What a sight to behold: Terrell Owens ranting and raving on the sidelines after the Steelers iced their comeback. Isn’t this the same player who celebrated with the glee of a school girl receiving a new Hello, Kitty lunchbox after he caught an unlikely touchdown pass that gave the Cowboys a 7 point lead? Shudder to think that Tony Romo would deign to attempt a pass to Jason Witten with the game on the line.…
Mention the Dallas Cowboys and jumbles of images present themselves. There’s the goofy everyman quarterback, Tony Romo, his ditsy blond girlfriend, Jessica Simpson, brash and mouthy wide out “TO” Owens, nipped and tucked owner Jerry Jones, bad boy club hopper Adam “Make it rain Pacman” Jones and the rest of the merry band of misfits, hoodlums and football players. When one thinks of the Pittsburgh Steelers images of crushing blows, sturdy defense and a physical,…
(Think Jingle Bells) Kickoff time arrives Towels are waving high Tomlin says to beat them up Steelers happily comply Parker to the left Mewelde to the right Big Ben heaves it down the field Heat pulls that ball in tight Oh, Jingle bells, TO smells Flozell whiffed again Romo sacked, March them back Time to punt again Oh, Jingle bells, TO smells Flozell whiffed again Romo sacked, March them back Time to punt again Dashing…
It was a rainy day along much of the East Coast, fitting weather as the Patriots’ defense threatened to rain on the Steelers‘ hopes of a road win. Big Ben’s second pass from scrimmage was intercepted and quickly converted into a Patriots touchdown. The next possession was a 3-and-out. The game had ugly potential before it started. That potential was quickly realized. Characteristically, the Pittsburgh defense would force punts on the following three series before…
When the Pittsburgh Steelers arrive in Foxboro they’ll have their offensive gameplan in hand. One hopes that offensive coordinator Bruce Arians has devised a plan for success, one that gets back to smash mouth Steeler football. The Steelers need to establish their running game versus the Patriots. Whether it be with Fast Willie Parker or Mewelde Moore or Gary Russell or Dookie Davenport, they need to pound the ball. And it’s not because Big Ben…
The Steelers roll into Foxboro with a chip on their collective shoulder. Let’s face it, the Pats have owned the Steelers this decade. But this week that all changes. Last season when they met the Patriots easily rolled to a 34-13 victory against an injury ridden team. This season both teams suffer from the injury bug but the Steelers defense will feature a healthy Aaron Smith up front and Troy Polamalu and Ryan Clark solidifying…
He still wears a jersey with “Johnson” stitched across the back. But this isn’t the same brash and productive wide out of years past. His numbers are down across the board. Instead of 15 yards per catch he’s slipped below ten. Instead of 90+ catches and 1300+ yards it’s looking more like a 60 catch sub 600 yard season. He’s even stopped posting a list of opponents who didn’t cover him the previous game. This…
