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The Verdict on the Pittsburgh Steelers: No More Excuses! | Bleacher Report

TURFgeek — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:25:57 -0000

The Verdict on the Pittsburgh Steelers: No More Excuses! | Bleacher Report

Ligashesky is a joke. He must go.

Polamalu for MVP

TURFgeek — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:52 -0000

We're getting a brutal reminder of what our secondary was like in the post-Woodson, pre-Polamalu days. We've recently won without Ben and without Parker. But our pass defense becomes as porous as Swiss cheese in a mice colony when Troy doesn't play. We're dangerously dependent on just this one guy, which is why I think he is literally our most valuable player.

"Fast" Going Fast?

TURFgeek — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:44:50 -0000

Missing: "Fast" Wiille Parker. Former contender for NFL rushing title. Once set Super Bowl record. Began season as starter for NFL champs.

Recent Sightings: Briefly spotted on field against Vikings, but after scampering six feet, disappeared from view.

Cut to 4th Quarter: Current starter R. Mendenhall pulled after fumbling while brilliantly diving over a pile in an effort to break the plane of the 4-yard-line. Parker still fails to appear. One M. Moore gets final carries.

Conclusion: Parker's salary this year: $4 million. Next year? Not so much.

9 Insane Predictions for the Vikings Game

TURFgeek — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:17:26 -0000

1. Jared Allen sacks Ben five times.

2. Adrian Peterson has one run for over 40 yards, then is held to less than 3 yards per rush after that.

3. Heath Miller sets a personal record for most catches and yards in a game.

4. The Steelers jump out to an early lead, as usual.

5. Down by 11 points entering the 4th quarter, Favre leads two scoring drives, the second of which gives the Vikings their first lead of the game.

6. On Favre's final drive of the night, which would put the Steelers down by two scores, he throws an INT to Polamalu, who runs it back deep into Packers' territory. But the refs make a terrible illegal block call against Ike Taylor and give the Steelers the ball inside their own ten, with less than two minutes to go.

7. Ben engineers a final drive that culminates in a long, impossible TD pass to Mike Wallace to end the game. Steelers win! Two dozen fans are hospitalized for cardiac arrhythmia.

8. Three days later, the entire nation gets sick of hearing sportscasters say that this game marks the moment that Favre "passed the torch" to a new generation of QB's.

9. Favre announces that this game convinced him to retire for good. He lies.

Oh Patriots, how I hate thee...

TURFgeek — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:00:37 -0000

I detest no team more than I detest the Patriots. Not the Cowboys, not the Ravens, not the Browns. The Patriots cheated us out of a Super Bowl berth that should've been ours, then suffered a piddly draft pick sacrifice as "punishment."

What compounds insults is that Boston sports fans are the most obnoxious on the planet, making fans in Philadelphia and New York and Oakland look like Gandhi. Their mouths run non-stop, and if only we could harness those lips in perpetual motion, we'd solve all of the nation's energy problems -- although it wouldn't technically be clean energy.

Then the Pats' pretty boy QB gets endless hype because of the woman he dates and impregnates, as if anyone outside of New England cares. This takes up valuable space on ESPN and SI that could be devoted to something more interesting, like slow motion cheerleader videos.

Although I couldn't care less about the Giants, I and millions of others cheered for them in the Super Bowl as they knocked the Pats and their undefeated season onto their self-righteous buttocks.

Alas, tonight, the Bills couldn't follow suit, proving that a bad team will always find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I feel for the Bills fans, for even though I don't care about the Bills, I'm livid that the Pats were allowed to notch one in the victory column when the Bills came oh... so... close... I feel your pain, Buffalo, and will eat another serving of wings in your honor.

I only have two wishes every football season: 1. The Steelers win the Super Bowl, and 2. The Patriots don't just lose, they get humiliated. Oh, please, gridiron gods, why can't we have both?

Poll

Who do you hate the most?

New England Patriots

72 votes

Baltimore Ravens

15 votes

Cleveland Browns

1 votes

Dallas Cowboys

13 votes

Other

2 votes

103 votes | Poll has closed

Football Injuries: The Metric That Matters - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

TURFgeek — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:20:41 -0000

Football Injuries: The Metric That Matters - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

Interesting article on what injuries really matter.

'Fast' Willie looks slow, out of place - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

TURFgeek — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:07:46 -0000

'Fast' Willie looks slow, out of place - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Hood agrees to terms with Steelers | ProFootballTalk.com

TURFgeek — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:59:15 -0000

Hood agrees to terms with Steelers | ProFootballTalk.com

Hood is the fourth 2009 first-rounder to sign, and the final Steelers draft pick to reach a contract.

Per the source, Hood will receive $6.1 million in guaranteed money, a base package of $8.7 million, and a maximum possible deal (with escalators) of $11.3 million.

Ten Reasons to Like the Pittsburgh Steelers - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

TURFgeek — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:17:03 -0000

Ten Reasons to Like the Pittsburgh Steelers - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

This is an old article, but I just found it in the New York Times -- and it's an interesting read.

Another reason to hate the off-season

TURFgeek — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:01:51 -0000

Here are the NFL headlines from Sports Illustrated just now:

Is this football or the national crime report?