# The First Annual Steelers Defend The Lombardi Trophy Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645 "2006-08-07T03:57:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/101 "2006-09-08T14:39:16Z")
[QUOTE=Airman Doors, USAF] 😃 Thank you, Joey Porter. I can relax now. [/QUOTE] F’n Porter ruined the spread (I had Pitt outright, but Miami against the spread). ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/102 "2006-09-18T03:55:00Z")
I had to work tonight, but it’s never too late to laugh at the Eagles. So, without any further ado, here I go: BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Even Mama Cass didn’t choke that badly! The G-Men, that sad sack of football futility, came back and took your heart. If I were Andy Reid I would have gone silently into the locker room, gone into my office, poured a beer for myself, and cried in it. Ahem. Enough of that, at least for this week. Anyway, tomorrow is Pittsburgh’s turn in the barrel, and there is a very good possibility that they will get crushed by the Jags. Of course, it could go the other way as well. We’ll find out tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/103 "2006-09-19T03:26:16Z")
Aaaaaaaaaand done. Cincy next week. Hopefully we won’t go into the bye week 1-2. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/104 "2006-09-19T03:42:37Z")
Somebody screwed up in the control room right at the end, as evidenced by this template graphic that was thrown on the screen: “NFL Generic AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG” Of course, maybe it was a clever statement on the game. I think I would have shouted “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG” if I had sat through a game that ended 9-0. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/105 "2006-09-19T15:15:45Z")
Well, it was a hard fought game. Ben did well for someone coming off surgery and being sick. But the Jags played hard and deserve the win. Hopefully Ben will have a better week next week! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/106 "2006-09-19T15:36:09Z")
I was playing pool at a sports bar and only saw bits and pieces of this game. But every time I looked up at the screen some Steeler was getting levelled by a very hard Jaguar hit. Except the time I looked up and got a graphic dissection of Ben’s bowel. Thanks, ESPN! ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/107 "2006-09-19T15:52:08Z")
[QUOTE=Snooooopy] Somebody screwed up in the control room right at the end, as evidenced by this template graphic that was thrown on the screen: “NFL Generic AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG” [/QUOTE] ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mc2lvIBD7qY/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mc2lvIBD7qY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/108 "2006-09-19T17:54:23Z")
[QUOTE=jackelope] ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Mc2lvIBD7qY/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mc2lvIBD7qY?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [/QUOTE] Even more bizarre than the graphic – what the hell is that “music” they’re playing over it? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/109 "2006-09-19T18:10:05Z")
[QUOTE=Snooooopy] Of course, maybe it was a clever statement on the game. I think I would have shouted “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG” if I had sat through a game that ended 9-0. [/QUOTE] Maybe the person died will typing it… ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/110 "2006-09-19T20:02:04Z")
[QUOTE=adam yax] Maybe the person died will typing it… [/QUOTE] Now my coworkers are staring at me… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/111 "2006-09-23T16:35:57Z")
I don’t think Big Ben and Cowers did you guys any favors by having Ben play last week. He looked slow. Way too soon to have played, imho. I would like to see the trash talking Nasties get smacked down this week, so do something Sunday, okay? seriously, I like the Pitt D on this one. Should set the tone for the season, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/112 "2006-09-24T19:04:26Z")
What the fuck Ben? You’re playing like Kordell. You’ve been through a lot of shit over the past 4 months, and you are nowhere near as strong as you used to be. Please stop trying to play like you are. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/113 "2006-09-24T19:19:43Z")
[QUOTE=Soapbox Monkey] What the fuck Ben? You’re playing like Kordell. [/QUOTE] HEY! Dem’s fightin’ words! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/114 "2006-09-24T19:26:11Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] HEY! Dem’s fightin’ words! 😛 [/QUOTE] HEY! It breaks my heart to say it. And I know he’ll rebound, but he’s gotta play more conservatively til he’s back at full strength. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/115 "2006-09-24T19:28:03Z")
Ok, Cincy, if you can’t win this game you guys really suck, cuz with the exception of our defense, we are doing everything in our power to hand you this game. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/116 "2006-09-24T19:29:08Z")
Breaking my fucking heart you guys. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/117 "2006-09-24T19:30:08Z")
Wooo-hooooo! I have an ulcer. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/118 "2006-09-24T19:33:50Z")
Jesus. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/119 "2006-09-24T20:07:07Z")
And that last play really summed up the game: -Ben was atrocious. For everything he did right he countered it with an awful decision. Luckily he has 2 weeks of solid practicing to try to get back to his former self. -I feel really bad about our defense. They played MUCH better than that 28 on the scoreboard would imply. It’s not their fault they got backed into the red zone twice in less than two minutes. -Far far far FAR too many mistakes. Taunting penalty? Christ, you can’t go doing shit like that at the end of the game. Luckily it’s still the beginning of the season, and now we have 2 whole weeks to tighten up. Unfortunately, our division contains the Division Champion Bengals, and a revamped Ravens team. 11 wins won’t cut it in the North this year. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645/120 "2006-09-24T20:08:10Z")
That should be, “I feel bad FOR our defense.” I feel bad FOR them, not about them. They played just fine for the most part. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-steelers-defend-the-lombardi-trophy-thread/367645.md?page=7)