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In the aftermath of Sunday's epic curb-stomping of the Colts, I was looking over my feed for any stories concerning the Pittsburgh Steelers. One immediately jumped out at me. It was titled, "Steelers LBs Smash Weight Room After Big Victory" and I won't lie, my first thought was "Uh oh, they demolished the training facility celebrating after the game?" Those kind of things leap to mind when you follow a team with a habit of launching into obnoxiously long choreographed dance routines after every halfway decent play.
No, the Steelers didn't party by causing mass destruction to team facilities. The story was about James Harrison and Jason Worilds, who evidently came in bright and early Monday morning to get in a light workout by deadlifting 450 pound barbells. I've kind of scoffed at the idea of "veteran leadership" – to me, being able to play is much more important than being vocal in the locker room – but I'm coming around that one of the Steelers problems in recent years was the loss of so many established leaders.
I don't know Jason Worilds but I do know nobody works as hard or has as much heart as Deebo. And I can't help but think some of the linebackers recent uptick in play directly coincides with #92 being back in Black and Gold. Continue reading »
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Steeler Nation has lost their Emperor.
Chuck Noll passed away last night at age 82. Coach Noll was head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers for 23 years, winning four Super Bowls over that span – a feat which remains unequaled by any other coach in NFL history. Inducted into the Hall of Fame back in 1993, he was one of the chief architects of one the greatest turnarounds in sports history, taking the Steelers from perennial losers to being the most dominant dynasty of the modern era. More than just a football coach, Chuck Noll was revered as a teacher. A cultured man – he once guest conduced the Pittsburgh Symphony – Coach Noll has been credited by scores of former players for shaping them both as football players and as men. Continue reading »
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Pittsburgh Steelers all-time great L.C. Greenwood was laid to rest yesterday at the Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ in East Liberty. Mr. Greenwood passed away two Sundays ago at age 67 following complications from back surgery. It is often said the measure of a man is not who he respects but if he is respected by others. By that standard, L.C. Greenwood lived a life well spent.
A who's who of teammates from the 1970′s Steel Dynasty teams showed up to pay to their final respects. Fellow members of the Steel Curtain Mel Blount and Mean Joe Greene were joined by Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney and current President Art Rooney II. For Mean Joe, this occasion must've been particularly bittersweet as he is now the sole surviving member of what is undoubtedly the best defensive line in football history. Ernie "Fats" Holmes died in a car accident back in 2008 with Dwight White passing a few months later, ironically also from back surgery complications. Continue reading »
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Yesterday could arguably be considered the worst day in Pittsburgh Steelers history. First, news came down that one of the members of the storied Steel Curtain, L.C. Greenwood, had passed away at 67. Shortly thereafter, the Black and Gold blew a golden opportunity to send the game to overtime, falling to the Minnesota Vikings 34-27. The Steelers are now 0-4 for the first time in 45 years, the year before Mr. Greenwood was drafted by a rookie head coach named Chuck Noll.
Mike Tomlin is no Chuck Noll.
In fact, the only way he deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the Emperor is to point out it's become apparent our current Emperor has no clothes. No answers, either, for a season that has tragically spiraled out of control. Every week brings some fresh hell to Steeler Nation. It's amazing how this team constantly finds new ways to lose. Continue reading »
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The Baltimore Ravens are Super Bowl Champions. Pardon me while I empty out my vomit bucket.
Okay, where were we? Oh, right. The unthinkable has happened. The Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII. If Steeler Nation thought that team of thugs and loudmouths were insufferable before, we're never going to hear the end of it now.
To add insult to injury, Joe Flacco was named Super Bowl MVP. For those scoring at home, Tyler Palko's back-up now has more SB MVPs than Ben Roethlisberger. Oh it was well deserved as Bert played the game of his life. I just hope everybody is prepared when Flacco is ranked equal to or above Ben on those "Best Quarterbacks in the NFL" lists we're inundated with every season.
Then again, they are basically tied with one championship apiece. Technically, Ben has two but Antwaan Randle El accomplished more with one pass than Ben did during the rest of the Seattle game. And Flacco is only now reaching his prime while Ben's skills are in decline.
Yesterday's win capped off perhaps the luckiest run by any team in recent memory. Going into the final month of the season, the Ratbirds were in full free fall when Charlie Batch engineered a win for the ages. People forget that Baltimore backed into clinching their division as with decent quarterbacking and decent coaching, the Steelers could have overtaken them. Baltimore had an easy first round playoff game against the overmatched Colts then should have lost to the Broncos if not for a blown coverage that led to the game tying TD followed by yet another choke job by Pey-Pey in OT. Sure every championship run requires a little luck (Ben making The Tackle on Roman Harper) but the Ravens seemingly had a rabbit's foot up their ass all through this post-season.
That luck held up through the final whistle of last night's game. Flacco underthrows his receiver by three yards but Jacoby Jones is so wide open he has time to come back (I wonder if Mike Wallace ever thought about trying that?) for what will go down as a 55 yard TD bomb. The Niners fall asleep on the second half kick-off and gift Baltimore a 108 yard return TD. After a power outage which I'm sure Roger Goodell is already planning on fining James Harrison for, San Fran staged an epic comeback which fell short when Michael Crabtree got mugged on 4th and goal but the refs kept their hankies in their pockets.
Anyway, the Ravens are your 2012 NFL champions. I promised silver linings so here are two. First, since San Francisco lost, your Pittsburgh Steelers are still the only NFL franchise with six Lombardi Trophies. And second, last night was the final time we'll ever have to see Ray Lewis in an NFL uniform. If karma is a really a thing that exists, hopefully one day we will see him in a bright orange jump suit as karmic justice for the murder he already got away with (and kudos to Phil Simms for having the balls to mention that during the telecast instead of just repeating the company line).
