Meltdown

So little blogging these days. I spend all my time grabbing strike articles for the other page.

I just thought I would take a moment to ask the world at large what the heck is the Steelers problem on the opponent's last possession? Really guys, it's ok, you don't have to make it interesting. It'd be fine by all of us if you just kept on the stifling defense we've been watching for the whole second half - peachy.

Except, now for two weeks in a row the stiff play just seems to abruptly come to a halt just as the game is coming to an end. If they could manage one more series it would be fine, but for some reason teams that hadn't been able to string together five plays, quarterbacks without a completion for the entire half, offensive squads without a first down in memory just seem to march right down the field into kicking range.

Last week we dodged a bullet. But for a careless penalty the results could have been the same as today.

Oh wait, that reminds me, it's not just the defense, its the kicking coverage too. That's where the last minute nightmare begins, giving the opponent the decent field position they need to dig in and start their final drive.

Please guys, the game is four full quarters. Kick coverage has to go all the way to the end. Inspired defense needs to go all the way to the end. Exciting finishes are all well and good, but I think most fans in Pittsburgh would opt for something a little more boring that resulted in a win.