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Screech, the Steeler fans are used to winning. It's ingrained in the culture. When their team doesn't, they do look to figure out just what went wrong because they don't accept failure very well.
You're right: Polamalu is not the only player on defense, but his mere presence (or absence) on the field makes teams play differently. And the guys taking his spot haven't stepped it up.
The main problem with the Steelers though is the coverage team on punts/kickoffs. That should be obvious to everyone. It's been the same for the last 10 years or so, despite the change in head coaches. Pittsburgh won their last two Super Bowls in spite of it. The secondary problem is that Ben is trying to do WAY too much on his own, taking bad sacks in the process.
As far as being "outplayed by the better opponent", I can accept the "outplayed" part, but the "better opponent" part is not as cut and dried as you would try to make it.
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