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[pops619]

While Staley most likely isn't going to start, he's supposed to play more this week so that much is good. I agree though, he looked great last week, the best he's looked in a long while, not to mention he had a real good game against the Pats in their first meeting this year.

I think Bell's going to be active but he'll be on the bench.

 

[bionic77]

Shit,I wish he would start Staley,he's a better blocker,receiver, and offers more of a big play mentality than the Bus.He was running all over the Jets when Cower put him in...I'm guessing he's still not 100% and that probably plays a large role in it.

Anyone know if Kendrell Bell will finally get off his ass this week?

I agree that Staley is the superior back, but I kind of understand what Cowher is doing. It would have been a huge slap in the Bus's face to go back to the bench now. I just hope that Staley gets A LOT more carries this game. Remember, whatever Cowher does he will be second guessed if he losses. And it isn't like the Bus is garbage.

And Bell is supposed to play, but it isn't like we need him.

Keys for the Steelers. They can't lose the turnover battle and they can't give up big special teams plays. The Jets played a perfect game for a weaker team on the road. They got a big play on defense and a big play on special teams. You need both of those to win on the road against a great team. We need to make sure the Pats don't do the same against us.

I just can't imagine Ben having two games that bad in a row, so I am not too worried about that.

 

[DarienA]

I agree that Staley is the superior back, but I kind of understand what Cowher is doing. It would have been a huge slap in the Bus's face to go back to the bench now.

How so? Jerome knows his role, he's said it in public... Duce is the #1 back, Bettis is the #2 back... He admits that and is comfortable with it. Like someone else said I can only imagine that Duce isn't quite 100% yet....

 

[bionic77]

How so? Jerome knows his role, he's said it in public... Duce is the #1 back, Bettis is the #2 back... He admits that and is comfortable with it. Like someone else said I can only imagine that Duce isn't quite 100% yet....

Duce looked pretty damn good to me last week. Supposedly he is as good as he is going to get this season. I don't know what the locker room dynamic is like for the Steelers, but I might have done the same thing to reward the Bus for all he has given up by giving him the start. I am just guessing of course, but that is how I see it and I can't think of any other reason because like I said Staley looks healthy to me.

 

[DarienA]

Duce looked pretty damn good to me last week. Supposedly he is as good as he is going to get this season. I don't know what the locker room dynamic is like for the Steelers, but I might have done the same thing to reward the Bus for all he has given up by giving him the start. I am just guessing of course, but that is how I see it and I can't think of any other reason because like I said Staley looks healthy to me.

Yeah Cowher has said Duce will play more... either way that's a kickass 1, 2 combination of power and speed backs.

You see, teams that go 2-14 never get that way with inferior coaching alone. You also need inferior talent, inferior talent recognition, and inferior ownership finding the people to recognize that talent.

In short, any lunkhead can go 6-10. It takes a special kind of train wreck to lose those extra four games, and when the two wins happen to be in overtime against the Arizona Cardinals -- well, jeepers, Timmy, you have something truly special.

:lol :lol :lol re: Nolan taking the 49ers job..

 

[bionic77]

Yeah Cowher has said Duce will play more... either way that's a kickass 1, 2 combination of power and speed backs.



:lol :lol :lol re: Nolan taking the 49ers job..

The Niners are a fucking disgrace these days. I can't believe how cheap their owner is, the NFL needs to keep out cheapskates like that for the health of the league. They should give it back to DeBartalo somehow.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

man FUCK ray ratto, that guy is a straight bitch. i didn't see anyone complaining about york when he got us to the playoffs 2 years straight. yeah, he tried something last year, and it was NOT spending money. but he has done somethings so far this year that make me think he is on a winning track. first off, he ATE the entire contracts of erickson and donahue. that is $20 million + out of his own pocket. it takes a good owner to admit he was wrong, and to take the $20 mil up the ass. secondly, he has vowed to spend over 100 mil this year on players.

why is our owner cheap? because he got rid of 14 starters from 2 years ago? valid point, but consider that we only wanted garcia to take a paycut... a paycut that would have paid him MORE than cleveland payed him! he just wanted out, said the pressure of being a qb in san fran was too much. how about owens? you think he wanted to stick around? think we could have gotten him at a decent price? give me a break. maybe you think he's cheap because you read about how that fat fucking butterball derek deese said york made him pay for his own postage stamps. oh wah wah wah multimillionaire football player isn't given the lifetime supply of free stamps he wants for him and his family anytime. fuck that.

talk all the shit you want about the niners, but the bottom line is this: the pre-superbowl cowboys were 1-15, the panthers were 1-15 a few years ago, the bengals were 2-14. and dont give me this "yeah but the soil for winning was there!" bullshit cause if you look at what articles/sportswriters/sportscasters had to say it was the same exact shit. "this franchise is going no where, what horrible management, it takes a real jack ass to go 2-14!"

fuck ray ratto, fuck skip bayless, fuck john madden, fuck ira miller and fuck all these other vulture cockrags who were just waiting for the chance to pounce on the niners and criticize. we're going to be back next year. then what will they say?

