The Broncos Get Crushed by the Patriots, 45-10, and the Steelers Probably Still Can't Believe What Happened Last Week
by Anthony Defeo on Jan 15, 2012 10:48 AM EST
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Tom Brady threw for 363 yards and six touchdowns as the New England Patriots dismantled the Denver Broncos, 45-10, at Gillette Stadium last night in the divisional round of the playoffs, and it wasn't even that close. If it wasn't for an uncharacteristically bad interception by Brady in the first quarter, the Broncos may not have scored a single point.
As for Tim Tebow, he looked pretty much like he did most of the year, and like he did at the end of the regular season when the Broncos lost their last three games and backed into the playoffs with an 8-8 record. Tebow was 9/26 for 136 yards and no touchdowns (still trying to wrap my head around those 316 yards on ten completions).
Back to Brady. Other than the interception, he was a surgeon. This may have been aided by the fact that the Broncos played a zone defense against New England, which is like trying to put a fire out with gasoline. Didn't get that strategy at all.
But maybe that's because the Broncos were one of the worst teams to ever find their way into the postseason. At any rate, this sure makes the Steelers loss last week even harder to take.
I'm not saying Pittsburgh could have defeated the Patriots last night, but I doubt that they would have lost by five-touchdowns, even with a plethora of injuries. Oh well, they have no one to blame but themselves for bowing out in the Mile High City.
On to the rest of the playoffs. Maybe the Steelers just picked the wrong NFL postseason to be a wild card team. Last year, road teams won 6 of the 10 playoff games. So far this year, the visitors are 0 for 6. The home teams have averaged 35 points a game and have won by an average margin of nearly two touchdowns.
I enjoyed the heck out of the 49ers/Saints game last night, even if I was rooting for New Orleans to knock one of the Harbaughs out of the postseason. San Francisco jumped out to a 17-0 lead before the Saints crawled back into the game. The 49ers were ahead, 23-17, when the two teams combined to score four touchdowns over the final four minutes in one of the most exciting finishes to a playoff game in recent memory. On a play very reminiscent of Steve Young to T.O. in the 1998 wild card game against the Packers, San Francisco went ahead for good when Alex Smith connected with Vernon Davis for a 14 yard touchdown pass over the middle with nine seconds remaining. Davis even came to the sideline crying like Owens did back in '98. The 49ers won, 36-32, and advanced to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1997. The 49ers will either host the Giants at Candlestick Park next week or travel to Lambeau Field to take on the Packers for the right to go to the Super Bowl. As for the Saints, well, they just need to find a way to play all of their games at the Superdome where they are almost invincible. Unfortunately for New Orleans, they lost the tiebreaker to the 49ers and had to settle for the 3rd seed in the NFC.
I'm looking forward to another exciting day of playoff football. It will be interesting to see if the road teams can finally break the trend. Or maybe this is just "the Year of the Harbaugh."
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WHY cannot PITT be anywhere close as consistent as NE on offense year in/out like they are?? They have been a scoring machine for 10 years now, never had wideouts like Hines, AB, Wallace, or a Mendenhall like back. What is so different??
PLEASE, get rid of BA and upgrade your scheme, and O Line. Please. Why is PITT in the 20’s out of 32 NFL teams in scoring?? COME ON!!!
You know why our offense is bad?
The offense is bad for several reasons. One, Ben Roethlisberger cannot carry an entire offense like Tom Brady. Big Ben is a very good QB but he takes too many sacks and puts himself in situations where he could get injured.
Two, offensive line. The Patriots actually draft linemen in the early rounds! (Logan Mankins and Nate Solder, and Matt Light was a 2nd round pick ) The Steelers drafted Maurkice Pouncey last season but everyone else are late rounders (Chris Kemoeatu), young guys playing out of position (Marcus Gilbert is a LT, not a RT), overrated (Willie Colon), or are undrafted free agents no one wanted (Doug Legursky and Ramon Foster).
Three, the playcaller. Bruce Arians constantly puts the offensive line in peril, making an untalented group look even worse. He has no guts to tell Big Ben to shut up and listen like Whisenhunt did, which is why Big Ben loves him so much. The fact that once the Steelers get in the red zone and the Steelers go empty set just boggles my mind. Empty sets on 3rd and 1s also boggle my mind. You also saw last night how Gronkowski and Hernandez destroyed the Broncos D. Heath Miller is a pretty good TE and Weslye Saunders is a young athletic TE. Are you telling me that they couldn’t do anything against the Broncos?
Last night’s thrashing of Denver’s defense proved once and for all Arians is a primary reason for the Steelers’ failures this season. Only thing is, he’s been horrible for years. No one really noticed though because the defense constantly bailed out his ineptitude. In 2008, the defense had to be record setting for Arians to get a ring. I still think Arians needs to give that ring up to charity since he did nothing to earn it.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.- Mark Twain
by steeler_chris_5 on Jan 15, 2012 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
What I don't get is that he hasnt been enticed away from the steelers yet.
Never ever hear his name come up for HC vacancies, let alone coordinator jobs..
And he never will
Arians was garbage before he came to the Steelers. He is garbage now. He is smart enough to be friendly with all the offensive players and let them run the asylum. I mean, Brian Schottenheimer gets interviews for head coaching jobs! I will say that as long as anyone but Mike Martz or Arians calls the plays for the Steelers in 2012, the Steelers will go back to the Super Bowl.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.- Mark Twain
by steeler_chris_5 on Jan 15, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
Good post steeler chris...makes a lot of sense. good read
I like bacon...
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Hmmm... Maybe because the Steelers are a Defense-first team?
Compare the starters’s salaries on both sides of the ball. Even if Ben is the highest paid Steeler, I’d be surprised if not the defense won in aggregate – and I suppose the opposite is true for the Patriots.
Neither is necessarily good or bad – it’s a strategy thing.
Now, which strategy helps the team better to win in today’s NFL, is an entirely different question… Last week, I’d have said offense – Packers, Saints, Patriots all in the final 8, looking unstoppable. This week, 2 of them are already eliminated.
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Post script...............
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In Communist China and Russia, you have 1 choice of "Kool Aid": RED
In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
man that empty feeling in your stomach... a wasted opportunity.... bummer for them
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Franco Harris:
"If I had to choose today between the moral integrity and character of Joe Paterno and the politicians and commentators criticizing him, I would pick Joe Paterno, hands down, no contest every time."
