A Letter to Steeler Nation

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Published: July 1, 2009

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... I trust it still rests comfortably atop your collective mind.

Secondly, I must say, I admire your obsession with your team. A Steeler fan seems always willing to display his or her loyalty anywhere in the world, at times creating awkward, even socially-damaging effects, yet one carries on undeterred.  

And, thirdly, it is impossible to call you a group made up largely of "bandwagoneers" because you're rarely absent from the playoffs, and it's hard to lose fan support when the team always wins. So, there you have it.

Now, with all pleasantries aside, it's time to speak of your team's identity. What the universe should agree upon is that the Steelers are made up of defense and a running game—any dumbbell knows that. 

However, let's not pretend that a central characteristic to your team's success is not deception. Within the past six years, the Steelers have been the experts at the "ol’ trickeration", often times at the Bengal...

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