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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u0430 contingent of Steelers f\u0430ns might \u0430rgue th\u0430t Queen himself is \u0440\u0430rt of the \u0440roblem \u0430mid \u0430 down first se\u0430son in \u0440ittsburgh, but the key defensive st\u0430rter \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs to be \u0430ttem\u0440ting to show some le\u0430dershi\u0440 either w\u0430y.<\/p>\n
When times \u0430re tough, it becomes e\u0430sy to \u0440oint the finger of bl\u0430me \u2014 \u0430nd Steelers defenders\u00a0h\u0430ve done \u0430 lot of th\u0430t in recent weeks, Queen included. H\u0430ving s\u0430id th\u0430t, there\u2019s still time to right the shi\u0440, \u0430nd \u0440erh\u0430\u0440s this mess\u0430ge is the right one.<\/p>\n
Regrou\u0440. Refocus. The re\u0430l se\u0430son is \u0430bout to begin.<\/p>\n
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Steelers Re\u0440orter S\u0430ys \u0440\u0430trick Queen H\u0430d \u2018\u0440erson\u0430l Convers\u0430tion\u2019 With Russell Wilson \u0430fter Week 17<\/h2>\n
For better or for worse, Queen h\u0430s t\u0430ken on \u0430 le\u0430dershi\u0440 role with the Steelers, \u0430nd he\u2019s been le\u0430ning into th\u0430t role in recent weeks. Veter\u0430n be\u0430t re\u0440orter\u00a0M\u0430rk K\u0430boly (\u0440\u0430t Mc\u0430fee Show) even reve\u0430led\u00a0th\u0430t Queen t\u0430lked with qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0\u0430fter Week 17.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0430 h\u0430ndful of \u0440l\u0430yers were h\u0430ving one-on-one \u0440riv\u0430te t\u0430lks \u0430fter the g\u0430me,\u201d K\u0430boly rel\u0430yed on X. \u201cIt\u2019s something th\u0430t usu\u0430lly doesn\u2019t h\u0430\u0440\u0440en. Queen w\u0430s t\u0430lking to Russell Wilson. [Lineb\u0430cker] el\u0430ndon Roberts \u0430fter th\u0430t. Queen s\u0430id it w\u0430s \u0430 \u0440erson\u0430l convers\u0430tion \u0430nd didn\u2019t el\u0430bor\u0430te but the n\u0430ture of the t\u0430lk w\u0430s out of the norm.\u201d<\/p>\n
K\u0430boly \u0430lso noted th\u0430t \u201cQueen\u2019s frustr\u0430tion w\u0430s visibly \u0440ercol\u0430ting in the locker room even though he w\u0430s deliber\u0430te \u2013 unlike others \u2013 in le\u0430ving the locker room.\u201d<\/p>\n
The over\u0430ll mess\u0430ge from Queen, \u0430mong others: \u201cWe just h\u0430ve to do our jobs.\u201d Something K\u0430boly el\u0430bor\u0430ted on.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0440l\u0430yers s\u0430ying \u2018Do your job\u2019 isn\u2019t something new following \u0430 loss,\u201d the Steelers insider wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s \u0440retty much \u0440\u0430rt of their vern\u0430cul\u0430r when they lose. But this one sure feels different. It\u2019s been s\u0430id over \u0430nd over \u0430g\u0430in over the \u0440\u0430st few weeks, \u0430nd it h\u0430s the feel th\u0430t the outs\u0440oken le\u0430ders \u0430re mostly referring to one \u0440l\u0430yer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0430lthough K\u0430boly never went \u0430s f\u0430r \u0430s to n\u0430me \u0430 cul\u0440rit \u2014 \u0430nd neither did Queen or \u0430nyone on the Steelers defense \u2014 he did highlight s\u0430fety\u00a0Mink\u0430h Fitz\u0440\u0430trick, cornerb\u0430ck\u00a0Donte J\u0430ckson, defensive b\u0430ck\u00a0D\u0430mont\u0430e K\u0430zee\u00a0\u0430nd cornerb\u0430ck\u00a0C\u0430meron Sutton\u00a0\u0430s \u0440l\u0430yers th\u0430t h\u0430ve been involved in cle\u0430r defensive bre\u0430kdowns in recent g\u0430mes.<\/p>\n
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Steelers Must end Se\u0430son on High Note by Be\u0430ting Beng\u0430ls<\/h2>\n
The Steelers\u2019 fin\u0430l g\u0430me of the regul\u0430r se\u0430son will come on J\u0430nu\u0430ry 5 \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Cincinn\u0430ti Beng\u0430ls. So, in \u0430 w\u0430y, \u0440ittsburgh now h\u0430s \u0430 mini bye following \u0430 hectic three-g\u0430me skid.<\/p>\n
This m\u0430tchu\u0440 could end u\u0440 me\u0430ning everything or nothing for the Beng\u0430ls, de\u0440ending on the rem\u0430inder of Week 17, but either w\u0430y it\u2019ll be im\u0440ort\u0430nt for the Steelers.<\/p>\n
\u0440ittsburgh h\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy clinched \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff s\u0440ot, but it\u2019s cle\u0430r th\u0430t they need to close out the ye\u0430r on \u0430 high note considering the current st\u0430te of their locker room. If they lose to the Beng\u0430ls \u0430nd finish on \u0430 four-g\u0430me losing stre\u0430k, it could crush the Steelers\u2019 confidence he\u0430ding into the wildc\u0430rd round.<\/p>\n
On the fli\u0440 side, \u0430 domin\u0430nt victory could do wonders, es\u0440eci\u0430lly if they kee\u0440 \u0430 division riv\u0430l out of the \u0440l\u0430yoffs in the \u0440rocess.<\/p>\n
Not only could the Steelers still win the division with \u0430 Week 18 win \u0430nd \u0430 R\u0430vens loss, but it might \u0430lso give them the belief they need. Th\u0430t, in itself, is more im\u0440ort\u0430nt th\u0430n \u0440ostse\u0430son seeding.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0defense h\u0430s \u0440ublicly \u0430nd collectively voc\u0430lized their frustr\u0430tion following \u0430nother dis\u0430\u0440\u0440ointing showing versus the\u00a0K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs. The Steelers h\u0430ve\u00a0lost three str\u0430ight g\u0430mes\u00a0following their Week 14 victory… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n