Bryon Leftwich Tears MCL In Steelers Preseason Finale
by Michael Bean on Sep 2, 2010 10:41 PM EDT
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From the Twitter account of the agency that represents Byron Leftiwch:
Our thoughts and concerns are with PPS client Byron Leftwich who tore his MCL this evening. Bad luck for a classy guy.
Sad stuff for Leftwich. But that's life in the brutal NFL. We wish Leftwich a speedy recovery with the hope that he can potentially even return later in the 2010 season. But he'll be shelved for a few months at least I'd imagine.
More soon.
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Bummer
I wonder if there is any chance Goodell will take this into consideration in reducing Ben’s suspension.
Yeah right
Because he has shown he has a soft spot for the Steelers in the past? LOL!
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
does Goodell have mercy?
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 2, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
does Florio write anything good?
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
crap….
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 2, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Doubt it
If anything, I think this injury hurts our chances of getting Ben back. Goodell won’t want to appear as though he is being lenient because of a situation that has nothing to do with Ben’s behavior.
"They eat fish and are majestic" - Great Sergios Ghost
I am sure world was kidding
Anyway, Goodell had already made his decision. He has no reason to waver now.
If you think you can do a thing, or think you can't do a thing, you're right. - Henry Ford
by SteelObsession on Sep 3, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Is anyone cutting a career backup QB this week?
Maybe we could get Gradkowski, or sommat.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
Jeff Garcia?
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
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no Leinert please
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 2, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
*sigh* Some people are too sensitive...Not directed at you, mini.
Yeah, I think Garcia has 4 games left in him.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
I like
Garcia too
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
No, it's all good
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
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Seriously, it's looking like there's going to be
more gay people at my wedding than straights. Two of my future wife’s bridesmaids are drag queens, and my sons godfather is gay.
I love how people automatically assume some of my comments are homophobic…/sarcasm\
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
maybe all of his camments on the whole
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
all of his comments on BTSC
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Not all of them. Just certain ones.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
If I said it again, it would be deleted again...
Something about Jeff Garcia’s lifestyle, and how he is the best one of them to play QB.
I assumed it was deleted because of the reference.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
when TO called him gay
even though he married a playboy bunny
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
deleted because untrue
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by Michael Bean on Sep 2, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
good lord
have mercy
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
his wife is
the 2004 playmate of the year. smoking hot. if he were gay, the comment would be fine.
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by Michael Bean on Sep 2, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait a minute...
I heard from many sources that he came out of the closet like 5 or 6 years ago…
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
lol
T.O’s mouth does not equal many sources.
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by Michael Bean on Sep 2, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I know that
I don’t just go spouting things that I’ve heard from one source as true (Florio).
I am pretty sure I read an article where he actually talked about him being gay…
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
yea
All good man. If the guy were unequivocally gay, then the comments just fine. As is, it’s speculation about someone’s lifestyle, and no need for that. Not that it’s homophobic, just that who cares about shit like that. I know you don’t as you alluded to about your family.
Anyway…
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by Michael Bean on Sep 2, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah thats a unique wedding to say the least
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It's going to be FAAAABULOUSSSS!!!
LOL!
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
lol
nice
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously though
The folks that are coming to my wedding are some of the most awesome people on the planet.
I always have a good time when I’m around them.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
Thats good
Its always good have good people around you.
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I apologize then for a comment made in bad taste
I joke around with my gays all the time.
I guess I’m just used to having a pretty free license with the jokes and things I say to them. They know I don’t mean anything by it. Sometimes I forget not everybody has had the same experiences I have.
Again, apologies.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
would that source be TO
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
check your sources
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Then put your name on it
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
with
some apple sauce
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I was refering to a Herm Edwards rant while in NY
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry
I just want some apple sauce
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
perhaps she was in there with him
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by kick him in the head on Sep 3, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
he did well
even though he is a NFL QB, he married out of his league
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
I missed the original post that got deleted, and I frankly couldn’t possibly care less about his or anybody else’s sexual persuasion, but he certainly wouldn’t be the first person to get married in order to have a beard.
f#@%…………
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 2, 2010 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
Son of a bitch!!
We’re doomed!
Dixon, you better not suck.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
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Batch, with Dixon packages?
