I am rethinking the definition of what the letters MVP should stand for. Instead of most valuable player, maybe it should mean most valuable participant?
Hey Steelers nation, maybe “yinz” folks should remove the word “lowly team” from your vocabulary because when the Black and Gold take the gridiron to compete against the lowly, they very often become lower than low.
There should be no more MVP talk or 100 million dollar “quarterback” contract extensions because any player on the Steelers starting offensive or defensive roster can be a potential MVP, especially in light of the inconsistency of the Pittsburgh squad.
Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin’s comments after the Steelers Monday night, last minute 27-24 win against the Tennessee Titans were an understatement at best saying; “Not a perfect night, but really a great night for us in that we were down by 11 and we had an opportunity to bounce back, and I think anytime you can do that and gain victory, you grow from it and grow from it in the right ways.”
I think many people realize that the Steelers are fielding a relatively young team both offensively and defensively but it is time to toss the “Similac” and stop by the liquor store on the way home and grab a “fifth” of Jack Daniels because the “Jekyll and Hyde” performances of the Black and Gold are causing a few people to turn off their television sets, go grab a “shot” and get “wasted.”
The Steelers have not grown from their abysmal performances and losses against the “lowly” NY Jets, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their “pals” from the AFC North, the “schizophrenic” Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore “dirty bird” Ravens.
As far as I am concerned, schools out! The learning curve cannot and should not be extended.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had “high praise for LeVeon Bell, the new found “most valuable participant” for the Black and Gold. “When 26 gets the ball in his hands, you never know what’s going to happen, and it’s awesome,” Roethlisberger said.
Many folks do not feel the same way about Roethlisberger’s “sometimey bi-polar” performances. When “Big Ben” gets the ball in his hands in the “red zone” you never know what’s going to happen an oftentimes the word “awesome” may not be an accurate description to describe the outcome.
The praise for Bell by the opponents seemed to be a bit more “grounded.”
“He got rolling, and we couldn’t make a play and that’s disappointing,” Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said. “That’s the way it went. We tried a lot of different things to try to stop their run game.”
The Titans may not have had the answer to stop LeVeon Bell but the sure figured out a way to stop the Steelers “Hall-of-Fame” passing game and the solution was blitz, blitz, and more blitz. Why? Because Ray Horton, the defensive coordinator for the Titans was a former defensive coach for the Steelers and Mr. Horton has firsthand knowledge of Roethlisberger having such deep affection for the football that oftentimes he holds on to the pigskin as long as possible.
As far as LeVeon Bell is concerned, If he is not overused and abused, and stays healthy, I have a feeling that the “Bell” of victory will toll for the Black and Gold for years to come.
Aubrey Bruce can be reached at: abruce@newpittsburghcourier.com or 412.583.6741
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