The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

Maybe I'm obtuse about the two pictures, but my take on it was that a bad rookie was in the playoffs and a good veteran quarterback was not and that pretty much summed up the season for the Steelers. The two pictures pretty much said, "this season just doesn't make sense in any fashion."

There was absolutely no comparison of the quarterbacks, only the irony (if you will) of a rookie who had a pretty bad season making the platyoffs and a two time Super Bowl champion quarterback not making the playoffs.

How did I do with my interpretation?

Pappy

Not bad. Your interpretation didn't make me want to punch myself in the face or drool. :P

And since you used the word "obtuse" in your post, I am contractually obligated to include a picture of Warden Norton (for all you Shawshank fans out there)



as well as some obtuse angles (for all you geometry fans out there)

I'm still doing this after this season of high expectation and pedestrian results. I wish I could stop doing because, I'm sure it won't be as painful once I can actually stop.

That 94 degree angle is getting close to being acute, but like the Steelers it didn't succeed in short yardage. :P

Pappy

That 94 degree angle should not have been drafted #15 overall in 2007.

Imagine if Tomlin didn't open his mouth about his pre-draft love for Revis...then maybe the Jets wouldn't have traded one spot ahead of us, and we'd have a right angle.

[Wolfhound45]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

Maybe I'm obtuse about the two pictures, but my take on it was that a bad rookie was in the playoffs and a good veteran quarterback was not and that pretty much summed up the season for the Steelers. The two pictures pretty much said, "this season just doesn't make sense in any fashion."

There was absolutely no comparison of the quarterbacks, only the irony (if you will) of a rookie who had a pretty bad season making the platyoffs and a two time Super Bowl champion quarterback not making the playoffs.

How did I do with my interpretation?

Pappy

Not bad. Your interpretation didn't make me want to punch myself in the face or drool. :P

And since you used the word "obtuse" in your post, I am contractually obligated to include a picture of Warden Norton (for all you Shawshank fans out there)



as well as some obtuse angles (for all you geometry fans out there)

I'm still doing this after this season of high expectation and pedestrian results. I wish I could stop doing because, I'm sure it won't be as painful once I can actually stop.

That 94 degree angle is getting close to being acute, but like the Steelers it didn't succeed in short yardage. :P

Pappy

You may be still doing this but on a positive note, you are not drooling. That is a good thing.

Recommend that you take this...



and starting focusing on the 2010 season.

:P

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

You may be still doing this but on a positive note, you are not drooling. That is a good thing.

Recommend that you take this...



and starting focusing on the 2010 season.

:P

I was at the Tylenol level after the Bengal game that started the 5 game skid.

After the loss to the Chiefs , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Ravens , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Raiders , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Browns , I moved on to:

[papillon]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

You may be still doing this but on a positive note, you are not drooling. That is a good thing.

Recommend that you take this...



and starting focusing on the 2010 season.

:P

I was at the Tylenol level after the Bengal game that started the 5 game skid.

After the loss to the Chiefs , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Ravens , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Raiders , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Browns , I moved on to:

Do you need an intervention to curb your addiction?

Pappy

[Wolfhound45]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

Better Living through Pharmaceuticals!

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

Just imagine the combination of antidepressants and anti-psychotic meds that I would be taking if I were a fan of the Rams, Lions, Bucs, Redskins, Chiefs, Seahawks, Browns, Raiders, Bills, etc.

[Wolfhound45]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

Just imagine the combination of antidepressants and anti-psychotic meds that I would be taking if I were a fan of the Rams, Lions, Bucs, Redskins, Chiefs, Seahawks, Browns, Raiders, Bills, etc.

The cure for fans of all of those teams...

[Wolfhound45]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

Wolf, do you think the Jets will win the Super Bowl?
Let me answer for you. No.

Does Ben have a couple rings? Yes.

Therefore, when we TWEAK a few things, we'll be able to get right back in the mix over the next few years.

Sanchez doesn't have the material to take a team to the Super Bowl. Nice player, but you'll see what happens to him in the near future.
The Bengals were retarded, not sure what they were doing. Watching an entire end of the defense crash in to chase a RB when trailing by six yards and not even peaking at the QB. The Bengals were VERY undisciplined of defense and that is being nice. Sanchez had 15 easy throws and those will go away soon.
His defense and running game won't carry him any further.
And let's not forget they backed into the playoffs.

The two pictures should have been of Manning and Palmer. The time off crushed any momentum the Bengals had. I wonder if Manning will suffer the same consequence.

Okay, let me try this one more time. It is not about the individual (e.g Sanchez versus Roethlisberger). It is about the team (e.g Jets versus Steelers). Do I think the Jets can win it all? Absolutely! Why? Because they are still in the playoffs (reference Pittsburgh Steelers, 2005). That is the only point to this post. Period. That who "woulda thunk" that the team that won Super Bowl XLIII would be sitting at home in January, especially after the "lessons learned" from the Super Bowl XL hangover. The pictures are simply a way to reinforce the point. Who is in, who is out. Nothing more, nothing less.

