Actually, I’m coming around to your view, and am thankful for one thing that occurred to me after I made the point about the Pacers. All fans of the Giants, Browns, Panthers, Ravens, and Steelers, let us take a moment of silence to be thankful that we are not fans of…the Miami Dolphins.
Oh man, that’s gotta suck.
Good lord, that is something to be thankful for. Ellis, you’ve just made the holiday even more meaningful (and more football-oriented).
To get off the injuries (and I think the league is going to have to do something, did anyone see the little special-report thing on the NFL Today this Sunday?), how about last night’s game? As much as I hate the Chiefs, I was paradoxically rooting for them to win, as they are no threat to the Broncos in the division, but it’ll be a shoot-out between the Patriots and the Steelers for the lead in the conference. In any case, Kansas City has to do something in the offseason. They get far too many penalties and their offense isn’t good enough to offset their lousy defense.
Oh well, I just keep lowering my goals and expectations.
Beat the Bronkhosers at their house? Cross that off
Div champs? Cross that off
Wild Card? Cross that off
Win 7 out of 8 Division games? Still possible
Beat Bronkhosers at home? Still possible
All I want for Christmas is a defense
I don’t blame you for wanting to regress back in time, but since realignment, there are only 6 division games.
Four teams, three division opponents. Yep, I did the math wrong on that one.
mouthbreather-
Fuck you, asshole.
What, are you fucking stalking me now?
You’re the fucking crybaby that quit the keeper football league because no one would kiss your festering, boil-ridden ass. You don’t fucking deserve to be a Steeler fan. You walked away from Pittsburgh, you don’t get to take it with you.
Since, I’m invited to munch on your nutsack, where shall we meet? Oh that’s right, you’re the pussy that left PA.
You cut me no such slack- I don’t remember you posting anything about the ongoing anti-Steeler bullshit spouting from the Baltimore Weirdo’s ass like a fountain of watery diarrhea. I’ve posted enough times about it and you step in with your inane comment.
Well, asswipe, here’s the background: At the Dopefest in Gettysburg, I stated that I wanted to change my screen name and asked around for opinions. Many people knew that I was considering a change- and the incident I mentioned before just made me change it at that time. Your comment was unnecessary, just a snipe at me- and I’m not going to let you off the hook for being an asshole.
Roethlisberger looked good on the Letterman show, but I wondered about the wisdom of being in the “Football Challenge”- what if he hurt his arm? That would suck.
Um, nope. You and I happen to be posting in the same thread here. Post/repsonse. Look into it…message boards usually work that way.
Revise history much? When I won the league, and then the league setup was changed for next year, I left with this quote : “if it’s decided to abandon the keeper league idea, you can count me out. Considering how many redraft leagues I am already in, and how infrequently I dope these days, I’m honestly not interested in yet another redraft league. So, whether or not I’ll retuen will depend on what you guys decide. Either way, it’s cool, and no hard feelings.” Yep, that sure sounds like a crybaby looking to get his ass kissed. Dipshit. While we’re on the topic, your team sucked.
Hah! Internet tough guy wants to meet me. There’s a shocker, someone talking tough while sitting behind their PC. Don’t see that too often.
So anyone who moves can’t be a fan anymore? Great logic. Tell me, where in Pittsburgh do you live? I lived in Oakland, Higland Park and Lawenceville when I was there. I pretty much know all parts of the city, yet none of them really strike me as a “Far from civilization” kinda place. Where in Pittsburgh is that? 
Keep me on the hook, let me off the hook, shove the hook up your ass, pick one. I really couldn’t care less.
Ugly football again this week, but I’ll take the win. I’ll be the first to help myself to a big plate of crow with Bettis…I didn’t think he’d be able to carry the load for our team anymore. 4 straight 100 yard games, and right now he looks better than he’s looked in the last 4 seasons. Duce back next week – a healthy 1-2 combo at RB going down the stretch is a huge advantage for us.
I really expected Baltimore to do better against the Pats…Now that the north is ours, we just have to keep pace with the Pats. And WTF happened in the battle of Ohio? 106 points? :eek:
You’re not the only one.
After the past couple of weeks, i thought Boller was finally getting his act together, but he was fucking woeful today. The offense went nowhere, and the defense held up during the first half but fell apart against the run in the second.
