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Originally posted by POJO_Risin
Fuck the Ravens....

Jesus Christ bro...gotta love the depth...

game time baby...gametime...

Now the only hard part is waiting two weeks!!!!!

It's cool to sit here and realize we will remember this year for the rest of our lives...

...The year of the Ben and the Bus!

I see that Cowher chin getting longer...

[POJO_Risin]

Well...fuck...I don't mind waiting...as long as they are still dancin'...

15-1 means nothing now...

it's all about the Jets, the Broncos or the Chargers...

and all three are tough games...

[POJO_Risin]

Now you've got to legitimize the 15-1 by winning the whole dance...anything less just isn't acceptable...

and we now have a target...

[Rikk]

Again, don't forget that 2001 was a great season. But they didn't even make the Superbowl. I really want to avenge the Steelers of 2001 but killing NEW ENGLAND in the AFC Championships. Then I can laugh at LOOOOOOO.

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Originally posted by POJO_Risin
Now you've got to legitimize the 15-1 by winning the whole dance...anything less just isn't acceptable...

and we now have a target...

And no one wants to come to Heinz Field to play a game..

...just as it should be.

...I'm booking my hotel room now...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by aesop
Now the only hard part is waiting two weeks!!!!!

On the other side of that though is two weeks to get nearly everyone healthy....

A close to 100% Duce....

A close to 100% Bell....

A healthy Haggans....

A healthy Plax....

A healthy Bus.....

A healthy Ben.....

Get those MOFO's running on ALL CYLINDERS going into the playoffs !!!!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by Rikk
Again, don't forget that 2001 was a great season. But they didn't even make the Superbowl. I really want to avenge the Steelers of 2001 but killing NEW ENGLAND in the AFC Championships. Then I can laugh at LOOOOOOO.

I think this year hopefully will be different....

In '01 (and '94), the Steelers were BIG favorites, over a TD in each game...

They'll be the first one to admit, they got complacent during game week and they got spanked....

There's no way, regardless of who they'll play in either playoff game, that the spread will be over, I'd say, 5 points..... I think their spread over San Diego or Denver would be 5, but that's it....

And it's an obvious one, but Aesop brought it up, Heinz Field now is a MAJOR field advantage.... That crowd is amazing, it really is.....

I'm jealous already....

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Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
On the other side of that though is two weeks to get nearly everyone healthy....

A close to 100% Duce....

A close to 100% Bell....

A healthy Haggans....

A healthy Plax....

A healthy Bus.....

A healthy Ben.....

Get those MOFO's running on ALL CYLINDERS going into the playoffs !!!!

Good points, VA. I'd be worried if they didn't win Sunday...But I feel fine now...


...And I feel sorry for the NFC LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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THE STEELERS 2004 FIGHT SONG...TIME TO BREAK THIS BAD BOY OUT!!!!

Hey Poj...Is This You????

Download HERE (real audio)



"Let's Go Steelers"

performed by the Pogo Bandits
Copyright 2004
BMI


Pittsburgh Steelers
Here We Go Steelers
Let's Go Steelers
Let's Go

Duce Staley and Jerome, they power the team
Crashing through the line, running over the "D"
When Faneca, Hartings and Kreider make a hole
The next bus stop is the Super Bowl

Pittsburgh Steelers
Here We Go Steelers
Let's Go Steelers

Big Ben Roethlisberger just can't be beat
He moves in the pocket and he's throwing it deep
Plaxico jumps up high to catch a pass
Hines Ward knocks the safety on his... back

Pittsburgh Steelers
Here We Go Steelers
Let's Go Steelers

The number one defense, ya knw they're here to stop you
With Aaron Smith and Kimo and Troy Polamalu
With Porter and Haggans, the blitzes are coming
James Farrior, he's got the quarterback running

Pittsburgh Steelers
Here We Go Steelers
Let's Go Steelers

Bill Cowher, he's the coach of this team
He got the boys playing hard, he's got 'em playing mean
He yells and he spits and he sticks out his chin
Cowher Power has the team playing to win

Pittsburgh Steelers
Here We Go Steelers
Let's Go Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Here We Go Steelers
Let's Go Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers, We love you
Pittsburgh Steelers, We love you
The Steelers are going to the Super Bowl
The Steelers are going to the Super Bowl

[ALinChainz]

Roethlisberger unanimous choice for top offensive rookie

By BARRY WILNER, AP Football Writer
January 5, 2005

NEW YORK (AP) -- Ben Roethlisberger did what John Unitas, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Brett Favre and every other NFL quarterback never managed by winning The Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year award.

