BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- Lavar Arrington Is A Steeler Fan Edition

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Jul 17, 2009 2:08 PM EDT

IX-According to a random sample of players from the AFC North Ben Roethlisberger was overwhelmingly voted the best quarterback in the division, and James Harrison was voted the toughest player in the division by a small margin over Ray Lewis. The entire survey that was conducted by James Walker and was completely anonymous, but I would be really intrigued to find out which players he asked, just to see what they really think.

X-Former Pittsburgh area high school standout, Penn State star, and Washington Redskin pro-bowler Lavar Arrington is getting his own radio show in the D.C. area and recently did an interview with "The Sports Junkies." In the interview Arrington (Part 1, & Part 2) made it clear that he grew up rooting for the Steelers and still does along with rooting for the Pirates and all things Pittsburgh.

XIII-Steelers tight end Matt Spaeth is frequently criticized by community members at Behind the Steel Curtain for his lack of ability to run after the catch and especially for his lack of blocking skills. Perhaps Mr. Spaeth should of spent some time reading the harsh criticism by the fans at BTSC, because he has chosen to attend a receiving camp run by Larry Fitzgerald with Chis Carter and Jerry Rice helping to school the younger players. Shouldn't Spaeth be at the camp run by Anthony Munoz and Dermonttri Dawson?

XIV-Spoiler Alert: If you don't want to find out if the Steelers won any ESPY awards from ESPN, stop reading NOW. The ESPY awards will be show on ESPN for the first time this Sunday, hosted by Sam Jackson, but the actual awards were earlier this week. The Steelers did bring home two awards one for best play (Santonio and Ben's epic pass) and also best game (Superbowl XLIII). Sidney Crosby of the Penguins was also awarded best NHL player.

XL-Steelers Podcast that answers four questions:

Can the Steelers beat the Pats in a Playoff game with Brady back?
Will the Steelers Offense Improve in 2009?
Are the Steelers being disrespected?
Will the Running Game return in 2009?

XLIII-Check out Steelers Depot for information on Keyaron Fox's "Will of Steel" event coming up in Atlanta on July 25th. The event is part of his aptly named foundation the Keyaron Fox Foundation.

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Lol, at first glance I thought the post was entitled “Lavar Arrington is a Steeler Edition”. That would have come out of nowhere.

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by BadMaafala on Jul 17, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions

Haha

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

by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Jul 17, 2009 3:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I did too

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Jul 17, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Merely a ploy to turn around and package him with Willie for a trade for LeCharles Bentley.

The only managing Ben does is that he manages to win games. - chewiesteeler

by steelguy99 on Jul 19, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Toughest player

Interesting that Walker mentioned a few players said they would have voted for Hines, except they hate him so much.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Jul 17, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions

That’s what is great about Hines! Players hate him so much that he takes them off their game.

by bone1978 on Jul 17, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I’m so glad that he’s a Steeler!

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Jul 17, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s great to see Aaron Smith get some respect, that was nice. Also Hines, I love the guy, but he’s someone I’d never want to play against. Let’s see what he does this year with the “Don’t hurt em Hines.” rule in effect.

by Phantaskippy on Jul 17, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

Interesting podcast discussion

Don’t know who this guy is, but I am impressed that he can talk non-stop without taking a breathe for about 30 minutes.

One thing that I don’t agree with is that he says that this team needs more weapons to improve its scoring offense. I think they have the weapons. The coaching staff must commit to improving the running game, including sitting down OL and TE’s that can’t block. In other words, Matt Spaeth might need to be replaced by a better blocking tight end (Anthony Johnson?) or the backup OT (Essex, Hills, Capizzi?) on short-yardage or goal line situations. Frank Summers, Mendenhall or anyone else not named Carey Davis need to be toting the rock in those situations.

I also think the coaches should allow legitimate competition at RG and RT. I still think Willie Colon is a weak link on this OL. Let’s hope Tomlin allows both J. Capizzi and Tony Hills to compete with Willie Colon for that starting RT spot. And I think Kemo’s inability to recognize where the blitz was coming from this past year also contributed greatly to a lot of breakdowns.