 

[Ramirez]

Poor FMT,he's gone crazy!

And how can you say we don't need Bell,he is one of the best run stopping LBs in the league,but he's also rusty as hell so it's a double edged sword...I would rather have him in when someone needs a breather over Harrison...I also saw in the Jets game that Kirschke guy got some big playing time,I think he's a linemen,I hadn't really seen him all year.

But back to Staley/Bettis,who cares about Jerome's feelings?He has to know that Staley is a better back these days,and like Darien said he's already said publicly that he knows that he is the number 2 back,so I don't buy that story that they're afraid of hurting his feelings.Staley isn't 100% or he would be starting I believe.

 

[Eminem]

I would just like to second FMT's fuck Skip Bayless. What a complete waste of space in every way possible.

 

[bionic77]

man FUCK ray ratto, that guy is a straight bitch. i didn't see anyone complaining about york when he got us to the playoffs 2 years straight. yeah, he tried something last year, and it was NOT spending money. but he has done somethings so far this year that make me think he is on a winning track. first off, he ATE the entire contracts of erickson and donahue. that is $20 million + out of his own pocket. it takes a good owner to admit he was wrong, and to take the $20 mil up the ass. secondly, he has vowed to spend over 100 mil this year on players.

why is our owner cheap? because he got rid of 14 starters from 2 years ago? valid point, but consider that we only wanted garcia to take a paycut... a paycut that would have paid him MORE than cleveland payed him! he just wanted out, said the pressure of being a qb in san fran was too much. how about owens? you think he wanted to stick around? think we could have gotten him at a decent price? give me a break. maybe you think he's cheap because you read about how that fat fucking butterball derek deese said york made him pay for his own postage stamps. oh wah wah wah multimillionaire football player isn't given the lifetime supply of free stamps he wants for him and his family anytime. fuck that.

talk all the shit you want about the niners, but the bottom line is this: the pre-superbowl cowboys were 1-15, the panthers were 1-15 a few years ago, the bengals were 2-14. and dont give me this "yeah but the soil for winning was there!" bullshit cause if you look at what articles/sportswriters/sportscasters had to say it was the same exact shit. "this franchise is going no where, what horrible management, it takes a real jack ass to go 2-14!"

fuck ray ratto, fuck skip bayless, fuck john madden, fuck ira miller and fuck all these other vulture cockrags who were just waiting for the chance to pounce on the niners and criticize. we're going to be back next year. then what will they say?

I don't follow the Niners as closely as you obviously so you might be right that they are just knocking a team when it is down, but would you rather have York over Debartalo?

 

[Eminem]

hackett resigned :lol who didn't see that coming?

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

um, 20 years ago i would rather have debartalo, when you could spend whatever you wanted. how successful would he be in todays NFL? we will never know. bottom line is people bring up the "oh he took care of his players, he did this he did that". yes, this was the man who traded joe montana. could you imagine the fucking OUTRAGE if york had cut joe montana today (assuming in the same situation)? people only see what goes on today. debartalo would NOT be able to keep a dynasty together like he did in the 80's. he was a player-first owner, but to say "plug debartalo in and all the 49ers problems are solved!" is just ridiculous. it's a different time and era, and there are no guarantees that eddie D. would be successful.

 

[Spectral Glider]

Poor FMT,he's gone crazy!

And how can you say we don't need Bell,he is one of the best run stopping LBs in the league,but he's also rusty as hell so it's a double edged sword...I would rather have him in when someone needs a breather over Harrison...I also saw in the Jets game that Kirschke guy got some big playing time,I think he's a linemen,I hadn't really seen him all year.

Kirschke has been rotating in for Kimo on certain downs since the beginning of the season. He also got more time when Hampton got injured.

If Bell plays, he'll only see running downs. He won't be any good in coverage. That job will stay mostly with Foote, Farrior and Haggans.

