I guess it's pretty frustrating to go from the Super Bowl to missing the playoffs. In the midst of a 5 game losing streak and with terms in the local papers like "losers" being used to describe their play Steeler S Ryan Clark lashed out today. Apparently a letter from a fan is the straw that broke the camels back. Clark posted it on the Steelers bulletin board but the FO PR people took it down before the media could see it. As the Steelers World turns...

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“Turn out the lights, the parties over” Don Meredith used to sing on Monday Night Football. NBA’s Charles Barkley simply photo shops a fishing hat and gear onto an athlete to let you know his season’s over.
While the Steelers have 3 games to play, their chances of a Lombardi repeat are all but officially over. Time to turn out the lights, send the party guests home and grab the fishing reel. Let’s head for Lake Erie. Then again, maybe not.

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Is Mike Tomlin the next Jon Gruden? Did Mike Tomlin get lucky inheriting a bunch of Bill Cowher's players fresh off a Lombardi and win one with Chin Music? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, once they became Gruden's team ended up in the "toilet" barked Madden. Will the Steelers have the same fate as the Steelers become Tomlin's team Madden seems to ask?

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In any game there are a myriad of plays that had they gone differently, the outcome could have been changed. To me there were 3 HUGE plays that spelled defeat for the Steelers last night. The first two were in regulation with the defense on the field and the third was in OT with the offense on the field. Typical of the Steelers season, there were 3 times (at least) that the game was right there to be taken and the Steelers shrunk from the spotlight.

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I was called out last week for stating that the Steelers are no worse off after their loss to KC as they were after their loss to Cincinnati. The main point of the post was not that the Steelers hadn’t blown a HUGE opportunity to get back in the race for the AFC North Title or sew up a wild card berth but that the Steelers are who they are.

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Great article on Brett Keisel in the Pittsburgh Tribune this morning singing his praises for his 2009 performance thus far. Have to agree with Farrior's assessment that this is 99s best year since he joined the Steelers. In Aaron Smith's absence it is also HUGE of Brett to step up.

Always a big game player I will never forget Keisel's contributions on special teams as wedge buster early in his career. Then a couple big sacks at Denver in a HUGE AFCCG game victory in 2005 and his clinching recovery in XLIII cemented his status in Steelers lore. I was inspired to log on and vote for Brett Keisel for Pro Bowl honors. I am glad the Steelers extended him. Link below;

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The Steelers propensity for giving up points with the defense NOT on the field continued yesterday at Heinz Field where the Bengals swept the season series against the Steelers with an 18-12 victory. The Steelers 2009 personality seems to be to give the opponent points while LeBeau’s bunch is on the sideline. Whether a Ben pick-6 for 6 or a punt or kickoff return the Steelers are regularly giving up free points to opponents who are using these points to beat the Steelers. At 6-3 the season is far from over but the Steelers chances for an easy road to the playoffs is over and their chances for a home playoff game are virtually nil.

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When I first saw Ty Carter I didn't like him. It was his first season with the Steelers in 2004. He was making a special teams tackle on the sideline standing over a player and taunting. He didn't get flagged but I remember how pissed I was at him because it was an important game.

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1Steelersfan did a post Tuesday night on the greatest "Steelers catch" of all time. It came down to Santonio Holmes XLIII, Lynn Swann X (2 nominations) and Franco's Immaculate Reception.

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The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is always a wonderful experience. As I boarded my flight to Pittsburgh I could almost smell the grass at Heinz Field. The flight is always too long but coming in over the Steel City’s highways and byways running through the rolling green hills and mountains of western Pennsylvania is always a sight to see. At dusk over the 3 rivers with the city’s skyline in the distance the anticipation of touch down and touchdowns is dancing through my head.

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