Final lining? Um, the Pittsburgh Pirates report to Spring Training in 10 days.
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Super Bowl XLVII has finally been set. And for fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers, you couldn't pick a worse match-up if you tried. Ordinarily we can find at least one team with which to align our rooting interests. When the Baltimore Ravens face the San Francisco 49ers for the championship in two weeks, the only satisfying outcome would be an asteroid annihilating the Superdome.
The Niners are probably the lesser of two evils. They've never done anything directly to the Steelers. They do, however, possess five Lombardi Trophies. Should they win, the Black and Gold would no longer sit alone atop the NFL hierarchy as the only franchise with six championships. And considering the Niners have a fairly young roster while the Steelers are old and in decline, they'd be a whole lot better bet to climb the "Stairway to Seven" before we do.
(As an side, isn't it crazy that out of 47 Super Bowls, the Niners and Steelers have combined to appear in 13, over a full quarter of them, yet have never faced each other? Damn you, Tim McKyer!)
On the other side, we have the Baltimore Ravens. I don't have to bother explaining why Steeler fans would rather have their pubic hair plucked out by a pair of rusty pliers than see the Ratbirds win the Super Bowl. It's bad enough we'll have to spend the next two weeks hearing what a great guy murdering thug Ray Lewis is, are we really ready for Joe Flacco to be considered an elite quarterback? Even worse, if he plays even remotely decent the pain will continue well into next season as talking heads immediately start ranking him ahead of Ben Roethlisberger despite 90% of his offense being checkdowns to tight ends and Ray Rice.
Can Steeler Nation live in a world where Tyler Palko's back-up is considered one of the NFL's best?
The cherry on top of this shit sandwich is both teams are coached by a Harbaugh. The Niners' Harbaugh si clearly the bigger asshole what with his childish theatrics after every minor setback although choosing between them is kinda like choosing between the best venereal disease. There are no winners here. We all lose.
Pray for the asteroid.
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Sorry for being overly negative although it's hard not to be since for the first time in a very long time, the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing an utterly meaningless football game. The last time the Steelers entered the last week of the season with absolutely nothing to play for was the final game of the Bill Cowher era. Actually, there was something to play for that weekend.
The Steelers had been eliminated from playoff contention the week prior but the Cincinnati Bengals needed a win to get in. When asked what would motivate his team to play with nothing on the line, Cowher famously said "Misery loves company." And his team responded by sending their long-time coach out a winner (and dumping the Bungles from the playoff race) with a clutch TD by Santonio Holmes in overtime.
While this week's opponent, the Cleveland Browns, aren't playing for anything either, I have a hard time imagining Mike Tomlin motivating his players in a similar fashion. After all, Fraud Tomlin couldn't get these guys to play hard when the playoffs were on the line, how's he gonna get them fired up for a glorified exhibition game?
How bad has it gotten? Local talk shows are taking call after call from members of Steeler Nation who actually WANT the Steelers to lose so they improve their draft position. I can't say that's a bad idea. Never forget the 2007 draft where Darrelle Revis went with the 14th pick and while we took Lawrence Timmons one pick later. Timmons has finally realized his potential this season although I don't think anybody would be crazy enough to argue they'd rather have him over Revis Island. So who knows, perhaps a loss on Sunday is the difference between drafting a shutdown corner or a chronically underachieving linebacker.
Good grief, we're talking about draft position and hoping for losses. Yes, it has come to this.
STEELERS DEFENSE vs BROWNS OFFENSE
The Browns offense will finish the year near the bottom of the league in points per game and total yards. Rookie QB Brandon Weedon has shown flashes of being a competent signal caller but enters the game having thrown more INTs (17) than TDs (14). Of course, it's not all Weedon's fault. Other than fellow rookie RB Trent Richardson, who was on track for 1,000+ rushing and 400+ receiving yards before he got banged up, the Browns don't have much in the way of offensive weapons. Whoever takes over in the front office will definitely be looking to upgrade the skill positions this off-season.
EDIT: And of course late news out of Cleveland is both Weedon and Richardson are nursing injuries and won't be active on Sunday. Evidently the Browns want to ensure they're in position to take the next Revis so they're endeavoring to field the WORST TEAM EVER. Even back-up Colt McCoy is sitting out because his testicles haven't descended or some such nonsense. Which means all you loyal season ticket holders will get to see the NFL debut of rookie QB Thad Lewis. THAD LEWIS! SMELL THE EXCITEMENT!
Which brings us to the Browns' sole motivation this weekend, rescuing coach Pat Shurmur's job. Shurmur's only been in Cleveland two years (although Cleveland years are like dog years, one feels like seven) but with a new owner used to winning – he was a minority owner of the Steelers – Shurmur's wretched 9-22 mark may do him in. Knowing the Browns, they'll probably fire Shurmur only to hire another retread like Norv Turner although we'll worry laugh about that when the time comes. For now Shurmur is their coach and he may very well need a win this Sunday to have any hope of keeping his job.
For the Steelers, this may be the last hurrah for some familiar faces. Casey Hampton took a pay cut to come back one more year and although the team doesn't really have a heir apparent waiting in the wings – unless you count that drunken imbecile Alameda Ta'amu – he may not be back next season. Then there's James Harrison. Although our old pal Hennessy will be heartbroken to hear this, there is real talk that Harrison and his $9 million salary will not be back in 2013. I think that would be a mistake since Deebo has shown he can still play at a very high level when he's reasonably healthy but remember this is the same team that cut Greg Lloyd and Joey Porter when they still had a little gas left in the tank.