If Duce practices well, I'd look for Cowher to give him serious consideration as starter. But if this impending storm brings tons of snow, Bettis will stay as the number 1.

 

[bionic77]

:lol

Bayless was going on about how Cowher is an overrated coach who probably should have been fired last year. Damn, I can't stand pricks like him and Salisbury who are on one team's dick one week and than abandon the bandwagon and look for another the next week. How the fuck do people like this get these jobs?

These guys are only 2nd to Konex in their "picks".

 

[bionic77]

OMG Bayless just said that Vick would be better right handed.

Kill him!

 

[Archaix]

OMG Bayless just said that Vick would be better right handed.

Kill him!

Could be worse. One of these morons could be saying that Roethlisberger is a pocket passer and needs to stop scrambling...oh, yeah. Wait, never mind. Woody's been doing that all week.

 

[Eminem]

yeah, but it's woody :lol
he tries to be serious on 1st and 10 for some reason, but i can't take him seriously ever.
he at least doesn't piss me off like Bayless does....I can't listen to him AT ALL

 

[Spectral Glider]

Could be worse. One of these morons could be saying that Roethlisberger is a pocket passer and needs to stop scrambling...oh, yeah. Wait, never mind. Woody's been doing that all week.

Yeah, that one made me spit out my orange juice the other morning. Did he miss all the Steeler highlight packages throughout the year?

 

[bionic77]

Yeah, that one made me spit out my orange juice the other morning. Did he miss all the Steeler highlight packages throughout the year?

Woody likes to say crazy things though, no one takes his seriously and he doesn't want to be taken seriously most of the time.

Bayless is just a first class turd burglar though and he needs to be replaced.

 

[Manick Joe]

You kidding?

This is the man who came up with such genious material like Terrible Owens!!! HAHAHA LOLLERTOPIA!! I seriously feel bad for the entire San Diego area that this arrogant, smarmy jackass came from their paper. The PTI's without Wilbon and Kornheiser I put up with to see what my local loudmouth Steven A. would do, but Bayless' angles had me in brainlock.

 

[bionic77]

Big Ben going gloveless on Sunday. He said that it might snow and that it is too hard to grip the ball with a wet glove (which is true). Do Quarterbacks still have have those stomach pouches for their hands? That would come in handy on a cold day, but I never see anyone using them anymore.

 

[levious]

I thought they had special gloves that were wet resistant?

 

[Mooreberg]

Do Quarterbacks still have have those stomach pouches for their hands?

Manning had one on Sunday.

 

[Spectral Glider]

If the storm stays tracking the way it currently is, all the actual or heavy snowing should be over by kickoff in the Burgh, 6:30. The brunt of the storm is scheduled for sat. night. into early sunday morning. That would leave the cold and wind as the remaining factors in the game. Of course, all that changes if the storm stalls or switches directions. They should have a much clearer picture by tomorrow.

 

[carpal]

If the storm stays tracking the way it currently is, all the actual or heavy snowing should be over by kickoff in the Burgh, 6:30.

Putting it right smack in my neck of the woods by Sunday afternoon, no? Should be interesting to see how the weather plays out here in Philly.

 

[Spectral Glider]

Putting it right smack in my neck of the woods by Sunday afternoon, no? Should be interesting to see how the weather plays out here in Philly.

Yeah, possibly. The heaviest part of the system is currently tracking west to east across the entire southern part of PA. Which means at 3 in Philly it could either be still snowing fairly well or just flurries by that point. It all depends on the course and how fast it's moving. If it's true that the brunt is mostly coming Sat night, it may be mostly over by then too. Still a little too early I guess.

 

[bionic77]

That would be awesome if somehow both games had huge snowstorms.

 

[Spectral Glider]

Here's what I'm getting off the web:

Pittsburgh:

Saturday: Wintry mix of precipitation. Highs in the upper 20s and lows in the mid teens.

Sunday: A few snow showers. Highs in the low 20s and lows in the upper single digits.

Philly:

Saturday: Snow. Highs in the mid 20s and lows in the upper teens.

Sunday: Snow likely. Highs in the mid 20s and lows in the low teens.

And here's the Severe Weather Alert for the Philly region:

ON THE HEELS OF THIS VERY COLD AIRMASS, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CONTINUES TO TRACK A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL DIVE INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL THEN BE ON OUR DOORSTEP
SATURDAY. WITH THE COLD AIR ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION, THE LATEST
FORECASTING TOOLS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM SHOULD AFFECT THE IMMEDIATE AREA. AT THIS TIME, SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE WEST TOWARD MIDDAY ON
SATURDAY, AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. WHILE
SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF
THIS STORM, CONFIDENCE THAT A WINTER STORM THIS WEEKEND WILL IMPACT
OUR LOCAL AREA CONTINUES TO INCREASE.


