Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Not a total loss

Okay, so there are some positives to be taken from the Steelers win over Miami. Willie Parker went over 1,000 yards for the third consecutive season. Not bad for a guy that was believed to be too small to be a useful NFL back. Now the Steelers just need to get him into the end zone more often.

Hines Ward caught nine passes for 88 yards and appears to be back to form after missing two games. That's good, as the Steelers will need this guy if they're going to make a playoff push.

Speaking of playoffs - the win, no matter how ugly, keeps them a game ahead of the resurgent Browns. I'm glad the Browns are good again. I think the NFL is better when the Steelers and Browns are good at the same time. And Cleveland coach Romeo Crennel deserves another couple of years. He wasn't given much when he took over the Browns.

Next up, Cincinnati. With any luck, they'll regress a bit from this past week, and the Steelers will play the kind of good games they played before they met the Jets.

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