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 2, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
this
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
So sad
Not that I am absolutely against Dixon (though I am kinda reserved), but it’s sad this whole situation had to end that way :(
Uh oh...
Well…..ummmmm…..
There were four, and now there are three. But one is done, and one doesn’t get to play for 6-4 games from now….so now there are two…. (my view is the suspension will be reduced to 3).
So, if I were running this team, I’d start Batch, with some DD flash and dash plays……but I’d plan to run that damn ball 65% of the time or more and hold down the fort until game 4 when BB gets back.
This is Sad
Say what you want about Leftwich, he’s a classy guy with a good sense of humor. I hate to see it end like this for him.
Dixon is the starter guys… the reason they yanked Dixon was so he wouldn’t get hurt, and the reason they played Batch the rest of the way was to get him ready to be number 2. If Dixon stumbles out of the gate, they’ll go to Charlie.
But right now, IMHO, the starter is Dixon.
We still need a #3
Who’s that gonna be?
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
We need EL for other stuff
If DD and Chuck go down behind our crap of a line (Pouncey excluded), you think EL is gonna just step in and be a QB?
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
I think WVPiratesFan is right on
It’s gonna be someone that has already been with us and kinda knows the playbook, to know which side he would hand it off to
I'm sure there will be a signing tmw
Wondering if Leftwich can be cut though, or if they will IR him.
IR
then sign a guy for four games, Palko, O’Reilly, or someone like that
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Palko is on KC's active roster IIRC
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
so it may be O'Reilly
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Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Auto Parts?
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by idiscgolftexas on Sep 2, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
no the camp arm from EWU last year
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"Don't wory, I'm an untrained professional" WVPF
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Bill?
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
he did play QB at Marist College
but that was back in the late 60’s
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
cool
did he dazzle DBs with the ‘no spin zone’ :)
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he was second stringer while he was there
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
figures
lol but i learned something today
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
this way, Leftwich can be on IR and keep Batch, and cut whoever if we sign someone
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 2, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think they cut Lefty
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
why if hes on gets put on IR
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 2, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
True...But
IR’ing Lefty means he couldn’t come back after injury. I think that if you IR a player, they are there for the season.
If he got cut, he could be called back after he healed.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
then Pittsburgh West might get him lol
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 2, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the Whiz is too invested with Lienart
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
I don't think you come back from a MCL tear in 17 weeks
because he most likely did some other damage, most likely to his meniscus, so I think he will be Ir’ed
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"Don't wory, I'm an untrained professional" WVPF
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't Troy have that same injury last year?
He was ready to come back towards the end of the season, and would have played in the post season had we gone.
Troy relies on his knees much more than Lefty does. Besides, it’s not like Lefty used his knees that much anyway…
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
no he sprained it
now Rod Woodson tore something in his knee in the first pre-season game and came back for Super Bowl XXX, but then again Rod was God
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah.
Anyway, I stand by my statement that Lefty could tape and brace it and still be as mobile as before…
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
I don't think a statue can be any less moblie
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Coming from a guy who has torn his MCL
He’ll have fluid leakages, possible meniscus damage, and during rehab could well end up with scar tissue slowing his rehab. Each tear is different. Knees are so iffy when it comes to “expected” returns. If he wasnt mobile before, he will take longer than someone more mobile, because there isnt a strong “motor base” still there
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 2, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm assuming that was while Snowboarding
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 3, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Luckily no snowboarding injuries yet
Rugby. Actually similar situation to Lefty tonight. Was getting tackled and was trying to hold myself up, guy comes in and tackles me around the legs. The leg i had all my weight on buckled and the knee tore
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh and +1
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope. Hard to explain why. So i wont :P
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
do we sign a guy for four guys
someone like Palko or the camp arm from Eastern Washington we had last year, O’Reilly or what ever his name was
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that should be games
I have no idea how that happened
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Sh*t Sh*t Sh*t
Absolutely not convinced that Dixon can lead us for 6 games. I loved him as a change of pace QB who got 10 snaps a game; scared silly as a guy expected to command our whole playbook. He simply doesn’t. We’re counting on him to run his ass off and not get hurt… dicey.
Batch with Dixon packages sounds good here. If Batch struggles, go with Dixon. He’s better as a 2nd guy who comes in with something to prove.
