AFC North: 2011 Worthless Predictions

September 4, 2011   ·   rob murray   ·   Jump to comments

Did you know that since 2001, the Pittsburgh Steelers have won the NFC North six times. That's not surprising. However, surprisingly the Bengals have more division titles (three) than the Baltimore Ravens (two). Cleveland...yeah, not so much.
 
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Offense: The Steelers' offensive line will once again be the story heading in 2011. Some of the stories will be good, as Rashard Mendenhall should be one of the better backs in football again this season. However, some stories will be bad.
The focus will be on that pass protection (and I use that word "protection" loosely). The Steelers gave up 42 sacks last year, second only to Chicago. They did the right thing by dumping Flozell Adams, along with 600-pound Max Sparks. Still, I don't see any pieces that were added that will make things easier for Ben Roethlisberger.
Still, after the past seven seasons, Big Ben has learned to live with the beatings and when he's not busy getting nailed...

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