Ultimately, I hope the 5 best OL will be on the field when the season starts, not just Zeirlin’s or B.A.’s favorites.

by datruth4life on Jul 17, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions

I think everyone needs to just assume that the podcast is basically a fanpost in audio form instead of national media.

This guy said straight up last year that we would not win a championship with Arians and Ben together. Just saying.

The only managing Ben does is that he manages to win games. - chewiesteeler

by steelguy99 on Jul 19, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah, hope he doesnt read this BUT..

I don’t really like that guy;s podcast at all. It’s apparently somewhat popular, at least as far as random podcasts go, and he’s been doing it a long time. But don’t like the content or the sound of his voice at all.

Freel free to email me anytime at behindthesteelcurtain@gmail.com with questions, suggestions, complaints, etc, or to just say what's up. -Michael Bean (Blitz)

by Michael Bean on Jul 20, 2009 4:40 AM EDT up reply actions

I find his voice amusing to listen to. I like the podcast…am I committed to it? Not really. The question is, where is there a better steelers podcast? The guys at steeler fury do a podcast during the season each week – I find the content better, but it’s a very different style of podcast.

I’d love for more steelers podcasts to be available giving me something to listen to while going about my task, but to my knowledge there are very few.

The only managing Ben does is that he manages to win games. - chewiesteeler

by steelguy99 on Jul 20, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Podcast

No value added in my opnion. The whole thing is pretty much based off of stats.

I’d prefer to see some analysis rather than hearing stuff like, this team ran less than 4 YPC last year, if they make it to 4.3, then they’ll be much better. Isn’t that obvious.

by Steely McSmash on Jul 18, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions

i wish arrington would've played for the steelers during his career

that wouldve been great to see

by t1mmy10 on Jul 18, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions

Lack of running game and firepower

Some personal observations:

1) Last year, in all honesty, not until the Ravens beat the Titans, I didn’t think we would have been in the SB. If the Titans had won over the Ravens, they would have beat us too. For sure. History would have been written differently. We would be watching the Titans playing the Cardinals on TV instead of us beating the Cardinals on TV. Just the way things are! No scientific reason for it.

2) We really have no dominating running game. Walker is good but not the Tyler Rose, E. Smith or Franco Harris type. The best duo running backs ever to exist in NFL history were Harris and Bleier. They complemented each other real well. So, this year we need to work hard at improving our running game. The only real weapon we had was our go to man Hines Wad, and now Holmes who developed into a star in his own right. But the fact remains we still need a running game to keep the defense honest and open the lanes for our receivers.

3) Brady back in the game will throw another wrinkle in the playoffs picture. He is good, no doubt. Let’s give the guy credit. The Colts? Nay, I have no respect for them and Bellichick. The road to the SB will have to go thru New England, Tennesse and then Pittsburgh in that order. Wait until next year playoffs and come back and comment me right or wrong. ;-)

4) Disrespect? Nah, I would say we deserve everything bad and good that are coming our ways. If we see a quantum leap in our offensive plays and improvement in our defense and win another SB then we can consider replying to the those ‘disrespectful’ comments. Let’s not forget what history had taught us: if our defense was so good last year (ranked No. 1?) then how come the Cardinals came by and lead us after we were so ahead of them? Our defense was not as good as people had made us to be. If we were, we would have shut down the Cardinals when we were ahead and not play Hail Mary with the same plays to Holmes to pull out a win at the last minute. Remember the Bears who crushed their opponents or our Steel Curtain who manhandled the other teams in the SBs? That’s defense with a capital ‘D’!

The jury is still out on the 2009 Steelers. Let’s wait until November when the dust has settled down. We will know by then if we have made any improvements to justify our comeback to the SB. Looking at our schedule, I feel we will be in the playoffs. Then it will be another ‘season’ with all bets off. Let’s see who we face and in which order. I hope we ‘will be back’ like the Terminator. LOL

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by 4ever:SteelersDynasty on Jul 26, 2009 2:37 AM EDT reply actions