you replied that you think they beat the Chiefs and Ravens.

I still think we beat them. The Bengals likely will be out of it and the Chiefs may have clinched or be all but assured of it. I also like our chances at home on a short week. I always like our chances against the Bengals or Browns the last week of a season. Even with Mason or Landry starting.

 

[Troglodyte]

I still think we beat them. The Bengals likely will be out of it and the Chiefs may have clinched or be all but assured of it. I also like our chances at home on a short week. I always like our chances against the Bengals or Browns the last week of a season. Even with Mason or Landry starting.

It’ll be the Bengals Super Bowl and the Bills would need to lose to the Patriots tomorrow for the Chiefs to clinch. I’m betting we’re rooting hard for the Texans on Christmas afternoon.

 

[steelersfootball4life]

So, the Steelers go from possibly winning the division and pretty much locking in the #3 seed to potentially losing the division and a playoff home game and becoming the last wild card seed.
One and done looking very possible again. I had high hopes at the beginning of the season too.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Folding like a Tomlin team in the first round of the playoffs

Folding like a Tomlin team that got their nine wins and has a playoff spot locked up.

 

[Aussie_Steeler]

They’ve won and lost to the Rats, lose tie breaker on point differential tho

The Steelers hold the tie breaker over the Ravens as the Steelers have the better conference record.

The only way the Ravens can hold the tiebreaker over the Steelers is if Ravens beat the Browns and Steelers lose to Bengals. Ravens would hold the tiebreaker on division record (unlikely that a tiebreaker would be needed in that scenario though as Ravens likely will have a better win-loss record anyway).

 

[KentuckySteeler]

So, the Steelers go from possibly winning the division and pretty much locking in the #3 seed to potentially losing the division and a playoff home game and becoming the last wild card seed.
One and done looking very possible again. I had high hopes at the beginning of the season too.

Its beyond embarrasing at this point. Brady beat us for years and now we have to listen to him call our late season losses. Turn the page on this dumpster fire already.

 

[MT~Forged]

Man years ago a loss lke this would have shut me down for several days. no ESPN, wouldnt come on here. not online very much just in case something pops up regarding the Steelers.

Knowadays I am good a few minutes after. Football is just not as important anymore. the wins do not excite as much, and the losses do not hurt as much.
No I dont think so. Football is just not that important. it is a game. just a game. it took me 50+ years to figure that out

It isn’t even a game anymore, it is entertainment. Exactly like “Professional” wrestling. Once you realize that, it makes the official’s influence on the game and coaches acceptance that much easier to see.