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Dan is The Man
February 08, 2009 by
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Too often the sports media and the rabid fans put too much emphasis on the superstar athletes that get the bulk of the press and sell the most jerseys. Oh and make the most cash!
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And while there is no way around the fact that talent has an enormous impact on the outcome or success of [...]
Steelers Display (Black and) Gold Standard
February 03, 2009 by
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It’s gonna take a while to come down from this high! Across the nation, the term “gold standard” is being used in reference to the Steelers organization. And with good cause.
But I’ve also heard some sour-grapes type commentary according to which the Steelers...
And It Is Done!
February 02, 2009 by
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I am in no condition to write a good blog at the moment because I am am out of my FREAKIN’ MIND!
SO much to say and I will tomorrow but for now!
Super Bowl Highlights
February 02, 2009 by
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??????????Santonio Holmes Game Winning TD Catch!
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Super Bowl XLIII Recap: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
February 02, 2009 by
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The hyperbole that surrounds sporting events, especially events of this (Super Bowl Caliber) magnitude, can often get out of hand. For a while I?ve noticed the formation of a trend towards the need to quantify everything, a desire to place a statistical value on the intangible. I blame...
Winning Super Bowls is Second Hand
February 02, 2009 by
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The first Super Bowl RING for the other hand was sweet to watch and exciting to absorb. Credit the Arizona defense for not allowing the game to get out of hand from the get go.
After winning the coin toss, the Cardinals decided to kick off instead of receive. The broadcasters speculated...
The Moment of Truth
February 01, 2009 by
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Okay so I am a life long Steelers fan and the Cardinals are a dreadful franchise so naturally I am confident of a Steelers victory. But frankly it comes down o more than that in this case. Defense.
Oh sure that is obvious and predictable and the sexy answer...
Super Bowl XLIII: Pregame.
February 01, 2009 by
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For the past two weeks the national ESPN radio guys have been almost tolerable, due to the saturation of Steelers/Super Bowl content.
Every angle to every storyline of this game has been measured and written and beaten to death by almost every blog, newspaper, website and podcast...
A Cry for Help!
January 29, 2009 by
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Over these last few months, I’ve tried to inform and entertain readers of this blog. But now I need your help.
Specifically, I need help remembering a name from the Steelers’ past. I’ve been banging my brain, but it just won’t come up. The person I’m...
BEN?s Bowl?
January 29, 2009 by
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This year Ben has piled up the most wins for a QB in his first 5 years. He already is the youngest QB to win a Super Bowl. He has been to 3 AFC Championship in his first 5 years. Not quite Tom Brady but certainly very impressive.
The fact is Ben is a bona fide [...]
Halftime
January 28, 2009 by
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I grew up in New Jersey, and moved to Pittsburgh in 2001. I’m a Bruce Springsteen fan. I’ve taken some flack for my loyalty mostly from hippies, and others who don’t bother listening to the lyrics.
New stuff aside, he’s an amazing song writer.
As we all...
Season Recap
January 27, 2009 by
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The Steelers 08-09, schedule is brutal, the toughest in the NFL. Only three games are played on Sunday afternoon. Winning the AFC North seems to be the only path to the post-season. Just make it to the payoffs, and anything can happen.
The Steelers 2008 season started with an opening...
Breakfast of Champions
January 27, 2009 by
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Vonnegut reference in today’s TMQ.
RIP John Updike.
The Mental Grind
January 26, 2009 by
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Yes they are professional athletes but Super Bowl week is a test of mental fortitude. This is the pinnacle, the big stage, center court, this is for all the marbles.
The past week the rush of making it there and getting affairs in order has probably been somewhat of a distraction...
Super Bowl 43: Destroyer.
January 23, 2009 by
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The Steelers have a chance to win an unprecedented 6th Super Bowl, when they face the Arizona Cardinals on February 1st in Tampa.
I missed the chance to provide a timely recap of the AFC Championship.
Here’s my untimely recap, and some other stuff. Two blog posts in one...
A Familiar-Looking Script
January 21, 2009 by
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As of now at least, the script the Steelers have followed to reach the 2009 Super Bowl looks remarkably similar to the script they followed en route to winning one for the thumb three years ago.
The biggest difference, of course, is that three years ago the Steelers had to win three...
Nice Trophy, But Not The One We Want
January 19, 2009 by
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Don’t get me wrong this is magnificent and never gets old. And maybe my lingering migraines from a recent accident has me a little loopy. But I have always seen the Steelers as a team that aims for the Lombardi Trophy. And I love that. I don’t just want justt being competitive...
Hocus Pocus. AFC Championship Preview: Steelers vs. Ravens
January 16, 2009 by
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The last time I remember the Steelers beating a team three times in a season it was against the Browns in 1994; two regular season victories, 17-10 in week 2 and 17-7 in week 16, before a 29-9 blowout in the AFC Divisional Round. Of course that Steelers team suffered a heart breaking...
Testing new themes
January 16, 2009 by
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I am testing some new themes for the blog so the blog may look a bit different until I finish the testing
Why the Percentages Favor the Steelers
January 15, 2009 by
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For the first time since the Super Bowl era, three of the four finalists for the famed Lombardi Trophy are teams named after birds. That’s good news for the Steelers.
Consider that of the NFL’s 32 teams, five are named for birds, yet bird teams have advanced to the big...
Bruce, Please Make Me an Idiot
January 13, 2009 by
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Midway through the third quarter against San Diego, with the Steelers up 14-10, I called the play Pittsburgh was going to run. I said to my friends, “They’re going to run the same left end sweep with Willie Parker that they scored a touchdown on late in the first half....
Home Sweet Home
January 12, 2009 by
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As the 3 road teams prior to the Steelers game dismantled the home teams, I was even more confident the Chargers were no threat to win in Pittsburgh. And then the Steelers proceeded to kick them off their ankles like a chihuahua was nipping at them.
But this win was encouraging for...
When in Rome
January 12, 2009 by
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AFC Divisional Playoff: Steelers 35, Chargers 24
The ghosts of Stan Humphries and Dennis Gibson were exorcised from the North Shore Sunday; it happened when Gary Russell scored from one yard out to give the Steelers a eighteen point death grip on the Chargers season, and it became...
Zero Hour, Bolts Steelers Preview.
January 11, 2009 by
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Work and the flu have dominated me this week. Last year I live blogged during the Steelers opening round loss to the Jags, apparently it was bad luck, no live blog this year.
The first Steelers Chargers game was a controversial 11-10 victory, in which the Steelers moved the ball...
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