This is well worth a read, and I'd like to start the conversation by saying the bad cop should just shoot the good cop in the face and cut Carey Davis already.

My opinion: Davis isn't even a gunner.  He can't block in the backfield.  Not useful with the ball in his hands.  Not even the second or third best lead blocker already on the team.  Cut!

PGH

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New York has more than a couple of pressing needs right now:  linebacker, defensive back and WR, but when Plax's stone hands and itchy trigger finger forced the Giants' FO to drop him like a spike-after-the-catch, WR became a glaring need.  How do you fill the void left behind by a receiver who's got elite size (6'5" !!!) and good speed?

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TJ to Gitmo?

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McGahee's Spotlight

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Just read this article.  Some of this we knew, much of it is brand new to me.  I love the man, and I can't read enough about him.

Read the article at Cold, Hard Football Facts.

From the article:

LeBeau's playing experiences inspired the zone blitz
“If you look at the old Detroit Lions on film (when LeBeau played), you’ll see that they blitzed a lot, so he was always in man coverage,” said Troup. “He was a very good player, but when he became coach he didn’t want to leave his corners out on an island all the time in man coverage like he was.”   The zone blitz was his way of combating the problem, especially in an era that easily favored the receiver. At least back in LeBeau's playing days, defenders could rough up receivers quite a bit more and had a fighting chance in man coverage.

As fun a fanpost as I've seen on BTSC. Great idea and there's some gems in the comments section. Perhaps my favorite? ' Not (1) even (2) Bruce (3) Arians (4) can (5) stop (6) us (7). Golf clap. Just kidding Bruce! We love you, we just want to see more games like last weekend! Take your turn if you haven't already done so. - Blitz-

I thought we might take our minds off of the impending weekend for just a little bit.  I'd like everybody to take a crack at summarizing the season in seven words or less.  This is sort of a play off of the recent trend of single-sentence books and crap like that, but who needs literature when you've got sports, amiright?

I will post my first crack at it in the thread. 

Just got my tickets.

I haven't been back to Nashville in years and years, so if anyone wants to give me your list of favorite bars, or somewhere I can find other Steelers fans before the game, or if you've been to LP Field you can tell me about my seats (Loge Sec 331).

Apparently there is that Piranha Bros place which does the Primanti Bros' sandwiches, so that's on tap fo' sho'.

Anyway, I wanted to gloat a little, but since I get to approximately 1 game a year, I am pretty effing excited.

WahoOooOoOOO

You can see it in the schedule here;

http://www.steelers.com/gameday/schedule/

But there has been no official announcement regarding the time change.  It's going to be the CBS game of the week, getting national distribution and the #1 team of Nantz and Simms (see here: http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2008-15-CBS2.html ), but that don't mean shit to me because I live in Boston.  Just screws up a party I was going to go to.  Gah.

Anyway, consider yourselves warned.

-wahoo