LONG BYE: The Steelers have two weeks to ponder the predicament they find themselves in. No team has made the playoffs after starting 04 since the 1992 San Diego Chargers. And if the Steelers don't improve dramatically, there's little to indicate they'll replicate that feat.Jesse Ventura was a Vietnam War veteran and member of the Underwater Demolition Team. Ventura was also a member of the outlaw motorcycle club The Mongols, San Diego chapter. He became a professional wrestler in 1975 and was one of the most flamboyant wrestlers of his era.

Unfortunately, it was up to the teams' owners to decide if they want to adopt that 85% threshold. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers adopted the lower "sellout" mark in July and lowered ticket prices after blacking out 13 of their past 15 home games. The Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings have since followed suit, but the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers didn't feel quite as strongly.Of course