2006 Steelers Football

Get ready for the season with our 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Predictions & Preview!

After picking up one for the thumb, the 2006 Steelers football team wants to pick up another Super Bowl ring while the opportunity is there.  The team lost a lot from a year ago, especially in there emotional locker room leader Jerome Bettis.  He wasn't as effective of a running back as he was in his heyday, but when it came to short yardage situations he was as bruising as ever.  The team lost a little in it's secondary as well with the departure of safety Chris Hope to the Titans, and it might be a year or two before first round draft choice Santonio Holmes picks up where Antwaan Randle El left off before departing to the Giants. 

The only real offensive question marks for the 2006 Steelers football team are how Ben Roethlisberger reacts to his off-season motorcycle accident, if Willie Parker can keep up his 4.7 ypc average this season, and if the Black and Gold can keep providing a new 2nd option at wide receiver.  We don't think that Big Ben is going to have much of a problem stepping in where he left off as all indications are that his face injuries are going to be fine by the pre-season.  Will he be more focuses?  Probably, as having success early in the career can make some lackadaisical, Ben will probably have a new outlook on life after the accident and he'll probably be better off because of it.  Willie Parker was great last year for the Steelers, and they are hoping that Duce Staley can finally get healthy enough to spell him in relief.  As good as the offensive line is, we don't think the Steelers are going to have any problems moving the ball on the ground.  The Steelers have now lost Burress and Randle El the last two years, but Santonio Holmes and Cedrick Wilson are both speedy guys that Pitt was able to pick up in the draft.

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The offense hasn't carried this team in the past, and the 2006 Steelers football faithful will most likely be looking at the defense to win games this year.  The line is almost as good as any team in the league with Casey Hampton and Aaron Smith capable of making the Pro Bowl in any given year.  Pittsburgh has always put out a good group of linebackers and they have the best core in the league again this season with the loud-mouthed Joey Porter leading the way.  The other outside linebacker is Clark Haggans, who kind of snuck up on opponents focusing in on Porter to compile 9 sacks in 2005.  The four starters have remained in tact for the last two seasons, and that experience will pay off with another solid year.  The secondary is the weakness of this team, but it has one of the best players in the game at strong safety with Troy Polamalu.  He is versatile and hard hitting, making his presence known on the field.  The defensive backs are going to have to step it up this season so that the Steelers can continue to blitz opposing quarterbacks and put pressure on offenses. 

Expectations are going to be high again in Pittsburgh, but we think that the AFC is so competitive that one of the hungrier teams is going to come out on top.  The Pats are going to be a force this season and the Colts are going to be the team to beat.  Pittsburgh can make another run at defending their title, but chances are they are just going to have another solid season and exit the playoffs in the divisional round.  The 2006 Steelers football schedule includes the difficult NFC South with trips to Carolina and Atlanta, so they may not be able to get the home field that they need.  Then again, they won every single road game on their way to the 2005 Super Bowl title.  With Pittsburgh being the most likely to win the division, but still going into every game with a target on their back, we are going to take the Under for their win total with 10.5 being the number at Bookmaker.    

NFL Predictions

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• After a tough loss to Denver in the playoffs last season, the 2006 Patriots football team is looking to get back to the Super Bowl

• After a solid finish to least season, fans this year are expecting a lot out of 2006 Dolphins football.

• You might not recognize a lot of faces for the 2006 Jets football team, because it was a major off-season overhaul.

• Other teams decide to go young, but the 2006 Bills football team brings back 80 year old Marv Levy to try and turn their operation around.

• The addition of Steve McNair will put the 2006 Ravens football team over the top and return them to the playoffs for the first time since 2003.

• Those following 2006 Bengals football will have high expectations, but meeting those standards will be tough for this year's team.

• The 2006 Browns football team will mark the second year that Romeo Crennel has been the head man, and if the team stays healthy they could surprise a few teams this season.

• The 2006 Texans football team better make some positive strides after passing on Vince Young and Reggie Bush in the NFL draft.

• Fans, expert commentators, and our sports handicapping service are expecting big things out of the 2006 Colts football team.

• It's a season of hope for the 2006 Jags football team, and for good reason.

• The 2006 Titans football team better not have another down season, or else Jeff Fisher and his staff will be looking for new jobs in 2007.

• The 2006 Broncos football team is hoping to get over the edge and return the Super Bill this season.

• It's going to see how the 2006 Chiefs football team performs when they have a great offensive squad and a new defensive minded coach.

• The 2006 Raiders football team will have the same head coach in Art Shell that they had from 1989-94. 

• There are a lot of questions for the 2006 Chargers football team, but the biggest is how far can Phillip Rivers take them?

• A lot of money was spent this off-season in order to get the 2006 Cowboys football team back to the Super Bowl.

• Eli Manning is going to determine how the 2006 Giants football team performs this season.

• After the worst season under head coach Andy Reid, the 2006 Eagles football team is hoping to rebound and regain their former dominance.

• Now with the most expensive coaching staff in NFL history, the 2006 Redskins football team wants to see results from the spending.

• Everyone is expecting nothing less than a division championship out of the 2006 Bears football team.

• There is hope once again for the 2006 Lions football team with a lot of weapons on offense that are waiting to be used.

• For Brett Favre, the 2006 Packers football team can give him a resurrection or send him packing to the grave.

• With a new coach and an owner who was willing to spend a lot of money, the 2006 Vikings football team is expecting a playoff run.

• Mike Vick will give the 2006 Falcons football team hope as long as he can stay healthy.

• Expectations are so high for the 2006 Panthers football team that we have almost no doubts that the season is going to end in disappointment.

• Youth on offense and experience on defense defines the 2006 Bucs football team.

• Reggie Bush is generating a lot of excitement for the 2006 Saints football team.

• There are high hopes for the 2006 Cardinals football team despite a 11-21 record over the past two seasons.

• It won't take long for the 2006 49ers football team to display the fact that they are the worst in the NFL.

• When people start talking about the curse of the Super Bowl loser, the 2006 Seahawks football are thinking about being the ones to break it.

• Offense should not be a problem for the 2006 Ram football team, but the defense is going to have to step up for St. Louis to make a run at the playoffs.