It didn’t help that New England got handed 25 yards in crappy Baltimore penalties on a key drive that led to their first touchdown, but i don’t think that had any real effect on the final result. The Patriots were just the better team.
Frankly I don’t know why people thought Boller was “changing before our eyes” as Phil Simms said during the game. He is a bad quarterback who had two good games. It would take a little more than that to convince most people that he is undergoing some sort of metamorphosis. I expected the Patriots to beat the Ravens a lot harder than they did - perhaps it was the weather. The thing that did surprise me is what a non-factor Ray Lewis was. Seems like he had one tackle, except if you count the times he was tackling ball carriers in the end zone.
Now, Farrior had a hell of a day! Had the commentators calling him “Warrior.” Rothlisberger needs to get his big head out of his ass when we start playing good teams again. Seems like he is bailing out of the pocket a little quick, not giving routes enough time to develop, and starting to throw the ball high again. Quit doing Letterman and start playing football again!
Holy crap, that was a close one. We always have a bitch of time winning in JAX but we pulled this one out by the skin of our asses. Penalties were killing us on key plays but we eeked it out. I really thought that 60 yarder by Scobee was going to hit at the end. :whew:
In other Steelers-related observations:
Cinci puts the lumber to the Ratbirds…good stuff.
And goddammit, would New England please lose again? somewhere? Thanks in advance.
Hey, Dave, like I said earlier, do you want that Terrible Towel now or do you want to wait for the inevitable? 
And to all the sportwriters that said that Big Ben was not what he looked to be, that he had never faced adversity, and that the Steelers were sure to lose this game, you can suck a big fatty off this Steeler fan. How is it that the Steelers have the best record in the NFL, the only two teams with equivalent records were utterly dominated by the Steelers, and yet somehow it’s the Steelers that are sure to lose week in and week out, not the teams that got their asses handed to them.
Onward we go. Next step, AFC North champs. After that, AFC champs. And after that, NFL champs with the one for the thumb in an all Pennsylvania Super Bowl.
Because the other two teams dominate evryone they play, whereas the Steelers do not.
Think of it this way: Who do you think is better, the 9-3 Chargers or the 9-3 Jets? If one were to make the case for the Chargers, would it be a convincing counter-argument to say that the Jets beat the Chargers, and so therefore the Jets are better?
I’m not saying I feel either way about it, just trying to offer an explanation. (I tend to feel the Chargers are a better team than the Jets, but if The Chad looks good next week against the Steel Curtain, I may change my mind.)
They obviously don’t dominate everyone they play.
The AFC West is in just about the worst shape its ever been in. I wouldn’t give the Chargers any bonus points for their record right now considering their conference competition. The Raiders just can’t keep their act together once they get going; The Broncos are decent but lack any bench strength; The Chief’s strong offense cannot overcome its “welcome-mat” defense.
Whoever ends up owning the AFC West title will get one whole game in the playoffs and prove my point.
Thanks for the reminder. I, of all people, should know this. The AFC East overtook the AFC North this week for best division in football, whereas the AFC West is mired in a logjam tie for fourth at .500. Excellent point.
I glaringly left the door open for trash talking by the Pennsylvania teams, so let me rephrase that as “Since the Steelers beat the two major powers, the Steelers have been winning hard-fought games while the other two having been blowing the doors off their competition.”
That’s why the Steelers don’t get their due.
May I suggest a slight rephrasing of that:
“Since the Steelers [blew the doors off] of the [other] two major powers, the Steelers have been winning hard-fought games while the other two having been blowing the doors off their competition.”
And if it is possible for the Steelers to both be the number one team and also not get their due, that is the best position for them to be in. Let the other teams fly above the radar - fine by me.
Suddenly this thread is reminding me of that old Cheech and Chong routine:
“Dave? Dave? Dave’s not here, man.”
The Steelers aren’t getting their due? Jesus, that’s news to me. I have yet to see anyone call them anything but the best or one of the best two teams in the league, and I have yet to see anybody argue that Roethlisberger isn’t on the fast track to Montanaville (other than me). Not that I think they don’t deserve it, mind you, but where exactly is all this anti-Steeler sentiment?
Also, let’s hear it for those Packers.