BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- Chicken Little Edition

Best intro you’ve ever written.

Ed Bouchette is not my favorite guy in the press covering the Steelers. They need to give his Steelers press credentials to someone who wants to report on the Steelers and is interested in the fans who are paying his salary. I mentioned this in one of my rambles: Reporters like Bouchette are the reason papers are failing and writers like Frank Walker are why blogs are taking over. And, writers like Bouchette make me not sorry about the demise of the news paper.

I liked the sentiment of the last sentance in the first paragraph. I find I don’t pay as much attention to good college linemen as I did last year. What’s the point? We’re probably going to draft another tight end in the first round this year.

How come you didn’t talk about Big Ben hosting WWE Monday Night Raw? Yes, hosting Raw. I am glad his mind is on stupid wrestling shows rather than getting you guys to a winning record. Go Ben.

The team will be just fine..it’s early. Remember the eagles beat us last year?? BAD. And who would have thought the Cardinals would have made it to playoffs let alone the Super Bowl…and I doubt any Steelers fan thought at the beginning of last season we would be champs…so that said, they’ll get it together…or so I hope.
And if not, well, I’m still a Steelers fan.

I actually find Ed Bouchette kind of entertaining. I always giggle over his chat transcripts – though I never participate. I think he’s just got a dry sense of humor and yeah, he probably doesnt like doing stuff the paper makes him do (chat) but whatever. That’s why we have our blogs to support and read, right?

As for drafting…ugh. 2008 is a bust, but every other year seems to be solid. And hell, it’s better than the Redskins lol.

DYMilkshake – I am a Redman supporter, but not for special teams purposes…more for that 3rd down back role…or maybe he could be a FB? Could he transition to that role? I dunno…just saying.

Just hoping for one in the win column….

And shouldn’t Malor be over on the Ravens site gloating or something…instead he’s hanging out here…you know, with the “losers” – I’m starting to think he really likes us. Maybe he’s a closet Steelers fan. Bet he’s even wearing black and gold underwear lol.

Last year at this time it was the Phildaelphia loss that gave us that Game Three Jolt. The bas news this year is that we are 1-2 instead of 2-1. The good new is that we are barely losing instead of getting blown out (Philly)…

I don’t believe the Steelers will have the hangover of 2006, and not because of Ben’s status. There’s a saying that if you’re thinking about retiring, you’re already retired. We had a coach who in 2006 was thinking about retiring. Our coach now is young and relentless. There’s the difference this year…

How many of you kept seeing Larry Brown of the Cowboys when Joseph picked off that pass?…

When you win a Super Bowl, and two in four years, your opponents all think you are the Taj Mahal on their schedule, especially in their house. That can change a three-point win into a three-point loss. That fine line again in the NFL…

I think the Steelers will adjust the defense a bit to tighten up a bit. It’s good to avoid the long play, but getting killed slowly is sometimes worse….

With the Tank on the IR, why didn’t we bring up Isaac Redman? I don’t understand that…

I love the NFL…Where else can the defensinf champion look so vulnerable? We better adjust, just like everyone else. I think we will do so…

but not only is it week 3, there are still 2 months! before the Steelers play the Ravens.

every tiny moment in the nfl is enlarged and extrapolated out to the season’s end. The nfl releases the regular season schedule long before opening kickoff. And folks want to similarly set in stone the postseason schedule long before the regular season ends.

That’s not how it works. Good teams struggle, great teams struggle and rebound.

The breaks aren’t. And you need breaks to go 12-4.

Obviously, if Limas catches that TD, that’s an additional 7. And if Wallace has an extra yard on the sideline on that bomb, that’s an extra 4. At that point, the Bengals would have been dispirited and the game would have been over. But, it wasn’t, and plays started going the other way.

This team is too close to 3-0 to be considered bad…and maybe the best thing is for everyone to start writing them off. Less pressure, more fire. And these kind of breaks are going to happen at some point in the season, so I guess its best they happen now…not later on. And if the team would have started out with a huge win streak, complacency would have definitely set in…and that’s when something horrible happens (ask Plax and the Giants last year). So lets get the hard part over now, and move forward.

The Colts had a bad start after they won, right? Then bounced back because they still had proven winners on the team. Well, the Steelers have just as many proven winners. So they’ll hopefully get it turned around.

The spoiled Steeler Nation. We lost 2 games in a row and we want blood. I think everyone here realizes the Steelers will bounce back and contend for the playoffs. We are used to a certain type of football played by our team and we haven’t seen alot of that recently. We don’t like to see our offense trying to emulate the Colts unless there’s a W at the end of the game. We don’t like to see our defense giving up yards on the ground in the 4th quarter, or any quarter for that matter. We’ll be fine. A good ass whipping of the Chargers is just what we need.
Of course, it’s still fun to piss and moan after losses so keep it up. It makes for good entertainment.