Switch One and Two
Both plays Ben’s had good blocking for (in his career) he was great.
If you buy a foreign made product you give money to a person who will not be buying an American made product that you get paid to make. Think about it next time you're at the store.
Yes, it’s really hard to comprehend. I’m not an Arians basher, but something has to be tweaked. When you have so much talent at the skill positions, scoring shouldn’t be as much of a chore. I just think it has something to do with home vs. road for them. For whatever reason, they’re simply not the same offense on the road.
I wasn't an Arians basher, not really, until the Cleveland game.
Ben comes back into the game with a high ankle sprain and still Arians calls empty set backfields, often with Ben under center, even in short yardage situations. To me, it was inexcusable. Also, why is it that every single time it seems like we get the running game established, we immediately abandon it for a quarter or more?
Redzone efficiency all year was a problem. I’d certainly take 3pts vs. 0, but too many times points were left on the field.
While the SF/NO game was an exciting game, it nauseated me to see NO and their “Got No D”. This game was exactly what Goodell hoped it would be: lots of offense (bet he was surprised that Alex “Who?” Smith was able to put that many points on the board) Brees and his offense have a cohesiveness that’s amazing but… their defense would have played just as well from the locker room. Defense is still a necessary ingredient to win championships. You KNOW Rog wanted the Saints to move on in the playoffs. Glad defense shut down that little dream.
I really would like SF to lose in a huge way… there’s no way I want to see a Harbaugh led team win a SB and equal the Steelers 6 Lombardi’s.
HERE WE GO STEELERS!
"Our Father, who art in Pittsburgh, Football be thy game. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, at Heinz Field as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, a stellar D and forgive us our bogus fines, as we (sorta) forgive Goodell who trespasses against us. And lead us not into defeat, but deliver us a Victory. For thine is The Steelers, the power and glory of climbing the STAIRWAY TO 7."
Go Offense
First order of business…STOP wasting first round picks on defense…Steelers must use this year’s 1st and 2nd round picks on the O line. Pundits say Dave DeCastro from Stanford is the best interior lineman to come along in years…so do what is necessary to draft him and put him next to Pouncey for the next 10 years. Then use the second round pick to get a good left/right tackle depending on where the coaches think Gilbert should play next year. Cut all the old, high salaried defensive players, e.g. Smith, Hoke, Hampton, Farrior, Foote, Clark, and Taylor…and then go YOUNG…Lewis and Allen at the corners, sign and move Gay to safety, move Sylvester inside, etc. In the remaining rounds of the draft, 3-7, get some young D linemen and linebackers and a blocking tight end. Focus all our energy on the offense and have a defense that is adequate….that seems to be the winning formula in the new Arena League of the NFL.
the best interior lineman to come along in years won't be there when Pittsburgh drafts, unfortunately.
by Anthony Defeo on Jan 15, 2012 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
I disagree…at 24 he will be there…there are at least 4 tackles that will go ahead of DeCastro…Kalil, Reiff, Martin, and Sanders, plus Glenn a projected G/T from GA is at least his equal in the minds of some draftniks…hey worst case though, if he is gone then one of the tackles or Glenn will be at 24 and worth the pick.
DeCastro is good
David DeCastro is good, but he is not on the level of Alan Faneca or Steve Hutchinson when they left college. I would say DeCastro is slightly better than Mike Iupati when Iupati came out of Idaho last year. Having said that, the Steelers have no shot at getting DeCastro unless they trade up to the top 15. I would say Cordy Glenn is a good pickup at 24.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.- Mark Twain
by steeler_chris_5 on Jan 15, 2012 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
Colbert and Tomlin are Handy Manny and Mr Fixit, respectively.....
The outside linebackers were weak. They drafted Timmons and Woodley. Done.
The special teams were weak. They hired a new ST coach, drafted a couple of ST coverage beasts and picked up a couple more as UFDA’s or FA’s. Done.
The defensive line was getting dangerously old. They drafted Hood and Heyward and picked up a UDFA named McLendon. Done.
The defensive secondary was weak at the corners and the nickle and dime packages. They drafted Lewis, Allen and Brown. Done.
Now, the obvious need is the OL.I have complete confidence we will be looking at new and younger people in Latrobe next summer. Through draft, trades, or FA’s or whatever, they will Git ’R Done! Bet on it.
I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet beer.
- Homer J. Simpson
by Homer J. on Jan 15, 2012 2:06 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I would rather have Konz
from what little I have heard of him. I like the idea of having a proper center to back up Pouncey when he isn’t playing Guard.
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by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Jan 15, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
Go Offense
Agree with your comments 100%. Give Big Ben the kind of protection that Brady had and he’ll pick opposing defenses apart and stay health while doing so. We need a dominant O-line, and then maybe a replacement for Big Snack, and a real kicker.
King Roger
Not sure how we ever overcome an individual that runs the show. He hates Harrison and makes it apparent throughout the season. The man is held more than anyone in the league, and its never called. As soon as he is involved in any borderline hit he is penalized, fined, or suspended. Guarantee the King has conversations with the head of officials saying do this and do that. Same with Ben, abused more than any QB in the league. Never gets a call. Do you think the King wanted Ben winning the Super Bowl last year after all he went through off the field? Don’t think so. What a joke.
I dunno if he's that powerful
I dunno if Goodell has that much power. After all, he does represent the owners and their interests. And us losing? Can’t blame it on Goodell there. Got to blame it on Big Ben’s ego, Mike Tomlin’s indecisiveness and clock mismanagement, Bruce Arians’s ineptitude, and defense’s hubris against Tebow.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.- Mark Twain
by steeler_chris_5 on Jan 15, 2012 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone but SF (Includinb the Rave-ons)
I know we all hate the Rave-ons but consider this. the Steelers still have the enviable status of being the only team with 6 Lombardis.
Just to refresh your memories…the Niners have 5!
Should they win, they and the Steelers will share the spotlight.
In lieu of the recent Steeler season, the only bright spot may be keeping hold of the top spot on SuperBowl Victories!
If they win:
Green Bay maybe 4.
Pats maybe 4 (Tommy ties Terry with 4)
NY maybe 4
Houston maybe 1
Ravens maybe 2 (bite my tongue! but better than SF and 6!)