Now
Leftwich = Batch imo, batch just a little more fragile
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aww
good point, maybe we can put wings on the football?
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
even at 35 batch has better mobility than leftwitch tho
I hate Hines Ward but I sure wish he was on my team.- ex Ravens head coach Brian Billick
by MAN_OF_STEEL_86 on Sep 2, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll take the mobility over the arm right now
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by kick him in the head on Sep 3, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
but better mobility is not actual mobility
he still isn’t very mobile. Anyways, I am kinda scared that because of the lack of a deep ball now defenses are going to put even more people in the box. Let’s hope my fears are wrong.
Seriously awful news to hear for Byron
Say what you will about his style of play, but the dude has had to fight off injuries for a lot of his career. Looks like he can’t catch a break here, either…
I’m didn’t catch any of Tomlin’s statements so I’m not sure if he’s hinted one way or the other, but I couldn’t tell whether his decision to play Batch in the 2nd half of the game was a vote of no-confidence in Dixon or a depserate attempt to get our soon-to-be #2 QB some reps. Hopefully we’ll have some sort of decision soon.
I don’t think anyone can blame Tomlin for a crappy start now. Kinda takes some of the heat off of him. If he claims he was going to start Leftwich (popular theory), it’s tough to blame him for not getting Dixon and Batch a lot of starts with the firsts.
I’m going to remain shamelessly optimistic and believe this injury and injury report is a hoax engineered by the Steelers to keep Atlanta in the dark about who’s starting game 1. :-)
by Thoroughbred of Sin on Sep 2, 2010 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
i will sh!t bricks if your right about Tomlin making up the injury
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by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 2, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
because they don't know
which could help us, because they won’t know who to prepare for
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well this sucks.
I wasn’t exactly bent on starting Lefty (I was, and am, in the Charlie camp), but I don’t think anybody wanted, or expected anything like this to happen. Gotta feel for Byron right now.
Even more than before, we’re going to need the running game to step up. Leftwich has a gunslinging, cannon arm, which is something neither Batch nor Dixon really has. For either of them to be effective, we’re going to really need a worthwhile running game.
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Well, think about it.
Weren’t we just discussing not less than 10 hours ago the ‘unfortunate’ QB situation? It almost seems like a cosmic joke on us, the developments of late. We go to war with the QB’s we have, not the QB’s we IR. So I think Dixon’s starting unless we get a journeyman tmw.
I feel so bad for Leftwich
An opportunity lost thanks to injury. :[
Get well soon buddy.
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It's not he end of the world.
The Steelers will pick somebody up, maybe Garcia. I would take him before trading for a career suck-off like Leinert.
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Ew
Matt Leinart could never be a Steeler. He sucks.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
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Well, he could
But still.
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Tomlin's fault
It is both the popular (blame the coaches!) and unpopular (Dixon is the best!) thing to say, but Leftwich shouldn’t have been in the game that long.
Freak injuries happen. Yea, I know it’s not tomlin’s fault. It’s part of the game.
Doesn’t change the fact that the proven, viable option as a starter in Ben’s absence is out injured after a play when he should have been on the sideline resting up so he can lead the team in week 1.
He had to be in the game
Because we were trying to find some flow in our offense with a Quarterback not named Ben. Its unfortunate how it has happened, in the last preseason game, but thats the way football goes sometimes
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 2, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, I get that argument.
Wish he had played Dixon’s snaps last week instead, though. Would have made a lot more sense. Of course he could have been injured then, but you know what I mean.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
I think people being on the Batch train and the Dixon wagon so late in preseason is indicative of how little rhythm we’d seen from Leftwich before tonight.
by Thoroughbred of Sin on Sep 2, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
It's easy to be armchair QB
Leftwich needed to be in there for more time with the ones.
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by idiscgolftexas on Sep 2, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
The starting QB shouldn't have been playing the 4th preseason game
Matt Moore isn’t out for the season because of that exact decision by Fox.
Lucky we have Ben back in 6 games.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
we didn't have a starting QB to start the game
thats why he was in there
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
disagree
Batch may have been the best choice. Or even Dixon, based on how he played in the first 2 preseason games. But every sign from the coaching staff said they were going with Leftwich. Like it or not they had planned for that since spring. Then Leftwich’s 3rd-game get-in-rhythm snaps got handed to Dixon, and you end up with today.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
yea, that's true
if he made certain decisions, they’d be wrong. if he made others, right. it’s called having an opinion.
ah, good old worldtrip. at least you’re dependable.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
nah
i think this time, you just made a dumb comment
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
So you think our week-one starter should be playing well into the 4th preseason game?
