2006-12-07 13:21:46 · 15 answers · asked by Ravens52 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
The Steelers are suffering from a super bowl hangover and it is finally starting to wear off. The hangover has led to turnovers which is very uncharacteristic of the Steelers and it all started back early in the season when they played the Bengals.
Besides the hangover though, there were some distractions that took place during the of season which carried over into the start of the season. The big one was if Cowher would return after his big new purchase in North Carolina, then he decided not to extend his contract with 2 years remaining as he has traditionally done in the past. The other big distraction was Ben and his accident. Although Ben did everything possible to get better and make sure he didn't miss any time there was still some concern from the team if he was really ready or not.
The departure of players had nothing to do with because the Steelers return 19 of their 22 starters from the Super Bowl team. The 3 starters were Hope (S), Kimo (DE), and ARE (WR). Chris Hope was replaced by Ryan Clark and Tyrone Carter which have filled in nicely. The Steelers also drafted Anthony Smith who has shown some great promise for the future. Kimo was in his mid 30's it was only a matter of time before he would be leaving anyway. Brett Keisel, Kimo's replacement, came on strong last year and was very involved with the defense during the playoff run of 05, the dude is a monster and is a huge upgrade from Kimo. ARE was probably the biggest loss because of everything he did for the team. The Steelers drafted Holmes and Reid to replace him and unfortunately Reid has been injured for most of the Season but Holmes has really started emerge lately and is becoming a very good replacement for ARE.
You're probably wondering 'what about the Bus?" He wasn't a starter but he has been missed because now the Steelers don't have that grind it out kind of back anymore. Parker has been doing an outstanding job though carrying the load and is proving that the Steelers don't need that big back.
The Steelers will return to form next year. Thursday night against the Browns you could see that spark return to the team so they are definitely getting hungry for another run!
2006-12-08 07:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by az_steeler 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i does not say it would be too staggering... the Steelers are an remarkable group and consistently have been. think of of it this form... the Patriots won their first superbowl in an somewhat out of no the place form of style... did no longer make the playoffs the subsequent year and then subsequently grew to become themselves into this a protracted time dynasty... the Steelers ought to ok do the comparable factor after laying low for a year. i'm hoping no longer although... i'm hoping the Pats get their 4th identify in 7 years. I in basic terms anticipate 3 stable ol' soccer. The Steelers will maximum certainly be to blame for loads of that.
2016-10-14 05:59:46 · answer #2 · answered by pape 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing happened to the Steelers. The truth be told - when you win a championship in any sport you become marked by the competition as the measuring stick so everyone gets hyped up to play you including the scrubs and without a motivational player like Bettis in the locker room someone else has to step up and be a leader.
2006-12-07 13:34:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kudos to az_steeler. Talk about hitting the nail right on the head.
The Steelers had a rough start because they just weren't playing to their ability level at the beginning of this season. But with their past two wins, it's obvious that they've finally started to play that amazing Steeler football we all (well, most of us, at least) know and love.
2006-12-08 23:52:57 · answer #4 · answered by sara! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I'm sad about it. Some of the players said they've had some leadership issues, and I think that it has a lot to do with Bettis leaving this year. Who know, though. They'll pick it up for next year!
2006-12-07 13:30:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were lucky that Carson Palmer Blew his knee in 2006 otherwise they would have not won the superbowl
2006-12-07 13:31:03 · answer #6 · answered by Charger Fan 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They won last year and by winning u get a harder schedule its can parody in the NFL the better you do the harder your schedule as well as injury's
2006-12-07 13:33:05 · answer #7 · answered by biigmac 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 things.
turnovers and they rushed back a quarterback who was less than a minute away from dying and who later had an emergency appendectomy.
2006-12-07 14:19:41 · answer #8 · answered by E-S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess it all started when Ben had hisaccident and it all came crashing down later that season
2006-12-07 13:53:53 · answer #9 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
turnovers, droped passes, bad quaterback play, poor o-line play, sucky ike taylor, no solid pass rush, can't get to the quaterback even when blizting, fat and happy head coach. That about sums it up
2006-12-07 13:29:43 · answer #10 · answered by thejoeman17 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