redundantman
09-14-2011, 08:26 AM
1. Uhhhh … We waited 7 months for this?
2. I’ll just leave this here …
[youtube:s6lo5hfj]9XZDzOGFXts[/youtube:s6lo5hfj]
3. I’ve gone back and forth about bothering with this set of thoughts. The first obstacle is the obvious one: who cares? The answer that hurts the most appears to be “not this team”.
4. I didn’t spring for Sunday Ticket this year … because, well … you know, the Steelers went to the Super Bowl last year and there is some new unwritten rule that has them playing terrible the year after they go to a Super Bowl. I figured if I didn’t spend the extra cash maybe it wouldn’t be quite so painful to watch them play like puke.
5. I was wrong.
http://www.sportsunderground.com/wp-content/pics/2009/10/Okie_Reality.gif
6. And don’t even start with that “it’s only one game” crap. Our ability to overreact and whine about people doing things that we could never do even fractionally as well is what separates us from lower life forms like mollusks and Bengals fans.
http://prod.static.bengals.clubs.nfl.com/assets/images/fanfun/fanfun090417-2.jpg
Training for Bengal fandom starts early
7. I mean seriously, what the heck can you say about this game? The Steelers looked bad. They looked beyond bad. They were out-coached, out-played … was it just my imagination or did I hear Yackety Sax playing in the background every time the offense took the field?
8. Bad football is bad.
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0A3KBCi5sP1IbdwvMm7Lc-cuEQvaAzvmjAQPSepDW-vjckwgc
9. I just can’t do it. I can’t care.
10. You know, I told the guys when the Steelers were down 14 points, that I had utter faith in Boller … I mean Flacco. Flacco is always good for at least two terrible plays at the worst time! But this week he let us down. Flacco just plain did not deliver!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WtdXDEP9fck/TOtcLz4qWsI/AAAAAAAABq4/KD7QNeqOWpE/s320/umppunch.jpg
And there’s more where that came from, terrible football team!
11. Yes I saw Hines Ward get lit up. No I did not hear the "Steelers Suck" chant from the Baltimore crowd but that's just because I couldn't hear the Baltimore crowd over the sound of how much the Steelers actually sucked.
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQg4iHSs6iWFC_5R-T9PGuc_06D7mIbgNJHKnOAyI6IH-aQ1U__
Guess who is Baltimore and guess who is Pittsburgh in this pic ....
12. So if we agree that there isn't much one can say about this game (especially with their mouth full of turd-burger) then all that's left is sports cliches and somewhat funneh pictures/videos. The internet to the rescue!
13. Perspective: My hyperbole above notwithstanding, the only reasonable reaction to this game is to take the long-term view of the situation. The Steelers' backs are not against the wall. That was not a do-or-die game. They were embarrassed by their division rival on opening day. But why lose by a mere two points and leave all that potential entertainment value on the table? Consider that the Steelers just seem to do better when fewer expectations are placed on them. True, their plunge in ESPN's power rankings will likely cost them that coveted BCS bowl bid but truth be known, ESPN is too busy getting all up on Tom Brady's jock and mourning a season without Elder Manning to pay much attention to the Steelers anyway. So gentlemen, I suggest we take a page from ESPN's book and stay focused on what really matters (to us, not ESPN).
http://static.nfl.com/static/content/catch_all/nfl_image/rothlisberger_romo_110913_CP.jpg
Ok, yeah, we get it ...
2. I’ll just leave this here …
[youtube:s6lo5hfj]9XZDzOGFXts[/youtube:s6lo5hfj]
3. I’ve gone back and forth about bothering with this set of thoughts. The first obstacle is the obvious one: who cares? The answer that hurts the most appears to be “not this team”.
4. I didn’t spring for Sunday Ticket this year … because, well … you know, the Steelers went to the Super Bowl last year and there is some new unwritten rule that has them playing terrible the year after they go to a Super Bowl. I figured if I didn’t spend the extra cash maybe it wouldn’t be quite so painful to watch them play like puke.
5. I was wrong.
http://www.sportsunderground.com/wp-content/pics/2009/10/Okie_Reality.gif
6. And don’t even start with that “it’s only one game” crap. Our ability to overreact and whine about people doing things that we could never do even fractionally as well is what separates us from lower life forms like mollusks and Bengals fans.
http://prod.static.bengals.clubs.nfl.com/assets/images/fanfun/fanfun090417-2.jpg
Training for Bengal fandom starts early
7. I mean seriously, what the heck can you say about this game? The Steelers looked bad. They looked beyond bad. They were out-coached, out-played … was it just my imagination or did I hear Yackety Sax playing in the background every time the offense took the field?
8. Bad football is bad.
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT0A3KBCi5sP1IbdwvMm7Lc-cuEQvaAzvmjAQPSepDW-vjckwgc
9. I just can’t do it. I can’t care.
10. You know, I told the guys when the Steelers were down 14 points, that I had utter faith in Boller … I mean Flacco. Flacco is always good for at least two terrible plays at the worst time! But this week he let us down. Flacco just plain did not deliver!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WtdXDEP9fck/TOtcLz4qWsI/AAAAAAAABq4/KD7QNeqOWpE/s320/umppunch.jpg
And there’s more where that came from, terrible football team!
11. Yes I saw Hines Ward get lit up. No I did not hear the "Steelers Suck" chant from the Baltimore crowd but that's just because I couldn't hear the Baltimore crowd over the sound of how much the Steelers actually sucked.
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQg4iHSs6iWFC_5R-T9PGuc_06D7mIbgNJHKnOAyI6IH-aQ1U__
Guess who is Baltimore and guess who is Pittsburgh in this pic ....
12. So if we agree that there isn't much one can say about this game (especially with their mouth full of turd-burger) then all that's left is sports cliches and somewhat funneh pictures/videos. The internet to the rescue!
13. Perspective: My hyperbole above notwithstanding, the only reasonable reaction to this game is to take the long-term view of the situation. The Steelers' backs are not against the wall. That was not a do-or-die game. They were embarrassed by their division rival on opening day. But why lose by a mere two points and leave all that potential entertainment value on the table? Consider that the Steelers just seem to do better when fewer expectations are placed on them. True, their plunge in ESPN's power rankings will likely cost them that coveted BCS bowl bid but truth be known, ESPN is too busy getting all up on Tom Brady's jock and mourning a season without Elder Manning to pay much attention to the Steelers anyway. So gentlemen, I suggest we take a page from ESPN's book and stay focused on what really matters (to us, not ESPN).
http://static.nfl.com/static/content/catch_all/nfl_image/rothlisberger_romo_110913_CP.jpg
Ok, yeah, we get it ...