It's the Steeler Way.
Despite a season filled with injuries to key players and lacking in game-changing plays, the Steelers D will almost certainly finish the year ranked first overall for the third time in the past six years. Dick LeBeau has been telling his guys that he intends to come back next season so barring another Bruce Arians fiasco from Art II, our D should still be pretty good next season no matter who he has to coach.
STEELERS OFFENSE vs BROWNS DEFENSE
The only upside to having one more game left in the season is you only have one more game to watch the Steelers' excruciatingly pitiful excuse for an offense. The defense certainly struggled the first month or so of the season but when the story of 2012 is written our inept offense is going to bear the brunt of the criticism for things going so horrible wrong. And deservedly so.
Todd Haley was brought in to take them to the next level. Instead, everything has gone backwards. Ben Roethlisberger regressed. The Young Money crew regressed. The running game regressed. I don't know if Boss Todd will be back next year – my money, or rather the money inherited by the Deuce, says yes – but let's hope things improve next year.
Contrasted with the last appearance in the Black and Gold of some veterans on D, this may be the last time we see some young players on offense in our colors. Mike Wallace (EDIT: Wallace has a sore hammy and is sitting out. Wow, this really is a glorified exhibition game. Do you guys really expect me to watch this?) and Rashard Mendenhall are undoubtedly playing their last home games in Pittsburgh. Wallace simply wants too much money and while I think he's a very skilled receiver, he's not the kind of difference maker worth throwing a huge contract at to keep around. Mendy, well, I don't think Tomlin likes him and as time has gone on the feeling has become mutual. I think he's a perfect example of a guy who needs a change in scenery to get their career back on track.
Where that leaves the Steelers, however, is anybody's guess. If Haley truly wants the Steelers to run the ball more often and effectively than his predecessor, the team probably needs to invest in a top flight back. Neither Jonathan Dwyer nor Isaac Redman have looked like they should be considered featured backs. Meanwhile, we once thought the Steelers receiving corps was an embarrassment of riches but subtracting Wallace and with Manny Sanders spectacular flame-out, we're left with Antonio Brown and… Jerricho Cotchery?
The Steelers aren't going to make any off-season decisions based on one game. Mendy can gallop for 250 yards or Wallace can catch 200 yards worth of passes and I'm sure it won't affect what the team does with them this off-season. What we do know is tough decisions have to be made so we don't find ourselves in this exact same situation next year. And what is certain is the team that takes the field next September will look quite a bit different than the one we see on Sunday.
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"Suck for Luck" was a popular theme last season. While Andrew Luck is enjoying a pretty good rookie season, his accomplishments have thus far been eclipsed by the quarterback taken one spot after him. Robert Griffin III has won the exact same number of games as Luck yet he's quickly become one of the most hyped players in the league. The Four Letter, always at the forefront of insanity, is already asking if he's a viable MVP candidate.
As if there weren't already enough reasons to avoid ESPN.
This Sunday, RGIII will be facing the Pittsburgh Steelers. We here in the Burgh know a little something about dual threat quarterbacks. We had arguably the best one ever. His name was Kordell Stewart.
Every couple years, the NFL finds a new "ultimate weapon" that will "redefine the QB position." And usually they have a few great seasons, win some games while piling up the fantasy stats, then the league catches up to them and they plummet back to earth. And they never ever win the big one.
People like to argue over what constitutes a dual threat QB. Some people like to list old timers like Fran Tarkenton or even our own Terry Bradshaw (seriously, look up some of TB's old rushing totals). That's patently ridiculous as they were classic drop back QBs who used their feet as a last resort, not as a featured part of their offensive repertoire. Others point to guys like John Elway and Steve Young, who at some point led their respective teams in rushing and did manage to win Super Bowls. Again, that's revisionist history. Both Elway and Young could run but it was never a part of their game plan. They were both prototypical passers who used their legs as a complement and safety valve.
Kordell Stewart was the first real hybrid threat. By hybrid I mean a QB whose offensive game plan was expressly tailored to utilize his running ability as much as his passing. For those too young to remember the Steelers of the mid 90s, Slash was the kind of weapon which gave D-coordinators absolute fits. There were games where it literally seemed like the other team had no idea how to stop him. Nobody had ever seen a guy do the things which Kordell did. The dude rushed for an 80 yard TD, caught a 71 yard TD and threw a 90 yard TD over a five year period.
And that's why I'm an unapologetic Stewart fanboy and always will be.
Slash represented the first real attempt by the NFL to change the perception of what a QB can be. The standard thinking, which exists to this day, is a college offense won't work in the pros. Way way back in the day, pro teams ran things like the wishbone or Wing-T and in the 90s there was a brief flirtation with the run and shoot. Still, no team runs the option (because the belief is your QB will eventually get killed) nor do they run the run and shoot's less insane cousin, the pistol/spread (exclusively that is).
What invariably happens is the NFL takes a great athletic QBs and eventually tries to shoehorn them into a pro set offense. Slash had great success as a multi-faceted weapon but eventually Bill Cowher and the Steelers decided they could only win with a classic pocket passer so they tried to rein him in. And without the running dimension, Slash quickly became just an ordinary average NFL QB.
And this happens over and over every few years. When Michael Vick entered the league, he soon became the new ultimate weapon. His passing skills were never near as good as Stewart's but the dual threat led him to some early success. Since getting out of the clink, the Eagles have made him more and more of a pocket passer and, just like Slash, his sudden plummet to mediocrity is due to the fact that's not his strength.
