Calm Down
by 72Steeler on Sep 2, 2010 9:55 AM EDT
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Those were my exact words as my sons (2) and I watched Larry Fitzgerald go 60 plus yards to put the Cardinals up late in the 4th Quarter of the SB 43. I'm now stating the same as we go into this season. We have played very vanilla with a couple of CB blitzs by Ike and have just laid on the other team.
I'm fully confident in the following:
* Our D will shut our 1st four opponents down, including the Purple Browns with their new look offense
* By trial and error we will find a decent QB from Leftwich and Dixon, I feel sorry that Batch wasn't included, but you can't count on Charlie and his penchant for injury
* We will average between 17 and 24 points per game
* Mendenhall and/or Redman will give us some punch in the running game
* Our offensive line (save Essex) will perform well.
So my beloved brethen of Steeler Nation, calm down as we "Put foot to butt" in the 1st 4 games w/o Big Ben.
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OK thanks
I’m calm now
"Successful destination is the pinnacle, make no mistake, but the fun is in the journey." - Tim Gleason
I'll calm down when they get #7
"It's like what they said about the raptor in Jurassic Park - one of us gets your attention, the other one gets you." Greg Lloyd
Should be right around week 4 or 5
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Sep 2, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
week 4, if you say it enough times it will come true… lol
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
How about week 1?
shhhushh no negativity.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Charlie's penchant for injury...
is not particularly more than any other backup QB his age, me believes. After considering Dixon’s dropoff, and Lefty’s limitations, I’m close to considering jumping on Charlie’s bandwagon for at least a start.
And our OL’s got at least another worrisome spot, at RT. Flo gets away with a lot of borderline false starts, and I’m not so sure he’ll get the same benefit of the doubt from regular season officiating, respectable vet or not. It’s already tough enough to change a tackle’s mindset from a left to a right, try doing it after a dozen years have ingrained it into ya.
But other than that, I’m calm. I’m hoping for a 3-1 start, and would settle for a 2-2.
"I am a sinner who does not expect forgiveness, but [Thank God] I am not a government official" Francis Wolcott in "Deadwood", Season 2
by Flying Polamalus on Sep 2, 2010 11:51 AM EDT reply actions
Counterpoint:
PANIC! (I’m just kidding)
I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
goose frabba
"I wore my purple camo to the practice, but they wouldn’t let me into the autograph zone. No clue why."- Mr MaLoR
by kick him in the head on Sep 2, 2010 12:11 PM EDT reply actions
ahhhh man
I thought you had something to say that would make people nervous. I’ll go back to sleep.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
I already burnt all mine :)
Xbox Live Gamertag - IMIeursault currently MW2 and Madden 11.
If Troy, Harrison and Woodley are on top of their game, that is good for 9 wins right there, regardless of what is going on with their offense. - Mr MaLoR 28/6/10
by Josh Roberts (ESGB) on Sep 2, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Should I stop rooting for the Patriots or Colts now?
Healing from my new tattoos
Franco made that play because he never quit on the play. He kept running, he kept hustling. Good things happen to people who hustle."
What should I do with my Ray Lewis jersey then?
Xbox Live Gamertag - IMIeursault currently MW2 and Madden 11.
If Troy, Harrison and Woodley are on top of their game, that is good for 9 wins right there, regardless of what is going on with their offense. - Mr MaLoR 28/6/10
by Josh Roberts (ESGB) on Sep 2, 2010 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
Too many suggestions
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
Stab it
Then jump in a limo. Later snitch in court.
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Sep 2, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Dammit
That’s funny.
Wreckage.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
I recommend this for Comment of the Week.
I also recommend we begin awarding a Comment of the Week.
When you work out your biceps, do you want six little ones? No, of course not--you want one big one; I took the same approach with my ab. -- Me
samalian
had a pretty funny quote. Her’s might have been funnier (quoted from memory):
Never argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Sep 3, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That gets my vote
Will even help to turn it green.
To try and then fail, is not unacceptable. But failing to try, is accepting failure.
Yep, he got served
"Successful destination is the pinnacle, make no mistake, but the fun is in the journey." - Tim Gleason
by chewiesteeler on Sep 2, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Still calm, but I have one concern:
Mendenhall and/or Redman will give us some punch in the running game
The concern is whether or not BA actually calls for them to finish off drives late in games (read: finish games). That is something we have been lacking during BA’s tenure as OC. If I knew this were to happen, I could even lower my blood pressure.
When you work out your biceps, do you want six little ones? No, of course not--you want one big one; I took the same approach with my ab. -- Me
I put no stock in preseason games
Matt Williamson said that over the past 5 years, the Indianapolis Colts have lost more preseason games than regular season games. That’s quite the eye-opening stat. They obviously don’t take it that seriously. The only time I panic or become a little uneasy in preseason is after an injury like last night’s.
purple browns
I think I started that. Glad it stuck I like it.
well go 2-2. then 10-2 after. Tah Dah!!
no
"Who is Joe Namath? This is a guy who, if he played in the league today, I'd probably just go hit him late and see what he did, just for the hell of it. Joe Namath can go to hell; he can kiss my ass." - Greg Lloyd, after NBC commentator Joe Namath accused Lloyd of playing dirty.
by count'em_six on Sep 4, 2010 1:33 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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