BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- Is Mike Tomlin a Reptilian Humanoid Edition

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Apr 29, 2009 1:15 PM EDT

IX- I have spent the past twenty minutes watching this video in fear. I love Mike Tomlin as much as the next guy, but that was before I knew he had turned into a reptilian humanoid that is obviously on a quest to take over the NFL and possibly the Universe. Consider me suspicious.

X- The Steelers official website has an article about the progress Dennis Dixon has made so far and it got me thinking about how close we were to having Byron Leftwich lead our team in the playoffs against the San Diego Chargers. Ben being carted of the field during the last regular season game is a memory that stay fresh in my memory for a long time. Ben has been called a diva, and been accused of exaggerating injuries, but his comeback from the spinal cord concussion proves again that Ben is one of the toughest quarterbacks in the NFL, and the only one I want behind center for the foreseeable future.

XIII- For those of you who haven't heard former Steelers running back Gary Russell was waived by the Bengals earlier this week. The Bengals drafted two additional running backs in the draft and might not of had room for the player who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XLIII. Or he might not have been a big enough criminal.

XIV-It would seem that Frank the Tank is the most popular man in Pittsburgh sports right now, that little man Sidney Crosby better watch out because the Tank will either run you over, or fire a 125 mm smoothbore gun at you. The Tank is coming to Pittsburgh and he better score some touchdowns!

XL- Want to see something that is beyond infuriating? Of course you do, so take at look at SI's 2010 Mock Draft. It has the Steelers taking Jarvis Arenas, CB, Alabama in the first round. I would be surprised if half of his picks even are 1rst round picks by the time April of next year rolls around and would be surprised if he got more than one or two total in the right spot. For instance look at his 2008 draft from 2007.

XLIII- The Penguins and the Capitals will face off in the eastern conference semi finals starting this Saturday and I'm sure the folks over at PensBurgh would love for us to come over and support their efforts to root on the penguins. Also, over at Staal Tactics' they have a nice point of view on why the Steelers' draft was successful.

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It’s one of those mysteries. Mock drafts constantly have the Steelers taking CBs. I think it’s a holdover from the crappy Flowers / Alexander / Washington / Scott secondary of the early 2000s. People can’t seem to get past this and realize that the Steelers have had some pretty good CBs lately.

by Cols714 on Apr 29, 2009 1:23 PM EDT reply actions

The Penguins and the Capitals will face off in the eastern conference semi finals starting this Saturday and I’m sure the folks over at PensBurgh would love for us to come over and support their efforts to root on the penguins.

Thanks for the plug, yes we welcome all the Pittsburgh fans we can get to join in on this playoff push….The Steelers did their part this year, now it’s the Pens turn to return to glory.

by Hooks Orpik on Apr 29, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions

Ditto. Now if only the Panthers did their part and didn’t screw up my bracket…

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by FrankD on Apr 30, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow

he had limas sweed going 10th overall!!! and we got him in the 2nd round crazy. I hope he shows some top ten talent this year.

by tannofsteel84 on Apr 29, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

saw that, wondered if anyone else would

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Apr 29, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

i was excited by that until I saw they had colt brennan going in the first round

and he fell all the way to the seventh…in other words…they have no idea what they are talking about

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Apr 29, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions

yea

it doesn’t mean anything other than people were high on him and he has the potential combine with the skills to suceed, there were plenty of others that thought he’d be a first rounder, so all he gotta do is get it mentally

by tannofsteel84 on Apr 29, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Well that draft is a joke completely...

He has the chargers winning the superbowl…lol. I thought defense won championships? If you are going to sit here and tell me the chargers can get through the Steelers, the Ravens, and the Pats you are kidding yourself.

by John Stephens on Apr 29, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions

Chargers are a legit team

They will make it back to AFC playoffs- once there its not an easy road for anyone but having a healthy Shawne Merriman plus some rotation from the guys they have taken over the past two years should make them a much more potent defense.

by SteelerBuddha on Apr 29, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Anybody else get the feeling the Chargers don't want Shawne Merriman?

At least past his current contract. I said it last year when he said he was going to play that hurt, and they had no problem with it. If you have a guy who can be your defensive stud for the next decade, you’re not going to let him do possibly career threatening damage to himself. They draft Larry English when they’ve got legit talent at the spot already without Merriman. They’ll have a number of players up for contract when his is, I believe. Something doesn’t add up to me.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Apr 29, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Interesting

It’s also possible that they simply don’t think he is going to come back as the same player he was when he was taking the juice. Think Mike Piazza or Jason Giambi

by SteelerBuddha on Apr 29, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions

The recent Chargers FO, is similar to the Steelers in a lot of ways

They have built a system for a few years now and it has made them consistently competitve even though they have lost major players in their system..

I think it boils down to money…if Merriman has another great year he is going to be AT LEAST looking for a contract somewhere in between James Harrison & Albert Hanyesworth, if he doesn’t try to find a contract bigger than Hanyesworth.

