After watching the game last night, I can safely say neither Pittsburgh nor Baltimore are going to sniff the playoffs. Last night's game seemed like both teams were trying to lose.
The Steelers are nothing without the rapist. Vick is awful. Geno Smith awful. They gave him easy throws all night and he still had problems hitting them. Mike Tomlinson may be the worst coach to ever get a Super Bowl ring. I mean Barry Switzer is a genius compared to him.
The Ravens were gift wrapped this game all night and they needed to go to overtime to get it done. The Steelers have an awful defense with a mediocre pass rush. Yet they sacked Flacco five times. Flacco needs a deep threat to be remotely effective and his only one had knee surgery yesterday and now he may have lost two more receiving weapons for a while. And Mark Trestman is the worst offensive coordinator in the league. If they can barely beat the Steelers without Roethlisberger, they are going to struggle to get 6-7 wins this season.
I don't see either of these teams sniffing the playoffs. The Steelers might have if Roethlisberger was healthy, but they could have 6-7 losses by the time he gets back in 4-5 weeks. I can't see the Ravens beating any good team. The Bengals may wrap up the division by the end of November.