But no number 6 for the Niners!
Just to refresh your memories…the Niners have 5!
That could be a good thing if they tie. It could be extra motivation for next season. Competition is what drives people to do their best.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
hey frank !!
Hows it goin buddy??
In Communist China and Russia, you have 1 choice of "Kool Aid": RED
In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
So? Who cares.
I’m not going to root againist the 49ers because if they win the SB they’ll be level on SB titles with us, i’m going to root againist them because I destest the Harbaugh brothers. Simple as that.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
I reallly do too
Too much yelling, bitching at refs and grandstanding
The only rooting interest we have is Baltimore.....
if they win the AFC, that pushes them down to 31 or 32 in the draft.
Personally, Homer would love to see them draft at 31. That’s the lowest you can be without winning the Lombardi trophy.
Otherwise, as Steeler fans, we have no dog in these fights. As individuals, we all have our favorites, but it’s like going into the Ben and Jerry’s. There are lots of flavors listed on the wall, and you can pick whatever you like. There are no wrong choices.
I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet beer.
- Homer J. Simpson
Mmmm. Cherry Garcia. Must have....
I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet beer.
- Homer J. Simpson
Otherwise, as Steeler fans, we have no dog in these fights. As individuals, we all have our favorites
Yep and since the Saints are out, it’s the Green Bay Packers that i’m pulling for.
Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
How the hell can you say you hate the Raven below and pull for a team that beat us in the Super Bowl???wtf
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
Because I have zero problems with the Packers that's why.
Plus who cares that they beat us in the SB, that’s pretty petty if your going to root againist a team solely because they beat us in the SB not to mention we played like crap in that game to begin with.
Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
Proud supporter of the following clubs: Pittsburgh Penguins, Erie Otters, Columbus Crew, Boston Celtics and the best football clubs in the land: Manchester United F.C.
The Manchester United Football Club: Winning countless trophies and making City fans jealous and full of envy since 1902.
by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
Who cares they beat us in the Super Bowl??? Every Steeler fan on the planet except you! I aint got no problem with the Packers either, just dont make sense to make
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
Well, I care that they beat us, but I can’t hold that against them. We could have..you know…won the game. I think hating a team just because they beat you is just sour grapes.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
I was quoting the guy above me Frank
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
If I disliked them for any reason, it would be the preferential treatment their QB gets. That’s my problem with the Pats and Saints too
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
Get used to that Frank
That’s how the media works, they piced their favorites and shove them down our throats. I mean look at the media and Tebow for further proof.
Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
Proud supporter of the following clubs: Pittsburgh Penguins, Erie Otters, Columbus Crew, Boston Celtics and the best football clubs in the land: Manchester United F.C.
The Manchester United Football Club: Winning countless trophies and making City fans jealous and full of envy since 1902.
by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
Every Steeler fan in the planet?
Really? You got the stats to back that up? Because I think you talking out of your butt on that one. Sorry I won’t root againist the Packers solely because they beat us, that’s being a poor sport.
Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
Proud supporter of the following clubs: Pittsburgh Penguins, Erie Otters, Columbus Crew, Boston Celtics and the best football clubs in the land: Manchester United F.C.
The Manchester United Football Club: Winning countless trophies and making City fans jealous and full of envy since 1902.
by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
So you are telling me that you was not upset they lost the SB last year? no matter who the team
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
No...
I wasn’t upset because we lost to the PACKERS. If it was the Cowboys for example I would of took it very personally but I didn’t mind losing to the Packers because I have tons of respect towards that team, it’s fanbase and rich tradition. Plus I wasn’t too upset because in the end we didn’t play good enough to win it. It sucks to say that, but very true.
Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
Proud supporter of the following clubs: Pittsburgh Penguins, Erie Otters, Columbus Crew, Boston Celtics and the best football clubs in the land: Manchester United F.C.
The Manchester United Football Club: Winning countless trophies and making City fans jealous and full of envy since 1902.
by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
Nevermind dude, you clearly dont get it! I dont wanna lose to anyone period
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
No I do get it
But I won’t hate a certain team solely because they beat us, espically when that team was the better team that day. I’m not a sore loser and neither should you.
Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
Proud supporter of the following clubs: Pittsburgh Penguins, Erie Otters, Columbus Crew, Boston Celtics and the best football clubs in the land: Manchester United F.C.
The Manchester United Football Club: Winning countless trophies and making City fans jealous and full of envy since 1902.
by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
I dont hate the Packers, I hate that we lost.
But the Ravens are as close to Steeler football as it gets,run and defense,smash mouth physical team..thats what I like
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
Yeah but there our rivals, no matter what style of football they play
I could never root for them.
Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
Proud supporter of the following clubs: Pittsburgh Penguins, Erie Otters, Columbus Crew, Boston Celtics and the best football clubs in the land: Manchester United F.C.
The Manchester United Football Club: Winning countless trophies and making City fans jealous and full of envy since 1902.
by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
I understand I guess, to each their own, I root for all AFC north teams even the doo doo browns
I like bacon...Steelers fo life!!!!
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
Absolutely, to each his own.
Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
Proud supporter of the following clubs: Pittsburgh Penguins, Erie Otters, Columbus Crew, Boston Celtics and the best football clubs in the land: Manchester United F.C.
The Manchester United Football Club: Winning countless trophies and making City fans jealous and full of envy since 1902.
by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
I'm with Bradley on this one.
I’ve seen us lose a SB to the Cowboys and I’ve seen us lose a SB to the Packers, both hurt, but the loss to the Packers was tempered by looking on the sidelines and seeing the faces of Kevin Greene and Darren Perry. I was a huge fan of both of those players when they were here and was happy that they were finally able to get in coaching what Neil O’Donnell denied them as players. The loss was bittersweet for me, whereas most of our playoff losses have just tasted bitter. If that makes me a bad Steeler fan, so be it.
POOR SPORT? POOR SPORT>???
are u kidding me?? (not another POSER) Gawd save us all.
In Communist China and Russia, you have 1 choice of "Kool Aid": RED
In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
Would you happen to be one of those “punk idealists”? Do you often use phrases like “sell-out” to describe your old favorite band that you started hating because other people started liking them?
Are you between the ages of 14 and 18?
Do you “keep it real”?