But nobody is offering any start or finishing times or snowfall totals.

I'm in northeast part of the state. We're looking at a high of 9 degrees tomorrow. Just wonderful.

 

[Ramirez]

Two snow games would pwn my soul.

 

[effzee]

hmm snow...i dont know u would think it would favor the home team especially since atl is a dome team but then again they beat gb in gb when it snowed 2 yrs ago. also they run a ton....so that favors them.

oh well snow games are always fun.

 

[tmdorsey]

hmm snow...i dont know u would think it would favor the home team especially since atl is a dome team but then again they beat gb in gb when it snowed 2 yrs ago. also they run a ton....so that favors them.

oh well snow games are always fun.

I also don't remember the last time this Philly team had to play in the snow either. I can't wait for this game!

 

[keiichi]

This week seriously seems to be dragging despite the holiday. Can't wait for this weekend.

 

[tmdorsey]

Almost forgot I need to make my pics:


Falcons
Steelers

It sure feels good to be able to pick for my team at this point in the season. I'm sure nobody here at the beginning of the season would of thought my boys would get this far.

I guess these picks are more of what I want to happen....

 

[Spectral Glider]

Here's a bit more detailed weather report:

Football Blizzard 05

Philadelphia may still have precipitation at game time (3:00 ET, Sunday) as the storm continues to move eastward and northward along the coast. Atlanta fans who are flying or driving up will probably experience some delays. By game time in Pittsburgh (6:30 ET, Sunday) conditions should be fairly normal for a Pittsburgh winter. However, for New England fans who intend to travel to and from the game, the storm may affect not only their travel to the 'Burgh, but the post game return home.


The expected timeline of the storm is as follows:

* Friday - Northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, with snow starting in northern Illinois including Chicago late Friday.
* Friday night - Northern Indiana and Michigan, including Indianapolis and Detroit, with the snow continuing into Saturday.
* Saturday - Ohio, West Virginia, western and central Pennsylvania and Maryland, western New York State. The snow should linger into Sunday in West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
* Saturday night - New Jersey, Delaware, and New Jersey, with snow continuing into Sunday.
* Sunday - New England, with snow continuing into Sunday night.

By the storm's end, 4-8 inches are expected in the Midwest, with more significant snows possible further east. Because the storm is expected to intensify as it reaches the coast, parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast have the highest risk for very heavy snow. AccuWeather.com Winter Storm Center meteorologists note that similar storms have produced snow amounts of more than a foot in portions of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

 

[Ramirez]

Holy shit,FMT will love this...

http://www.extremeskins.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=banghaha&file=index

:lol :lol

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Just prepping you guys for the future

 

[Matlock]

NOOOOO

SALISBURY THREW HIS SUPPORT BEHIND THE STEELERS

 

[firex]

Sean Salisbury is a flip flopper!

 

[effzee]

NOOOOO

SALISBURY THREW HIS SUPPORT BEHIND THE STEELERS

whats worse he likes the eagles this week. this fag changes teams per week.....arrggg i hate being favored.

 

[effzee]

Just prepping you guys for the future

hey i love us. us care. no bandwagon here....after 3 yrs we still here.

this man is honorable...i cried like a baby last yr.

 

[TheDuce22]

Just prepping you guys for the future

 

[Malleymal]

Sad thing is that hit Vick took was for nil, because of that yellow thing on the left of the pic

 

[DarienA]

I expect the Eagles to win... but I'm rooting for Atlanta... just because I believe that all the way down here just outside of DC I'd be able to hear the sound of Philly exploding.

 

[tmdorsey]

http://www.atlantafalcons.com/intro/champs_intro.htm

Damnit, why isn't it Sunday yet.

 

[bishoptl]

whats worse he likes the eagles this week. this fag changes teams per week.....arrggg i hate being favored.

see you after the game, Captain Cocks-In-The-Mouth

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

see you after the game, Captain Cocks-In-The-Mouth

:lol

 

[Ramirez]

When did Salisbury change his mind?He was picking the Pats yesterday...