If the preseason was any indicator, Sweed can clearly catch the ball. His mental state, however, is questionable at best. He can catch a pass one – handed while landing on his head; but when it comes to being wide open on a deep post route he’ll drop it everytime.

We are beating ourselves people. As soon as we get out of our own way, we’ll be fine.

Sorry, like I said in the previous post, Logan is too teeny to be a help in the punt return department. Sure, it’s great to have him return kick-offs but that doesn’t make him worthy of a roster spot. As to his ST contributions I’m sure whoever takes his place will be just as valuable if not more.

But as a punt returner he’s been one of the worst in the NFL. averaging 6.7 yards. He’s so small it’s no wonder he calls for a fair catch over half the time. He’s one direct hit from certain death, so I understand.

Is he worth keeping on the team just for his kickoff abilities? I don’t think so.

XLIII-Carey Davis has been re-signed by the Steelers after injuries to David Johnson (High Ankle Sprain) and Frank “The Tank” Summers have left the Steelers a little weak at fullback going into Sunday’s match-up against the Chargers.

To also reinforce my point; I really enjoy Ed’s sense of humor when he is talking about the Steelers, but what I don’t care for is him bitching about his job. When he is in an open forum with a bunch of fans that would kill for his job, I don’t think he should complain about having to answer questions about the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Outside of that Bouchette is a solid reporter and second to probably Wexell and maybe Lolley he is the man when it comes to the Steeelers.

but to no avail………

its the right move, we need him, but I find it ironic.

But fortunately they’ve also got a pretty easy schedule this year, so they should make the playoffs. I agree with those who recognize that what we’ve been watching the past three weeks is pretty lame for a defending champ. And I haven’t heard too many people say that the Steelers are finished already as this post implies. Nothing wrong with calling people out when they don’t make the grade. Too much tolerance is a fast and slippery slope to the bottom. Don’t believe me, just ask OchoStinko.

or true nature that is a D that attacks the other team´s QB´s w/o knowing what to do with the D in front of him, the problem is that maybe We are not rotating enough our players, and for that is that We needed almost all the time someone as Ra´Shon Harris, We are in panic fase w/o knowing that those QB´s have nightmares of Us going relentlesly against them, in this case is that all our D think they can´t w/o Troy in the field. But at this stage is Le´Beau´s risponsability to show them that they can be back at last year level by attacking w/o rest those offensive players and beatting them at every position and play. That is as basic as someone else pointed out before. Let Me put this way just attack, let the other team start feeling that fear of beeing with Us in the same turf, that smell, mostly the backfield and WR´s, that is what We are lacking of. And maybe that is mostly the absence of Troy, but We had been there before and this D can make it work for Us. Its just been more in the game.

It’s never too early to start speculating on which offensive tackle the Steelers won’t take in the upcoming draft.

Made me LOL, no LMAO though, my ass is still firmly attached.

I said it early that Tomlin was an idiot and that he was getting a little to big headed. Wiht his mix messages, talking to much and his clever quotes. I also stated that Tomlin would refuse to believe that Ms. Mendy is a scare RB and Sweed is a unfocus WR. Because of politics,Tomlin’s pride and the fact Ms. Mendy and gator arms Sweed were his fail draft picks, both past or present has not produce anything, these are the facts. If the team has to man up, then so should Tomlin. Swollow his pride, except his failure in those 2 draft picks and stop the fucking politics. Play the people who can contribute to the team. I said before and Im saying it again, they need to give Issac Redman an opportunity, like Wallace to make some plays. If the Steeler do not stop the political BULL SHIT it will cost season. The OL will take the blame, the real truth is the OL is far from the worst. The OL needs a RB to find a hole or a seam sometime . A RB who has good vision and not scare to hit the opening. Truth be told Redman has it, and in the preseason the 1 unit OL looked comfortable with him in the backfield. The OL needs help from the RB as well sometime, they should take some blame, but fuck that not all of it. Redman is a true RB, he can’nt do any worst than Willie or moon walking Ms. Mendy combine. So, Tomlin give your 2 first round draft picks a fucking front row seat, their both WACK and WEAK. Like it or not, The TRUTH Steeler NATION.

He hasn’t been given a full game yet in the NFL. I trust in the Steelers’ ability to draft in the first round. Go back to the last 8 years and find me a first round bust. Mendy will come through and with FWP’s turf toe and considering what Tomlin did to Mendy last week for not focusing during the week….

And with all that’s been written about last year’s draft being a bust, Mendy will show everybody on national television Sunday night.