Bullshit!

[lonewolf]

The Steelers pissed me off in the 4th quarter. Had a small lead and just stayed on it like they always do. Why in the world would you have two series in a row that go run run pass....deep in your territory, especially when the passing game was working for you? I was screaming at the tv.....

You need to get a "Bad Call Brick"

It is a nerf brick with your favorite team colors that you can throw at the TV.

In between bad calls (by coaches and refs alike) you can use it as a stress reliever by squeezing it like a grip exerciser.

[sstuckey]

The Steelers pissed me off in the 4th quarter. Had a small lead and just stayed on it like they always do. Why in the world would you have two series in a row that go run run pass....deep in your territory, especially when the passing game was working for you? I was screaming at the tv.....

You need to get a "Bad Call Brick"

It is a nerf brick with your favorite team colors that you can throw at the TV.

In between bad calls (by coaches and refs alike) you can use it as a stress reliever by squeezing it like a grip exerciser.

I have a Big fuzzy football pillow an ex bought for me for that very reason. It sure is a lot better than putting holes in the wall and naming them "Grossman"!!

[jetcitywoman]

NFL Playoff Predictions: Projecting Every Matchup, from Wild Card to Super Bowl

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/9548 ... super-bowl

Steelers vs Packers with Steelers winning Superbowl XLVI!

My thoughts exactly! Oh ya!

[jetcitywoman]

20 mins to kickoff.

GO STEELERS!!!

[RobTheDrummer]

Yet another game where the Steelers play to the level of their opponent....Holy Fuck, get some points on the board for fuck's sake! Fucking Fucks!

[jetcitywoman]

And another one bites the dust. Next to fall at the feet of the Steel MEat Grinder...Cinci!

[jetcitywoman]

Big Ben says Cinci's Dalton should be rookie of the year, i agree. He's doing an amazing job for them playing like he's got several years under his belt. But this won't be enough against the Steeler Big D!

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8 ... line_stack

Prediction: Steelers blow them out and win by 21!

[jetcitywoman]

Steelers leave another crushed opponent in their wake of destruction and mayhem.

Dirty birds just barely sqeek by da Browns.

[Merge]

14 points is barely squeaking by??

[Naga]

Well, the last time I checked, the Ravens have only been truly dominated in one loss once this year. That's 1 (one, uno, single!) team that's been able to put more than a touchdown lead against the Ravens. And what's more... Against some of the top teams in the league, minimum 8-4 record, the Steelers have only beaten one top-card team this season... The Patriots. That's hardly mayhem in my book

[jetcitywoman]

Well, the last time I checked, the Ravens have only been truly dominated in one loss once this year. That's 1 (one, uno, single!) team that's been able to put more than a touchdown lead against the Ravens. And what's more... Against some of the top teams in the league, minimum 8-4 record, the Steelers have only beaten one top-card team this season... The Patriots. That's hardly mayhem in my book

You must be kidding? Flacco was 10 for 23 against the Browns for 150 yards. Wow he's a real fireball. . He's rated 23rd and has 78.3 passer rating You and your dirty bird are lucky Rice was able to carry the ball THIRTY TIMES for 200+ yards with a quarterback like that Rice can't keep that up every week, he'll get hurt. Don't talk about the Steelers! You lost to Seattle and Jacksonville OMG We have it together and ready to steamroll thru rest of the season. Better watch for Flacco that guy is a bumbling loser, he's no asset and will probably be traded at end of season

[sstuckey]

Well, the last time I checked, the Ravens have only been truly dominated in one loss once this year. That's 1 (one, uno, single!) team that's been able to put more than a touchdown lead against the Ravens. And what's more... Against some of the top teams in the league, minimum 8-4 record, the Steelers have only beaten one top-card team this season... The Patriots. That's hardly mayhem in my book

You must be kidding? Flacco was 10 for 23 against the Browns for 150 yards. Wow he's a real fireball. . He's rated 23rd and has 78.3 passer rating You and your dirty bird are lucky Rice was able to carry the ball THIRTY TIMES for 200+ yards with a quarterback like that Rice can't keep that up every week, he'll get hurt. Don't talk about the Steelers! You lost to Seattle and Jacksonville OMG We have it together and ready to steamroll thru rest of the season. Better watch for Flacco that guy is a bumbling loser, he's no asset and will probably be traded at end of season

In 2 games against Pittsburgh....that bumbling loser threw for over 500 yds 4 TD's and 0 INT's. And last I checked is 2-0 against them as well. But yes with a 9-3 record I'd certainly slap the "loser" tag on him. Oh and incidentally last year Ray Rice ran the ball over 300 times last year and played in all 16 games. So actually he CAN do that week after week.

