AFC North, Baby

I was down on Number 7 earlier in the season, but mostly because I thought he was playing injured when he should be recovering for the run down the stretch. Now that he's got some zip back, Pittsburgh is still bitching about him, even after last night's win. What a gang of whiners. Even if you dispute the touchdown call, the final drive was a beautiful thing to watch. Even if you think that he holds the ball too long, you have to admit that he scrambled well last night. And here's the thing--you've got one of the most-sacked quarterbacks in the league working behind a pretty lousy O-line with a 2nd-tier running game that lacks a power back, and you've got an inconsistent receiver corps, excepting Hines Ward, who are prone to dropped passes (Washington had, what, five last night?), and your kick and punt returners are routinely giving you lousy field position, and the Steelers keep winning anyway. So call me unimpressed by the argument that there's something wrong with our quarterback.