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Sep 6 06 3:14 PM

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It's time to get started for real. Strap on those helmets and cinch those jocks tight, ok, maybe that's not too good an idea. In the words of legendary Pittsburgh broadcaster/Sports Illustrated columnist Myron Cope, "Let us know what's on your cranium pertaining to the National Football League."

I just got the Stillers playoff games from last season on a 4 disc DVD set. It's a joint production of NFL Films and The NFL Network. They use the national network video feed with the local radio broadcast. All the plays are there and they keep things moving without it going blindingly fast like NFL Network's game in 10 minutes packages. I like having the memento of a great playoff run, but it also feels like a 'product', something out there to feed the need of we rapid footbaholics. Is the NFL now too prepackaged and plastic? Is it Big Brother in cleats with no celebration rules and tightly inforced uniform uniforms policies? Or, is it a prime example of how a major sports league should be run?

"A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having."

Location: just outside of Pittsburgh, PA

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Sep 6 06 3:26 PM

nighthawk

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Sep 6 06 3:47 PM

steelbull
I have the playoff games on VHS also, my wife found this for almost half price for my birthday so I got it before I normally would've.
I've thought all along that this season will be a long strange trip. I remember what it felt like in '80 to fall short and not even make the playoffs after winning it all.
I'm just gonna take this as it comes. I can live with an off-season after last year, a couple, in fact.

"A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having."

Location: just outside of Pittsburgh, PA

tanta07

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Sep 6 06 4:18 PM

I think the NFL is the best-run sports league in the world. They don't let the lunatics run the asylum, like major league baseball. It is a very slickly produced and marketed product, but something's working, because every other sport is a very distant second as far as TV revenue goes.

I'll be interested in seeing how the new commisioner works out. Tagliabue turned the NFL into a revenue monster with no peer.

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Sep 6 06 6:30 PM

QUOTE (steelbull @ Sep 6 2006, 10:26 AM)

If Roethlisberger is out the first 3 weeks (I think he'll be back in 1 or 2) can the steelers win 2 or 3 games against Miami, Jacksonville and Cincy? This could be a rocky season.

I don't think the Steelers can win without Roethlisberger.
I haven't seen anything in the past few years from that Team that would make me think they can.They might pull it out against Miami & Jacksonville but, Cincinnatti will be a tough team to beat.

Another thing, I'm so glad that Jerome Bettis is retired.
With Bettis gone, the Steelers no longer will just snap the ball and hand it to the "Bus" for 2 yards a carry.
Fast Willie Parker is the Running Back of the Future for the Black & Gold.

The Raiders ????
Yes, I think the Raiders are going to suprise a lot of people this year.
They were very impressive in the Pre-Season and that shows you that for the first time in years, they may have their act together.
Opponents will under-estimate them and they will throw the ball deep down the field
much like the Raiders of old.

Rumor has it that all of the Bronco's Offense has been taking classes on how to correctly perform the "Heimlich Maneuver" for the inevitable point in the Season when Jake Plummer "chokes".....

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tanta07

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Sep 6 06 6:43 PM

QUOTE (nighthawk @ Sep 6 2006, 03:47 PM)

I've thought all along that this season will be a long strange trip. I remember what it felt like in '80 to fall short and not even make the playoffs after winning it all.

That year after the Broncos won their 2nd Super Bowl was definitely a downer. Elway retired, they handed the keys over to Brian Griese, and Terrell Davis blew out his knee early in the year, to lead to a 6-10 finish. That was painful. It makes winning that much sweeter, though, after you live through a few of those seasons.

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tanta07

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Sep 6 06 6:49 PM

QUOTE (Grady Musick @ Sep 6 2006, 06:30 PM)

The Raiders ????
Yes, I think the Raiders are going to suprise a lot of people this year.
They were very impressive in the Pre-Season and that shows you that for the first time in years, they may have their act together.
Opponents will under-estimate them and they will throw the ball deep down the field
much like the Raiders of old.

Well, the Collins-to-Moss connection was supposed to be all the rage last year, and it never really materialized. I'll have to see it work with Brooks-to-Moss before I believe it. I'll get my first good look at them on Monday night against the Chargers. I get the feeling they'll be a run-run-throw-deep one-trick pony, and they'll get fiqured out quickly. I've been in Aaron Brooks' corner through his career - I always thought he had major skills, and just needed to land in the right system. I don't think the Raiders is the right system, though.

I mean, the Raiders are a first class mess. The passing game is really only one of many problems they have.

