A little perspective on the Pittsburgh Steelers

A little perspective

We're 0-3, or Owen Three as the bad knock-knock jokers of our generation have deemed us. To some fan bases this is the norm, I'm sure they don't like it, but it's not an uncharted territory for them. 

We however are steelers fans, we don't win the conference championship every year, but we must remind you that we've won 15 of them (and incase you forgot that's an NFL record). We don't win the Super Bowl every year, but we've won 6, and sure we've lost 2, but that's more than a lot of teams have even been to. (FYI the 6 Lombardi's are an NFL record too)

So how could a fan base whose fan base has won so much be jumping off bridges in droves? How dare we complain about 0-3 when when we have such a winning history? The answer is easy, we're winners, and when you're a winner losing is unnaceptable.

I can remember 1998 and 99 when we went 7-9 and 6-10 respectively. It was darker times. I'm sure if twitter existed it would have been a lot worse, but I can remember multiple trips into the "Steelers suck" AOL chat room to defend our honor. 

As dark as those days were, we bounced back with 9-7 and 13-3 the next 2 years then the dumpster fire that was 2002 happened. I still have nightmares about the Jets game in week 15 that year. As you all know though we drafted some Roethlisberger kid the next year, and the rest is history. 

Whether it be 98-99, 2003, or even last years 8-8 campaign, it never felt like we weren't good enough, it always just felt like bad luck. This year though feels different though. While we have had a few spots of bad luck, this team just feels different, almost inferior.

That, I believe, is why to paraphrase my boss, "yinzers are yinzing". Sure we still have big ticket players, but anyone who knows football knows that to win, your 2nd and 3rd tier talents have to be legit. So when our 3rd best CB is named William Gay, you have some issues. 

Bottom line is this this team isn't very good as constructed, we need to add big talent in big areas. This team isn't coached very well, and lastly the players haven't played very well. All this adds up to disaster for the fans sporting the black and gold. There is however light at the end of the tunnel, as they've proven before, the steelers don't stay down long. So hold on to that, and hope that trend continues. 

As always I welcome your feed back, good bad or indifferent. One thing I don't want is dick pics (you know who you are) I am @Brumistheshow on twitter. Thank you

Unreal Footage of the Navy Yard Shooter

Braves Fan Fondles Woman's Breasts During Brewers-Braves Game

Anyone else think this dude looks like Evgeni Malkin with down-syndrome?

"The October Club" Pittsburgh Pirates / Breakfast Club Parody by Benstonium

Pittsburgh Pirates Locker Room Celebration

Steelers, Pool, and Ping-Pong.

One of the dumbest fucking stories you will ever hear about a professional football happened today, and unfortunately for yinzer nation, it involved the Pittsburgh Steelers. The veterans and captains of the Steelers held a player's only meeting today and made a decision about the locker room. They came to a stern decision that only players that have been in the league four years or longer can play pool or ping-pong during business hours.

After a disappointing and embarrassing 0-2 start, this team and season is going up in flames. Injuries, players fighting with coaches, and now this.

Jerome Bettis : "Give Ben Control"

Very rarely do I agree with Jerome Bettis but he actually gave pretty insightful analysis about his former team on SportsCenter. Bettis said that the Pittsburgh Steelers need to blow up the offense and give Ben Roethlisberger more control. It's not a new take on what the Steelers should do on offense, a lot of people including myself have shared that same opinion for years now.

Fact: The Steelers are extremely predictable right now on offense. They can't run the ball, at all. The Steelers offensive line also sucks. So basically, every defense is going to crowd the line of scrimmage and blitz Ben and the Steelers more than 50% of the time. One way to combat that would be to use the no-huddle even more. Now, it doesn't have to be a hurry-up offense, just a no-huddle, with the Steelers' best player, Ben Roethlisberger in control.

For those that are still defending Todd Haley and his playcalling, the only two Steelers offensive touchdowns this year are via the no-huddle with Ben calling the plays.

Recap- 9/16 Steelers vs. Bengals "The shit show is getting old"

There are football fans and there are Steelers fans, there is in fact a distinct difference. This is in no way an attempt to bash either side of the coin, that's not who I am. A Steelers fan is blindly loyal, and I absolutely love that, the passion the city of Pittsburgh shows towards the Steelers is, in my opinion, unparalleled.

