potsie?

by tha1andonly57@aim.com on Dec 2, 2008 9:40 PM EST Comment 32 comments

so im new here, but ive been like reading some of the blogs but desided to sign up and ask a few questions, one is

i see you guys say potsie all the time, who is he?

and what are your other nicknames for the players on the team?

i know deebo is harrison but thats about it

and if there is anything else i should know that would be great, thanks guys

GO STEELERS!!!!

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Potsie is James Farrior

Many of the nicknames you see on this site are not made up here, but are generally used in the public and/or on the team. A few others:

Harrison: Silverback
Ike: Face Me or Face Me Ike
Hampton: Big Snack
Willie Parker: FWP
Limas Sweed: G.O.A.T. or Greatest of All Time

Okay, the last one hasn’t caught on yet, but I’m trying to start it.

by CarlWeathersMustache on Dec 2, 2008 10:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

lol

Sweed’s nickname on the team is “Real Country”

To the tune of the classic children's song "This Old Man" (the part with nick nack patty whack)

Big Snack, Silverback, take the Dawg Pound's Bone, the Black and Gold sent the Brownies crying home.

by HighSchoolSteeler on Dec 2, 2008 10:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

why are people all of sudden changing harrison to deebo? silverback was the first name i heard someone give him.

i prefer calling willie f-dub. but oh well.

by Bleed-Black&Gold on Dec 2, 2008 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

was a name Harrison was not real fond of and could be construed as racist by some. A Silverback is a big bad black gorilla. Deebo is the character from the Ice Cube “Fridays” trilogy who was a real bad ass. Someone posted a picture of Deebo one time and he kind of resembles Harrison in a bad ass sort of way.

When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen

by 5020 on Dec 2, 2008 11:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

oh never knew about the racist part. i know deebo from friday but its just weird for me because i have a friend who we call deebo, for obvious reasons.

by Bleed-Black&Gold on Dec 3, 2008 1:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yea me neither but I had a feeling that that was gonna happen.

To the tune of the classic children's song "This Old Man" (the part with nick nack patty whack)

Big Snack, Silverback, take the Dawg Pound's Bone, the Black and Gold sent the Brownies crying home.

by HighSchoolSteeler on Dec 3, 2008 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

are there any reason for these nicknames?
for example face me or face me ike?

by tha1andonly57@aim.com on Dec 2, 2008 10:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Face Me

That little hand thing you see Ike do where he waves his hand in front of his face is him challenging the defender to “face me.” This taunt is much more appreciated than throwing the ball at WRs which seems to draw a personal foul for Ike.

by CarlWeathersMustache on Dec 3, 2008 8:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i thought that was from the little thing Tony Yayo of G-Unit does. Actually i am pretty sure that is where he got it from because he started doing it like last year or not too long ago, after it was popular within the G-Unit group. It’s suppose to me you can’t see me hence putting the hand in his own face. which means that you are not on his level which means you are not as good as him

some ebonics for you.

by Bleed-Black&Gold on Dec 3, 2008 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What's g-unit?

I’ve wondered about that hand gesture for months now as I see other athletes then just ike do it.

by Chicago Steeler on Dec 3, 2008 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Najeh

when he’s on the team is Dookie or Dumptruck

by schnifin on Dec 2, 2008 10:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I thought Ike's was "You Cant See Me" in reference to his hand gestures to his face when he makes a pass break up!

Please inform…

by Steeler Ric on Dec 2, 2008 10:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Juicy

Chris Kemo

Thoughtful discussion with a sense of history

by maryrose on Dec 2, 2008 11:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I refer to him as Kemo-Therapy

Also “The Stapler” Is Darnell Stapleton

by Mechem on Dec 3, 2008 10:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

GOAT

Ricky Carmichael already has that name. And for good reason. When it’s an athelete that will never be overtaken, then you can call them the GOAT. I.e. Jordan, Ali, Petty….

by SoCalSteelerFan on Dec 3, 2008 12:24 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Someone else knows about Petty (and I guess Carmichael)? Wow

by Romain El 82 on Dec 3, 2008 1:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

football is only one sport of many

Motorsports are almost as awesome as football. If not as awesome.

by SoCalSteelerFan on Dec 3, 2008 4:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You like NASCAR?

That’s my main interest, though AMA is pretty sweet too.

by Romain El 82 on Dec 3, 2008 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Delicious

Rashard Mendenhall

by paulamalu on Dec 3, 2008 12:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Paulamalu beat me to Delicious, but heres some others

since we are going all nicknames might as well add the obvious ones too.

Big Ben – Roethlisberger
Tone – Holmes
B-Mac – McFadden
The Diesel – Kiesel

by shleeve on Dec 3, 2008 3:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

some more...

Creech – Jeff Reed
Trevor – DeShea Townsend
Woe-dee, Wardy – Hines Ward
Wedge, Juicy, Punch – Chris Kemoeatu
Chubbs – Travis Kirschke
Big Bird – Aaron Smith
T-Rex – Scott Paxson
Billy – Clint Kriewaldt
Triple H – Clark Haggans
Sawed Off – Tyrone Carter
Scarface – Verron Haynes
Tasmanian Devil – Troy Polamalu

There’s some on the current roster for the most part. I know you can think of some of the old Steelers. Let’s hear em’!

by SoCalSteelerFan on Dec 3, 2008 4:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Jeff Reed?

Creech? I thought his nickname was Skippy

by The IC Lion on Dec 3, 2008 8:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wasn't Eric Green Big Bird?

One would think no recycling of nick names.

by Jonny B. on Dec 3, 2008 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Omar Epps

Mike Tomlin

by CarlWeathersMustache on Dec 3, 2008 9:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

You stole my Omar Epps, but I also call him...

Dr. Foreman or Willie Mays Hayes

by frankrmineo on Dec 3, 2008 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

.

im sure theyre twins

by groovybrandone on Dec 3, 2008 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

umm...

The Bus. Pretty sure we had a player who’s nickname was The Bus.

by 36chambers on Dec 3, 2008 2:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Old Nicknames

As long as you’re chiming in with Steelers past let me add;
Dobre Shunka – Jack Ham
Jack Splat – Jack Lambert
Hollywood Bags – LC Greenwood
Big Mean – Joe Greene
The Blonde Bomber – Bradshaw
Fats – Ernie Holmes
Mad Dog – Dwight White
Frenchy – John Fuqua
Hydroplane – Jack Deloplaine
Jim “Clickity” Clack
Pine – Glen Edwards
The Emperor – Chas Noll

When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen

by 5020 on Dec 3, 2008 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs