Is Randle El Ice Cream?
by SteelerBuddha on Mar 9, 2010 11:20 AM EST
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Did you ever have a day, where your otherwise strict parents bought you ice-cream and despite your overwhelming joy, you had this strange thought in the back of your little child brain that went something like this:
"Wow ice-cream is great! I love ice-cream! But why did I just get ice-cream right before lunch? Mom and dad never let me have ice-cream lunch! I wonder if this has anything to do with mom yelling at dad and then crying for a half hour?. Hmmm. Ohhh my ice cream is melting! It's so yummy! And I don't have to eat my stupid peas and Broccli! Yay Ice-Cream!!!!!!!"
If you are a Steeler fan and you didn't get excited by the Randle El news, you are either in a coma or dead. Pretty much every one of us (Malor included) felt a little jolt of excitement, nostalgia and sheer fan joy when the signing was announced. I for one couldn't help hearing the voice of Myron Cope sputtering in my head Randle El - yoy! Double Yoy! El-Yeah!!!!!
But it did have that unexpected ice-cream feeling. Here we were walking through the mall of free agency, with our strict parents the Rooney's and Coach Tomlin. Just down the hall the Bears children were sitting down to eat a giant ice-cream cake pizza (Julius Peppers) while the Ravens kids were gorging themselves on a Boldinesque Banana split.
And we, the deprived little Steelers children, were walking through the mall, no doubt on our way to see if TJ-Maxx had winter coats or wools socks on deep discount. Which is to say, we knew, that just like every year, free agency was going to be boring but good for us.
When suddenly Daddy Rooney, got a phone call from the Georgia police department. You could see him shake his head in disbelief, utter a couple of curse words (which he never does) and start frantically looking through his cell phone for the names of good lawyers.
And then, like magic, the next thing we knew we had ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!
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There we were, suddenly sitting next to the Ravens kids in the ice-cream shop enjoying our bowl of Randle-El. Now sure our bowl of Randle-El didn't cost 7 million dollars a year. But we weren't complaining. El-Yeah is one of our favorite flavors (like Baskin Robbins Gold Medal Ribbon!). We were just happy to get to eat ice-cream with the other franchises.
And then it occurred to me. Is it possible that the ice-cream was related to phone call from Georgia? Did daddy Rooney not like all the questions we were was asking him? Questions like dad "Is sexual assault a felony? Do you think Ben will go to Jail? Do you think that Ben is jack-ss who consistently harassess women or is he just a jack-ss who consistently puts himself in a bad spot? Daddy do we have a back-up QB who can win if Ben is in Jail? Daddy do we still have to root for Ben if he turns out to be a nasty guy? Daddy will we cut Ben and destroy the future of our franchise to do the right thing if we need to?
Then it occurred to me that we we really weren't supposed to get ice-cream at all (another starting wide receiver on a team that had 3 legit starters and had just signed a legit back-up who could easily be 4th receiver) until we got our peas and carrots (depth on the D-line and O-line, help in the secondary, a running back compliment to Rashard Mendenhall etc.)
I had that thought for just a moment. Then I went back to enjoying my ice-cream.
So I have a question for you Steeler Nation while you enjoy your delicious Randle El-Ice Cream. Did we get ice-cream before dinner because ice-cream was good for us or did we get it because it would make us happy? Does it matter?
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What does this say about trading in the draft
What strategy is going on here, who is going to be unloaded to move around on picks?
Sweed gets traded back to his homestate, just my amateur guess
I just don't see
how that works. Why does everyone just assume that he is homesick?
Steelers football is 60 mins.
by tannofsteel84 on Mar 9, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
As in the comments on your post
I read somewhere in the past week or so commenting on the fact that he actually didn’t want to be drafted by the Steelers, wanted to stay inTexas.
I will look for it.
It Was Speculation
I read it too. There was no link to back it up. IMO Sweed is done with the Steelers. El and Battle are #s 4 & 5 on the WR depth chart.