Thank you in advance
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
Frank, I have no idea of what you are trying to say.
and why would u thank me in advance at the “end” of your thought? and yes, at one point i was not only betwixt the ages of 14 and 18 but actually WAS 14 and 18…but only for a year.
thank you (at the end, where it should be)
GO GIANTS !!
In Communist China and Russia, you have 1 choice of "Kool Aid": RED
In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
"punk idealists"
explain if u can.
keepin it real ma brutha…piece out.
In Communist China and Russia, you have 1 choice of "Kool Aid": RED
In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
Some teams deserve hate
Others deserve respect. Some get the bonus of both hate and respect. For me, with the Packers, it is respect. With the Ravens it is more like hate and respect. Because of the era when I started cheering for the Steelers, I hate the Raiders and Cowboys and to a lesser extent, the Dolphins.
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by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Jan 15, 2012 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
This.
Ovechkin-Leich-Semin: The greatest line in hockey..............................Tee Hee
Proud supporter of the following clubs: Pittsburgh Penguins, Erie Otters, Columbus Crew, Boston Celtics and the best football clubs in the land: Manchester United F.C.
The Manchester United Football Club: Winning countless trophies and making City fans jealous and full of envy since 1902.
by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
The only team I can say I HATE is the Cowboys, then I have certain players I hate
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
LOL, I can’t even say I hate the Cowboys anymore. What’s the use? They don’t matter at all. It’s like hating the Browns..
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
LOL!!! True, most of my hate for the Cowboys will die with Jerry Jones
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his" Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.I hate Jon Jones..No mas la raza!!! JDS Bitches
Yep
I hate and don’t respect the Patriots
I hate and kind of respect the Ravens.
Therefore I will root for the Ravens come Sunday.
by pistil_stamen on Jan 16, 2012 1:33 AM EST up reply actions
If you hate and don’t respect the Patriots, why wouldn’t you want them to make it to the Super Bowl and lose? That’s the ultimate in pain. No one remembers the teams that lose in the championship game. People will remember another Super Bowl loss
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
I remember
’94, ’97, ’01 and ’04 like it was my job. Shit.
"You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm."
-William T. Sherman, the Battle of Atlanta
oh the agony
The 2004 one hurts because I thought 15-1 was our year. I still think that game was tainted by Spygate. Goodell, you are a POS for not disclosing that info.
The 2001 hurts because we finalized that we will never get anywhere with Kordell Stewart. We also realized how important special teams is.
1997 hurt because Kordell just kept screwing things up but we only lost by 3.
1994, I don’t want to bring that up because I am gonna throw up. lol
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.- Mark Twain
by steeler_chris_5 on Jan 16, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
Well
The 2004 one hurts because I thought 15-1 was our year. I still think that game was tainted by Spygate
You think video cameras on the sidelines are somehow responsible for Ben Roethlisberger’s interception and Bettis’ fumble?
Can I Scream?
by Adam Fox on Jan 16, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Actually, you kind of can make an argument that they were responsible for the int.
You can go on all day and nitpick specific plays so that you can justify their cheating all you want. If you are aware of exactly what’s coming on almost every play, and you don’t have any of that teams former players or coaches, you have an unfair advantage, and therefor, cheating.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
The tapes
were reportedly of the opposing team’s defensive signals, so no, you’re wrong.
Can I Scream?
by Adam Fox on Jan 17, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, definitely no reason to temper the story to make it seem like a less serious offense. I mean it’s not the like the popularity of the sport itself would fall any if there was a huge cheating scandal that sacrificed the integrity of the game. There’s also no reason at all for Bob Kraft’s employee (commissioner) to soften the blow of what actually happened to the general public.
Come on man.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
Why is it that every time someone even mentions Spygate some Cheatriots fan with too much time on his hands shows up?
"If you havin' dragon problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 arrows but my knee took one."
Because it's a dumb argument.
Even for the dumbest of football fans.
Can I Scream?
by Adam Fox on Jan 17, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh
Don’t get me wrong, I’d take that as well. As long as the season doesn’t conclude with them hoisting the Lombardi, I’ll have some satisfaction.
by pistil_stamen on Jan 16, 2012 2:56 AM EST up reply actions
im sorry, but NE should lose
as a punishment for their cheating on us
"Everytime NE Patriots lose, Football wins", myself
Exactly
And I swear after the 49ers scored the game winning TD I saw him bitch at the refs some more. I’m like WTF your going to win the game, why are you still working the refs? It’s a shame because if you take that nut out of the equation I would have zero problems with the 49ers at all.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
I pulling for the Ravens, unlike many ppl I actually pull for all the AFC north teams unless of course they're playing us.
I kinda got the same view, I dont want SF to win for the same reason. If the Raven win just shows how tough our division is. AFC north produced 3 playoff teams. I dont think any other division did that. I wanted a rematch with GB so bad. And while Im here there is no way the Pats woulda 45 on us that why it stung so bad last week.Tim TeBOOOOOOO!!!!!
I like bacon...
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Even with a gun pointed to my head, i'll never root for the Ravens on any given day
I don’t get how any Steeler fan who can’t stand that team, coach and fanbase can then turnaround and root for them in the playoffs. I’m not a Pats fan by any streach of the imagination, but i’ll be rooting for them big time come the championshop game.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
This year is over for the Steelers. If a Ravens playoff win pushes them down in the draft order....
…..and means they might not get the guy they really want and need in the first round, them
why not root for the Ravens?
It is in the Steelers’ self-interest that their bitter rival get a lower draft position.
I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet beer.
- Homer J. Simpson
Who cares about the draft
That means nothing right now. Right now the Ravens are in the championship game and I want to see them lose because I don’t want them to win the title. I could care less about the draft right now, right now I care about the Ravens not going all the way.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
You'd be amazed how many people care about the draft....
It’s how the Steelers, year after year, build their team.
There are enough mock drafts on this blog to cross your eyes – permanently.
And if the Ravens draft lower – and miss out on someone who could really help them, that’s a good thing.
In think either Sun Tzu or Lao Tzu had something to say about NFL draft position in The Art of War. Of course, Homer could be mistaken.
I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet beer.
- Homer J. Simpson
Yeah but right now the draft is meaningless
Right now it’s all about the playoffs and i’m not going to root for a hated rival just because they’ll drop a couple of places in the draft AFTER they win the title, which is the only thing that’s important.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
to each his own, I only hate them twice a year!
I like bacon...
