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"Back when I was a lad ...", we all knew when FWP turned a corner, that was all she wrote. Yes, FWP wasn't the best at waiting to pick his crease, and wasn't the toughest after a hit (though he did seem to be getting better at both before he reinjured his knee this year), but at least we knew that if we could ever spring FWP around the corner, watch out ...
Well yesterday he looked merely mortal. He turned the corner, headed upfield, it was gonna be just like in Superbowl XL ... then he gets caught! My first thought was ... "OK, the magic is gone, he's just another pretty good RB ... he is TRADEABLE".
Is that just sacrilege? Should we just say wait till next year when he's healed up?
It makes me sad to even contemplate this, because the man has a heart of a lion, IMO he's almost like a modern day Rocky Bleier in terms of fighting the odds and showing what it means to be a Steeler (almost, out of respect to Rocky Bleier).
What do you guys think?
Well yesterday he looked merely mortal. He turned the corner, headed upfield, it was gonna be just like in Superbowl XL ... then he gets caught! My first thought was ... "OK, the magic is gone, he's just another pretty good RB ... he is TRADEABLE".
Is that just sacrilege? Should we just say wait till next year when he's healed up?
It makes me sad to even contemplate this, because the man has a heart of a lion, IMO he's almost like a modern day Rocky Bleier in terms of fighting the odds and showing what it means to be a Steeler (almost, out of respect to Rocky Bleier).
What do you guys think?
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