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Originally Posted by mcaj22
How did Baltimore get worse?
you can argue they got better talent wise. They got younger and more talented.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ba...fl-pos=defense
look at those ****ing LBers. Suggs and Dumervil with Daryl Smith and Arthur Brown? Smith and Brown are much more athletic and faster than Ray Lewis was last season at the end of his career. Their D-line got better. And they are getting their best CB back from injury who is a top 5 CB in the NFL. And its not like their safety drop off is that bad, they drafted a high prospect at SS and signed Huff, who sucks but still serviceable for that defense.
And the Steelers would have been in the playoffs had the Chiefs not snapped him in half, they were fine up until that point. A healthy Big Ben will always make that team in a position to have a winning record. The wheels fall off and they lose when hes not playing. The last time the Steelers had a sub .500 record they bounced back with a winning season the following year, cause its a ****ing winning franchise. |
well, When you replace reed, and pollard, with a rookie, elam, and Huff, you didn't get better. Webb, has to prove he is healthy. Arthur Brown has proven absolutely NOTHING in the nfl, and how much does daryl smith have left. Yes, Adding dummerville is an upgrade over Kruger. But, they did lose boldin, and he was HUGE for the ravens. He was huge for flacco.
And as for the steelers. They are old, and slow. And they lost their speed on offense with Wallace. Yes, they still have brown, but sanders will be focused on this year. And I just don't trust ben to stay healthy. That is the toughest division in football boss. It wouldn't surprise me if the steelers didn't finish last.