Joe Starkey

They went out and identified Kyle Dubas, and just as importantly...

Once they hired him, they stood back and just let him shape the franchise in his vision, and they gave him all the resources to do that.

That's a pretty good hat trick.

Find the right guy, let him do his job, give him all the resources possible to do his job.

Fenway Sports Group sits atop the list of reasons why the Penguins are here today.

I don't know that that's arguable.

Back to the 89 Steelers, if you'll indulge me.

Steve Hubbard, here's what he really wrote.

They had a big surge, late surge in 89.

Not big.

but they won three of their last four games.

He said, "...their late surge did little to obscure the sad truth.

The Steelers, who are 26-37 over the last four seasons and managed only one win against a winning team in 88, are falling farther and farther behind their AFC Central competitors.

The talent gap is undeniable."

That's where the 89 Steelers were, and they made a run to the playoffs and won a game.

And until somebody gives me a better answer, I'm going to say this is the most unlikely playoff team around here since then.

Holy ostrich milk.

That's when the Bengals with Boomer Esiason started to make their rise.

And that's when they beat the Bills at home in an AFC playoff game because they called a bull crap penalty on Bruce Smith one and also on Derek Burrows in the end zone.

Yeah, that too.