It's A Start, But You're Not Out Of The Doghouse Yet, Coach.

You have to like that. A lot of people are going to say that the Steelers are suffering a post Superbowl hangover. They’ll say that Ben Roethlisberger is not himself and is still reeling from his motorcycle accident this past off-season. I can’t really say for sure if those things are true or not, but I can say this; we completely dismantled that team for three quarters last night. The defense was live and Philip Rivers picked apart the Steelers secondary for drives of 80 and 91 yards. That defense is still supposed to be pretty good, right? It sure is nice to have all those six and a half foot targets we’ve got, huh? Anybody remember me saying Malcolm Floyd might be the real deal a couple weeks back? That TD he had was a monster catch. That guy and Big Vinny are solid and are only going to get better. It was nice to see Gates out there being the best playmaking tight end in the game like he is supposed to be. Tomlinson didn’t have his best running game, but it was nice to see us get him the ball in space where he was able to make a couple things happen. The Burner is getting those tough yards every time and manages to warrant more and more playing time on a team that already boasts arguably the best running back in the game. Man, it’s going to be hard to hold on to that guy.

Sadly, even after last night’s game, I’m not totally convinced Marty will do right by the talent the Bolts possess. Don’t forget, he pulled out his share of these dominating types of performances last year, but they tended to happen in games where we trailed early. If he had gotten the early lead again last night, I don’t doubt we would have seen something more closely resembling the Baltimore game. In fact, as much as no one wants to admit it, the play calling definitely got a little conservative late last night. The difference was that Michael Turner was able to find the holes and eat clock. The defense was also let off the leash in the fourth quarter. End result, San Diego wins, and more importantly shows what they can truly do. Give me this team playing that hard and I’ll take all comers. Bring me your Colts and your Bears! You’ve got nothing on us! We are best! Even if it has to be in spite of our coach. One victory does not absolve you, Marty. But it’s a nice start. Go Bolts!!!