Not only did the Steelers lose starting right tackle Willie Colon to injured reserve list this week, they appear likely to be without starting left guard Chris Kemoeatu and starting left cornerback Bryant McFadden today vs. the Seattle Seahawks at Heinz Field.Kemo and B-Mac are listed as "questionable" for the game, Kemo with an injured knee, and B-Mac with a balky hamstring that has hampered him since July. Ramon Foster would start at left guard; and either Keenan Lewis or William Gay would get the nod at corner.
On the opposite side of the ball, the Seahawks will miss standout receiver Sidney Rice, who signed with Seattle in free agency during the off-season, and starting fullback and one of their special teams captains, Michael Robinson, a six-year veteran and former quarterback of the Penn State Nittany Lions.
One Final Note About Last Week's Debacle
If there's any consolation to be taken from last week's massacre in Baltimore, it's just one game. Yeah, the Steelers sucked, but they also sucked in 1989, when they lost their opener to the Cleveland Browns, 51-0, but still made the playoffs and even the AFC Chamionship game. Ironic, isn't it, that the Ravens are (and always will be) the Browns reincarnated?
And, for what it's worth, the 2003 New England Cheatriots lost their opener, 31-0, to the Buffalo Bills ... and went on to win the Super Bowl.
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