It takes a lot of will power to even dignify a game like this with any amount of time when no effort is placed on the field.I even went so far as to attend this debacle of a football game.
Up at the crack of dawn.Cooler pre-packed,Steeler gear already picked out for the day.Head out at 9am to Ohio’s version of a Steeler tailgate party to bacon and eggs hot off the grill with bloody mary’s to wash it down before the real party begins.This wasn’t any Sunday, this was the modern day version of the Hall of Fame-worthy Brett Favre-led Undefeated Purple People Eaters v.s the hometown favorite Steel Curtain.
The stage was set,the intensity built,and 70,000 terrible towels flooded Ford field in Detroit as Steeler Nation gathered and formed a sea of black and gold in support of the “jaws of life” that made up their defense.Only problem is,that was 2005 and the opponent was the Seattle Seahawks.Fast forward to 2009 and the latest version of that defense chooses not to win with “style points”.Last years version of Blitzburgh could watch a man go down on defense and that unit wouldn’t miss a beat.Not so this year,as key departures and injuries have all of Steeler Nation asking the same question……..Where’s my DEFENSE ?!?!?
