$7,500 for hands to the face. I think this fines are starting to get out of hand. There are flags for a reason. These type of things should not be fined.

Got some time? Part 3 of a Series by Ted at SteelersLounge. Looks at the situation of the Steelers Salary cap issues in terms of philosophy, current needs, and recent moves. Parts One and Two are also interesting, & expect 4 & 5 to be as well. Scary, but I expect Colbert to cope.

maryrose's great post earlier this week, NFL Psychology 101 - Welcome to our World, Baltimore explored a wild card in games that you might call the human element. Dejan Kovacevic of the Tribune-Review talked about another side of this element—he suggests treating players as human beings rather than commodities. Both are great articles and I wanted to make sure that the BTSC community didn't miss either one.

I love this story about the surprising 2011 Chiefs who have rallied from 0-3 to 3-3. Read about how Todd Haley looked back to his Pittsburgh roots in search of way to inspire a team that seemed on the verge of giving up. Bean any chance you can use your connections to get us all a copy of that video?

Interview Topics: Interview w/ Jim Wexell of SteelersInsider.net 1. Why the Steelers should Throw Throw and Throw some More? 2. What Dick Lebeau said to his Defense after Last Years Loss to Pats? 3. Why the Steelers Offense must win the Game? 4. Why the Pats Offense is a Bad Matchup for the Zone Blitz? 5. Why Tackling is key to stoping the Pats? 6. Why Jim Wexell is predicting the Pats to win 27 - 20? Master Feeds for all the shows on Whatchatalkinbout.com

I hope we see some plays like this against the Pats from our awesome safety.

I'm stunned. No, no I'm not. These guys absolutely kick ass. And by 'guys' I mean the Benstonium crew. Chris just alerted me that their latest production was up. It's titled Pittsburgh Steelers / SAW Trailer. It's a preview of the Steelers' Week 8 matchup against the New England Patriots this Sunday in the motif of the popular horror movie franchise SAW. Awesome stuff as always, and a perfect way to start a Friday.

Admittedly, there is ZERO chance of this happening. But it is stuff fun to imagine what might happen were the Steelers to take a page from the New Zealand All Blacks champion Rugby team.

For once I think the League did us a favor. I hope the hit to his pocketbook makes Kemo think twice before incurring more dumb penalties, because not much else has seemed to get through...