#1 Quinton Rampage the Dragon Slayer Jackson fan for LIFE..FTW!!! Nick Diaz would mop the floor with GSP and the fight with Sheilds confirms it!!!
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The Ravens
Didn’t stop the Steelers from going to the Super Bowl in 2001 and 2004. As much as I dislike them, I’m rooting for them on Sunday…the Patriots are easily my most despised team in the NFL (followed by Baltimore). Their coach, quarterback and fan base (led by Bill Simmons) are all insufferable.
by pistil_stamen on Jan 16, 2012 1:11 AM EST up reply actions
This. I love Simmons, maybe my favorite media person ever, but I hate NE waaay more than Baltimore.
B-more never made me cry as an 11 and 14 year old. B-more has never beaten me when it mattered. B-more is a joke, those Pats are the only team more successful than us since 2000. Fuck. Them. Go NFC.
"You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm."
-William T. Sherman, the Battle of Atlanta
Yeah I don't agree with that at all
Take away Belichick and Brady and I could care less about the Pats. I know that no matter what I could never root for our most hated rival over anyone.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 16, 2012 6:08 PM EST up reply actions
Take Away Brady and Belichick
and Pittsburgh might have 8 Super Bowls…so, yeah…they are kind of important parts to that puzzle and why I dislike them so. Baltimore has provided a nice ramp for Pittsburgh to build speed upon the three playoffs, so I don’t have anywhere near the same amount of contempt for them.
by pistil_stamen on Jan 18, 2012 2:56 AM EST up reply actions
THANK YOU.
well said……a hair shy of being a convict Lewis…and fucco can suck balls. they are people of very low quality. i hope they both receive career ending injuries.
GO giants! << the lesser of the 4 evils.
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In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
My only possible scenario is if they playing against the cheatriots
"Everytime NE Patriots lose, Football wins", myself
Personally
I don’t hate the Ravens. Just Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. I’m fine with everyone else on the team and sidelines.
Of all the teams left, I’ll probably root for the 49ers. Harbaugh and Alex Smith make for a good story.
Heck, there might even be a rematch of the brothers.
Of all the teams left, I’ll probably root for the 49ers. Harbaugh and Alex Smith make for a good story
Can’t blame you, always had a soft spot for that team with their great HOF players and rich history.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 16, 2012 6:09 PM EST up reply actions
Back to normal for Tebow and Tom
This outcome almost seemed certain. Tom is too much of a competitor to 1) repeat the failures of the past few seasons and 2) let another less skilled QB shock him in his house. We wouldn’t have lost as bad, but getting two wins over Brady/Belicheat in one season is darn near impossible.
Young to TO immediately came to mind as well on that last SF TD. Almost spooky, but thrilling to watch.
I would like to see a Harbaugh-less SB for many many reasons, but primarily for 1) SF not getting #6 and 2) the Ravens will being broken and having no excuses this time.
"We're in hell right now gentlemen...believe me...and we can stay here and get the (s) kicked out of us or we can fight our way back...into the light, we can climb out of hell, one inch at a time." - Al Pacino, Any Given Sunday
If SF wins it all, I'll be happy
They’re not the Steelers, but I’m a bay area native. I like the 49ers. I’d rather have the NFC win too.
"I think every quarterback should believe they’re the best. Do I think there are better quarterbacks than me? Possibly. But would I take anyone else with the ball in their hands at the end of the game? I don’t think so." - Ben Roethlisberger-
Mmmmm
Tebow’s tears taste like candy!
"If you havin' dragon problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 arrows but my knee took one."
by Riddlah. on Jan 15, 2012 12:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
GREEN BAY
IF GREEN BAY WINS THAT IS 5 FOR THEM, WITH A YOUNG STRONG TEAM THEY COULD PASS US I FEAR!!!
is this the place for Ravens bashing?
Flacco now 6/16 for 80 yards.
EmbarrasSing
A few points :
The steelers offense is bad. Offensive line is worse and BA is in love withe the long ball and the empty set where we run 15 yard routes.
Ben still takes too many sacks and the play selection all year save the patriots game was piss poor.
The defense is slow in the middle and perhaps ‘older’ but not old. The lack of flexibility in altering game plans was the most alarming issue this year. It seemed as if they would. Pt. of not change on the fly.
Overall they are a finesse team that has no dominance on the line of scrimmage. It was obvious that belachek got pressure, why not us?
We need a dominant o line and creative balance with regard to at calling. We need a NT and an ilb that can fly to the ball as well as a back up qb that we trust- if you believe the next man up mantra then Ben should have sat after the 49 er loss.
One other observation -
Sine we got knocked out how many helmet to h
Et hits have not been called? Amazing isn’t it?
Impose your will.
by ALDOG on Jan 15, 2012 4:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Take a Good Hard Look
at both sides of the ball – the Pats result only amplifies the point that many of us realized after last week’s game – the O should be a lot better and much more consistent, and the D has come up way short in a lot of big games in the last few years. Changes are required.
Zero sacks of Tebow, c’mon? But whatever’s wrong with the D is minor by comparison to the shortcomings of BA’s offense.
What a way to end the half!
How about that TD pass to put the Giants up by 10 at the half. The only reason it’s that close is the refs gave the Packers the ball back on what should have been ruled a fumble.
by WolfpackSteelersFan on Jan 15, 2012 6:12 PM EST reply actions
I'm still disgusted
Last weeks loss is a disgrace. Flat out disgrace.
The QB and O Coord marriage is a disgrace.
Tomlin. Show some guts and make a move here.
The Broncos and TeBow ARE NOT A PLAYOFF TEAM
They backed in and the Steelers embarrassed themselves.
made worse
By last night
Broncos and their fraud QB made us look stupid.
by delisixburgh on Jan 15, 2012 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
He is
Brady
Rogers
Bree’s
Manning
schaub
Rivers
Bradford
Ben- sorry, but he is inconsistent, holds the ball too long, seems to take a long time to read the d and doesn’t throw people open. The pass offense is not in the top 10
Impose your will.
Yeah seriously
I would never rank any of those guys above Ben.
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by Bradley James McEachern on Jan 15, 2012 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
Lol now that is a horribly ignorant post. You can make arguments for some, but putting Schaub and Bradford above is laughable
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by Michael Hewitt on Jan 17, 2012 3:24 AM EST up reply actions
So, all it takes is for the Steelers to get knocked out of the playoffs for Roethlsiberger to get put below Rivers and even Bradford?
