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Summer-like weather might have hit Pittsburgh, but a cold wind of reality has blown through the Steelers as they try to alter a pace that has put them on a path toward their worst record in 34 years.
"They are trying times," coach Bill Cowher acknowledged yesterday, his 2-6 team reeling from a five-game losing streak that has dropped it among the bottom feeders in the NFL at the midway point of a season gone mysteriously sour.
Cowher made one significant move yesterday, announcing that he will bench veteran cornerback Dewayne Washington and promote Deshea Townsend to the position for the game Sunday against Arizona at Heinz Field. He actually made that switch in the fourth quarter of the 23-16 loss to Seattle after Darrell Jackson beat Washington on a medium-range pass, then stiff-armed Washington and safety Brent Alexander on his way to a 43-yard gain to the 1. That set up the winning touchdown.
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"They are trying times," coach Bill Cowher acknowledged yesterday, his 2-6 team reeling from a five-game losing streak that has dropped it among the bottom feeders in the NFL at the midway point of a season gone mysteriously sour.
Cowher made one significant move yesterday, announcing that he will bench veteran cornerback Dewayne Washington and promote Deshea Townsend to the position for the game Sunday against Arizona at Heinz Field. He actually made that switch in the fourth quarter of the 23-16 loss to Seattle after Darrell Jackson beat Washington on a medium-range pass, then stiff-armed Washington and safety Brent Alexander on his way to a 43-yard gain to the 1. That set up the winning touchdown.
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