Strange Days

Policeman: Mr Rothlisberger, that young lady claims you sexually assaulted her.

Rothlisberger: What?..No...I was just trying to tackle her.

Policeman: Oh, okay Mr. Rothlisberger, you can go.

I think I'm going to use that as my defense for everything for a while and see if it works. My guess is that such a feeble lie only works in the NFL.

I think Steelers Nation needs to do two things: One, we need to mobilize and as a massive group, taking turns following the NFL refs around to see who is influencing them, or thwart it. Two, we need to boycott any NFL products and just send the Rooneys $20 a month until the bottom line forces those behind the curtain to change their ways. I mean, you know Steelers Nation has to make up a very large piece of the NFL pie. Can the NFL really afford to anger us? Seriously, I just feel like the NFL is giving the Steelers and their fans the finger.

I have new found respect for Ben. He is tough. Period. Just looking at that nose had me curled up on the floor. Do you think any other quarterback would take the punishment he has and stay on the field, much less win the game? I know, I know, some of you are thinking Tom Brady, and certainly he has stood up to a stiff wind when Mother Nature wasn't flagged on several occasions, but I say Ben is tougher. My standard for tough has always been Don Meridith (God rest his soul), who, I believe, once played with a punctured lung (Or maybe a collapsed lung. Something that would make me run to my mother crying). I think Ben is approaching that kind of tough. I say if he gets into the HOF they use his broken nose for the bust.

Oh, a third thing: We need to send James Harrison lawyers, guns and money (Who's song is that?). There has got to be something he can sue the NFL over. Some kind of human rights violation. Isn't there something in the Bill of Rights about a linebackers right to sack the quarterback without being held (Those may not be the exact words)? By the way, if you send a lawyer, poke a hole in the box. I think refs would be a little hesitant to let that flag fly if they knew Steelers Nation was sending guns, or that James had access to some really crazy fans (How about this, at the beginning of a game, James whistles really loud, a fan stands up, James points to a ref and the fan nods and takes his seat? It's worth a try). In the end, I think we should just send the money. I've read that some fans are already doing it and that James is giving the money to charity. Hmmm...Maybe the charity is behind this.

How about the hit on Hines Ward, a future hall-of-famer, by the Hated Patriots that not only puts him out of the game, but ends his streak of consecutive games with a catch? Huh? Wasn't that the exact same hit as James Harrison got fined $75,000 for? Refresh my memory here, what happened to the Patriot player that made that hit?

I have this picture in my head of Goodell standing in front of Kraft and asking, "Please sir, can I fine one of your players?", and Kraft responds, "Fine, as long as the NFL reimburses him for the mental anguish. Oh, here are the shoes I'm wearing tomorrow. Shine them and have them back when you deliver my paper in the morning."

I think the only conclusion you can reach is that if some faction of the NFL isn't behind the rather skewed treatment of the Steelers, then the refs are crooked. Either way...

Speaking of the Hated Patriots, for those of you honest, law abiding citizens out there, let me clear it up for you: they are cheating, AGAIN. Do I have any proof? No. I'm using history to make my judgement. Really, do you think that Belichick always has them in the right offense or defense? Doesn't it remind you of when they were cheating? Genius my ass!

To me, the Jets don't seem as much of a contender in the AFC any more. I mean, sure they lost big to the cheaters, but you must discount that loss and look at the Dolphins loss. Two in a row and surely three by next week. To me, the Steelers, Ravens and Hated Patriots are the teams to watch in the AFC. Of course, this is still the NFL and you know that wing-nut team will show up for the playoffs. Who will it be? No, not the Jags.

That's about as much ramble and rant as I have in me for the first time back in a long while. If I have recreated any posts or arguments, I'm sorry, I haven't had that much time to catch up.

GO STEELERS!