Vince Young was supposed to be the next Vick, Slash 3.0 if you will. A combination of Jeff Fisher trying to rein him in almost from the start and his own stupidity when it came to reading defenses led to a totally unmemorable NFL career. Jeanette's own Terrelle Pryor is currently languishing on the Raiders despite Carson Palmer clearly being on the downhill slide because I don't think they know what to do with him. His passing skills were rudimentary by college standards. And as I said, teams aren't willing to try something new like going to a full-time spread.
Which brings us to last season. In 2011, the Broncos made the playoffs with a hybrid QB because they ditched conventional thinking and played to his strengths. Tim Tebow led his team to the second round by basically running the option. Of course Elway couldn't wait to go back to a pro set with Peyton Manning because the NFL doesn't believe you can win any other way.
Which brings us back to RGIII. He's putting up some monster numbers this season. His rushing yardage alone is more than all the Steelers running backs COMBINED. He's also completing a whopping 70% of his passes. But the whispers are already starting. When he was concussed a few weeks back, the talking heads couldn't wait to say "he needs to learn" which was code for "You can't keep running, you're a QB."
Now maybe RGIII will have a career similar to a Randall Cunningham or Donavan McNabb, athletic QBs who successfully transitioned to pocket passers. More likely, he's having a huge season because the Redskins are letting him be himself. They're turning him loose and nobody knows what to do. But as soon as something happens, be it a bad season or a serious injury, NFLThink will kick in and they'll try to make him into a regular QB. When that happens, he'll be just another quarterback and everybody will wonder what happened to RGIII?
We'll know here in Pittsburgh. Just ask Kordell Stewart.
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Short week this week as the Pittsburgh Steelers head down south to face the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football. For once the Steelers' schedule actually breaks in their favor. Short week games are never fun but at least they're matched up against a bad team that's reeling from two straight losses. And then you get a nice ten day break before facing the Cincinnati Bengals in the first real make-or-break game of the season.
The Steelers haven't had the best luck on the NFL Network. They've faced the Browns on Thursday night two years in a row, first suffering a shocking loss then seeing Ben Roethlisberger suffer a season-altering injury. The Steelers aren't a lock against bad teams, either. The Raiders suck yet we still lost to them a few weeks ago.
Of course, every situation is different. The Browns act like playing the Steelers is their Super Bowl so no matter the records or talent level, they always play tough. And as I recounted in my preview, Oakland has always been a house of horrors for the Black and Gold. Tennessee? Well, there was the Lendale White/Terrible Towel incident back in 2008 but the Steelers have beaten the crap out of them both times they've met since then.
STEELERS DEFENSE vs TITANS OFFENSE
One step forward, two steps back. James Harrison stepped forward last weekend, Troy Polamalu and LaMarr Woodley stepped back. All the way back to the trainers room. With the short week and the prospect of getting extra rest in advance of the Bengals game, neither Woodley nor Polamalu are going to play. In Mike Tomlin's weekly lie-fest/press conference, he said Woodley's injury is less severe than Troy's, describing his hamstring strain as "mild."
Which of course in Tomlinspeak probably means he tore it from the bone.
In the meantime, let's hope Lawrence Timmons can give us a repeat of his dominating performance against the Eagles. I'm not a Jaworski who watches 285 hours of tape but from what I've heard, Timmons looked good because instead of assigning him set responsibilities (which he always abandons anyway), Dick LeBeau let him rove all over the field ala Troy. Timmons is a great athlete and it appears he has a good nose for the ball so perhaps they'll turn him loose from here on out. Clearly asking him to be a disciplined play-the-system LB ala James Farrior was not working.
The Titans offense has been plain awful this year. The biggest culprit being former star RB Chris Johnson. The Steelers famously snapped his streak of 12 straight 100 yard games back in 2010 and in many ways he's never been the same. He would have a Pro Bowl year that year but he held out the next and after getting his big contract has never approached his previous level. This year he's rushed for only 200 yards in 5 games and hasn't scored a single TD.
The Titans placed a lot of faith in first round pick (8th overall) QB Jake Locker expecting he'd make some leaps in his second year. Locker separated his shoulder a couple weeks back so our old buddy Matt Hasselbeck will start in his place. Hasselbeck was a capable game manager for the Seahawks team we beat in Super Bowl XL and did manage to lead the Titans to a 9-7 record last season. Of course, they played in a terrible division with Jacksonville trying exile themselves out to LA and the Colts who were busy Sucking For Luck. Hasselbeck is a wily vet but he's at the point in his career where he needs help and when your best receiver is another old friend, ex-Steeler Nate Washington, that's not enough.
STEELERS OFFENSE vs TITANS DEFENSE
Big Ben needs 300 yards to pass Terry Bradshaw as the Steelers all-time career passing leader. Unfortunately, I don't think TB will be sending Ben any congratulatory notes in the mail when he does. Their relationship is still reportedly icy and I don't expect it to thaw any time soon. It's hard to compare eras so I'm not going to get into any "Who's the better QB" debate except to say I hope some day these two guys are able to make peace with each other.
Big Ben should have a good shot at the record against a piss poor Titans D currently ranked in the bottom 5 in both rush and pass D. The Steelers scored one offensive TD against Philly and if they don't do much better this week it'll be a massive disappointment. Christian F'n Ponder dropped 30 on them last Sunday. Two time Super Bowl Champ Ben Roethlisberger and his Young Money receivers had damn well better do the same.
It'll help if the receivers actually catch the ball this week. So many plays were left on the field against Philly. Mike Wallace in particular needs to step it up after his stellar 2 catch effort. Instead of begging for flags every time he's jostled aggressively, how about trying to get open? Even Antonio Brown, who was the best offensive player not named Rashard Mendenhall, had a costly drop that would've went for 6.
