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DALLAS -- In July and August, Rob Pratte and the folks for whom it's all Steelers all the time every week on KDKA Pittsburgh's "Black and Gold Sunday'' were convinced that Ben Roethlisberger's four-to-six game suspension would sink the season. A couple predicted an 0-4 start, one was optimistic enough to suggest they might start 1-3.Now that they've been proven wrong ...
They all remember, as do Steelers fans around the country (and world?) that Pittsburgh, the "Steel City,'' won its first four Super Bowls in the1970s on the backs of the "Steel Curtain'' defense -- Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mel Blount and the rest (including a cameo from a dime back named Tony Dungy). And that the Steelers are the living embodiment of the phrase: "Defense Wins Championships."
Even in an era when the NFL has done everything it can to bend the rules to favor offense.
"I feel like we're upholding a tradition," says defensive end Brett Keisel, who will be seeking his third Super Bowl ring in six seasons when Pittsburgh plays Green Bay Sunday. "Just to be compared to those teams is an honor."
For the record, the quarterback on the Steelers of the 1970s was Terry Bradshaw, who is in the Hall of Fame, and no slouch. Neither is Roethlisberger, who is seeking his third Vince Lombardi Trophy.
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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/05/defense-has-always-been-first-and-foremost-for-steelers/
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