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nighthawk

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Sep 7 06 7:00 PM

Stillers vs Dolphins kick it all off. I'm very interested in seeing how this one goes. They say Culpepper has trouble with defenses like Pittsburgh's and we don't have Ben. I honestly don't know what will hapeen but WILL enjoy the ride win or lose. I have no expectations for this year other than that everybody we play will have their ears pinned back and blood in their eye, or something lie that.

They were 2-0 with Charlie as a starter last year so it comes down to opening night execution in all three phases of the game. We have added speed on returns and kick coverage so that can be a factor. Defense didn't show a thing all preseason, keeping all those blitz packages under wraps, not wanting to give the miami coordinator, ex-steeler Mike Mularkey any Clues. They'll also face ex D coach Dom Capers so that's a little more spice in the stew. After the "O" looked pitiful last preaseason they came out hittin' on all cylinders. So, I'm not gonna base much on what I saw the past month. I'll take the home team on opening night when they raise the championship banner, but I won't be shocked with a loss.
GO STILLERS beat Dolphins!!!

"A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having."

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tanta07

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Sep 7 06 7:04 PM

Finally time for some FOOTBALL! I'm psyched!

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Sep 8 06 12:33 AM

Just sitting here watching the pre-game show.

First, I have to see P-Poopy or whatever the hell he's calling himself this year then, I think "Alright, the worst part is over."
Then, they wheel out Jerome Bettis in the "Short Bus",,,LOL !!

Can we please have a Steelers football game WITHOUT Jerome Bettis being shoved down our throats ????
if I have to hear about or see him every time I try to watch a Steelers game this year, I'm getting Tivo so I can at least Fast Forward thru it.

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Sep 8 06 4:10 AM

Well, glad that's out of the way.
The Steelers Defense looked as devastating as ever reducing Culpepper to little to nothing, 2 Interceptions and a few sacks.
Charlie Batch did a good job but, he's no Big Ben by any stretch of the imagination.

I was sure that the NBC crew would find some way to credit Jerome Bettis for the win.

Bring on Jacksonville !!!!

My Fantasy Football team is looking pretty good after tonight's game.
I'm ahead of my opponents for this week by a score of 53-4 in one league and 30-0 in another League. !!!!

This is my first year playing Fantasy Football and I'm having a blast with it.

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"just because you play the Blues,,doesn't mean you gotta smell like the Blues"

nighthawk

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Sep 8 06 4:27 AM

Blues Boss
I grabbed my Pittsburgh's 12th man t-shirt you sent me from Seattle with the blindfolded ref on it as soon as that official called touchdown on Heath Miller's out of bounds stumble into the endzone. I waved it over my head while the Referee ignored coach Saban's sissy toss of the red flag. It worked!! That shirt is a good luck charm hanging alongside the terrible towel in the corner of my living room. Thanks man, we now have added mojo when we need it.
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"A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having."

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Grady Musick

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Sep 8 06 5:51 AM

I had already assumed you were a Bettis fan.

Hopefully, Week 5 will be the only Steelers game on NBC this year so, I only have to look at his fat butt one more time this Season....LOL !!!

How about those 3 TD passes !!???
Td's Rushing--- Zero !!!!

Should we expect the Earth to reverse it's rotation and the Moon & Sun collide
causing the destruction of the entire Universe this week ???

Willie Parker starting off the season right with a 115 yard game.
Jerome who ????

The Steelers did have 143 yards on the ground but, you saw what happened when they tried to run the ball into the End Zone.....FUMBLE !!!!!
I seem to remember a certain Steelers RB doing that in a playoff game last year and almost causing them to miss a trip to the Super Bowl.

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tanta07

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Sep 8 06 1:19 PM

Man, Willie Parker looked good. If the Broncos could snag just one of the Steelers, though, I wouldn't want Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, Willie Parker, or Joey Porter. I would want Troy Polamalu. That guy is always around the ball, and is always in the right position to make a big play when his team needs it.

That was an impressive win for Pittsburgh. On the other side of the coin, I'm not convinced that Miami is playoffs-bound, like a lot of people have been predicting. Their offense was pretty flat, they couldn't run the ball, and Culpepper looked slow and rusty. They're going to have to make major improvements to compete with the New Englands and Indys and Pittsburghs of the AFC.

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Sep 8 06 4:04 PM

Nighthawk...I'm glad the tee shirt came it handy...it is sooooooooooooooo accurate that it had to!!!!

The Stealers looked good..........or was it just The Dullfins looking bad????

SeaChickens pummel Lions this weekend..........35-13....

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nighthawk

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Sep 8 06 8:20 PM

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Grady Musick Posted on Today at 5:51 am
� I had already assumed you were a Bettis fan.

