The Agony of Defeat

What happened last week?  What happened???

Well, let me tell you, or rather let ESPN.com tell you… This happened: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3661283

So, Coach Tomlin made the decision to deactivate Holmes for the game and the Steeler’s offense was never able to really get started.  Then to make matters worse, whenever they did get something started it was usually stifled by an offensive penalty.

Of course people could point to the bad snap that resulted in a safety, but by that point most Steeler fans already had a good idea where the game was headed.

Do I agree with the decision Tomlin made to sit Holmes?  Hell yes.  From all accounts, Holmes also seems to agree it was his absence that did in fact contribute heavily to their loss.  I like the decision because the team took personal responsibility and did what was right.  They didn’t wait for the NFL to hand down any kind of decision (which still may be forthcoming and could result in a maximum 4 game suspension).  So, as usual, the Steelers lead the league when it comes to team ethics.  They’ll look at all the information and make the decision on how they want to deal with it – anything the NFL does after that is just added to what they already have decided.

So, now we sit at 5-2, still a damn good record, and tomorrow night we have another tough game.

I love tough games.

Go Steelers!!!