 

[Ristamar]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/050121

Could this be the greatest Sunday of championship games ever? Check out these 10 subplots, in no particular order:
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A classic collection of coaches: Andy Reid looks like the star of a CBS sitcom where the portly guy is married to an improbably hot chick; Mora looks like one of those clean-cut porn stars who isn't quite reliable enough to get his own one-on-one scene; Bill Belichick dresses like the lead singer of an '80s cover band; and Bill Cowher looks so much like Sergeant Slaughter, you keep waiting for the Iron Sheik to attack him. Just a fantastic group. If only we could get Bill Parcells' body involved somehow.

:lol

Anyway, before we delve into Championship Weekend, some leftover awards from Round 2:
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Funniest Phone Call: My Mom
She called me during the weekend to ask why Randy Johnson was called "The Big Unit," saying, "I don't get it; why would somebody be nicknamed after the size of their penis? Why is this allowed? I'm not going to be able to watch him pitch now, I'm going to be frightened that something will fly out." When I responded that it was just a nickname and probably had nothing to do with his locker room prowess, she said, "Well, why would you want a nickname that makes you sound like a penis? Who would do that to themselves?"


(You know it's a good weekend when you get to hear your mom say the word "penis" two times without wanting to light yourself on fire.)

:lol :lol :lol

Most Awkward Moment that Didn't Include Belichick, Dungy, Boomer, Marino or my Mom: Tony Siragusa's William Hung Imitation
I'm 99.999-percent sure that I didn't hallucinate this, although I can't really remember because I tried to swallow my own tongue immediately after it was over. But here's what I remember ...

Coming back from commercial, Dick Stockton is reading Fox's 1,200th promo of the weekend for "American Idol." Suddenly, the Goose (roaming the sidelines in that goofy "I'm the third guy in the booth, but not really" role) starts singing "She bangs! She bangs!" at the top of his lungs. Everyone gives him the obligatory fake laugh. Then Goose keeps screaming "She bangs! She bangs!" another 10-or-12 times ... followed by a delightfully uncomfortable silence. That's what I remember. And that's why Van Damme needs to make "Sudden Death 2" -- about a retired cop desperately trying to shut the Goose's mike off during a playoff game before it's too late. Wouldn't you pay $8.50 for that?

 

[DarienA]

4. The Falcons haven't made the Super Bowl since the "Dirty Bird" season; and looking back, I'm not even sure that actually happened. All I remember is Eugene Robinson getting caught with a hooker. Does anyone remember the actual game that year? Plus, between the always-intense Jim "Don't Call Me Junior" Mora and that lunatic special teams coach they have, there's a decent chance that somebody's head could explode on the Atlanta sidelines this weekend.

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

5. A classic collection of coaches: Andy Reid looks like the star of a CBS sitcom where the portly guy is married to an improbably hot chick; Mora looks like one of those clean-cut porn stars who isn't quite reliable enough to get his own one-on-one scene; Bill Belichick dresses like the lead singer of an '80s cover band; and Bill Cowher looks so much like Sergeant Slaughter, you keep waiting for the Iron Sheik to attack him. Just a fantastic group. If only we could get Bill Parcells' body involved somehow.

Oh god this is SO true... especially when he's really pissed and has that look on his face.... cracks me up whenever they show him.

(Here's a good rule of thumb: "If you have a chance to force the opposing team to put in Hank Poteat or Earthwind Moreland as its dime back in a playoff game, play as many receivers as possible until it happens -- even if you're playing the first-ever 10-WR offense.")

bWAHHAHAHAH This is a damn Funny Page 2....

Most Awkward Moment: Boomer's Sneak Attack on Marino
Not since the Lohan-Duff feud has America been torn in two quite like this. In case you missed it, after the Pats-Colts game, Boomer derisively remarked that Manning has become the Dan Marino of his generation, then Marino responded with a withering glare and a "How many Super Bowls have you played in?" comment, followed by Greg Gumbel punching himself in the head like Raymond Babbitt. All right, I made that last part up. But this was an UNBELIEVABLE moment. Poor Marino was smoldering for the rest of the show.

(Which made me think of something: If Marino had charged Boomer and punched him out on live TV, would that have been the "Ruby shoots Oswald" TV moment for this generation? Or did that already happen when the completely insane Ron Artest charged into the stands in Detroit with the completely and utterly insane Stephen Jackson right behind him? Interesting debate. Even if this ends with Marino pointing at Boomer and screaming, "You couldn't hold my jock! You couldn't hold my jock! I have chunks of guys like you in my stool!" ... well, I'd be happy.)

ROTFLMAO!!! Ok I have to stop reading this at work.....