The first quarterback to win the honor since its inception in 1957, Roethlisberger did so unanimously, the second straight rookie to get all the votes. The Pittsburgh Steelers' young star received all 48 votes Wednesday from a nationwide panel of writers and broadcasters who cover pro football.

Last year, Arizona wide receiver Anquan Boldin also swept the panel.

But Boldin didn't go unbeaten in 13 starts, as Roethlisberger did in leading the Steelers to a franchise-best 15-1 record, which led the NFL this season. Neither, of course, has any other rookie QB.

``I think it is just a comfort level every week, learning and practicing, getting on the same page as these guys,'' Roethlisberger said. ``I think that has really helped by being out there in practice and working with these guys, the receivers, the linemen, the running backs, and just getting familiar with each other has really helped our success and our progress.''

Roethlisberger's progress was aided by having a superb running game featuring Jerome Bettis and Duce Staley, operating behind perhaps the league's best offensive line. Pittsburgh ranked second in rushing.

And the Steelers' defense was the league's best, allowing the fewest points and yards.

That meant Roethlisberger didn't need to win many games with his arm.

Yet when he did, he brought back the AFC North champions with late drives to beat Jacksonville and the New York Giants. His composure, competitiveness and intelligent handling of the offense were keys to those wins -- and several others in which he didn't require such heroics.

``I did not really know what to expect,'' said Roethlisberger, the 11th choice in the first round of the draft -- and the third overall quarterback taken behind Eli Manning and Phillip Rivers, neither of whom had much of an impact.

``I thought coming in, knowing about Tommy (Maddox) as the starter, that I was going to come in and just try to learn this offense and try to learn to be a backup, whatever coach was going to ask of me,'' Roethlisberger said. ``Obviously, things changed.''

They changed when Maddox injured his right elbow in Game 2 at Baltimore, the Steelers' only loss. There were loud doubts about Pittsburgh's chances of prospering with a rookie quarterback, including some from Roethlisberger's teammates.

He silenced those doubters very quickly.

``We've got mostly the same guys, it's Ben that has made a big difference,'' linebacker Joey Porter said. ``Everybody else has been here. Duce and Ben are the biggest two additions we had. Nobody knew he could play at this level this early.''

Roethlisberger finished fifth in passer rating at 98.1. He completed 196 of 295 passes -- yes, only 99 incompletions -- for 2,621 yards, with 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. His best work came in the middle of the schedule and he wasn't quite as dynamic in December. But he kept winning, even as he was given more responsibility in the offense.

``I think we will surely evolve and add more plays and do more things as an offense,'' he said, ``and I can kind of become more diversified as we continue on this quest this year and in coming years.''

Roethlisberger, whose sensational rookie season could earn him $2.6 million in bonuses, is the fourth Steelers player to win the award, joining receivers Louis Lipps (1984) and Jimmy Orr (1958) and running back Franco Harris (1972).

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Geez, I hate to sound complacent, but is this not "ho-hum" ??

I guess the year this 22 year old will really sink in a couple of years, when they may have BETTER teams but not finish 15-1.....

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Well, all set.... Jets at Steelers, part Deux....

Steelers are a 9 1/2 point favorites.....

As I said in the other thread, I think the big key in this game, as opposed to the first time they met, is going to be the much better overall health of the Steelers....

With Ben, Duce, Plaxico, Bus, Haggans, and Townsend all returning nearly completely healthy, I think we'll see a much different outcome this time around....

Bus will probably get most of the carries with Duce spelling him, unless something drastically changes for the better with Duce's hammy this week in practice....

I don't see Bell coming back fully, but he may get some spot action... Larry Foote will get the brunt of the work....

I think Haggans should be fully back, but if not, James Harrison has been playing great....

Plaxico's return I think is going to be biggest difference.... The Jets will not be able to put 8 in the box, or else Ben will burn them.....

Prediction, you ask ??

Lemme think for a sec....

OK, Stillers 31 - Jets 13.....

[POJO_Risin]

You never know...I truly think it will be a good game...

I think Pittsburgh is better than I think...to be honest...

We shall see...they would have beat both teams yesterday...9 1/2 seems about right...

[redblkwht]

Game fucking on tomorrow, where you guys at? i got $ on this
game thanks to your admiration..lol
actually i did it on my own. btw, im gonna be at vegas, anyone want me to bet something pm me..im leaving for in 2-21-05.
Rock on!

[POJO_Risin]

lmfao...rbw...lmfao...

you and your code...

I'm going myself...or I'd have you throw a few bucks on a couple of teams for next year's Super Bowl...

always take the Steelers...