My End of Season Review

Okay, it's been a few weeks and I think that I am finally in a place emotionally after the disappointing Super Bowl loss to the Green Bay Packers that I can finally write this blog.

First, I would love to congratulate the Green Bay Packers on their fine performance in winning Super Bowl 45. Another congrats to their quarterback, Aaron Rogers, on the MVP award...he deserved it.

I am very proud of the Pittsburgh Steelers for the season that they had. They started the season without Ben Roethlisberger for the first four games and went 3-1, damn near went 4-0. Most people felt that the Steelers would go 2-2 at best in that stretch.

As a team, they went 12-4 on the season. They won the AFC North. Most people had them pegged for third in the AFC North and out of the playoffs.

In the playoffs, they came back against the Baltimore Ravens from a fourteen point deficit to go on to host the New York Jets in the AFC Championship Game.

Then they beat the Jets to get to Super Bowl 45. And they damn near came back to win the Super Bowl!

Maurkice Pouncey, the rookie first round draft pick, won the starting Center job and then played well enough to get voted to the Pro Bowl.

Ben Roethlisberger came back from his suspension and did a good job of taking care of the ball, well until Super Bowl 45.

Rookie wideouts Emmanuel Sanders and Antonio Brown broke out and made big plays throughout the season, and came up big in the playoffs.

Rashard Mendenhall had an excellent season, further cementing himself as the feature back on this football team.

The future is bright. The Steelers will be back in the Super Bowl, maybe as soon as Super Bowl 46. I don't expect a drop off like in years past. I think this team is going to come back hungrier than ever and ready to rip the shreds every team that stands in their way.

Soon I will be making blogs on the 2011 NFL Draft. Lets hope the owners and players hammer out this CBA so there can be a season uninterrupted in 2011.