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Apr 29, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Also a good point

Merriman is the same age as Lamar Woodley – and he has 40 career sacks in three full seasons of play. Assuming he’s healthy and he doesn’t miss the juice he’s going to want the a big contract from the Redskins or Cowboys.

by SteelerBuddha on Apr 29, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Still not as good as those three teams.

Yes they will make it to the playoffs, but thats because their division sucks. The only competition they would have had was the Broncos, but then they lost Cutler (although they were not even that good with him). I still do not see them competing against the AFC giants.

Yes they have a good offense that scores points, but that doesn’t mean squat once they run into the stout defenses in the AFC. They will get shut down, like they always do against the Steelers. That run offense is NOT the same since they lost Lorenzo Neal either.

They are not that good.

by John Stephens on Apr 29, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

That Staal Tactics article was hilarious.

and the Chargers will never win a Super Bowl with Norv at the helm.

by shleeve on Apr 29, 2009 4:11 PM EDT reply actions

Penguins stand no shot against my Capitals

Ovechkan > Crosby.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Apr 29, 2009 4:57 PM EDT reply actions

Malor? really?

seven games to beat the rangers?

gonna suck without Donald Brashear for 4 more games this season and one more next season.

I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Apr 29, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions

We will see

Caps had it rough at first in the last series, but overcame it. Wouldnt you love to see Sidney vs Alex in a fight this series?

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Apr 29, 2009 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Crosby vs. Ovechkin

I love how no one recognizes that the best player in this series is Evgeni Malkin and its really not even close

by schnifin on Apr 29, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

by SteelerBuddha on Apr 29, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I think by “no one” you mean caps fans and the media.

Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.

by steelguy99 on Apr 30, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions

I would think that caps fans would at least be able to spell the object of their lust correctly.

Steelers beat ravens 3 times.
Penguins beat the capitals 4.

You might as well move west if you want to cheer for a winning team.

Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.

by steelguy99 on Apr 29, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Like the Chiefs?

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Apr 29, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Did you watch Lunquist play? For all but two games he was crazy.

by archon095 on Apr 29, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I didn’t watch anyone play, but that’s because it’s impossible to watch hockey here.

I did see the highlights, and I can tell you that Fleury was pretty incredible.

Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.

by steelguy99 on Apr 30, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

We can probably hook you up with an online feed on Pensburgh when game day rolls around if you’re interested.

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by FrankD on Apr 30, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

I’ll pay attention to pensburgh this saturday and hopefully have some luck. Streaming from Peru has thus far been unsuccessful. There is not a single bar in town that has hockey, and I blame DirectTV and ESPN. The canadians and other pittsburghers I’ve met have been restless.

Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.

by steelguy99 on Apr 30, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions

My god i actually agree with you on something. Never thought I’d see that day.

by archon095 on Apr 29, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Caps fan?

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Apr 29, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I am

by archon095 on Apr 29, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions

And by “caps fan” do you mean “don’t care about the caps but really hate crosby”?

Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.

by steelguy99 on Apr 30, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions

More I really dont care about hockey that much and just root for the closest team.

by archon095 on Apr 30, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Y'all want a good chuckle?

I’m an Islanders fan. Nuff said.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Apr 30, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Without the islanders the penguins have a tough shot at making the playoffs.

Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.

by steelguy99 on Apr 30, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions

That's sports karma...

You can’t have one team win it all without another slipping to well below mediocrity. The Islanders are the ying to my Steelers yang. The silver lining is we won the first pick of the draft lottery… woohoo.

And we gave you Guerin, who did bupkus, but in fairness had almost nothing to work with.

by NYSteelersFan4 on Apr 30, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

The islanders are basically starting from scratch. I know another young team that did that starting with a 1st round pick a few years ago.

Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.

by steelguy99 on Apr 30, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Three words: March Andre Fleury

He, much like the Tomlinoid is not human

by BlackandGoldSSgt on Apr 30, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions

DO NOT LOOK THE HYPNOTOMLIN DIRECTLY IN THE EYES
ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOMLIN

by Tizoc on Apr 29, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

Is Mike Tomlin a Reptilian Humanoid? .....LMAO

I remember being excited in last year’s draft when the Steelers picked Dennis Dixon ……The showed the NFL on how to draft talented players without using a high pick. If Dixon did not get hurt his senior year, he would have been a Heisman candidate, and have gone no lower than the 2nd round, and the Steelers would never have gotten a sniff of him …..Heath Miller, the Tight End, was in the same position when he got a sports hernia his senior year, and he went from a top 15 pick to a lower 1st

In terms of The Tank, this is my favorite Steeler pick this year! …..The thing I like about Frank is that he can play TE, tailback, fullback, special teams, and catch balls. I believe you gotta give Big Ben as many weapons as possible, as well as an O-Line.

Cool Frank the Tank pic!

by Steeler Y360 Nation on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 PM EDT reply actions