Hahaha.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
He played
what 2-3 series tops? After having no work the 3rd preseason game? Yes. Dude needed to put in so me time. I personally think it is very unintelligent given the circumstances of our season, any other season I"m with you. But Lefty has been splitting time with Dixon and Ben with the 1s. He needed as much time as he could get out there.
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough
My point, which I could explain better, is that I think it was a flawed decision to give Leftwich so few reps his 3rd game. Given what’s already transpired I understand where you’re coming from, but it seems to me like Tomlin looked at a tough situation and blinked.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
you just don't get it
3rd season game, they were seeing what Dixon can do. If Dixon excels no one questions it, if they never gave him a chance they would never know what dixon could do.
Just face it, you are looking for a reason to blame something on tomlin.
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm really not
Why give Dixon those reps? He’d shown little to that point. Why not stick with the plan? Leftwich starts (earned the role in the spring), Dixon is 2nd string but has his own package (earned the role in the spring). He blinked.
By the way, appreciate the willingness to go back and forth.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
OH its ok
I dont mind the back and forth.
Dixon had shown enough to warrant that chance. You have to give players a chance, if a player is shinning you got to give him a shot. Plus its not exactly like lefty was lighting it up. Thats why because if Dixon excelled no one is questioning it. Hind sight is 20/20. But know you know what you have there is no guessing. Thats why. He didn’t blink, he did what any good coach does. Not being too proud to give a player a chance.
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 3, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
thats what i'm sayin
dude is seriously grasping for some short straws
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
He's your week one starter.
Shouldn’t have been starting at all.
If you read everything you would see I wrote that injuries happen. I get that. It’s part of the game. I’ve been calling for Leftwich to have gotten 3rd game reps. He could have easily gotten injured then. I in absolutely no way disagree with you on that point. I admitted the title of my first post went too far in like the 2nd sentence of my first post.
I just think if you’ve got a plan you don’t toss it out the window, you stick with it even when fans are crying for something else.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 3, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
He needed more work
that is why he was in there. He didn’t toss the plan out the window, he implemented it. If you plan doesn’t have a plan b then it wasn’t much of a plan to begin with.
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 3, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree
The idea was probably to have Leftwich as the Week One starter. The second part of that plan is to have that QB and offense in rhythm so that come the 1st week, there are no or minimal loose ends being tied. Unfortunately, we have had little to no rhythm this preseason, so you cant blame the coach for putting him out there to try create a bit more optimism/confidence amongst his projected 1st string offense
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Theres the problem
“Week One Starter”
He was the frontrunner sure, but by no means has Tomlin gone out and guaranteed that Lefty was the Week One Guy. Thats why Dixon got the nod to have first reps uhhhh first last week against Denver
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Its what you said before dude. People will always be there to argue. Most of us know that 5 plays isnt anything, but others will take it and dump it on the coaches no matter how reasonable the decision to give him half a dozen snaps seems
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 2, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
It's really, really easy to say "no matter what he does folks will be upset."
Admit it. He made a wrong call. He’s made a lot of them. He’s also won a super bowl. No one’s perfect. I’m very interested in where Tomlin goes from here, in his decision between batch and dixon, and in what he and Fichtner can coach out of young Denis.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't believe he made a wrong call
As a matter of fact I agree with everything he has done. Started with Leftwich, but Dixon played so well he deserved and earned the play he got in the third game. I have no problem with any decisions he has made. The injury was unfortunate, but could have happened at any time.
+1
and who’s to say if leftwich played most of the game in week 3, he wouldnt have gotten injured then? its not like you have a higher chance of injury in week 4 than week 3. tomlin made no mistakes that could be described as boneheaded, only unfortunate.
agreed
+1
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
alright, fun times folks.
agree to disagree, i’ve got to head to bed. work tomorrow, sadly. A lot to discuss about this game in terms of non-QB backups showing something, be back tomorrow.
by syrsteelerfan on Sep 3, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
WAIT!!!!