Being a football fan doesn't mean you can't be loyal, you can, and there is nothing wrong with it. However, a small sect of people have the ability to be a fan, yet still remain critical of the Steelers. A lot of people don't like this particular type of fan. I do, "cuz I are one".

It may seem like I hate the Steelers at times, I don't, my house is a testament to that, you can't walk 5 steps without finding something black and gold. I can say I'm not overly happy with the way the team is being ran. Monday night made this abundantly clear.

Tom Brady as Miley Cyrus in "Wrecking Ball"

Terry Bradshaw "I wouldn't F*CK His old ugly-ass mother."

Steelers Running Game Update: Still Sucks

Dejan Kovacevic is reporting that Steelers could be out with Le'Veon Bell, the Steelers' first-round draft pick will be out longer than expected. Apparently Bell's Lisfranc injury, which is a rare midfoot sprain will keep Bell out about a month longer than expected. 

This is very unfortunate news for the Steelers, who just can't seem to catch a break at the moment, especially when it comes to their running game. The Steelers ran for just 32 yards off of 15 carries in week one vs the Tennessee Titans. Isaac Redman was the starter for the Steelers and run for a whopping 9 yards on 8 carries, fumbled twice, including once at the 5-yard line during a potential scoring drive. 

Guest Blog by SteelersCrash : Either Todd Haley or Mike Tomlin/Ben Have to Go

The Steelers 16-9 loss to the Titans in a game that would have made Ray Sherman look like Mike Holmgren, has made me realize that one of two things will happen before the 2014 season begins next year.

1. Head Coach (We think) Mike Tomlin is allowed to have his say and Haley goes, fellow assistant Randy Fichtner replaces him, he then uses elements of his "Memphis Spread" offense and the Steelers get out from under the stone age.

Or

2. Tomlin goes, Ben goes, Haley gets promoted to head coach and they sign a cheap scrub to hand off and play "Steeler Football".

Guest Blog by Justin Brumbaugh: Where can the Steelers Find Some Help

There have been many shitstorms throughout history, take for instance the Titanic. Now none of us were there (I assume) but I can say from various literature and that one movie, that it sucked. 

Due to work I was not able to watch the game live, but after reading a few select texts, posts, and tweets I can assure you that I won't. I am hoping our performance was an anomaly, but one thing that will not change is the fact that 3 vital players were lost for the season due to injury.

Steelers Offensive Line- A Disappearing Act

The Pittsburgh Steelers are possibly one of the only teams to have a quarterback in his prime and not give him the proper protection. The offensive line has been a substantial flaw for the Steelers for years now and as a result of this, Ben Roethlisberger’s ability to escape defenders has made him a Harry Houdini in the NFL.

Guest Blog: The Standard is The Standard? by Justin Brumbaugh

Catch·phrase
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Noun

A well-known sentence or phrase, typically one that is associated with a particular famous person.

Is there anything better than a good catchphrase? Who can forget the late great Chris Farley as Matt Foley, wearing a three-sizes too small suit, belting out his infamous "Living in a van...down by the river" line. For those maybe not versed in the greatness that was SNL in the mid 90's, a more recognizable (sadly) example is the globally recognizable "GIT'R DONE" made famous by Larry the Cable Guy.

NFL Predictions

The NFL is back! Despite losing appeal in both the rule changes and the conduct of the league's players off the field, the NFL is still the king of pro sports in America. One of the funnest parts of the NFL season is doing predictions that will surely be wrong for the most part.

FYI, I did predict that Baltimore would win the Super Bowl last year and I almost had the entire Super Bowl match-up correct had the Atlanta Falcons won their NFC championship game against the San Francsico 49ers...Oh well.

So I'll do the normal predictions as far as standings go and I'll pick some winners and contenders for the individual awards. So Let's go...

