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Pittsburgh media are no better minus a select few. Gossip is the way to go now because that industry is declining at a rapid pace.
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Actually, my post was NOT about you...but, if the shoe fits, feel free to lace that &!+€# up and wear it.Comment
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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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Santonio Holmes stages ‘mini-meltdown’ during OTAs
JUNE 7, 2012
by ZACK KELBERMAN
Here we go again.
In his first appearance since returning from Germany, where he spent the last two weeks on a USO trip, Santonio Holmes “staged a mini-meltdown” during the Jets’ final OTA practice on Thursday, ESPNNewYork.com reports.
Supposedly, a “disgusted” Holmes, who angrily tossed his helmet and exchanged words with receivers coach Sanjay Lal, pulled himself out of the nearly two-hour workout because he felt overworked.
“I was talking to the coach, letting him understand it was too many reps today,” Holmes said. “I’ve been gone for a while, so I can’t be at full tempo like the rest of the guys and where they want us to be at.”
“I’m at OTA No. 5. … I’ve got a lot of catching up to do for myself.”
Although not injured, Holmes was seen limping after taking somewhere between 20-25 reps. Unsurprisingly, coach Rex Ryan came to his defense, saying the veteran wideout simply did what’s best for himself.
“If he thinks he’d be stretching it to give five or 10 extra reps, you have to be smart about it,” Ryan said, adding, “If a guy thinks he’s tight … you don’t want a guy pulling (a muscle). He knows his body better than anybody.”
This, of course, is notable because it was just five months ago when Holmes and offensive lineman Wayne Hunter nearly came to blows in the Jets’ season-ending loss to the Dolphins, during which teammates accused Holmes of quitting on the team. That incident made public New York’s fractured locker room and sent Gang Green into a tailspin which they’ve just started recovering from.
Up to this point, Holmes has attempted to right the wrongs this offseason. He started by repairing his streaky relationship with quarterback Mark Sanchez, whom he reportedly blew off during offensive meetings last season. The two began their bonding by training in Orlando, and eventually worked their way back to New York, where they enjoyed some quality time together during a Knicks game. Just a few days ago, Holmes announced he will be joining Tim Tebow and a plethora of skill-position players at “Jets West,” a passing camp Sanchez coordinates.
Despite being on the up-and-up, however, Holmes’ true colors may have shown themselves here. It wouldn’t be a huge deal in any other market, but this is the Big Apple, and, as he knows by now, everything is dissected down to the tiniest detail.
This could — and probably will — blow over in the next few days, but Holmes needs to make sure nothing of the sort comes up again. Otherwise, the Jets are left with nothing but an expensive tiger whose stripes haven’t changed one iota.
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I didn't...
AR II made his desire to run more effectively known...you attempted to make the point that "Arians gave Art what he wanted"...I pointed out that Arians did not do this and, therefore, was not retained...
It isn't hard to follow...though now I see why you miss so much during games...Actually, my post was NOT about you...but, if the shoe fits, feel free to lace that &!+€# up and wear it.Comment
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I'm going to try this one last time and hope that I can get through:
LeBeau's defense allowed fewer points than any team in the NFL.The Steelers offense scored fewer points than TWENTY other teams in the NFL.
Now, you can say that LeBeau's 4th quarter scheme sucks. I'm not going to argue with you about that because it's pointless to try.
But, the offense is the unit that has the most room for improvement...Actually, my post was NOT about you...but, if the shoe fits, feel free to lace that &!+€# up and wear it.Comment
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And yet when it mattered? Joe Flacco and Tim Tebow lit them up. I don't really care that they can stop guys like Colt McCoy, Tyler Palko, and 50 year old Kerry Collins. Joe Flacco and Tebow struggled against most of the NFL.
Dick LeBeau was their bitch.
Flacco lit them up, Tebow lit them up, Curtis Painter went 80 yards to tie the game in the 4th.
The excuse used to be "well (Enter elite QB name here) does that to everybody"
What's sad now? Is that since 2009? They've been blowing 4th quarter leads because of their scheme to absolute garbage QBs as well as the elite ones.
And you are actually trying to DEFEND their 4th quarter defense?
Stat geek. Nothing more.Last edited by Crash; 06-08-2012, 12:07 AM.Comment
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That's what I posted. Tomlin told him to take the day off the first time he watched with Haley. No word on who called the second one. He doesn't throw a lot before mini camps. Never has. He'll have his usual "tired arm" days the first week of camp and then he'll be good to go.Last edited by Crash; 06-08-2012, 01:04 AM.Comment
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I care about the whole game. Not just the first 45 minutes like LeBeau.
It hasn't mattered, the defense blows 4th quarter leads in all instances. In games when the offense doesn't score points, in games that the offense has scored at least 20 points at the time the lead was blown.
The 4th quarter scheme stinks. And it will as long as Dick LeBeau continues to do the same, tired, predictable swap short gains for time philosophy that does not work.Comment
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