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
we'll see
Steelers football is 60 mins.
by tannofsteel84 on Mar 9, 2010 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
I found a link suggesting
he had suffered from homesickness when he first got to university. i left in a comment in someone else’s post. It was easy to find… I just googled Limas Sweed Homesick… it was at the bottom of the first page in an article from a Dallas newspaper.
I may be old but I... oh d*mn, I forgot what I was going to say.
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Mar 9, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
yw
I may be old but I... oh d*mn, I forgot what I was going to say.
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Mar 12, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
I was playing cards last night
…when chewie texted me the news about Randle El and Clark. My intial reaction was “don’t f with me like that.” Then after he confirmed he was serious, let’s just say my entry in the card game did not last much longer.
Bad Andy, Good Pizza.
As I was reading Blitz's post
and the numerous comments, I had much the same thought, although not expressed with such appealing metaphors. I wondered if these obviously popular signings had two functions – to bring in a proven leadership core to help deal with the stuff that could possibly hit the fan, thanks to our (allegedly) incontinent QB, and to give all of us something to be excited about and take our minds off of said AIQB.
If this theory is correct, I wonder if the uncapped season has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the franchise. Not that I expect the FO to go crazy, but I suspect they might dig a bit deeper into their pockets than they had intended 5 days ago, in damage control mode…
"You learn more in failure than you do in success." - Mike Tomlin
by Rebecca Rollett on Mar 9, 2010 12:07 PM EST reply actions
Does it makes us happy? Yes. Is it good for us?
Umm…
Well, I guess that question should be qualified with this question: what are our expectations for him? If the answer is veteran who will provide energy, team leadership and versatility while filling in capably as the #4 WR, then I think yes, he’s definitely good for us. But if the answer is anything more than that, as in we expect him to put up numbers and be a consistent difference maker, well, I don’t see that happening.
Personally, I feel we needed the peas and carrots more. But if it’s ice cream we got, let’s eat!
Golf is a contact sport. Football is a collision sport.
by cliff harris is still a punk! on Mar 9, 2010 12:09 PM EST reply actions
If he is don't tell Big Snack
He might eat him
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
by PixburghArn on Mar 9, 2010 12:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Well, six ...
rings should tell you that shopping at T.J. Maxx can be just as productive, if not more so, than shopping at the high brow stores.
He looks like a little baby
I want my babybackbabybackbabyback
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Dude,
it’s awfully early to stumble upon a sight such as this. Have some compassion…
"You learn more in failure than you do in success." - Mike Tomlin
by Rebecca Rollett on Mar 9, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
sorry Momma
PixburghARN made do it. I didn’t want to but he made me.
by SteelerBuddha on Mar 9, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
I hear you,
and you are forgiven. Arn is a bad influence – there’s no doubt about that. : )
"You learn more in failure than you do in success." - Mike Tomlin
by Rebecca Rollett on Mar 9, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Can you believe it?
I get blamed for things I don’t even do. I guess it’s my past of getting away with things catching up to me.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
( : -
Now if we can only find a way to photoshop Fat Bastard’s head on to Casey’s body.
by SteelerBuddha on Mar 9, 2010 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
That would be wrong!
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Mother Nature would not take kindly to that.
My heros have always been Steelers...
That Is Horrible!
if you are going to post pictures like this please create a fanpost and give us a warning. My God Budda, thanks for not panning down. I’m off food.
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
I was skeptical in bringing him back. I will say I’m excited hes on the team. I just don’t know why he would come back. Hes been a starter, now he has to battle wallace, who IMO, is a more dangerous receiver, for a spot. Unless maybe, just maybe, Ward is planning on this being his last year, or Holmes is not in their future plans and they told randle el to take a back seat for the year and hell get moved. Just speculating about as well as Florio.
Or, like you said, management wanted us to settle down while it deals with Ben’s lady troubles.
The Redskins cut him. That's why he's back.