NFC

EAST: NY Giants 10-6...Best Quarterback in the division, good pass rush, best coach = division winners.
Washington 9-7....Can't imagine RG III staying healthy all year, Morris will come back to earth a little bit
Dallas 9-7.....They have all of the talent in the world but I don't like their coach or their qb enough
Philadelphia 6-10..... Rookie coach, terrible o-line, mediocre defense, overrated qb who gets injured a lot

North: Green Bay 11-5...Best qb in the league, great coach, improved running game
Minnesota 9-7...I don't like their qb but AP best overall player in the game, Jennings will help passing game
Detroit 8-8...Defense still isn't good enough, Stafford inconsistent, no running game...Almost there
Chicago 6-10...Look good on paper but new coach, no Urlacher, Jay Cutler = Mr. Inconsistent

South: Atlanta 12-4...Should have been in the Super Bowl last year, actually improved their roster
New Orleans 10-6....Sean Payton = just as important as Drew Brees. He'll get them back to the playoffs
Tampa Bay 8-8....If they had a better qb than Freeman I'd pick them to go to the playoffs for sure
Carolina 6-10...Cam is exciting but they don't have much else....Still far away from the playoffs.

West: San Francisco 12-4....The most complete team in football
Seattle 11-5...Defense should be scary good, top 5 run-game + good upcoming qb
St.Louis 7-9...Going in the right direction but still not enough skill...Sam Bradford not good enough
Arizona 5-11...Carson Palmer?


AFC

East: New England 11-5....Still have Belichick and Tom Brady...Division sucks
Miami 8-8....Defense is legit, decent running game, not sold on 2nd year qb Ryan Tannenhill though
Buffalo 7-9...Big time talent but rookie qb and rookie coach...
NY Jets 4-12....Yikes

North: Cincinnati 11-5...If they were ever going to have a big year this year would be ideal for them
Pittsburgh 9-7...Defense will still be top 5 + a top 5 qb in Big Ben = they have a chance
Baltimore 8-8...Let down year for team that lost a ton of leadership...Tough being defending champs
Cleveland 5-11....If they had a decent qb I'd maybe have them up by 9-7 but man Weeden sucks

South: Houston: 11-5...Most complete team in the AFC..Can Matt Schaub take them to the SB?
Indianapolis 9-7....Andrew Luck will prove himself as the best qb from last year's rookie class
Tennessee 6-10...Just nothing at all impresses me about the team...Chris Johnson = overrated
Jacksonville 3-13...Yikes

West: Denver 11-5...Peyton has so many weapons...Zero pass rush...Defense will be leaky
Kansas City 8-8...Andy Reid will improve the team, lots of talent just not quite enough depth yet
San Diego 6-10...They have Rivers and that's about it.
Oakland 5-11...Yikes

Awards:

Offensive Player of the year: Adrian Peterson....If healthy I don't see any reason why not
Defensive Player of the year: Aldon Smith (49ers) Dude had 19 sacks last year, will be there again
Offensive Rookie of the year: Eddie Lacy (Green Bay) Steelers should have drafted him
Defensive Rookie of the year: Jarivs Jones (Steelers) Homer pick but could do it with 10+ sacks
Coach of the year: Sean Payton...He'll show why he's so damn important
Comeback Player of the year: Darrelle Revis (Tampa Bay)

Playoffs:

Wild Card round:
Green Bay def New Orleans at home..Brees not as good in the elements
NY Giants def Seattle in a close one
Cincinnati def Pittsburgh because FML
New England def Indy because Brady at home vs Luck

Divisional round:

Houston def New England
Denver def Cincinnati

Green Bay def San Francisco
Atlanta def NY Giants

Championship Games:

Houston def Denver
Atlanta def Green Bay

Super Bowl XLVIII
Atlanta def Houston

Guest Blog: 82 by Greg Zyhowski

82

by Greg Zyhowski

82 in Pittsburgh; no, not the number once worn by 4 time Super bowl champion John Stallworth. Not the number of regular season games over which a few big hockey superstars delivered 3 Stanley Cups to Pittsburgh. This is a number that has danced away from the Pittsburgh Pirates for 20 Baseball seasons. For those who remember the last time the Pirates had a winning season, well it was a while ago. The Billboard charts in 1992 featured House of Pain and their new song Jump Around. Billy Ray Cyrus was complaining about his “Achy Breaky Heart.” Hey at least now in 2013 he has a good reason to have one.

