Pro Football, Weakly:
I�ve long since given up on TSN and Street.� Now, it looks like PFW is down the tube too.� First, we had their ridiculous assertion that Jason Gildon is the 6th best LB in football.� That�s nonsense; some here may say that Gildon is, at best, the Steelers� 6th LB, solidly ahead of Kurpeikis and Fiala, if not Foote.�� Leaving that, consider the AFC North corps including Ray Lewis, Peter Boulware, Takeo Spikes and Jamir Miller not to mention Porter and Bell.� I understand that Lewis and Miller are hurt now, but presuming they come back strong, Gildon isn�t even the 6th best at his position within the weakest division in football.
That�s old news; now, we have the demented notion that Coach Cowher should have brought Kordell on to hurl the Steelers� last best hope Sunday.� Very solid reasoning that; Maddox had only 420 yards passing in the game; Kordell had been standing around all day.� I guess, the geniuses at PFW were remembering Stew�s heroic heave to Westbrook way back when.� That happened in 1994, eight freaking years ago!� Great play; it�s over; let it go.� Maybe the Steelers should have gotten Cal Berkeley�s band of the same era (give or take a decade) out on the field to scrum the Falcon prevent; maybe the Steelers should have had a zombie Sid Luckman chuck it up.� Or the ghost of Slingin� Sammy; here�s the call:
Baugh�
back from the dead�
back to throw�
Great stuff for George Romero but not so good for the NFL.� Coach Cowher can be criticized for many tactical blunders but that wasn�t one.� Besides, if he had brought Kordell out, well, I�d be shopping for a new TV tonight.� Maddox is the guy and, in fact, Maddox put that ball exactly where it had to be for Spike Two to go and make a play.� Burress closed on that pass; he didn�t come back for it.� The ball was perfectly thrown; you could make the argument that Tommy could have gone underneath to Randle-El, giving that man a chance to run it in from the 10 or so; you cannot make the argument that Tommy�s arm strength was at issue.��
Note: �I have no idea whether or not Mr. Baugh and/or Mr. Luckman are still up on this side of the sod.� If they are, or if one is, well, I apologize for intimating their demise.� If not, well, no disrespect is intended, not to that HOF duo anyway.� As for PFW, well, presuming those old-time QB are long gone, then, IMO, the worms they�ve been feeding are quite a bit brighter than anyone writing for that mag, these days.