[Naga]

Well, the last time I checked, the Ravens have only been truly dominated in one loss once this year. That's 1 (one, uno, single!) team that's been able to put more than a touchdown lead against the Ravens. And what's more... Against some of the top teams in the league, minimum 8-4 record, the Steelers have only beaten one top-card team this season... The Patriots. That's hardly mayhem in my book

You must be kidding? Flacco was 10 for 23 against the Browns for 150 yards. Wow he's a real fireball. . He's rated 23rd and has 78.3 passer rating You and your dirty bird are lucky Rice was able to carry the ball THIRTY TIMES for 200+ yards with a quarterback like that Rice can't keep that up every week, he'll get hurt. Don't talk about the Steelers! You lost to Seattle and Jacksonville OMG We have it together and ready to steamroll thru rest of the season. Better watch for Flacco that guy is a bumbling loser, he's no asset and will probably be traded at end of season

In 2 games against Pittsburgh....that bumbling loser threw for over 500 yds 4 TD's and 0 INT's. And last I checked is 2-0 against them as well. But yes with a 9-3 record I'd certainly slap the "loser" tag on him. Oh and incidentally last year Ray Rice ran the ball over 300 times last year and played in all 16 games. So actually he CAN do that week after week.

And also, if they don't "steamroll" over the rest of their games, with exception to the 49ers, the Steelers would be a laughing stock, moreso than the Ravens

The Ravens, like the Steelers, are 9-3. Let's go over their losses...

Our first loss went to the Jaguars, who all season has been losing to teams MARGINALLY, by seconds and inches, not by yards and touchdowns. The Steelers themselves came out of their game with the Jags by an interception. They were in that drive, and a QB picks a bad moment to make a small mistake that costed the game. Steelers only barely got their win, and the Ravens didn't come out quite as lucky. But any other team could've taken that loss

Next, we lost to the Titans. They have a losing record, and they did the only thing NO team has done to the Ravens all season... Outmatched, outclassed, and downright BEAT. Yes, they're a losing team. So? It's going to happen, and you're not going to win every game, unless you're the '72 Dolphins. True quality loss there, true quality win for the Titans. It happens, and I'm not going to go into excuses (like some certain STEELERS fans). It's done, it's over, they've gone from there

Finally, at current point, and hopefully the last of the season, the Seahawks gave us our third loss. The Seahawks, all season, have such a back-and-forth in winning and losing. They're 5 and fucking 7, not 1 and 11 at this point! What's surreal to me is, going over their matches against "stronger" opponents, they're very hit or miss. But, they, to this point, have beaten the Cardinals (so?), the Eli Manning-fronted Giants (and didn't just win, but put up a good margin!), the Ravens, the Rams (again, so?), and the Eagles (and damn did they!). Again, this team has been doing this all season. They're winning and losing without care of opponents' records. One game, they'll beat a big team, the next they'll lose to a little team. Each game is a game to them, not just a "hey, we'll win because they've got a bad record", or "hey, we'll lose because they're good" kind of game. They win, or they lose, and they focus on the next week. This year, they're an actual football team, not just a bunch of overpaid, "we'll do what the opponents' records say" team. And they proved that against the Ravens

All of that said means this to me... Any given Sunday, it's not a "we'll do this based off this record"

Besides... The Steelers lost to the Texans, and the Ravens. The Texans have only lost to high-calibre teams with a good bit of power to them... The Raiders, the Saints, and the Ravens. But this is interesting... The Steelers, being such a "great team," and the Ravens, being such a "bad team," and all that... Why is it that such a "bad team" beat up on the "great team"?

