Ask a Steeler Fan

It seems Polamlu is going to be a go on Sunday against you guys. He practiced today with the team for the first time and the general consensus is that he will play.

However, still a slim chance that he could sit the game, however with Aaron Smith having been placed on IR expect to see Polamalu back in his usual SS spot to provide a morale boost to our defense and team

Hmm, bit before my time really, i was only young at the time of all the expansion drama and what not.

Although Baltimore getting passed over for a long time without a team, I certainly think Cleveland were the bigger losers of the more recent franchise shakeup as they had to build an expansion team rather than inherit another cities already functioning organisation, and like someone said in that post, you guys essentially had to watch your team win a Superbowl for a different city under a new name

A lot of the older Steeler folk refer to the Ravens as the Purple Browns, because that was essentially the team that we used to have a great rivalry with, and it was moved, not this version of the Browns.

To summarise I see it as this. Colts packed up from Baltimore and moved the TEAM to Indianapolis. Baltimore was repaid the favor when the Clevelands TEAM moved there. Cleveland I see as the losers in this as the essentially built a team from scratch, whereas Baltimore and Indianapolis were given teams

I grew up in Ohio (born in Michigan) I lived in Ohio from the age of 6 through College (in Canton Ohio) I cheer for UofM and the Steelers. So yeah, I’ve seen the ugly side of Ohio Fans.

I’ve also seen a ton of passion from them, whether drunken urination on enemy property or fistfights with each other over who should start at QB. I would never argue that they are the smartest fan base, or even the most loyal. But I dare anyone to show more passion for their teams than Browns and Buckeye fans.

Football is Ohio. It just is.

I tried to explain to a Cubs fan when I was living in Chicago the variety of fan the Browns had.

I told him imagine the Cubs fanbase (Insanely loyal, largely not caring about the game outside of the Cubs and almost always drunk) and then make them passionate, bitter and angry.

That’s the Browns fans now. I think it will take a Super Bowl win for the bitter side to drop away even a bit. Angry? I can’t imagine a Browns fan not angry.

haha you beat me

I have Rashard in one of my leagues too : )

They will split carries, but i would be shocked to see Mendy get less than 2/3rds of the carries. He responded well to being “benched”, and has since been a relentless force running the ball. He punished San Diego, and was punishing the Lions until we decided to pass pass pass.

Not many fans are high on Parker, especially after Mendenhalls emergence, but the reality is Parker has not been healthy for a long time, he is like glass, injures very easily. He is damn good when healthy (see SD, HOU last year), however I think Mendy has stepped up and has shown he is more than capable.

You cant argue with the numbers hes put up in 2 starts.

Mike Wallace has been an absolute gem. He was called unpolished as a receiver, but he has shown he can make the majority of catches. He had one crucial drop last week, but made up for it with that long bomb from Ben that he caught.

He has great hands, better straight line speed than Washington had, and seems like a much more imposing threat than Nate was.

He has more than sealed the 3rd WR job in our offense with his consistancy, and he has our entire fanbase very excited about his future. If he keeps his work ethic over the years, he could be a real star.

Lol hello Raven. You like to appear all over the place huh?

So far our OL has done a surprisingly good job in both run and pass defense. Most of the sacks that Ben has taken has been Bens fault for holding onto the ball too long to make the big play, which is Ben being Ben.

Shaun Rodgers however is obviously our toughest opponent that the OL will have faced to this stage of the season, I think they are ready for the challenge. Chris Kemoeatu has been a monster this season, and I have a lot of faith in him and Hartwig being able to contain Shaun Rogers.

Shaun Rogers is big and relentless, so if Ben holds onto that ball too long, he can expect to be dragged down by Big Baby or Kamerion Wimbley coming off the edge

I think we’ll see a lot of moving pocket to get away from him, he should be the only thing in Cleveland that scares us.

Lol, I never said you had to like us.

Well, we’ve never tried reloading an entire roster at one time either. The Browns keep changing schemes too much, you get guys and before they are ready their job has changed. then you go for home-runs while the role players aren’t there. It’s a tough mess to get out of, and your going to need to find the right people and give them 5-6 years to build a team.

In today’s NFL, I just don’t see that happening anytime soon.

If you don’t like seeing Rogers in uniform again sure.

Really a slam like that and Goodell would end his season. This year the way QB’s are being protected, it would be bad. I don’t think players hate each other like they did then. You don’t want to hurt anyone because you know you are one injury away from your income going “poof.”

As for my Emotions? Put yourself in those shoes, let’s say you have Elway as a QB and just won a Super Bowl and somebody tries to kill him. I can’t imagine the Browns fans taking it well.

As for Elway, no I am not saying Ben and John Elway are equals, just saying that we love Ben that much.

Everything I am hearing says Mendenhall will start. If he starts slow or the Steelers get a lead early expect to see Parker a decent bit though.

but I will try in his stead.

I know this has been beaten to death, but the old adage of “Any given Sunday” applies well here to answer your question. If our team doesn’t show up and yours does, yes, you could be named a prognosticator of Nostradamus proportions.

To be perfectly frank, I don’t see the Browns beating us, or anybody until you play the Lions. Maybe Da Bears if Rogers can maul up on Crybaby Cutler(Please?). Not trying to be a dick, just realistic.

I spelled out how the Browns win this game on BTSC.

The Lions showed how to do it, even if they couldn’t finish the job; control the clock. With A. Smith out run at his replacement, all day. Jamal Lewis does well against us, if he is going good and your getting yards and long drives you’ll wear down our front, as we have 2 rookies and Nick Eason for depth. Hood is great against the pass, not so against the run right now.

The Lions controlled the clock in the second half last week and the Steelers offense, and Big Ben especially couldn’t get a rhythm. Ben is an up and down guy, he’s not consistent, at his best I think he beats anybody, when he isn’t at his best we are beatable. Keep him and the O-line out of a rhythm and Ben will make mistakes and you’ll have a solid chance.

Your run defense better show up, or hope Mendy’s out and Parker still is rusty. If we get the run going it’s all over, Ben and the Defense feed off that.

If you dont think your team can pull out a victory against any team no matter the circumstance you arent much of a fan

Anyways, although a Browns victory seems unlikely, the 4 sack performance you predict is quite feasible. You will need a big game from Kamerion Wimbley however, as most our OL protection will be concerned with Shaun Rogers.

For a Browns victory to occur, youre going to have to find a way to slow down Big Ben. Ive never seen him play better

On that note, how is Shaun Rogers doing? Cant say ive watched musch of you guys. Is his motivational level high? Is he playing high level ball still?

Good luck this Sunday, well not really, but you know, sportsmanship haha