Tomlin’s fault? I just mentioned a few days ago a small negative comment about Tomlin and I heard nothing but the illiterates calling me a hater. “Don’t be hatin” That’s what ills say when they can’t find thier words.
Come on people, don’t let syrsteelerfan get away with having a different opinion than you!!!
PS: I agree, if Lefty was going to be the starter, he should have been out. Let him get his time in practice, less hostile environment.
Is it possible that there was no starter decided upon yet???
Wait...
Your post title says “Tomlin’s fault”, but in the body of your post you say “Yea, I know it’s not tomlin’s fault.”
I’m confused.
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I have faith in Charlie
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20 years ago?
It’s an exaggeration, but not much of one…
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there is Grand Canyon in terms of talent on this team and the '99 Lions
outside of Johnny Morton, Hartings and Kriskie I have heard of none of those guys
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't get me wrong
I love what Batch has done for this club, and I think he’s a viable starter for a couple games. But the fact remains that he has proven himself to be pretty fragile, and not able to stand up to the speed of the game for long periods of time.
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if he can't stay healty for four games
we have bigger issues
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
True
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
Well, I think you might recognize some of the current/former Steelers on that team, most notably Jeff Hartings and Travis Kirschke.
…but yeah, that was a god-awful team.
Hey, an out is an out - unless you're Mario, in which case it's probably two outs. -UtesFan89
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I did mention those guys
and Johnny Morton
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 3, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
This Has Got to Have Been the Steelers WORST Offseason...
by Hombre de Acero on Sep 2, 2010 11:36 PM EDT reply actions
Agree with Wex
Jim Wexell is saying saying start Batch over Dixon. I agree. Batch has more experience.
Didn’t see the game tonight (they don’t show preseason in Buenos Aires). If Leftwich left in the first half, why did Dixon and Batch both have tiny numbers of completions… Did they just call running plays?
by Hombre de Acero on Sep 2, 2010 11:38 PM EDT reply actions
very few passes in second half
Batch only played last series or two in first half.
Dixon only played one series.
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by Michael Bean on Sep 2, 2010 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we can get buy with running the ball about 60% of the time
with Mendy, the Best Running back Ever, Memo and Dwyer
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 2, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
We
will rationalize anything. Time to face the facts, people are going to dare us to throw deep, and i’m not sure if we can do it.
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 2, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
if we can run the ball efectively we don't need to throw it deep
just run alot of PA, because the safeties will be coming up to the LOS to stop the run then you some PA and have them cheat up to stop the run while Anchorman, Sanders and Antonio run past them
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 3, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I"m not worried
about our WR running past safeties, can Batch get the ball there in time? We’ll find out soon. I hope he can, I like batch, i just don’t know, you feel me?
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 3, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I understand
its been three years since he started, played in a whole two plays last year, and needs to practice with some of the new guys. He should have be in tune with Hines, seeing as how they have played together for most of their careers.
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 3, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Wait
So Charlie Batch is the starter now?
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
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I have no clue
but you gotta figure he is in the running now
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by tannofsteel84 on Sep 3, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I dont
I think this is now Dixons team. Hes played the most reps of any Quarterback this offseason. I think it was a combo of keeping Dixon out of trouble, and also checking Batch was fresh for backup duty
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I think I'd stick with Dixon at this point
Make Mendenhall and Redman run with the ball more.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
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and
let Dixon run when he wants to
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by kick him in the head on Sep 3, 2010 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Stacking the Line
Right. It’s going to be really tough sledding for our RBs. They will be going all out against the run and trying to force us to throw.
Oy, this could get ugly.
grain of salt
Very....
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That's not a bad thing
Maybe we should treat all four of these games like the Baltimore game last year. Lean very heavily on the run and use PA amply and unexpectedly.
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by John Stephens on Sep 3, 2010 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions
At times last night the O-line looked pretty good, granted at times they looked bad.
I think they seemed to settle down some as the game progressed and made some nice holes for the RBs to run through. If they can do that, it will take a load off of whoever starts. The world is not over, the sky is not falling, we will be okay, we have…the most interesting RB in the world.
