A few additional thoughts that occurred to me after a good night's sleep:
1. I was curious how many Steelers looked to seek out LGB after the game. I was led by the mediots to believe that Blount had committed a heinous crime by walking to the lockerroom with seconds left on the clock, game he wasn't playing in and which they had no chance of winning at that time. They made it seem like he shattered some unwritten code of ethics.
Yet the after game interactions made it clear to me that LGB was a well liked player in the Pittsburgh locker room and NOT the pyrrhia who made it necessary to cut off the team. Reality it seems was the Steeler brain trust made an unnecessary knee jerk reaction to what amounted to a non-event, and the Pats were the direct recipients of their error. If that "brain trust" included Mike Tomlin, Thanks AGAIN Mike.
2. On the same note, I'm beginning to think Brady is going to need to set up a reception line with the number of opposing players and coaches who seek him out after the end of games that they lose to him. Again DESPITE what the mediots would have you believe. Brady is more than just well respected by his peers......and rightfully so.
3. We may beat our breasts, over the mystery of Gotskowski's obvious problems this year. Everyone it seems has an opinion on why its happening, but in my mind here is the reality. The guy has been one of the best and most consistent kickers in the NFL for TEN years. I repeat TEN YEARS!!!! He also has been a hard worker and well like amongst his peers. A guy, who like Adam V, was considered a football player and not just a kicker. The fact is kickers go through crap like this every few years. It happened to Adam as well, and he is clearly the best who ever was...and still is. We are spoiled by the fact he went a full 10 years before having some issues and it spoiled us rotten.
So we know that no one is taking this harder than Gotskowski himself. No one is going to work harder to correct it. So THAT should be it. BB is NOT going to bring in another kicker to "light a fire" under him. That is ridiculous. BB is not going to ignore 10 YEARS of stellar play against 2 months of issues, and make knee jerks decisions.
So IMHO, for at least this season, the Stephan Gotskowski we have will be the guy who we will live with good OR bad. The only thing that will change will be the excitement/anxiety level every time we line up for a FG.