The second game wasn't such a huge explosive game, but really,... How far away from the same possibility have the Ravens been over the past several matches between the two rivals? Believe me... Inches and seconds many times has been the difference, and that isn't far at all. Yards and touchdowns away is what the Ravens did early this season, and the "great team" was HANDLED by the "bad team"

Against the Browns, the Ravens opted to carry the ball. Yes, passing works, and wins games, as the Ravens demonstrated in a 35-7 ass-kicking earlier this season against a many-times-mentioned Steelers. But with this past game, Flacco was being conservative. They knew what they needed to do, and he did what he needed to do. He didn't complete every last one of his passes, ok. So what. He didn't throw all long strikes down-field, and he didn't hack, slash, and throw interceptions against a team that can take them. But, with exception to a fumble, he did win. He did what he was supposed to though, not went rogue and pull a ton of stupid stunts

Meanwhile, there was apparently a method to the running madness. You start the run off, and see what that can do for the pass. But, Rice did more than what he was asked in starting the run. He ran wild! If it isn't broken, don't fix it, right? But then again, I don't believe my team has to win by 50 points a game. I'm content with going up 2 touchdowns, and truly holding the lead. Apparently, you think differently. That's great, but really, football works differently than you must think

[jetcitywoman]

Harrison suspended for one game w/o pay!

Now THATS BULLSHIT!

That hit was a clean albeit hard hit. McCoy was out of the pocket running with the ball! He's no longer a "defenseless quarterback or player" in this scenario. He (McCoy) chose to run the ball in attempt to gain positive yardage, it was HIS choice to change from a quarterback to a fullback. His and his alone. He should accept consequences like a man one being you might just might meet up with JIM HARRISON! !

Newsflash for you Goodall: HARD HITS ARE NOT ILLEGAL!

The league is wrong on this one...dead wrong! I'm tired of them singling out Harrison, one of the best if not THE best football players playing today!
Harrasment plain and simple in my book.
And this pisses me off to no end that we won't have him on the field Monday night against 49er's where we need him.

The league is clueless, completely wrong and clueless.

[Merge]

Leading with the head, and helmet to helmet, are both illegal hits. Notice I didn't say "dirty", I said "illegal".

[jetcitywoman]

Leading with the head, and helmet to helmet, are both illegal hits. Notice I didn't say "dirty", I said "illegal".

"Leading with the head" is just so much bullshit jargon created by Goddall to justify this "appearance" of making football safer. The "head" is on top of the body and when the body is accelerating forward THE HEAD MUST LEAD ! It certainly can't follow

When you look at the play the heads of both players were "leading". They were approaching one another directly "head on", leading to their FACEMASKS colliding, facemask to facemask. Harrison's head was up, just the way the league instructs a tackle should be performed, placing his facemask at the leading edge of the tackle (the only place it can be!). The facemask sticks out in front of the helmet, it "bows" out in front. Their facemasks actually collidede and McCoy got the worst end of the stick as you can imagine.

No helmet to helmet, but a legal hit with unfortunate consequence of mutual facemask collision, perfectly legal and certainly not "dirty" as you suggested.

Let me clue you, hard hits are not dirty hits. You yourself admitted the hit was not illegal, therefore it cannot logically be "dirty" either. The only reasonable conclusion is this was a hard hit perfectly legal withing the rules of football, and hard hits are encouraged and admired among coaches, players and fans.

If it's not illegal 9and it wasn't) it's not dirty either. simple logic

[Merge]

Clearly, it must have been illegal, as he's been suspended. And where in my last post did I say that the hit wasn't illegal??

[jetcitywoman]

Clearly, it must have been illegal, as he's been suspended. And where in my last post did I say that the hit wasn't illegal??

Clearly the "perp" must be guilty because he was arrested right?

What manner of backassward "logic" is that?

[Naga]

I'd have to say that first and foremost... Jet, you must've received too many hits to the head. Head shots are illegal because of how much DAMAGE you can do to somebody, and how much you can HURT somebody. It's not even something that could happen, like a sprain or strain. A concussion is the LEAST that could happen in those circumstances! There have been a couple cases of outright DEATH that have happened from a head-on collision!

As far as the actual play... Harrison definitely did a big no-no. He lead HEAD FIRST into McCoy. If you watch his arm motions, he doesn't even lean his arms forward, to make it look like MAYBE he was going to hit cleanly... He just puts his head out and his hands in front to deflect him a little. There's NO WAY that's a clean hit. I'd be willing to bet $10 in cold, hard, US dollars that if somebody took a shot like that at Big Ben, you'd be all over it for a week! There was nothing clean about it... He didn't even wrap his arms around him, to suggest he's going to tackle him but was just a little bit zealous!