Speaking of Rashard, his return was about as effective a comeback as you could've hoped for. The final numbers weren't spectacular but 5.8 YPC was a nice change from what we've seen. Plus he probably would've had close to a 100 yards if not for the 15 holding penalties against Willie Colon. I'd like to see them clean that up this week, especially against a fairly lousy run defense.
The Steelers are 2-2 on the season. 2-0 at home, 0-2 on the road. The chances of that trend continuing all year are slim. At some point the Black and Gold will have to venture into enemy territory and come away with a win. Considering some expect Music City to look a lot like the Steel City come kickoff time, this is a good time to pick up a road win. And if they can get their offense in gear while fixing the penalty situation in the process, all the better.
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NFL Films co-founder and president Steve Sabol passed away yesterday at the age of 69. While Myron Cope was indisputably the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers, late NFL Films narrator John Facenda provided the background vocals. For those of us too young to have experienced the Steel Dynasty of the 70s, our knowledge and appreciation of those teams is firmly rooted in the specials that NFL Films devoted to them. It can easily be argued that the work of Steve Sabol and his crew did as much as anybody to establish what we now call Steeler Nation.
They also gave the Cowboys their obnoxious "America's Team" moniker but we'll let that one slide.
As I've mentioned several times, I was born in the late 70s. I was too young to watch the Steel Dynasty and by the time I started watching football in the mid 80s, the Steelers pretty much stunk. Then one day my mom and I went to the video store and there in their bargain bin was a bunch of vhs tapes from NFL Films. I bought one about Terry Bradshaw ("Greatest Sports Legends," natch) and another entitled "The NFL's Best Ever Teams." Thanks to the magic of youtube, I actually found the Steelers segment from that tape, which I posted above.
I watched that Best Teams tape dozens of times but I watched the Steelers segment probably closer to a hundred. I wore that bit of tape out to the point I still remember there was a bit of distortion and rollback at the part where TB comically tries to block an Oiler on John Stallworth's reverse. You youngsters don't know how lucky have it with your dvds and blu rays. Good grief, I'm turning into my father.
Anyway, Steve Sabol was the man responsible for that and many many other programs devoted either whole or in part to our beloved Steelers. And don't think for one moment those programs didn't play a major role in spreading the gospel that is the Black and Gold. I have a complete collection of NFL Films Year in Reviews for every Steelers Super Bowl team (you can get the first five in the must own Pittsburgh Steelers: The Complete History dvd collection but have to buy Road To Super Bowl XLIII separately) and rewatch them before every season or just when I feel like getting psyched up for a game. They're a fantastic source for great memories or to simply learn a little about the history of your favorite team.
In conclusion, thank you, Steve. Thank you for the countless hours of knowledge and entertainment your work provided us. Thank you for being the preeminent chronicler of the game we follow and the team we love. You will truly be missed. Good-bye and God Bless.


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10 Effective Alternatives To Spanking Your Child
9. Give your kid more responsibility with age. With tweens and teens, you lose trust and credibility when you pile on the rules and punishments. They're old enough to be part of a conversation and understand how their actions are inappropriate, or affect others.. This is the time for you to hand off responsibility to your tween or teen, not be in a power struggle. — Fern Weis
10. Provide your child with a choice. No matter what their age, kids like to have choices. They feel they have some control, and are less likely to have a tantrum or give you the attitude that leads to everyone having a meltdown. — Fern Weis

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Sun, Jun 29, 14 at 18:24
One of my Loyalists has a section of larger, round, solid green leaves for the second year in a row. I know L is a sport of Patriot (one of many). Is a solid green sport common? Or is it a reversion to something else in the family tree? I actually like the larger, round green leaves. I think it is probably too small to separate out at this point, but would like to try it anyone thinks it would survive. What do you think? |
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Patriot is a sport of Francee. Francee is a sport of Fortunei Hyacinthia (sp?). Your green is probably pretty similar to that one. It grows like a weed, so if you don't want your Loyalist being all green, I would suggest you remove it. It looks like it's putting out another green eye on the right side. bk |
- Posted by hostahillbilly 4 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 29, 14 at 19:07
IMHO if you don't divide it off the whole plant is likely to end up the reversion. Git r done ;-) |
Yes, my young loyalist did that. I just dug it up and extricated the one or two solid green eyes. It's done well and stayed white ever since. |
The plant is NOT reverting, it's sporting. For it to revert it would have to revert to 'Patriot'. Both 'Loyalist' and its offspring 'Revolution' are well known for their penchant to throw green sports. I refer to my 'Revolution' sports as "Green Revolution" and must admit a soft spot for them: they're vigorous and quite striking. Pieter |
- Posted by Don_in_Colorado 6a (My Page) on Wed, Jul 2, 14 at 3:01
Yes, in any case it'll easily divide with no harm to either piece, most likely. Don B. |
- Posted by thisismelissa z4a-S Twin Cities MN (My Page) on Wed, Jul 2, 14 at 9:02
Sport/revert... doesn't matter at this point. What does matter is that Loyalist is not a very strong grower and that green eye will take over. Normally, I'd say just reach down and rip out that eye, but in this case, I think it needs to be divided out. |
I agree, this green one has a nice leaf form. I would divide the green one out (carefully) and replant it. |
- Posted by hostahosta Z6OH (My Page) on Wed, Jul 2, 14 at 17:58
Separating out that division is on my garden to do list for tomorrow. It is supposed to be a cooler day (high 70's) and I plan to spend it in the garden. Long list of odds and ends to accomplish! I will try to save the green sport. I like the color and the leaf shape. |
I'm new at all this and am not giving advice, but I had something like this happen to me. I bought a "Fire and ice" thinking it was cool that there was a totally green shoot coming from it. All the rest was white and green like it supposed to look like. Needless to say, all those that mentioned the white will disappear and the green take over is correct. There are no more white variegated leaves that grow on this just green, dark green. I still kept it because after all its still a hosta!! Michelle |
- Posted by hostahosta Z6OH (My Page) on Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 11:18
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A local history buff rediscovers people and places that might be gone, but shouldn't be forgotten.