That is just ridiculous
by Anthony Defeo on Jan 17, 2012 6:25 AM EST up reply actions
Looking at int's ...
Red zone efficiency and 3rd down efficiency is where I put emphasis. This year you can’t make an argument otherwise. Or can you? Besides being a homer.
Getting knocked out of the playoffs had nothing to do with it. Ranked 20th on offense and points scored does. Try and be objective, homers. I love the Steelers and the organization but look at the hard numbers from the position. That’s all.
Impose your will.
Ok, then why don’t you present your stats for 3rd down efficiency. and red zone efficiency. (not the team’s stats, but Ben’s)
But just off of INT’s you have three people on your list with more INT’s than Ben(Brees, Rivers, Manning), two guys that don’t, but have only played 10 games (Bradford, Schaub)
and one guy that threw six freaking td’s this year (Bradford again)
So, can you share your rankings and stats?
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
This Year
Absolutely, without a doubt. 14 INT’s is way too many.
by pistil_stamen on Jan 16, 2012 1:16 AM EST up reply actions
Exactly
Its a what have you done for me latley kind if league. But seriously, BB takes a while to read D’s doesnt check down, throws a mediocre long ball.
As I look at it Bradford has more control over the offense. BB DOES howeveer have that incredible X factor.
He has a great intangible. But lets face it, in 3 superbowls he played well in only one of them, thats telling.
Impose your will.
But who is the one who got us to those Super Bowls?
"If you havin' dragon problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 arrows but my knee took one."
Defense primarily.
Who won his first superbowl? Defense. He clearly won the second and did a great job. He also has to assume a lot of the responsibility for the loss in the last one.
All I am saying is that he has a particular skill set that the OC is not tapping. He is not a 5 wide , empty set kind of QB that can read and release quickly. He does have that incredible x factor though and can make plays. They do need to recheck where they are going philosophically on the offensive side of the ball.
Impose your will.
Eli was better than Ben this year, but throughout their careers Ben has been much better.
Ben > Eli
"If you havin' dragon problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 arrows but my knee took one."
Ben 2 SB > Eli 1 SB
also Ben 3 SB and AFC champ appearences many more than Eli, no doubt
"Everytime NE Patriots lose, Football wins", myself
No!
We must argue and compare them until we are red in the face and slumped over our computer desks like a bunch of zombies!
"If you havin' dragon problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 arrows but my knee took one."
Funny,
But systems help make QB’ s no?
Impose your will.
that is something that can be speculated on till the cows come home, but can never be proven. We will not see any of the current QB’s in Bellichicks system, or Payton’s system etc.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
Well I can look at Alex smith
The guy for all intents and purposes was dead and buried.
You play to a players strengths…round peg, round hole etc.
Impose your will.
when it comes to the playoffs minus the Steelers,
I cheer against the team with the most Super Bowl wins, ie the team most likely to challenge the Steelers’ history of Super Bowl wins. I despise all teams that are not the Steelers so I can’t really cheer FOR anyone else.
The only other factor is draft placement. Sending the Ravens to a lower draft position isn’t such a bad thing.
Anyone else think it's time Leavy retired?
Watching the Packers/Giants game, without a dog in the fight, it’s glaringly obvious that the NFL has to act and correct this horrible officiating problem.
If the Giants hadn’t “Hail Mary’d” and then recovered a fumble and took it to their 4 yard line, Leavy’s foolishness and inability to correctly call a playoff game even with the benefit of instant replay really could have changed the outcome of this game.
The officiating isn’t funny anymore.
HERE WE GO STEELERS!
"Our Father, who art in Pittsburgh, Football be thy game. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, at Heinz Field as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, a stellar D and forgive us our bogus fines, as we (sorta) forgive Goodell who trespasses against us. And lead us not into defeat, but deliver us a Victory. For thine is The Steelers, the power and glory of climbing the STAIRWAY TO 7."
agreed
People don't ever seem to realize that doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune.
- William McFee
by stillergorillar on Jan 16, 2012 8:38 AM EST up reply actions
Why isnt anyone talking about the Helmet to helmet shelacking Pierre Thomas took. Neon Deion said ' great hit'. Really?
Impose your will.
Because Thomas was a runner and H2H on a runner isn’t illegal… yet.
"If you havin' dragon problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 arrows but my knee took one."
Or the Saints hitting Alex Smith helmet to helmet on a strip sack not even one mention of it let along a flag.
Without a doubt Harrison would have been flagged and fined for that hit.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Franco Harris:
"If I had to choose today between the moral integrity and character of Joe Paterno and the politicians and commentators criticizing him, I would pick Joe Paterno, hands down, no contest every time."
I'm really jealous of the 49ers win
Everyone talking about how physical they are and how defense should be played like that. The Steelers play football like that and are treated like garbage. They’re not allowed to play like that because the browns and their fans didn’t like it. KILL ME!!!
They would have found a way to punish Harrison if he would have made that hit on Thomas. No doubt about it. F goodell.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Franco Harris:
"If I had to choose today between the moral integrity and character of Joe Paterno and the politicians and commentators criticizing him, I would pick Joe Paterno, hands down, no contest every time."
yeah I can tell by your sig you get it
Impose your will.
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Franco Harris:
"If I had to choose today between the moral integrity and character of Joe Paterno and the politicians and commentators criticizing him, I would pick Joe Paterno, hands down, no contest every time."
If there are two Harbaughs in the Super Bowl...
I’m going to vomit. I can’t stand those pompous donkey cheeks.
I want a Giants/Ravens game with a Giants win. That way the Ravens pick 31st, all the “high flying, record setting offenses” with stinky Ds and no running games are not in the Super Bowl and people can argue the inane topic of whether Eli is better than Peyton.
And so Jimmy Johnson can’t sit there and actually say “defense doesn’t matter anymore. It’s all about the offense.” He has been sniffing his own hairspray too long.
HERE WE GO STEELERS!
"Our Father, who art in Pittsburgh, Football be thy game. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, at Heinz Field as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, a stellar D and forgive us our bogus fines, as we (sorta) forgive Goodell who trespasses against us. And lead us not into defeat, but deliver us a Victory. For thine is The Steelers, the power and glory of climbing the STAIRWAY TO 7."