[MoonManTom]

Running Backs lead with their heads all the time, why isnt that illegal too???

[jetcitywoman]

Running Backs lead with their heads all the time, why isnt that illegal too???

Right on point! Well, what say you know Naga?

[jetcitywoman]

I'd have to say that first and foremost... Jet, you must've received too many hits to the head. Head shots are illegal because of how much DAMAGE you can do to somebody, and how much you can HURT somebody. It's not even something that could happen, like a sprain or strain. A concussion is the LEAST that could happen in those circumstances! There have been a couple cases of outright DEATH that have happened from a head-on collision!

As far as the actual play... Harrison definitely did a big no-no. He lead HEAD FIRST into McCoy. If you watch his arm motions, he doesn't even lean his arms forward, to make it look like MAYBE he was going to hit cleanly... He just puts his head out and his hands in front to deflect him a little. There's NO WAY that's a clean hit. I'd be willing to bet $10 in cold, hard, US dollars that if somebody took a shot like that at Big Ben, you'd be all over it for a week! There was nothing clean about it... He didn't even wrap his arms around him, to suggest he's going to tackle him but was just a little bit zealous!

Ok, you want to talk about Big Ben ..ok what about the illegal hit he took in that game. I'm referring to the tackle BELOW THE KNEES by one tackler while the other hit him high. That led to s severe ankle sprain and a walk (er ride) to the xray machine?

No hits below the waist on a quaterback in the pocket is the rule, clearly an illegal hit there. No flag. No penalty. No fine. No suspension. Nothing.

[f.sciarrillo]

The steelers always get hit with illegal hits and nothing happens. But yet if they do it, they get fined out the ass. The officials just don't like them. Then how can you blame them? They are only the best team in NFL history.

Look at some other things, ie; Tom Brady. If you as much as breathe on him you are fined and suspended. Ben isn't the golden boy like Brady.

[sstuckey]

He hit him helmet to helmet. The rules clearly state helmet to helmet hits are illegal. PERIOD.

I'll be the first to admit the league is going TOO soft. And at this point I have no idea what a catch is anymore. But the rules ARE the rules. Like them or hate them, it is what it is. Harrison broke the rules....yet again....so Goodell has no choice but to suspend him because the fines aren't working.

As far as them singling out Harrison...the guy openly admits he doesn't care, he plays how he plays and he isn't going to change that. Sounds a lot like Ndamakong Suh. That's the kind of attitude that WILL get you suspended when you're under the microscope. Had it been Brian Urlacher, or Patrick Willis, or even your beloved Troy Polamalu chances are they would only get a fine. Harrison repeatedly has been levied fines and repeatedly has taken the stance that he just doesn't care. With that being said, Goodell has no choice but to hand out a stiffer punishment.

[sstuckey]

Leading with the head, and helmet to helmet, are both illegal hits. Notice I didn't say "dirty", I said "illegal".

"Leading with the head" is just so much bullshit jargon created by Goddall to justify this "appearance" of making football safer. The "head" is on top of the body and when the body is accelerating forward THE HEAD MUST LEAD ! It certainly can't follow

When you look at the play the heads of both players were "leading". They were approaching one another directly "head on", leading to their FACEMASKS colliding, facemask to facemask. Harrison's head was up, just the way the league instructs a tackle should be performed, placing his facemask at the leading edge of the tackle (the only place it can be!). The facemask sticks out in front of the helmet, it "bows" out in front. Their facemasks actually collidede and McCoy got the worst end of the stick as you can imagine.

No helmet to helmet, but a legal hit with unfortunate consequence of mutual facemask collision, perfectly legal and certainly not "dirty" as you suggested.

Let me clue you, hard hits are not dirty hits. You yourself admitted the hit was not illegal, therefore it cannot logically be "dirty" either. The only reasonable conclusion is this was a hard hit perfectly legal withing the rules of football, and hard hits are encouraged and admired among coaches, players and fans.

If it's not illegal 9and it wasn't) it's not dirty either. simple logic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUN5OG28 ... re=related

Where in that hit do you see facemask to facemask?!!!! I see Helmet to facemask but nowhere after watching this video 3 times do I see anything that remotely resembles facemask to facemask.