Faneca Wins Weekly Hard
Hat Award (Game #4, @ New Orleans)
Stiller OG Alan Faneca is the winner of our
weekly Hard Hat Award, given to the Stiller player who best
embodies the iron-tough, hard-as-steel attitude of the steel workers inside the
blast furnace of a still mill.
Faneca received a nasty gash in his head
while blocking, and went to the sideline with blood flowing from the gash.� Like a real trooper, Faneca was hastily taped
up, and then trotted back into the game to lead Bettis on a 6-yard TD run.� After the score, Faneca did what any
maniacal football player would do -- he head-butted Bettis.� Faneca later got stitches in the locker
room, but came back and finished the game like a true warrior.� In all, Faneca had a solid game, and he was
not about to let this injury keep him from contributing to the team
effort.� This is what football is all
about, and this is what the Hard Hat Award is all about�the grittiness
and nastiness to sneer at blood and injury, and valiantly march on in battle.� If only his teammates had shown the kind of
grit and heart that Faneca had, the Stillers would have handily won this
game.�� �
Kudos to Alan for winning the weekly Hard
Hat Award.� Wear the Hard Hat
proudly (but carefully), Alan!!
Game # 3, vs. Clev:� Tommy Maddox
Game # 2, vs. Oak:� Joey Porter �
Game # 1, @ NE:� No winner, due to total
lack of Hard Hat-qualifying play.