THE STARS ARE IN ALIGNMENT ...
... FOR THE Pittsburgh Steelers to achieve a sixth Super Bowl victory in early February. Oh, sure, no one other than Steelers fans think it can be done. But the same people who wrote off the Steelers when they were 7-5 are doing it yet again, and even now they suggest one of the other 31 NFL teams will somehow prevail in Super Bowl XLI. Lies and treachery!
Of course, even I realize the possibility -- however unlikely -- that Pittsburgh might somehow not win the Super Bowl again. This circumstance was made slightly more possible due to the Indianapolis Colts' acquisition of Adam Vinatieri, a move which will undoubtedly go down in football history as a "classic blunder" on the part of the New England Patriots. Oh, foolish Patriots! You have let Mr Clutch, a kicker so popular people actually wore his jersey, depart; and then you make Deion Branch, your best wide receiver, angry. These are not what one would call steps to victory. Also, you have no depth in your defense.
But anyway. The Colts' acquisition of Vinatieri may allow them to draw upon his crucial clutch reserve during key plays. As we saw last year, clutch kicking could have made a great difference in the way the playoffs turned out. So, on behalf of Steelers fans everywhere, I'd just like to say, thanks, New England! THANKS A LOT!
Of course, Indy's running game will stink to high heaven this year now that Edgerrin James left, and as a result, everyone will blitz Peyton Manning and cause him to throw interceptions. So it could be possible that teams OTHER than Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and New England will have a shot at the AFC title this year. However, I think all can agree the idea of such a thing happening is so disturbing and remote that no one could seriously entertain it.
posted by Benjamin Kepple @
5:36 PM
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