Carrie Hatler explored the grounds of Fort Snelling, including an old headquarters building, barracks and officer housing. In her blog, Forgotten Minnesota, Hatler serves as a historical tour guide, visiting overlooked places and recounting tales of figures in local lore, such as Betty Crocker and John Beargrease.
"I'm like that annoying person on the road that you're behind, and I'm going slow looking at stuff," she said. She pauses. Her deep-set blue eyes scan the dilapidated building. "I just really wish they would do something with these buildings. They're just sitting there."
Hatler, of Coon Rapids, isn't proposing a rehab project for the historic fort, some of which is now in ruins. But she is doing something.
She's writing about the fort and the people who once inhabited it, as part of a series for her website, Forgotten Minnesota (www.forgottenminnesota.com).
Her site, launched in 2011, features far more than tales of the fort — it gives accounts of everything from statues in Minneapolis' Tangletown neighborhood to the legend of John Beargrease on the North Shore.
"I like to think of myself as a historical tourist," said Hatler. To gather enough information for her weekly posts, she often starts by reading, then doing research about a particular place in a historical library. If she can, she visits each site, snapping photos, talking to passersby. In summer, she typically makes four or five outstate treks. Her goal: "to get people interested in going to these places and checking them out for themselves."
Before Hatley ever stepped into a history classroom, she was intrigued by the stories behind the "dates and places."
At age 5, when her family was headed to its cabin near Akeley, Minn., she spotted an abandoned pioneer cabin and asked her parents to stop.
"It was an old wooden shack off in the brush and surrounded by lilacs," said Sheila Hatler, Carrie's mother.
She wanted to explore it. Her family thought she just liked the flowers. "We never realized she had an interest [in its history]," her mom said.
As Hatler got a little older, her passion for the people behind the places was piqued. On trips through Duluth, she always insisted on stopping at the Glensheen mansion, site of Minnesota's most notorious murder, of heiress Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse in 1977.
It seemed she couldn't get enough of the past — in everyday life, on TV, in tales.
"We'd also drive through the older neighborhoods really slow so she could look at old houses and think about who lived there," said her mother.
That's the kind of curiosity that Hatler, 37, tries to bring to her posts.
"People are what make a building something more than just a pile of bricks," she said. "So thinking about the people that lived or worked at a certain place, or the people who built it, has always been the way for me to connect to the history of the place."
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That connection is what has made the site popular — it regularly draws almost 300 visits a day and has scored fans among people who have made history their living.
Patrick Coleman, the Minnesota Historical Society's longtime acquisitions librarian, is one of them.


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Immaculate Conception: 'O Virgin, by whose Blessing all Nature is Blessed!'
"He who could create all things from nothing would not remake his ruined creation without Mary.God, then, is the Father of the created world and Mary the mother of the re-created world." St. Anselm
"The universe rejoices with new and indefinable loveliness. Not only does it feel the unseen presence of God himself, its Creator, it sees him openly, working and making it holy. These great blessings spring from the blessed fruit of Mary�s womb."
A Sermon by St Anselm on Our Lady
Blessed Lady, sky and stars, earth and rivers, day and night � everything that is subject to the power or use of man � rejoice that through you they are in some sense restored to their lost beauty and are endowed with inexpressible new grace. All creatures were dead, as it were, useless for men or for the praise of God, who made them. The world, contrary to its true destiny, was corrupted and tainted by the acts of men who served idols. Now all creation has been restored to life and rejoices that it is controlled and given splendour by men who believe in God.
The universe rejoices with new and indefinable loveliness. Not only does it feel the unseen presence of God himself, its Creator, it sees him openly, working and making it holy. These great blessings spring from the blessed fruit of Mary�s womb.
Through the fullness of the grace that was given you, dead things rejoice in their freedom, and those in heaven are glad to be made new. Through the Son who was the glorious fruit of your virgin womb, just souls who died before his life-giving death rejoice as they are freed from captivity, and the angels are glad at the restoration of their shattered domain.
Lady, full and overflowing with grace, all creation receives new life from your abundance. Virgin, blessed above all creatures, through your blessing all creation is blessed, not only creation from its Creator, but the Creator himself has been blessed by creation.
To Mary God gave his only-begotten Son, whom he loved as himself. Through Mary God made himself a Son, not different but the same, by nature Son of God and Son of Mary. The whole universe was created by God, and God was born of Mary. God created all things, and Mary gave birth to God. The God who made all things gave himself form through Mary, and thus he made his own creation. He who could create all things from nothing would not remake his ruined creation without Mary.
God, then, is the Father of the created world and Mary the mother of the re-created world. God is the Father by whom all things were given life, and Mary the mother through whom all things were given new life. For God begot the Son, through whom all things were made, and Mary gave birth to him as the Saviour of the world. Without God�s Son, nothing could exist; without Mary�s Son, nothing could be redeemed.
Truly the Lord is with you, to whom the Lord granted that all nature should owe as much to you as to himself.
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"We have reached an important milestone in the reinvention of Sun Devil Stadium," said Ray Anderson, Vice President for University Athletics. "While preliminary conceptual work has been done for purposes of planning and programming considerations, today's announcement means we are shifting gears and that the vision starts being transformed into concrete plans."
