Ron Cook Gives His Predictions For The AFC North
Ron Cook is a columnist for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette that covers the Steelers.
Ron joined Ed and Steve to talk about the Steelers taking on the Patriots in the NFL season opening game tomorrow night.
Steve asked Ron about the recent reports by ESPN detailing the New England Patriots Spygate and deflate gate scandals. Ron noted that this was not a big surprise in Pittsburgh,"the Steelers have always felt all along there was cheating. Hines Ward has been on record for years saying the Patriots defense knew what plays were being called and ran. To me its so much worse than deflate gate."
Ed asked Ron about what he expects this season from the Steelers this season. Ron thinks Pittsburgh should end up with an 8-8 record at best noting, "the defense just looks awful, it's a real mess. Ben Roethlisberger is great but I don't know if he's good enough to make it up for our defense and the schedule this year is brutal. There isn't much optimism going into the opener tomorrow."
Ron went on to discuss his predictions for how the AFC North division and the conference as a whole will shape up, as well as what he expects to see from the Ravens this year.