Pittsburgh Steelers Need Troy Polamalu To Produce

The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't had this much doubt about their football team going into a season during the Ben Roethlisberger-era. Same goes for the Mike Tomlin-era as well. The Steelers are coming off a 8-8 season and are predicted by the majority of analysts and pundits to do about the same or worse. One of the biggest problems with the team since the 2004 season has been the health of the Steelers' two best players, Roethlisberger, and Troy Polamalu.

Maurkice Pouncey Named Captain by Steelers

The Pouncey brothers, both Mike and Maurkice Pouncey, both play in the NFL, both repping Aaron Hernandez with "Free Hernandez" hats on. Maurkice , plays for your Pittsburgh Steelers, his brother Mike who plays for the Miami Dolphins, have also both been linked to Hernandez in Rolling Stone's amazing article about Hernandez.

As pointed out by "Steel Dad", An article in Rolling Stone magazine about the demise of Aaron Hernandez came out today and in it, the piece discusses that former Florida Head Coach Urban Meyer had “assigned” the Pouncey Brothers to monitor Hernandez as much as possible. Even Tim Tebow was given this task as well.

According to Rolling Stone, there was one particular incident in which the Pouncey Brothers were a vehicle with Hernandez and chased down a car. Allegedly someone had tried to take a necklace. Someone from their car fired into the other and the description of the gunman suited Hernandez to a tee. -  Steel Dad on Steel City Blitz 

Wow...Thug life all of the way! I hate to stereotype someone as a gangster or a thug, but it's really hard to not label Pouncey that based on what we've heard about and seen when it comes to his brother and he. Pouncey, going into just his fourth season, is a multiple Pro-Bowler and was told by the team that they wanted more of a leadership role from him...But even with that said, they picked a bad year to have him named team captain, along with Ben Roethlisberger, Brett Keisel, and Ryan Clark.

This team already has question marks when it comes to leadership, losing to inferior teams, taking tons of penalties, teammates calling each other out publicly, the offensive coordinator, the quarterback feuding or whatever the local media says they're doing, and the amount of turnovers the team have had all reflect mediocre leadership.

How can the players voted for Pouncey justify Pouncey exemplifying better leadership characteristics than Heath Miller? Miller has trained so hard after injuring his knee, he's way ahead of schedule and even got activated off of the PUP list. Miller has more tenure, has been a better overall player, and has definitely acted like much more of a leader than I've seen from Pouncey thus far. But hey, you and I aren't in that locker room, so who knows how they vote. After all, James Harrison was a captain, and he was arrested and acting like a big asshole to most people.

Overall, it won't affect much when it comes to the actual outcome of games, but it definitely doesn't look good to the outside world. Especially in a year in which I have never seen so much doubt about a Steelers' team since 1999. If things do go south as expected this season, the world of the Pittsburgh Steelers will be Hell on and off the field. Yikes.

Ray Lewis Says Super Bowl Blackout Wasn't An Accident

As if you didn't need more reasons to hate Ray Lewis more here you go. Lewis is calling the blackout in Super Bowl XLVII a conspiracy, basically saying they did it to stop the Baltimore Ravens from blowing out the San Francisco 49ers. Here's the quote from NFL.com http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000237174/article/ray-lewis-super-bowl-xlvii-blackout-was-no-accident

"I'm not gonna accuse nobody of nothing -- because I don't know facts," Lewis said, according to USA Today's Nate Davis. "But you're a zillion-dollar company, and your lights go out? No. (Laughs) No way.

Pirates Will Build New Legacy Starting This Week

On that balmy October night in 1992 when Sid Bream slid safely home ahead of Barry Bonds' throw from left field to win the NLCS, I was probably watching cartoons or movies or something else. I don't have any memories from that night because I wasn't the least bit interested in sports.

Still, when the Pittsburgh Pirates record their 82nd win of the 2013 season and put an end to a shameful and depressing 20-year futility streak, I will probably be one of thousands of people to shed a fear tears of joy.