Aww, I was only tweaking his nose, no need to get pesonal and all. To be fair, in the other thread I only predicted a .500 finish for my Niners. However just to show you how off base I think the power rnakings are, nearly the whole defensive unit is returning from last year. I think they put us at 32 on the los of Garcia and Owens.
<walks of sulking> we’ll show you…
Ahh, the faith of the true believer.
It’s really touching to see how friend Airman, against all odds and evidence, clings to his false hope. An inspiration to us all in these dark times.
::wipes tear from eye::
You stay gold, Pony Boy…
Vows begin when hope dies.
Monday, September 27th, 8:00 pm…
Cowboys & Redskins
Dallas, if you just win one game all year, make this it.
(Which, heh, has happened in the past 
)
Pittsburgh was always one of the teams I followed, from their 70’s heydays. There was a time when I might have listed them as my favourite team.
My take:
Solid O-line, decent receiving core (if Burress decides not to mail it in), and if Bettis gets it revved up, things could be looking good. Of course, Maddox sucks and Bruener, the best Steeler blocker outside of the line, is gone. If Roethlisberger turns out to be able to pick up the slack, and whoever wins the TE job can do a decent job, they have a chance of staying respectable. The defensive secondary is weak, although Polamalu has potentional.
My prediction, though it pains me, is sub-.500 record, and dead last in the AFC North.
No, they need to win 2 games. This one and the one against the Steelers. We can’t let Airman have all the fun, can we?
Robin
Cerowyn…how did you manage to fit yourself and your computer inside Terrell Owens? Must be wireless internet…
Ya know, it took me a while to figure out what the hell you were talking about, but I guess that’s what I get for trying to be, uh, hip with my profile and post in a football thread. For the record, “T.O.” is short for Toronto, Ontario. It is commonly shortened to “Tee-dot” in urban music.
I’m jus’ sayin’, is all.
Tip of the day:
If you take the Browns to the Super Bowl, don’t forget to wipe afterward.
Hey, guys. There’s no need to be hatin’ on me. See I don’t think that I jinxed them last year. I think that I singlehandedly kept them in the division race until the next to last week with that thread last year. If I hadn’t started it they would have stunk up the joint, and then what? We get Eli Manning? Great. :rolleyes:
No, I saved us from a fate worse than death. I saved us from Eli Manning. We got the best quarterback in the draft, we got an excellent corner in the second round, we got rid of the dread Dwayne Washington, Cowher got a new contract, and we have a happy Bus to go with Duce in the backfield. Hines Ward will play with his usual vigor because he’s a gamer, Plaxico will either play with a pulse or ride the pine in which case someone will step up to the plate, which in any case will be better than the Plexiglass of last season, and as long as Joey Porter doesn’t get shot again I see a solid defense.
So, tell me again, how did I jinx us last year? The way I see it, I am singlehandedly responsible for making them the Super Bowl champions this upcoming season. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the rest of the league sucks 50 pound rhinoceros balls. Who do the Broncos have, pepperlandgirl? Plummer? If that’s all you got I suggest looking for the nearest pee-wee quarterback, or maybe the apprentice autoshop guy at Denver Vo-Tech, because he couldn’t possibly be worse than what you got now. The Bills? It is to laugh. Even when they get to the dance they get housed, so they’re no threat. The Browns? Bwahahaha! When come back bring offense, defense, and special teams. If they played the Madden Browns they would lose, let alone the mighty Steelers! Dallas? Who did you say your quarterback was? A former baseball player, you say? 'Nuff said.
Now as for the Patsies, that’s a tough team. I can’t think of any real weaknesses, honestly, but I think the guts and determination of the Steelers carry them through the fat, sated, complacent Patriots at the end of the year. It’ll be a hell of an AFC Champoinship Game, that’s for sure.
In conclusion, I hereby offer to supply up to 10 Terrible Towels come January so you can use them to root for a good team during the Super Bowl instead of the dreck that shows up to be the Steelers’ doormats. Magnanimous of me, isn’t it? You get a souvenir to last a lifetime and a symbol of the best that the NFL has to offer, and I get to laugh at all of you for riding the bandwagon that I started. Sounds like a hell of a deal to me.
Here we go Steelers, Here we go!
Well, here’s hopin’.
We got a feeling…
Nah, 2 games is nothin’–I see the Cowboys in the playoffs this season. As long as the NFL commisioner relents & allows Vinny to bring his walker on the field.
(Try as I might, I can’t see them in the big one, though. Unless Julius Jones turns out to be the Second Coming of Tony Dorsett, or something …)
AD, my bet with you is on record. Have fun flying that flag from your car for the mighty Ravens come January. One for the thumb? HA! That thumb is going to be up your ass when the playoffs roll around.
RAVENS RULE!!!
Dude, turn it down. The neighbors are still asleep.
Thank God Aaron has outgrown his Ravens jersey. Time to replace that godawful purple with some tasteful blue and silver.
Robin
I am a Steeler fan, but unfortunately, I fear we just don’t have the QB guns we need - yet again. None-the-less, I expect a strong year and am watching with anticpation.
Alas, my recent operation will prevent my beer consumption and it just won’t quite seem like football. 
Ravens rule? Then why does Ray Lewis have to cheat?
They’re showing the replay in a video-game ad. Ray Lewis picks up the first-down yellow line and moves it back several yards. Even though it was against the Flaming Thumbtacks, it’s still cheating.
What?
Several Pennsylvainia hunters, inspired by recent commercials, have taken to the woods with their weapons in a conservation effort. They keep chanting their slogan…
“We must protect this grouse!”
I am shedding silent tears for you.
::wanders off humming::
Hail to the Redskins, hail victory…
neuroman I suppose that is sarcasm - but I appreciate the sentiment anyway.
Congratulations on the new coach! I hated Spurrier and just loved to see them fail week and week after week (after week.) Maybe this year will be different, eh?
Good to know I’m not the only Skins fan here. I know there’s more of us dying to come out of the woodwork. As soon as we kill Dallas on Monday night, the Gibbs Bandwagon will roll again.
You’re content to wait that long? God man, that could take years!
I will say this… much as I dislike Snyder (or anyone else in the mold of Jerry Ratbastard Jones) I’m really happy for Gibbs, Redskin fans and the league in general. Parity is what breeds rivalry and the upcoming Parcells/Gibbs contests will likely be a thing of beauty.
Also, let me throw one more bit of praise his way… Monday’s HOF game was one of the best preseason games I’ve seen in a long while. The Skins appear to be in mid season form already. Their early opponents were just served notice that they better be ready too.