The Steelers didn’t lose to Denver because of offense.
"You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm."
-William T. Sherman, the Battle of Atlanta
by Jon Ross on Jan 16, 2012 12:02 AM EST via mobile reply actions
You
are 100% correct on this one. 23 points and breaking even with turnovers should have been MORE than enough to beat that team.
by pistil_stamen on Jan 16, 2012 1:20 AM EST up reply actions
They didn't win either because of their offense
Huge fan of the Steelers. (that includes "Steelers West")
"If I could start my life over again, I would be a professional football player and you better damn well believe a Pittsburgh Steeler!"- Jack Lambert
I agree, but that was a function of injuries, not scheme.
When healthy, like on Halloween, this offense was humming right along with the NOs and GBs. Playing four backup linemen, a backup RB and a one-legged QB killed the offense’s potential. An overhaul isn’t necessary. Pittsburgh played offense good enough to win, the defense, notably Lebeau, let them down.
"You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm."
-William T. Sherman, the Battle of Atlanta
What??????
The empty set and long ball is about scheme. Its about getting away from your tight end and forgetting he can catch a few passes after the first 5 minutes. Its lets throw throw throw and not obtain any sustainable drives. Its settling for threes when wwe need 7’s. How can you say that? The offense is ranked in the bootom third of the league. When was it ever humming?
Impose your will.
The first half of the season before the injuries took their toll, this was a good offense.
Our line isn;t good enough to drill a power run game down peoples throats. We have a top 5 QB and the best receivers in the AFC. Why shouldn’t we throw 60% of the time? Don’t get me wrong BA isn’t great, but he plays to his strengths.
"You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm."
-William T. Sherman, the Battle of Atlanta
Are you seriously asking how it’s an advantage to have five people for a defense to focus on during a pass play? While we have fast/quick/agile receivers?
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
Running 10. + yard routes
With a porous offensive line? Yeah I’m asking.
It doesn’t make sense, especially with a hobbled QB.
Impose your will.
You can have the last word on this
Clearly you think having a 20+ ranked offense with poor red zone efficiency is ok and you can live with the offense game plan as is. The game plan needed to be altered. Clearly a lot of you don’t agree and were satisfied with your season and teams offensive production. Hope we have a better season next year.
Impose your will.
No, that’s not it at all, however, I’m not going to pretend I have all the answers, or that I know exactly what’s going on on the field. I’m not a coach, I don’t work in the coaches box or on the sideline, and I don’t know the players. It doesn’t matter what I think is Ok really, or what you think is Ok. Neither of us can do anything about it. Nobody said I was satisfied with the offensive production either, but again, what is complaining about it or offering impractical solutions going to do about it?
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
Well, now you’re saying that ten+ yard routes are the problem, not how many receivers are out there. I hope you’re aware that in almost every deep pass I’ve seen that didn’t work this season, there were one or two receivers open underneath, but Ben tried to force the long ball.
So, if Ben would have taken what was open, it would have worked great.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
That's why he needs to get better at checking down, point taken
Impose your will.
I said before the injuries.
Ben lives to extend the play. And when healthy he’s really good at it. So yes, 5 wide sets play to our strengths.
"You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm."
-William T. Sherman, the Battle of Atlanta
6 points in one half
2 FGs in one half against that “vaunted” Denver defense? I don’t care about injuries. Everybody has injuries. 2 FGs in one half should be reason number 82 for Arians to be gone.
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.- Mark Twain
by steeler_chris_5 on Jan 16, 2012 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
Why
does everyone one hate Jim Harbaugh? I don’t get it…is it guilt by association? He’s only coached in California (thus eliminating local ties in college and the pros) and has done one hell of a job with (what was thought to be) a downright average team. He has been extremely successful as a coach no matter where he has gone and his guys obviously love playing for him.
Maybe I’m not tuned into the press conferences, but I don’t hear him bitching and moaning about the officiating like his brother.
He has been one of my favorite coaches since he started at Stanford, I have nothing but respect for the guy and would love to see San Francisco win the title.
I think it is guilt by association. But with that said, he does exhibit some of the same douche-bag qualities that his sister in Baltimore does.
Me personally, I understand he’s a great coach, he does do the bitching and moaning thing, though not nearly as bad as Johnna, and his display with the Lions coach was kind of sad.
Can I get some hot sauce for my doughnut?
Great use of sister.
"You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm."
-William T. Sherman, the Battle of Atlanta
Terrible use of sister
Sisters can be great people.
anyone trying to contact me via my yahoo account should be aware it has been hacked
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Jan 16, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
Who's been using whose sister? That's absolutely disgus...
Oh,
he does exhibit some of the same douche-bag qualities that his sister in Baltimore does.Never mind…
Bound to cover just a little more ground.
Yeah
Though his response to it (the Schwartz handshake) in the press conference was classic.
by pistil_stamen on Jan 16, 2012 3:00 AM EST up reply actions
I go to Ohio State so fuck him.
Although, Ted Ginn, Alex Boone, Larry Grant and Donte Whitner make SF my favorite team left.
"You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm."
-William T. Sherman, the Battle of Atlanta
haha
That’s understandable.
That Larry Grant would look great in Black and Gold, no?
by pistil_stamen on Jan 16, 2012 2:58 AM EST up reply actions
Take him in a heatbeat.
"You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm."
-William T. Sherman, the Battle of Atlanta
WHOEVER ROOTS, SNARLS OR GRUNTS FOR THE RATFUCKS...
..Should be taken out an flogged. or at least tickled to death with a pink feather duster…
Id rather share the light with another 6 trophy winner than wish any good fortune towards lewis and fucco.
GO GIANTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In Communist China and Russia, you have 1 choice of "Kool Aid": RED
In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
Could you trim the f-bombs out of your comments in the future
Thanks in advance.
anyone trying to contact me via my yahoo account should be aware it has been hacked
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Jan 16, 2012 10:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
really? really.
another hurt feeling report huh? grow a pair dude. f bomb…lol. maybe T BLOW can light a candle for me. and you too.
In Communist China and Russia, you have 1 choice of "Kool Aid": RED
In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
Watch it
Youve had a warning in the past about this kind of thing.
