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he was a heluva player. Wish he could have stuck around and finished it out with us. 
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Re: Alan Faneca retires
When the lockout ends and players can actually be traded again, the Cardinals should make a trade to fill their biggest need at QB as well as a replacement for Faneca. The Eagles are looking for another top notch CB to put opposite Asante Samuel (they will go after Nnamdi, but just in case they get outbid by one of the maniacal billionaires in their division such as Jerry Jones or Dan Snyder, consider this trade...)
Eagles get: CB Patrick Peterson (1.5)
Cardinals get: QB Kevin Kolb and OG Danny Watkins (1.23)
Is it just me, or would this benefit both teams?Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
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Re: Alan Faneca retires
Alan who?????"My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"Comment
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While they may both have been first rounders, there is a whole world between the prospects Peterson and Watkins.Originally posted by RuthlessBurgherComment
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Yeah, but Larry Fitzgerald would be happy to tell you that there is also a whole world between Kevin Kolb at QB and the likes of John Skelton, Max Hall, and Derek Anderson.Originally posted by steeler_fan_in_t.o.
If trading of players was allowed during the draft, I could definitely have seen the Eagles moving up to 5th overall to take Peterson in exchange for Kolb and the 23rd pick. Although the lockout prevented such a deal from happening at the time, when the lockout ends, there is nothing to prevent such a trade anymore, and the fact that the guy the Eagles took at 23 (to the surprise of many) just so happens to be at a position where a prominent Cardinal is retiring. Coincidence? Or something more...
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.Comment
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Exactly. I thought he either retired, died, or went to the moon years ago.Originally posted by OviedosigpicComment
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Alan was never a teammate of Randy Moss.Originally posted by flippy
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.Comment
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One of the better Steelers line men they've had. I was sorry to see him go. Never understood the vitriol some had for him.sigpicComment
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hey Alan,
here's wishing you nothing but the best in your retirement years and thank you for the many great years wearing the Black & Gold...
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His lack of class when things did not go his way is the source of the vitriol. Couldn't keep his mouth shut and in some minds tried to hinder Tomlin in his first year as head coach because his motorcycle buddy didn't get the job.Originally posted by Ghost"My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"Comment
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Allan ShermanOriginally posted by Oviedo
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[youtube:1uvjhx6h]BGQxsLFMAzc[/youtube:1uvjhx6h]Originally posted by DukieBoySteeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.Comment
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Faneca's play wasn't missed at all ..... because guard is such an easy position to replace
Tomlin: Let's unleash hell and "mop the floor" with the competition.Comment
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You are right sir. Kemo has done a superb job at LG...SuperbOriginally posted by jhansle1Faneca's play wasn't missed at all ..... because guard is such an easy position to replaceComment
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I recall a moment with newly retired guard Alan Faneca in August 2008 while covering a preseason game between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns.
It was a crazy day because the Jets had just signed quarterback Brett Favre. Despite being an AFC North writer based in Cleveland, my entire purpose at the preseason game was to document Favre's arrival to the Jets.
In the process of doing that, I interviewed Faneca after the game to get his take on all the attention that Favre was bringing to the team.
"It was definitely a different game day than normal," Faneca said. "You wake up, and everybody is talking about you on the news. Being a night game, you have nothing to do but watch what's on the TV in the room and you get caught up to date."
After our Favre chat, I asked Faneca how he was fitting in with the Jets. He said it would take him some time getting used to a new environment. At heart, Faneca was a Pittsburgh Steeler, and that was his first game in a different uniform.
That offseason, Faneca was disappointed the Steelers didn't offer him a contract extension. At the time, Pittsburgh did not want to overspend for an offensive lineman who was over 30, despite Faneca coming off another Pro Bowl season in 2007.
Faneca joined the Jets and made two more Pro Bowls. He also started all 16 games last season for the Arizona Cardinals and registered nine Pro Bowls total in his tremendous career.
Faneca was one of the most dominant and durable offensive linemen in the past decade and will be most remembered for his 10-year stint with the Steelers, with whom he won his only Super Bowl after the 2005 season. Faneca probably could have played another season or two but felt it was better to go out healthy and on his own terms, which was a good move.
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