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The world is in desperate straits. We have already begun a mass extinction event, the sixth in the world's history. This one is different. It's man-made. In the last decade alone, we lost 52% of the vertebrate life. Our oceans are turning acidic. Parts of the ocean are without 80% of the krill, the foundation of our food chain. By the middle of THIS century, more than half of life on earth may be facing the threat of extinction. Rising water levels as a result of global warming are the least of our problems. We may not be here to watch the waters rise. Scientists warn that the window of opportunity is closing. We must act NOW. The economy is also in desperate straits. Economists know it but don't know how to fix it because at its root, it's a ponzi scheme nearing its inevitable collapse. Our political situation is in the same condition. Government no longer works. We are so polarized that citizens are turning against one another rather than coming together to talk about our differences in order to resolve them. Our educational system is dysfunctional. Public schools provably damage our children as they fail to provide real education. They lie to us about our own history so that we haven't found the solution because no one knows when and why America went off-track. Unfortunately, because our leaders are products of the same system, they can't help us either. This book exposes the lies and opens the doors hidden behind them. There IS a solution to ALL of our problems, from poverty to the already-in -progress mass extinction event. To Save The World lays out the solution, and it doesn't cost a single penny. The book is written in two parts: Part I is an incisive and detailed look at the problem. It answers the questions surrounding how America broke (who, what, when, where, and why). America serves as the template for what is now a global problem. When we know how and why it broke, we can fix it, but we can't fix it unless we know what happened and are given the tools we will need in order to fix it. That is the purpose of Part II. Part II reveals the solution. It is like no other solution you have ever seen or heard. It looks at how we can fix ourselves so that we can fix our world. If we keep doing the same thing, we will keep creating the same results. We were damaged in mandatory public schooling, just as our children are being damaged, and Part II will undo that brain damage so that we can stop making the same mistake. To Save The World is a love letter written to Americans by an American, though this does not mean that the solution isn't a global one. I wrote it to Americans because I am an American. I know America's themes, symbols, and its pulse. I leave it to others to communicate the problem in ways that will be as meaningful to other cultures. Parts of the book tell a very troubling tale, but I assure you that this book is different from any other that you have read. The history of the establishment of America bears no similarity to what you think is early American History. The REAL history is more interesting. It reads like fiction while giving facts that are supported by mountains of evidence. Our history is nothing like we have been told. It's very dark and filled with deceit and intrigue. Sunshine is the best disinfectant. Ultimately, we HAVE already begun the sixth mass extinction event of life on earth. This book presents the ONLY solution I have ever found that addresses all of our problems at the same time with the same solution. It turns out that ALL of our problems are symptoms of a single problem and a few highly-treasured but mistken beliefs. That is the part of us that we need to fix. We are a far more wonderful and different kind of species than we ever dared imagine. We have abilities that we only hear about in fairy tales. We can use those abilities to save our world. When you have read this book, if you do the mental exercises given in Part II, you will be astonished. You will prove to yourself that you have abilities that you never thought possible. You will become self-aware, and that will automatically and quickly lead you to enlightenment. When you do that, the world will look very different even though nothing has changed on the outside. It's an amazing experience and one that by itself is well-worth the read. When you achieve enlightenment, you will understand the obvious solution to the whole world's problems, and you will know why we've missed it for so long. Included is the missing schematic for the Great Pyramid of Giza and I PROVE it! It was hiding in plain sight and not where anyone would think to look. You have to read the book to see it. It's more than a schematic, it's a whole philosophy told in the language of pictures rendered by simple compass and straight-edge geometry. You have to see it to believe it! That philosophy can be our salvation. It's AMAZING!


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Released on 2012-09-02 00:00 GMT
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I would guess that you and your fellow KTJs are troubled by the
connections that the Norway IED and armed assault suspect has made between
his attack and some sort of Knights Templar group. He makes a ton of
references to historical KT leadership, organizations, and ideology. For
example in his video here:
and also in his manifesto, where you can download a pdf here:
Page 812 is where Breivik gets into Knights Templar history, and page 817
he goes into this refoundation of Knights Templar in London--to fight for
his idea of European Indepndence.
I wouldn't be surprised if you've already been looking at and analyzing
Breivik's work. Let me know if you have any thoughts on his use of KT
references. I want to explore the possiblity that there is some sort of
radical faction calling itself KT that may want to carry out more attacks
in Europe, whether directly connected with Breivik (probably not) or
grassroots/individual cells inspired by him or the anti-multiculturalism,
anti-Islam writings that he cites.
Any thoughts on his emphasis on Justiciar Knights?
Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
Strategic Forecasting, Inc.


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Retro Handset Goes Bluetooth
While I've seen plenty of retro handsets for mobile phones, this is the first one that I've seen which features wireless Bluetooth connectivity.
ThinkGeek's exclusive new retro handset provides wireless connectivity to any Bluetooth enabled mobile phone. It has a 30-foot range, and is rechargeable via a USB connection. A nifty blue LED indicates the current function mode (I'm not sure what that means, though.) It's just $39.99 and available now.
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hilarious — I am getting one for my husband stat!
Our guys did the first Bluetooth retro handset 2 yrs ago.
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That's cool. I guess you've just gotta go with the old saying "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." (or you could just sue 'em.) -
Just received mine. It is really, really low quality, which is a same. A dirty shame – since it's so uber geeky and uber geeky in my favorite flavor – retro.
My friends say they can't understand a word I'm saying. Just for kicks, I called my answering machine and now I can hear what they're talking about. Just left a message with Thinkgeek's customer service using the handset. We'll see if they can decipher the muffled message enough to call me back.


