I think these alleged experts are in for an old fashioned school of hard knocks education. This time of year I can always count on a good laugh at the drivel these dipshits spew.

I view the rats defense suffering this season without suggs. The dude was an absolute beast last season no doubt. Suggs absences will account for some drop off, period. Lewis is using a walker in the middle of their defense and IMO this is the year lewis gets exposed for the old man he has become.

Then behind lewis you have reed who is allegedly contemplating retirement. May mean absolutely nothing but then again it could be a tell tale sign of reed's impending exit from football. Who knows for sure? /reed/

Then the rats have two offensive players looking to get paid. fluke-o and rice are both anticipating their paper. Rice seems disgruntled and that could cause him to miss more time which will cost him and the rats on the field.

Like I tell everyone. "We'll see how the Steelers season unfolds" because predictions at this point are just homer expectations in disguise.

I also love the idea of the Steelers playing the underdog role. Other team fans are always disappointed when December arrives and Pittsburgh is running strong on all cylinders.

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I like your predictions and hope the Rats start off that ugly. However somehow I think they come out 4-3 guess we'll see. Either way the more they lose the better off we'll be!

I believe you are right on for the Cincy prediction. But that week 7 matchup is in Cincy NOT at Heinz. Still makes it a BIG game but definitely one where we need to stop their momentum.

Mike Preston covers the Ravens for the Baltimore Sun and Sporting News.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-columnist-preston,0,6169796.columnist

Email him with your thoughts Steelers nation

BTW dude is Nate Newtons doppelganger

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He is also the guy at beginning of last season that stated: "Ravens clearly have best WR group in division..."

Preston is a binary tool (all one or all the other). He changes from week to week on Ravens. I cant abide him. The only reasonable and sane outlook on that team comes from their play by play guy Gerry Sandusky (poor bastard with that name). He actually highlights weakness, such as: how team struggled without Grubbs. Suggs monumental impact not just individually but in aiding every facet of the D. How JJ held the point against the run as well as anyone in the league and to dismiss his loss is frankly silly. The entire Sun staff lives in la la land but if you want true twilight zone nonsense go read Baltimore Beatdown for 5 minutes.

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The Ratbird O-line is old as dirt according to John Clayton's "Theory of 150".

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_ ... -afc-north

I say let them talk up the Ravens and Bengals. They can talk, we'll get it done on the field.

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Since the start of the 2008 season, the Steelers percentage of designed rush plays has declined from a high of 46.4 percent of their plays in 2010 to 39.6 last season. - Chris Mortensen

While the reasoning to support the writer's arguements can be viewed as flawed, the Rats took both games against us last year.

And yet the whole offseason we talked about the same things on this BB: Reed is close to retirement, Lewis is a pile jumper, Flacco isn't elite, and their WR's suck.
They then proceeded to stomp our asses in the opener. You don't have to like your opponent, but you better respect them...

Historically we split with Baltimore and I expect it to be the case again.

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I'm sick of hearing 'bout the have and have-not's
Have some personal accountability
The biggest problem with the way that we are doing things is
The more we let you have, the less that I'll be keeping for me

that second loss was total bullshit and i don't see the rats winning a game against us this year, we are going to give them the beatdown they deserve after the first game of the season last year that they have yet to receive

I too want to see us sweep the Rats and put a beatdown on them in the process.

But Donnnie Brasco's points are valid. In order to be the man, you have to beat the man. And right now, they're the man.

FWIW, that fake extra point in the opener still burns my arse!

How was the second loss total bullshit?

Steelers D let them drive 90+ yards right down the field for the winning score.

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