Going Forward: Good, Bad, Feo

Going Forward: Good, Bad, Feo

�nearing the halfway point

By Swissvale72

 

 

As we near Halloween, one of my favorite holidays (no presents, no big meal prep, being a fraud is legitimized, stuff our fat faces with candy), time to glance asunder at the coming months, the cold weather, the heart of the football season.� BTW, that fuckwad Kenny Mayne is approaching Rich Eisen status with his annoying references to �tackle football.��

 

I�ve not come with numerous items to reports�.one good, one bad, one feo� (one of the few Spanish words I remember�..sucked at foreign languages��even worse at Russian).

 

The Good:�� Perfect Fuckin� Storm

Perhaps the truest statement that ever parsed the lips of William Laird Cowher (prior to this ghastly dental makeover) was that the �05 Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers weren�t necessarily the best team, but rather the team that played best when it counted most.

 

Consider the parallels between the �05 squad, and the �74 Steeler edition, champions of SB IX.� The �05 team had lost 3 straight, put together a run of 4 in a row to end the season, the final two wins over cupcakes, one of whom we struggled to beat, at home.� They then went into Cinci, sent The Homo Carson Palmer the fuck home prior to halftime, with this team holding a 10-point lead, and won a game that we were supposed to win.� Then�THEN�came the defining moment for this Steeler team, winning on the road against the mighty, pre-ordained Colts, the team that was headed for 16-0 that year, prior to hitting a couple speed bumps in December.� The Steelers were double-digit underdogs, but walked away with a win that compared in significance to�

 

The �74 AFCCG.� Take a look at that Steeler team.� Hell, was the 10^th game of a 14-game campaign, and T. Bradshaw�s ass was on the bench�.again, after having regained his starting job in game #7.� Only a wretched T.Hanratty performance, about 3 for 26 passing, thrust TB back into the starting lineup.� The Steelers subsequently dropped a 13-10 decision to lowly Houston, at TRS, it the season�s 12^th game, prior to winning the final two regular season games.� After beating Buffalo, as we should have�..the Steelers posted arguably the most significant win in team history, spanning the prior 40 years, as well as the 35 going forward.� Joe Greene described it.� Most people don�t know what the hell �The Zone� is, according to Mean Joe.� He goes on to say that he, and his team, were in �The Zone� perhaps once ever, and it was on that Sunday afternoon in Oakland, December 29^th, 1974.

 

Both of these teams, �05 and �74, won SB games that were, well�.odd�..hardly their team�s best performance, paling in comparison to their respective signature moments.

 

What�s that have to do with Mike Tomlin� s �07 Steelers?� This seer portents a nice streak going forward, perhaps ending in Foxboro on December 9^th, perhaps another tough afternoon prior to season�s end.� But then�..should this team remain reasonably steady, an AFC North title is certainly attainable, a home Wildcard game�..then off to Indy or Foxboro again�.another defining game for the ages�.WAIT!!....make that two in a row this time�..then onto another sloppily-played but victorious Super Bowl.�

 

Hey�I�ve never denied drinking the Kool-Aid.� In fact, I�m a manufacturer and distributor.

 

The Bad; �No Such Thing as a Gimme on the Road in the NFL

Found this out on Sunday night, didn�t� we??� Found it out a couple weeks ago in Arizona, didn�t we?� Guess what, we don�t shape the fuck up, we�ll find it out again this week against said Homo Carson Palmer and his Bungles.� Make no mistake, these under-achievers, these jailbirds, can still carve up the Steeler defense.� Damn�.if Jay Fuckin� Cutler can do it, then Homo Cornholer Palmer certainly has the wherewithal�.throwing to the likes of Ocho Fuckin� Cinco, and the Terrorist on the other side.

 

And damn, does this Bungle team ever have the motive.� The �05 Playoff, The Homo�s early car ride the fuck home.� Then last year, Steelers knock them from the playoff hunt, in OT, on the season�s last day�..after their kicker swallowed the apple for the 2^nd consecutive week.

 

So�.I�m a nervous fuckin� wreck for this Sunday.� In the Meadowland, Sunday before Turkey Day?� Not counting that as a win either.� Even against yet-winless St. Louis on the Thursday nighter, December 20^th.� Dome, Santa Claus�.could be trouble.� Plus�.my ass will be in the air on the way to Florida as the game kicks off.� Might need to miss my connection in DC�.rest of the family would be glad to leave my Steelers OCD ass at Ronald Reagan Airport, proceed on to the Sunshine State without the Family Pain in the Ass (�I know my cohorts from the Message Board, particularly my Staff Family would find that so very hard to believe).

 

The Feo:� The Elam FG

Very, very, very bad sign that after our O, behind our porous line, battled back from a 2-TD deficit to tie the game, with a minute left�.our vaunted D allowed Jay Fuckin� Cutler to look like Tom Fuckin� Brady in �05 (hmmm�..could be another positive comp to our SB year), and march right down the fuckin� field on us.� Very bad sign that this Steeler squad lacked the maturity, the will, the ability�.whatever the fuck it was they were lacking, to make the stop, proceed on to OT to win it on a Skippy Field Goal.� Very bad sign�..a portender of doom.

 

Added Bad:� Hmmm�.hadn�t planned on this section, but I�m not re-writing the whole fuckin� article. Fuck that�.got a meeting in 10 minutes.

This Fuckin� line sucks�..line was no great shakes in �05 either.� It�s a damn good thing that Ben resembles Houdini�made a career out of running for his fuckin� life.� Bet that had something to do with surviving Martha Whashername from Squirrel Hill at the Armstrong Tunnel.� He�s damn good at getting outta the way of stuff intended to do him in.

 

The Aaron Smith injury�.this one hurts.� We�ve been able to count on this D stuffing the run.� Can we still?� Nick Eason?� Travis Kirschke?� Who the fuck are they??� Their presence hasn�t been so bad as to be that noticeable, but holding down this spot, for a few weeks.� Hmmm�..longing for Kimo�.damn, would have been something to have him back, in the starting lineup vs. the Bungles.� The Home likely would�ve shit his pants�run home and hid in the basement.

 

That�s it, Asshats�thoughts for the week.� Oh, this game�s on tape this week�.yours truly will be at a swim meet at Colby-Sawyer College, dozing off to assorted breaststrokes and butterflys come kickoff.� Criticize me�..don�t care what the fuck you think.� I�ll have earplugs in�won�t know the outcome�.I�ll enjoy it as a prime time affair Sunday Night.