[TheSportsGuru]

Projected Record

10-6, 1st Place AFC North

Projected Schedule W/L
Miami (W)
@Jacksonville (L)
Cincinnati (W)
@San Diego (L)
Kansas City (W)
@Atlanta (W)
@Oakland (L)
Denver (L)
New Orleans (W)
@Cleveland (W)
@Baltimore (W)
Tampa Bay (W)
Cleveland (W)
@Carolina (L)
Baltimore (W)
@Cincinnati (L)


It took 25 years, but the Steelers finally produced “One for the Thumb” in 2005. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, the Steelers reeled off 6 straight wins, including 3 road playoff games to win their first championship under Head Coach Bill Cowher. It was a great sports story, with future Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis going back home to Detroit, ending his career at the top of his profession. After several near misses, Cowher was able to silence critics and finally win the big one. Ben Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl and Hines Ward won the Super Bowl MVP, not bad for a guy that played quarterback in college. There have been questions since then, starting with the Bettis retirement. Then 1st Round pick Santonio Holmes had run-ins with the law. Ben Roethlisberger was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. And most recently, questions about Cowher’s future with the team has begun the surface. Repeating as Super Bowl Champ is hard enough, and when added to all the off-field distractions of this off-season, it may be impossible.

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[Lefty Noob]

Call me crazy, Guru, but I see the Steelers getting swept by Cincy this year as long as Palmer's healthy (and I'm assuming he will be). 10-6 may be a little generous for this team -- the Browns and Ravens may each be able to beat them once, though Pittsburgh will beat the Raiders, and while they could be as high as 10 wins they could also be as low as 8-8. Just my two-cents worth, though.

[TheSportsGuru]

I can only go by what I see, and that is a big "if". I like the Bengals if Palmer can come back, but I need to see him on the field...

I will say that Anthony Wright looked pretty good last week, but it was a gainst the Bills....