In regards to an opinion, I have come to the (very unscientific) conclusion that the Steelers need more than "tweaking" to get back to the playoffs. There is (in my opinion) a lack of leadership and accountability on this team. The lack of passion (again, in my opinion) is very telling. I am absolutely shocked because I have seen Steelers teams from the 70s until now and I have never (never) seen a squad as lethargic as the one I saw this year. Nothing I can prove, only what I can feel.

My bottom line stands. As a point of reference, the Jets (e.g. Sanchez) are in the playoffs. The Steelers are not (e.g. Roethlisberger). The question is, why? I am not buying all of the arguments (for and against) coaching staff and injuries ebing the cause. I think (in my opinion) that it is something simpler, more sublime.

I agree.... I saw Warner lay into a WR when he came to the sideline.. I thought it was Fitz but it was #80... That same WR made a TD the next possession.

I know people like Ben's style and taking all the blame but I never liked it. Sometimes you need to lay into a player or 2. Harrison is too silent to motivate.. Troy leads by example but I couldn't get amped up for the end of the world if Troy told me it was happening.

We had guys like Bettis and Kemo?(DE)... who Ben and Troy respected as elders on the team. Hines is too sensitive and backstabbing to respect. I know these young kids were scared of Joey Porter.. scared of what he would do once the coaches left the locker room. I don't think we need bullies.. but we do need a guy or 2 to step up and get these guys focused.

It should be Ben, but maybe this is why they hate him. LOL!!! "so they say"

That is what I am referring to. I am not talking about a whining "me first" guy that no one respects. I am talking about a leader that holds the locker room accountable. Do we have anyone like that? I do not know.

[SanAntonioSteelerFan]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

You may be still doing this but on a positive note, you are not drooling. That is a good thing.

Recommend that you take this...



and starting focusing on the 2010 season.

:P

I was at the Tylenol level after the Bengal game that started the 5 game skid.

After the loss to the Chiefs , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Ravens , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Raiders , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Browns , I moved on to:

Do you need an intervention to curb your addiction?

Pappy

I am not a pain control doctor, but I DID stay at a Holiday Express Inn last night, and so the intervention that I recommend is ...

another Friggin' Superbowl ring!!

[Wolfhound45]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

Maybe I should re-name the thread “The 2009 Season in Five Pharmaceuticals”

After the Bengals loss…



After the loss to the Chiefs , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Ravens , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Raiders , I moved on to:



After the loss to the Browns , I moved on to:



:P

[feltdizz]

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Let me step back a moment.. Ben IS a leader.. he put the 2004 post season blame on himself. He got Bettis to come back, saved Bettis' life in 2005 in Indy and pretty much walked us to a SB.

Before 2006 season even started Joey was screaming about sitting out. Crash happened and well.... FWP asked who wanted it AFTER he got his money....

2007 Alan Faneca, the OL vet rejects an offer, captain status, and pretty much disrespects every coach on the team regarding our new blocking scheme because he misses Grimmace. Oh.. and didn't Hartings retire before the season?

In 2008 we win another SB... hip hop hooray... BA sucks and the D was golden.. until the 4th qtr of the SB when Ben had to work his magic... sign of thing to come.

2009 Ben tries to do all he can but without Troy it's a wrap. Also remember Ryan Clark has the audacity to become Kill Switch and ask why the DB's are getting blame... then he goes out and gives us a new clip for the blame gun. Oh.. and Hines calls out our leaders toughness on TV.

I think when we look back we have well fed teams who left the table last after SB's and just didn't have the hunger... I think the focus after a SB victory is money... how can I capitalize off the SB..

I think if we have back to back slumps then we have a problem. I think the SB hangover is real.

[RuthlessBurgher]

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I think the SB hangover is real.

What do tigers dream of when they take their little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit? Don't you worry your pretty striped head, we're gonna get you back to Tyson and your cozy tiger bed. And then we're gonna find our best friend Doug, and then we're gonna give him a best friend hug. Doug, Doug, oh, Doug, Dougie, Dougie, Doug, Doug! But if he's been murdered by crystal meth tweakers, well then we're $#!% out of luck.

[feltdizz]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

I think the SB hangover is real.

What do tigers dream of when they take their little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit? Don't you worry your pretty striped head, we're gonna get you back to Tyson and your cozy tiger bed. And then we're gonna find our best friend Doug, and then we're gonna give him a best friend hug. Doug, Doug, oh, Doug, Dougie, Dougie, Doug, Doug! But if he's been murdered by crystal meth tweakers, well then we're $#!% out of luck.

Instant Classic!

[Wolfhound45]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

Wolf, do you think the Jets will win the Super Bowl?
Let me answer for you. No.

Do I think the Jets can win it all? Absolutely! Why? Because they are still in the playoffs (reference Pittsburgh Steelers, 2005).

And they are still in it.

Who woulda thunk?

[ColumbusSteelerFan]

Re: The 2009 Season in Two Pictures

After last night's performance, I thought about this thread again. Anyone still want to have the QB in the first picture?