Formerly known as Steeler_
BTSC's token Kiwi fan. That means I'm a New Zealander. Yes, that small country next to Australia....no we are not part of Australia
by Michael Hewitt on Jan 17, 2012 3:26 AM EST up reply actions
G O GIANTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In Communist China and Russia, you have 1 choice of "Kool Aid": RED
In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
Watching ravens fans get all excited about a superbowl and then being crushed by the giants would be awesome.
I want to see tears of sorrow from the ravens. I want them to feel the pain of a wasted opportunity. The bigger the game, the bigger the stakes, the more painful the aftermath.
From hell’s heart I stab at thee! F you baltimore!
"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."
Franco Harris:
"If I had to choose today between the moral integrity and character of Joe Paterno and the politicians and commentators criticizing him, I would pick Joe Paterno, hands down, no contest every time."
Oh WOW...Please Football Gods Make It So.....
they are crying how this just HAS to be the YEAR FOR THEM….how they can’t imagine they will have another shot anytime soon….how the planets have aligned just right especially since the Steelers are out of the competition and the Pack have now been eliminated……Oh Good God Make It STOP!!!!
And as far as Tiny Terrible Timmy Tebow goes: The Lord Giveth and the Lord Taketh away!!!! And to that I say….Thanks be to God:)
I can resist everything but temptation.....
by the duchess of steel on Jan 17, 2012 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
Edited to the best of my ability..........
Hey bean, I’m in receipt of another of your bullshit warnings….wtf…is your list of “bad” words expanding? Or only applies to me.? ratfucks? The most hated team by any pitt fan is now off limits too?
What is it with you touchy feely “i have never heard that word before” “youve hurt my feelings” people?
You cant be serious. i hark en back again to others who go far far beyond anything i may have said.
First it was the dreaded and feared “N” word…..then it was any reference to gays…..now its ratfucks? I’m glad i can sleep at night knowing that you sit in such a high place that you and those who rat are so high and mighty in the basically make believe world of a fuckin blog.
The only thing i can figure is a lot of the folks on this site, who you are seemingly tight with are indeed gay, non white or just downright pussies (and got sooooo damn offended) if your world is knocked off its’ axis by the word ratfuck. (and you’re fightin their battles for them) And who really cares what color, lifestyle etc anyone on here is?..i dont. i didnt comment about them….i commented on a sports team and two of its’ players.
I don’t know where you live, but you would never survive in my world, or the real world.. you must be living in a world shielded by the thickest of bubbles. And thats a shame. Did u ever hear what is shouted at a game at Heinz field?? i guess u and ur pallys would just curl up and suck ur thumbs in trembling fear and point ur fingers at all the bad bad people expressing themselves.
For the record, i think i will forego wasting my time adding to you all precious blog. And that way you and the rest of the tissue paper like feeeeeling people can claim a victory. And you can save urself sending me those pussy bullshit warnings. like its gonna change my life. You, frankwyt and the rest of you are nothing more than a perverted group of self anointedknow nothing POSERS that seem to think u have all the answers to win games in the NFL. Look in the mirror, you’re a joke and 99% of the self appointees are the same. The only contributor of any worth or value is Mechum. None, and i mean NONE of you, not even me come anywhere close to his take on the issues and perspectives.
I told frankwyt i hated him, like poison. and he took it in stride. unless he’s the mole. Who knows and who cares.
I hope you continue to enjoy your hard on for exercising ur “authority”. If i went to church id prolly lite a candle for ya. On second thought maybe not. You will get yours. Karma is a no good dirty rotten non caring fuckin bitch. And of course mike hewitt likes to be a hall monitor too….apparently you CAN use bad words during the game threads “when emotions run high”…Wow, didnt have to look too far for the hypocrisy. ( Michael Hewitt on Jan 17, 2012 9:29 PM EST)
You are a pathetic excuse of a Pittsburgh Steeler fan…..if in fact u really are. You prolly ain’t… Again who cares. I bet you wish u can have authority to censor things like Twitter. Wonder if u sit around and seethe that you cant. You are of the same cloth as Goodell …….pussy, pansy, self loving, look at me and what i can do mentality.
And save your lecture that others seem to feel they need to offer, like some bullshit keyboard intervention. Its a blog, there are all kinds of opinions, all kinds of thoughts, all kinds of emotions, all kinds of words and words used…. that’s the goddam point of it all. The fact that a select few who cant,.. just cant handle the word “ratfuck” is simply amazing. All they are doing is posing for everyone else on the particular page or topic, so they feel good about themselves and look like a good guy to others. That’s the perfect display of daddy didn’t love me enough. And im the one being targeted? How moral.
Its ok to watch soldiers getting blown up, its ok to see your money, ur rights, ur pensions disappear into thin air by corporate america, its ok to have your children exposed to vile disgusting influences as they try grow into decent human beings ………..but god fucking forbid someone say ratfuck on a busch league blog. WOW. Im happy to see my fellow citizens have their priorities in the right place.
So, in closing, go enjoy yourselves now that I wont bother you or your fellow posers. I hope u think of me and people like me the next time you feel the need to see fit to “flex your bloggin muscle”. Meanwhile, rest assured life will go on in spite of you…and we wont really miss you at all. As im sure you wont miss me.
And the next time you’re in line at a grocery store or the like and you overhear someone utter a word or phrase that YOU and only YOU think is inappropriate..make sure you do your self appointed duty, take them aside and counsel them. Unless they are a lot bigger than you, then of course you will do NOTHING out of fear. As long as you rest behind the safety of your keyboard you’re fine.
One day the real world will tap you on the shoulder and i hope you think of me as you shit your pants.
In Communist China and Russia, you have 1 choice of "Kool Aid": RED
In America, you have 2 choices of "Kool Aid": RED (republican), AND BLUE (democrat)
The difference is, in China and Russia THEY KNOW IT’S KOOL AID.
apparently you CAN use bad words during the game threads "when emotions run high"…Wow, didnt have to look too far for the hypocrisy. ( Michael Hewitt on Jan 17, 2012 9:29 PM EST)
I actually didnt ban you for use of words during that game. I banned you for being an idiot and you were annoying pretty much everyone. After the game was over, I let you back in.
Other than that, so long, and take care.
Formerly known as Steeler_
BTSC's token Kiwi fan. That means I'm a New Zealander. Yes, that small country next to Australia....no we are not part of Australia
by Michael Hewitt on Jan 18, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
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