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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
A better comparison than the Steelers might be the Bengals. They went 11-5 last year but outside of that they haven't done much in this decade. So is their playoff run last year tarnished a bit by their fall back to mediocrity this year?
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I think you have to look at the manner in which they won the games. I haven’t done research on the Bengals, but I know what happened in Washington last year:
Barely beating the Arizona Cardinals on a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Beating up on the Rams with their third string quarterback, Ryan Fitzpatrick starting. Witness the Redskins’ latest outing against those same Rams with Marc Bulger – slightly different results.
A comeback win over the Eagles who were playing without Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook.
You’re right that there are different circumstances in 2006 – – there were no pansies this time around. While we have had injuries to contend with (as all teams do) that doesn’t excuse the plummet we’ve seen this year, unless ... as I maintain, maybe we just weren’t as good as advertised last season.