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Microsoft Promotes Steven Sinofsky to President, Windows Division
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As president, Sinofsky assumes responsibility for the Windows business including both the engineering and marketing functions for Windows, Windows Live and Internet Explorer.
"Steven Sinofsky has demonstrated the ability to lead large teams that deliver great products. The work he and the team have done in getting ready to ship Windows 7 really defines how to develop and ship world-class software," said Microsoft CEO
Sinofsky began his career at Microsoft in 1989 in engineering and has held multiple positions on Microsoft product teams. His full biography can be found here.
In addition, Tami Reller, currently chief financial officer (CFO) for the Windows Division, will take on the additional responsibility for marketing. Bill Veghte will be moving to a new leadership role in the company to be announced later this year. The transition between Reller and Veghte is timed to take place in late July when Windows 7 reaches the release to manufacturing (RTM) milestone.
Reller joined Microsoft in 2001 as part of the acquisition of Great Plains Software Inc. Reller was the CFO of Great Plains at the time of acquisition and had previously served in a number of senior marketing, sales and general management roles. Since joining Microsoft, she has held a variety of leadership positions including corporate vice president of marketing for Microsoft Business Solutions, where she was responsible for the launch of the Microsoft Dynamics brand. She will report to Sinofsky and will retain her responsibilities as CFO.
"In addition to her in-depth knowledge of the Windows business, I'm excited that Tami will bring to Windows her experience in marketing and finance, along with a history of fostering a strong and profitable partner ecosystem in business software," Sinofsky said.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
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The Insitute of War's Council has decided it is time to organize the knowledge of Valoran's beastys and critters into one place. They turn to a veteran Beast Master, former Summoner, Lyon "King" Ensala, who has been studying, taming, and battling since before he could walk. Of course, this list has not been completed and will need the aid of others to do so. Also, for those who are less curious about what these animals are, and just want some big, bad beasty with teeth to battle, then this is the place to go. King often sponsors tournaments, arranges arena matches and hunts, and contests for those interested. Of course, the creatures are all magically animated copies just like Baron Nashor. His former years as a Summoner has made him quite gifted at imitating animals, and other monsters. So, if one were to come seeking knowledge, a good fight, or to extend their own knowledge on the fauna of Valoran, this would be the place for you. P.S. We sell pets! Upon entering "King's Beasts", one would see what looked like a small zoo, and in the middle of a grassy hill, a large stone platform with Lyon in the middle, with his favorite pet, Allusi, the Gryphon. Clearly written next to him on a sign is: Don't feed the wildlife. (They might eat you.) Don't harm the wildlife. (They might kill you.) Don't annoy me. (I might eat or kill you myself.) http://summoners.shurelia.com/profiles/2562
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Why sign Breaston when Max is out there looking for work and we might need his services? I see more value in what Max could do for us than Breaston.
I don´t understand this. (If it was written in spanish then I will understand ) Sorry I was joking. Seriously I don´t understand. If we let go Sanders OK, but Brown, Sanders, Wheaton, Cotch, Plax, Breaston, Brown2... Who doesn´t make the team? Brown2 make practice squad and still there are 6. Cut Cotch or Plax? If we didn´t match the *s offer this would make more sense.
You know what's even sadder?
I am a poet and for me spring does not exist
I can see us signing Winston Justice and Steve Breaston by cutting Redman or Dwyer and Plaxico or Cotchery.
Team needs: CB, S, OLB
Rara's 2015 NFL Mock Draft
Round 1- Marcus Peters, CB; Washington
Round 2- Hauoli Kikaha, OLB; Washington (compares to Jabaal Sheard)
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Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai
biographical name(born Sept. 16, 1859, Xiangcheng, Henan province, Chinadied June 6, 1916, Beijing) Chinese army leader and president of the Republic of China (1912–16). He began his military career serving in Korea in the 1880s. In 1885 he was made Chinese commissioner at Seoul; his promotion of China's interests contributed to the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War (1894–95). The war destroyed China's navy and army, and the task of training a new army fell to Yuan. When his division was the only one to survive the Boxer Rebellion (1900), his political stature increased. He played a decisive part in China's modernization and defense programs and enjoyed the support of the empress dowager Cixi. On her death he was dismissed, only to be called back following the overthrow of the Qing dynasty in 1911–12, when he became the first president of the new republic; Sun Yat-sen had previously served as the provisional president. Impatient with the new National Assembly, he ordered the assassination of Song Jiaoren, leader of the Nationalist Party in 1913. He quelled a subsequent revolt, but his efforts to found his own dynasty (1915–16) failed.
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4 Scores and 7 Years Ago...
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After school ended for me less than 2 weeks ago, I resumed logging onto the forums regularly. During the school year, I rarely logged on; it was only to keep my claims. But now that I'm back, I've noticed that while some things have remained constants, others have greatly changed.
(One thing that I myself changed was this blog title. I became disenchanted with "Blog del Taco," It was awesome, but it was also too unoriginal.)
So many people have come and gone now! There are still lots of familiar faces still, but many have either changed their usernames or stopped logging on. Avatars, names, and signatures have changed, but Taco is still Taco. This means that I'm either too lazy to make something new or I'm content with what I have. (It's probably both.)
"Fun and Games" has pretty much stayed the same. But my game closed! Oh well. There were some new games though. But all of my favorites are still there!
All-in-all, I'm glad to be back. My summer wouldn't be the same without the forums!
Friends who I haven't seen yet, show yourselves! You know who you are (Serpiriority, mwto,
Caprizant, etc.)!
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5 Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and splendour. | 5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. |
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