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(QBER is short for Quarterback Efficiency Rating, a more comprehensive, easily understood rating system that I devised to place the emphasis where it belongsùon the ability of a quarterback to advance the ball, avoid negative plays, and score touchdowns in comparison to his peers. A rating of 100.0 is the league average.) ItÆs too a bit too early for apologies, but the critics who wrote off Brett Favre months ago should ...

HereÆs my take on the SteelersÆ 27-24 overtime defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday afternoon: 1. My analysis caught a lot of flack last week, when I dismissed the Steelers as pretenders, butáit was spot on, wasn't it? Ever since Week Two, when they somehow lost to an inferior Chicago Bears team, the Steelers have had the look of the biggest underachievers in professional football. You mean they canÆt beat ...

(QBER is short for Quarterback Efficiency Rating, a more comprehensive, easily understood rating system that I devised to place the emphasis where it belongsùthe ability of a quarterback to advance the ball, avoid negative plays, and score touchdowns in comparison to his peers. A rating of 100.0 is the league average.) The Cleveland Browns rank 32nd and dead last in points and total yards in the league, and some longtime observers ...

HereÆs my take on the SteelersÆ 18-12 defeat against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon: 1. LetÆs get real here. The Steelers season is over and done with for all intents and purposes. So long. Buh-bye. Nice knowin' ya. At 6-3, the Steelers trail the Bengals by two games in the AFC North race because they lose the head-to-head tiebreaker. Have you seen the cupcakes on the Bengals schedule? If they donÆt ...

(QBER is short for Quarterback Efficiency Rating, a more comprehensive, easily understood rating system that I devised to place the emphasis where it belongsùthe ability of a quarterback to advance the ball, avoid negative plays, and score touchdowns in comparison to his peers. A rating of 100.0 is the league average.) For years, we heard criticism about the lack of quality play at the quarterback position. Well, consider the complaint department ...

HereÆs my take on the SteelersÆ 28-10 victory against the Denver Broncos on Monday night. á 1. The defending champs showed flashes of their Super Bowl form in recent weeks, but they came at home. What their season has lacked was an impressive road victory against a quality opponent. á Consider it almost done. á The Steelers hemmed and hawed for awhile, then they put together their most impressive 30 minutes of the season. True, the ...

(QBER is short for Quarterback Efficiency Rating, a more comprehensive, easily understood rating system that I devised to place the emphasis where it belongsùthe ability of a quarterback to advance the ball, avoid negative plays, and score touchdowns in comparison to his peers. A rating of 100.0 is the league average.) Death, taxes, Peyton Manning in an upright position. á Peyton Manning is atop the QBER charts for the first time since ...

HereÆs my take on the SteelersÆ 27-17 victory against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon. 1. IÆm not ready to concede the champs are back to their Super form, but they needed this one badly for a number of reasons. At 5-2, the Steelers kept pace with the Cincinnati Bengals, who appear to be their biggest obstacle in the AFC North race. They also proved that they can stand toe-to-toe with a ...

(QBER is short for Quarterback Efficiency Rating, a more comprehensive, easily understood rating system that I devised to place the emphasis where it belongsùthe ability of a quarterback to advance the ball, avoid negative plays, and score touchdowns in comparison to his peers. A rating of 100.0 is the league average.) It was then Philadelphia Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan who once said ofáaáwide receiveráyears ago, ôLemme tell you, all ...

HereÆs my take on the SteelersÆ 27-14 victory on Sunday afternoon. 1. Another beatable opponent -- the Browns are the fourth-best teamáin Ohioábehind the Cincinnati Bengals, Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnatiá--áanother game that wasácloser than it should have been. Excuse me, haven't we seen this movie before? Last season the Steelers had no choice except to maintain focus, because of their meat-grinder of a schedule. Thus far, the defending ...