I still haven’t seen Pittsburgh dismal loss to Jacksonville Sunday but what I’m reading off the wire isn’t making me happy at all. In fact, Maddox, the quarterback and the guy that’s suppose to be the leader on the field, is pulling a Niel O’Donnell circa 1995 Super Bowl loss. See if this sounds familiar:

Maddox blamed the wind, the booing fans and, in so many words, his own teammates. Making his first meaningful start in 13 months, Maddox was intercepted three times and fumbled once, with two turnovers in overtime. The game ended when cornerback Rashean Mathis intercepted a poorly thrown pass and returned it for a game-winning touchdown. [Read and weep (more)…]

I’ll never forget after the ‘95 Super Bowl and Niel’s endless amount of interceptions and how when he was asked after the game in the hallway what lost the game for them, he said, ‘We play as a team and we lose as a team.’ Sorry, in that case, the Steelers lost because of Niel. Now it’s Tommy’s turn to say the Steelers lost a game because of his horrible play and like the QB ten years prior, he weasels out and takes no responsibility.

I think it’s time to make Maddox think about retirement and bring Batch up the ladder. Anyone who can’t step up to the plate after four total turn overs needs to sit on the bench — at best! Unbelievable.

At least Cowher was the good captain and admitted the loss was his fault and part of it may have been. Ya, he definitely should have taken out the suicide bomber out and put in Batch as soon as the second half. He also should have had more Bus and less Willie to keep the offense shakin’.

But hey, it’s only two losses total. If we can keep steady through the rest of the year and even win the Colts, I think we’ll be good to go and maybe not repeat Niel’s mistake this January.

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