I love being the most-hated guy here. I love beating them while [their fans] are flicking me off. --Hines Ward
The Good Humor picture is just wrong
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Not as wrong as
photoshopping Fat Bastard’s head onto Big Snack’s body. That would be fire ’n brimstone time, fer sure.
My heros have always been Steelers...
Looks like Randle El will be
Ward’s back-up, a slot receiver with a great skill set and a knack for getting the yardage needed. He can’t compete with Wallace as a downfield threat. And, let’s face it, Hines has been injured for parts of the last two years – it can’t be getting easier for him.
My heros have always been Steelers...
Awesome Budda!
Great perspective. Great analogy. Kind of thought about it this way for a couple seconds yesterday but not with that analogy. Rec’ed.
In reality, we really needed help at WR depth. El & Battle give us a solid 4 and 5 no matter what Sweed and Grisham do or don’t do in Latrobe. The OT they are going to sign today is also needed. Stapleton was cut loose and they are not sure about Hills. The OL coach knows this guy. We definitely needed to upgrade Carter and Townsend. Will Allen fits that mold. Clark was a surprise but you knew they weren’t going into the season with Mundy & Allen behind 43.
So, I think while the Steelers were out filling needs so they could draft BPA in the early rounds the signings definitely flled the bill in getting the “Big Stupid” off the front pages of the Post Gazette. The Rooney’s are smart, shrewd and well thought out businessmen.
When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen
he will also play special teams
Battle and Randle The were brought in to play kick coverage/return man as much as anything. I don’t think this is really going to cloud the issue of the team running the ball more or drafting DB/OL.
+1
for “Randle The.” That made me chuckle.
by BigRedSteelerFan on Mar 10, 2010 2:39 AM EST up reply actions
i seriously doubt the steelers signed randle el just because ben was accused of sexual assualt or other teams were signing big name players
-battle caught 5 balls last season despite dressing for 15 games. the steelers signed him as a special teamer
-ward is no spring chicken and he’s started having hamstring problems. we must be prepared incase he gets injured. wallace (as awesome as he’s been) he hasnt been good when ward is dealing with an injury & he’s been asked to be a #2 WR. and without the randle el signing, we’d have sweed w/ his homesickness issues out there as our #3 wr. that would suck.
they signed him because he can help the team and be a solid #4 WR.
Who the hell shops at Tj Maxx?!
The Rooneys don’t just treat their fans to “ice cream” cause of some locker room or offseason drama. They like to treat their fans to championships. These championships were achieved with good offseason moves. To think that bringing El yeah back is merely a scapegoat for Ben’s actions is ridiculous. The Rooneys handle affairs internally. Al Davis handles them externally on a projector.
I like the analogy but we’re getting 82 back because he provides depth, leadership, and versatility. I’d be more on board if you’d suggested that Randle-El was brought back to be a 3rd string QB. Ben’s situation is driving some fans mad apparently. They don’t know what to believe because they have little facts. Speculation is breeding insane ideas lately. I’m still waiting for the investigation to conclude and for us to get some straight answers.
I love me some Randle El.
Brian: Face it Peter, you get competitive about everything.
Peter: I am so not competitive. In fact, I am the least non-competitive. So I win.
by SoCalSteelerFan on Mar 10, 2010 6:50 AM EST reply actions
I like the move; it's sweet like butter pecan!
Randle El can still play. I don’t think he’s lost much during his years in D.C. He caught a lot of passes there, considering the crappy QB they have.
i hope he aint
Ice cream… The Rooneys and Colbert, etc. have not made any personnel moves that I can recall that were designed to mollify the fans specifically. I have distinct memories of some of my favorite players being allowed to Leave, because of sound financial and football reasons… Randle-El included, but Woodson, and like Every LB from the 90ʻs comes to mind… soo, if they did sign randle-el and re-sign clark as an “ice cream” distraction, I would think Benʻs troubles are really really serious.
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