Things can always be worse....
run-blocking was a lot better
Dwyer could’ve had a few more nice runs if he’d quit running into his own players
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by kick him in the head on Sep 3, 2010 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Nut up or Shut up time
Lefty should be IR’d so that whoever the 53rd man is wont be pushed out by some scrub QB who otherwise would have no business making our roster. Instead that player will simply take Lefty’s spot for four weeks. I do agree with worldtrip over the matter of public reaction to Tomlin’s QB plan. No matter what he does there will a party of armchair head coaches who would have done things differently. Now onto the matter of who should now start. I would not mind seeing Charlie Batch out there at all, but I’m not against seeing Dixon play either. My gut tells me it’ll be Dixon, but he’ll be kept on a short leash. It’s now up to the defense to return to ‘08 form, or somewhere in that neighborhood. Football is a game of adversity, something that the Steelers have thrived on in the past, and something they can certainly do again with the right mindset. Football season can’t get here soon enough.
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by Tim Mullhaupt (HSS) on Sep 2, 2010 11:47 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Somebody agrees with worldtrip?
The sky must really be falling…
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om nom nom
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
HA!
Really though, you must admit People agreeing with you on here is pretty rare. Well, outside this thread, I guess…
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
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I disagree.
I think people sometimes get annoyed at my occasional, rare, once in a blue moon, sarcastic and ball busting comments.
However, I think people both agree with my comments often, and get a chuckle out of my comments quite often.
by worldtrip on Sep 3, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree
And only partially because it’s funny to do so…
by Thoroughbred of Sin on Sep 3, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I did say
agreeing with you on here
It’s not often that I see anyone actually say (type) that they agree with you. Oh, they might in their head, and most will never admit it.
I actually laugh quite often at your comments, but laughing at you wasn’t on the table for discussion, was it?
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
I know that
And I’m STILL busting your balls. Ain’t it great? LOL!
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you guys are nuts
in case anybody cared (which nobody does), I was smiling at this whole conversation :)
No
We don’t care that we’re nuts. :)
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- by biggcat on Sep 3, 2010 4:45 AM PDT
Yup
Agree entirely. The main thing I am really worried about now is Bruce Bloody Arians going and trying to keep a Big Ben or Byron gameplan. Look at what you have with Dixon, play to his strengths. Thats rollouts, play action, draw plays, anything to take the heat off of him, and please call smart plays on 3rd/4th and 1. Tonight was pretty good for the most part.
You can do it Bruce, you can do it
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 2, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i would like to see dixon rolling out more as well
That will at least keep defenses honest. It’s a killer to have to keep an extra defender on the QB in case he runs. Dixon certainly makes for more entertaining football that much is known. Oh and by the way welcome back man. I saw your post a couple of weeks ago explaining everything just never got around to commenting on it. Glad to see you doing better.
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by Tim Mullhaupt (HSS) on Sep 3, 2010 12:20 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Usually, when Dixon rolls out
He either gets sacked or throws in INT.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
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...Most of the time.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
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Which Dixon have you been watching this preseason?
Hes thrown 1 ugly INT on a rollout. Other than that id say his rolling out is his best game. He doesnt necessarily go through his reads on his rollouts well, but most of his runs have come from rollouts, when he chooses to play it safe.
That int was just a result of trying to do too much on a play in the redzone
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
This
The rollout had nothing to do with the interception on that play.
by Thoroughbred of Sin on Sep 3, 2010 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks bud
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Checking out NFL.com
Apparently the Steelers are saying it’s just a knee sprain while it’s reported as a tear.
Any ideas?
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I dont think nfl.com has updated yet
Mike Tomlin said it was a sprain in game, which is what nfl.com reported. This has come post-game
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by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
And theyve updated it now
Reporting the same Tweet that we are talking about here. Sounds legit.
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Who knows with tomlin
he is very billicheaty when it comes to injuries
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Sep 3, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Random thought:
Mike Tomlin has a little belly coming in. Lol!
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
seriously
what is it with football coaches?
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by Michael Bean on Sep 3, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, Rexxy the Hutt is just a fat piece of S...
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
Rexxy the Hutt
I am SO ripping that off…. LMAO!
I love being the most-hated guy here. I love beating them while [their fans] are flicking me off. --Hines Ward
Go for it
But it’s not originally mine. There’s also Rex as Jabba, and Sanchez as Princess Leia pic out there somewhere…
"I am a total flaming homo"
- by biggcat on Sep 3, 2010 4:45 AM PDT
this is slightly creepy
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
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by WVPiratesfan on Sep 3, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
He just needs to get out there and run with the boys in practice
Like Jimmy Johnson used to do. Although, JJ had quite the gut when he did that, so…
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
he's
bloating lol jk
I’ve noticed.