Not particularly. I'm a stillers fan. I like whoever gets the job done. As long as they run a somewhat balanced offense that finds a way to score, in the air or on the ground makes no difference, I'm a happy boy. I hate it when they just run as much as I hated it when they went throw first. Teams win championships when they can beat the opponent either way, exploiting what the other team's defense allows them to be successful at.

"A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having."

Location: just outside of Pittsburgh, PA

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Sep 9 06 2:19 AM

Good GOD Grady, are you absolutey SURE you are a Stillers fan???? (if so, would you want fans like you in your music performance audience?????) Sorry, but I really had to ask.

Never put off til tomorrow what you can do the day after.

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Sep 9 06 7:20 AM

QUOTE (Sassie @ Sep 8 2006, 09:19 PM)

Good GOD Grady, are you absolutey SURE you are a Stillers fan???? (if so, would you want fans like you in your music performance audience?????) Sorry, but I really had to ask.

Yes, I'm sure.
I've been a Steelers fan since I was a little boy around 8 years old.

I didn't like Neil O'Donnell, Kordell Stewart,Bubby Brister and lot of other players that the Steelers had.

I got sick of Jerome Bettis a long time ago.
All he was good for was to run up to the line of scrimmage and fall forward for a couple of yards.

Last year during the playoffs, the Media made such a big deal about Bettis that you would've thought he was the only player on the Team.

Just because you're a fan of the Team doesn't mean you have to be a fan of every player and everything they do.

If Terrell Owens, Ricky Williams or Maurice Clarrett were traded to your favorite team would you immediately become a fan of him ???
Would you run out and buy a TO Jersey ???

I think it is already well documented here but, just in case you missed it, let me spell it out for you again.

I got sick of the running game in Pittsburgh many years ago.
Everything depended solely on the running game.
Cowher played everything way too conservative.
Many games were lost in the last seconds because the other Team would beat them with a Field Goal.
If the Steelers couldn't run over you, they would lose the game.
Single-Faceted Offense.
No Passing Game.
It's easy to beat a Team that has no passing game.

I've always said "You can't be beaten by a last second FG if you're up by two Touchdowns."

Then, along came Ben Roethlisberger.
A QB with the goods, the ability to accurately manage a game and the ability to throw downfield and make things happen.

Cowher seemed reluctant to use this fresh new talented QB.
Would the Earth reverse it's rotation thus causing the Sun & Moon to collide surely destroying the entire Universe if Bill were to evolve into the 21st Century with the rest of us ????

Many lost opportunities and disappointments over the past several years under Cowher because of the lack of a decent passing game.

Then, the miracle happened.......
Cowher started allowing Ben to do what he does best.
The Passing Game develops and comes into play during the 2005 Playoffs.

All of a sudden, the Steelers are Super Bowl Champs.

What's next ???
World Peace ???

Surely to God, anything is possible now.

If a stubborn old mule like Cowher can change his ways, anything in this World is possible.

The Steelers now have a "fearsome" passing game.

Even Charlie Batch works well in this new Offense.

Things are great in Steeltown.
I know you can't wait for the Steelers to come to your town and play your favorite Team.
Wait a minute, didn't that just happen in the Playoffs last year ??? LOL !!!!!

CHOKE !!!!!!!

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tanta07

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Sep 10 06 1:50 AM

QUOTE (Grady Musick @ Sep 9 2006, 07:20 AM)

I know you can't wait for the Steelers to come to your town and play your favorite Team.
Wait a minute, didn't that just happen in the Playoffs last year ??? LOL !!!!!

CHOKE !!!!!!!

I don't really remember the Broncos choking (a "choke," at least in my opinion, is when a team has victory in their sights, and goofs it up).

The way I remember it, the Steelers just straight up beat the piss out of the Broncos. No choking about it; the Steelers just took it to 'em.

Plummer had an awful day, but he was also getting hammered into the turf on nearly every play. And I don't remember anyone else really stepping up.

I know you don't accept victory with much grace, Grady, but I gotta hand it to you; the Steelers seriously punched the Broncos in the mouth.

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Sep 10 06 4:25 PM

I guess one good thing about living in the Bay Area is that with two teams that are almost unbearable to watch it makes my wife happy that I am offering to help with things around the house on Sundays. That is until the Sunday Night game comes on which will show two competitive teams (not 49ers or Raiders).

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Sep 10 06 7:24 PM

QUOTE (WorldB3 @ Sep 10 2006, 04:25 PM)

I guess one good thing about living in the Bay Area is that with two teams that are almost unbearable to watch it makes my wife happy that I am offering to help with things around the house on Sundays. That is until the Sunday Night game comes on which will show two competitive teams (not 49ers or Raiders).

Reminds me of the years we had no Browns...
Got many things done on Sundays!

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