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Sep 3, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
See what I mean? Lol!
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
Woof!
He needs to stop partying over at Hamptons’ house….
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
Get in ma belleh!
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That pic never gets old! LOL!
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
Im loving the devil horns hes rockin
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure that's the Hook 'Em Horns sign.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
Yes. Snack is a Texas alum.
On a side note, Happy 33rd B-day to Big Snack tomorrow!
9/3/77 Is Casey’s birthday.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
Aiight ppl goodnight
i’m bout to fall out
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
'Night
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
Nighty-night O Tan one
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
buenas noches
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 Sep 3, 2010 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure hope so
Bleeding Black and Gold.....forever
by Michael Hewitt on Sep 3, 2010 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I think that this is just an accident inside this kind of game. And a bless in disguise.
If We all suposse that We don´t expose BL. And this happends in the fifth play of the first game or the second after had lost the first or worst the third after losing both before it could be perhaps the Whole season. Most of Us had said before that “We are just waiting for something like this happend”, “He´s as movile as a statue”, “the risk is that all other´s teams D´s train with Him (as a dummie)” and so on, and this kind of injury is just part of the game and Tomlin was looking for some rythm. Of course I don’t want that all this issue be solved in this way. But this could be the a wake up call for Our D, and been playing for HoF Coach Dad, it could be a situation of the best taken from the worst for Us.
The link of the video of the injury:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/pittsburgh-steelers/09000d5d81a3a0b7/Leftwich-injured
O sales tickets,...and let D rest a little, and D Win Championships.
I see your "what?" and raise a "what?!"
I’m glad to see that Batch is still going to be on the team. He does a lot in the city of PGH, I think that he’s a wonderful asset to have on the team.
Dixon will slay the dragon this year! Mark my words! He is all smiles in the post game interview on steelers.com. (I refuse to put the easy link here! Go there and check it out!)
holy crap Redzone can get some yards after contact, I haven’t seen Michael Jackson spin that much!… Definitely not anymore…..awwww
"Steelers Rule You!" - Me
What if Roethlisberger Starts Week 1?
This probably won’t happen … total pie-in-the-sky dreaming … but what if Roethlisberger, Rooney and the Lawyers challenge Goodell’s power to suspend Ben based on innuendo and rumor?
I mean, Goodell is basically eliminating the Steelers from contention based on the admitted fact that Ben went into a bathroom with a girl, and then was written about in every tabloid (I’m not condoning his actions).
I just don’t understand it. If I were Ben, or the Steelers Franchise, I would be outraged that the NFL thinks it has this kind of power.
You want to fire someone for a failed drug test? Fine. You want to fire someone who goes to prison? Understandable. But this whole thing really doesn’t feel right to me (it never has) and I hope that Ben & Co. go into this meeting with aggression.
grain of salt
Ben isn't being suspended for his actions
He’s being suspended for the perception of his actions by the public at large. He’s a high profile player that made a very high profile mistake, regardless of whether or not he broke the law, and he and the league have received an extraordinary amount of bad press for it. Just because he didn’t get arrested, charged or fined doesn’t take away the negative publicity and loss of revenue he’s brought to the NFL with the whole ordeal.
In this past offseason, players have been arrested, accused of or charged with beating up a pregnant girlfriend (Phillip Merling), multiple DUIs (Vincent Jackson), a federal gun felony (Sean Rodgers), a drunken assault similar to past arrests (Cedric Benson), a regular old assault at a strip club (Vince Young), violating an established substance abuse policy and throwing a glass at a woman (Santonio Holmes) and a sexual assault case similar to Ben’s (Eric Foster). In every case, the player in question has received only a fraction of the publicity for their offenses that Ben has. It comes as no surprise to me, then, that all have received shorter suspensions (or none at all).
Is it fair? Probably not. But I don’t know that businesses often are, or should be for that matter.
Is it outrageous that Goodell isn’t establishing a sort of tiered punishment system based on the severity of the crime? I don’t think so. The conduct policy isn’t put in place to make NFL players better people, it’s in place to make the NFL a better, more marketable product. The NFL is a business selling a product, and I think if its commissioner wants to treat it as such, punishing people who negatively impact that product because of their high profile, so be it.
I think Ben is in the business now of rehabilitating his awful image, and I think going into a meeting with Goodell asking for a suspension to be lowered more than the previously agreed upon minimum is a PR nightmare. I hope he doesn’t go at all.
by Thoroughbred of Sin on Sep 3, 2010 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Start Batch
No joke. Cut Lefty and give him his injury pay. Go out and maybe make a trade for Leinart or see if we can get Garcia from that Canadian league.
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
I'd
rather have garcia, leinart is terrible
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Sep 3, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
The Saints are going to have to cut a QB
lets pick up who they cut for those four games
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Don't wory, I'm an untrained professional" WVPF
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Sep 3, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Leftwich injured....in other news, the sun rose yet again today
Why was anyone surprised that Leftwich got hurt? When was the last time he made it through an entire season without landing on injured reserve?
As for their next 4 week arm, here’s a few potential names: Brett Ratliff, Levi Brown, Kevin O"Connell, Colt Brennan, Matt Gutierrez, Dan LeFevour, Hunter Cantwell, Jevan Snead. Also, Sage Rosenfels might be trade bait, I don’t think he’ll get cut since there’s so many iffy backup spots around the league right now; he might even land back in Houston.
Yes, let the Matt Guitierrez era begin!
Hey, let’s look on the bright side.
September 12th, we will be watching Steeler football! The best time of the year. No matter who is in there, he will be our guy.
I mean after a summer of crappy baseball, the friggin’ world cup, Japan winning the LL World Series, etc., I say let Steeler Football begin.
No worries. 4-12 or 12-4, its Steeler Football.
Cheer up, you freaks! At least it ain’t soccer.
R.I.P. Mad Dog
by DwightWhite's Missing Tooth on Sep 3, 2010 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Camp Arms
If Leftwich is going to be gone more than 4-6 weeks, then put him on the IR, and sign a camp arm. Garcia is a bad choice, because he’s ancient and only efficient at throwing short passes. He sucked in Cleveland, because they asked him to throw downfield. If Leinhart hasn’t got it by now, he probably never will. I say we pick up someone’s roster fodder that still has a chance to learn and get better or bring in Brian St. Pierre or Mike Reilly, only because they have some familiarity with the team. As mentioned, Dan LeFevour, Colt Brennan, and Matt Gutierrez are all on the bubble and could be cut. Colt McCoy was on thin ice, but has probably done enough to stick with Cleveland. Tony Pike didn’t look awful for a practice squad guy. There’s a lot of young prospects that are going to be casualties that could be picked after the 53-man cut.
There’s a few guys who have been around the league that will probably NOT get cut that we could more than likely acquire cheap via trade, but are they really going to be able to learn the playbook and be ready to start in a little more than a week? Sage Rosenfels, Troy Smith, Chad Pennington, Jon Kitna, Rex Grossman, Chris Simms, Billy Volek would all be interesting backups to get us through a few games, but at this point, I don’t think they can help us immediately. So, to me, it’s not worth wasting a draft pick.
My guess is, they will work with what they have, and if Lefty is down for a while, just bring in a young guy to groom.
Trade what ever it takes
to get Tebow
"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 3, 2010 10:00 AM EDT reply actions
Why do we need Jesus...
When we already have GOD.
Bungles Tank Stupidly like Clockwork
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Every night at the club the girls screamed when he'd come
He stood six foot five and weighed 241
Kinda meaty in the face with a head full of stone
And everybody knew you didn't go to the bathroom alone around Big Ben
(Big Ben Big Ben) Big Fat Ben (Big Ben)
I say we start Redman at QB and RB. He can do both.
I think this has already been suggested though, by Redman himself.
If you think you can do a thing, or think you can't do a thing, you're right. - Henry Ford
Suit me up coach. I'm ready.
Bungles Tank Stupidly like Clockwork
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Every night at the club the girls screamed when he'd come
He stood six foot five and weighed 241
Kinda meaty in the face with a head full of stone
And everybody knew you didn't go to the bathroom alone around Big Ben
(Big Ben Big Ben) Big Fat Ben (Big Ben)
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