Some Tuesday morning thoughts from the Black and Gold
glasses:
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First, a college football note. I am so glad the Walt Harris
Era is over at Pitt. And a quick note to Dave Wannstedt � please recruit some
big, tough offensive linemen so Palko doesn�t get killed next year.
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HEY BUFFALO, that was our 4th string RB who
gained 100 yards yesterday. It was so funny this past week seeing the Buffalo
fans on our message boards telling us what a great team they are, how they are
the hottest team in the NFL, blah, blah, blah. It will be equally enjoyable
this week when I venture into their message boards and give them crap.
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Chad Scott looked decent. It is good he got to get some
plays in before the start of the playoffs. On a few plays when we were on
defense, I specifically watched to see what Alonzo Jackson was doing. Normally
I just watch the game and don�t look at individual players. I agree with about
99% of the messages from the board. What the heck is this guy doing out there?
On a couple of his rushes of Bledsoe, he went so far outside I think he sacked
the Beer Man selling beer in the upper deck. I don�t know, maybe another
off-season studying film and the playbook is what he needs. At least I hope
that is what he needs. Sure looks like a waste of a 2nd round pick.
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I was disappointed in Maddox yesterday. Granted, it had been
3 � months since he has seen any action, but come on Tommy. I was playing catch
with a 6 and a 4 year old on Saturday that had more mustard on the ball than
you did. Kreider might be spending today in the hot tub � three carries! I
couldn�t tell you the FB for the AFC in the Pro Bowl, but whoever it is, I
can�t see them doing as good a job week in and week out as Kreider is doing for
us.
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My candidate for trick play in the playoffs is Max Starks
catching a TD pass in a goal line situation.
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It has been a long, long time since the Black and Gold
glasses have been in the area during playoff time with the Steelers on a roll.
I had forgotten how fired up this town gets. 78% of all TV�s that were on last
Sunday for the Ravens� game were tuned to the Steelers. My fianc�e is German,
doesn�t really like football. She commented to me when we were Christmas
shopping about how it seemed most people had on Steelers shirts, jackets, hats,
etc, and most of the stores had Go Steelers signs in them. I told her to wait
until the middle of January and later (assuming we keep winning). I told her
that if we make it to the Super Bowl, there could be a serial killer on the
loose in Pittsburgh, the city could be more bankrupt than it is now, we could
have record high or low temperatures, but she won�t be able to find out because
29 out of the 30 minute local news will be devoted to the Steelers. It is her
children I was throwing the football with on Saturday, one was Hines Ward, the
other Duce Staley. They both got Steelers sweatshirts for Christmas, and when
they see the game, they know that #36 is THE BUS, and #7 is BIG BEN. I�m trying
to teach them right!
Some
playoff thoughts: Listened to Mike Ditka last night say that he
thinks Philly blew all ����their
momentum of the 13-1 start with their performances of the last two weeks. I
would tend to agree with him, but I really don�t see anyone who can beat them.
Maybe Atlanta. And we shouldn�t forget All-World QB Donovan McNabb�s excellent
performances in NFC Championship games. This week, I think Green Bay beats
Minnesota, I would say 34-31, but what are the chances of three games being
played all with the same final score? The point spread is 4 or 5. I think Green
Bay covers. And I think St Louis goes into Seattle and beats them in a high
scoring affair. In the AFC, I can�t see Denver beating Indy in the Dome, I
actually think Indy will cover the 10 points. I pick the Chargers to beat the
Jets. Herm Edwards doesn�t seem to be too smart at times, he pulled a Mike
Martz yesterday when we went for 2 in the 3rd quarter, which almost
cost him the game, which at the time they thought they had to win. On Channel
2�s 14 day temperature prediction last night, the next time the high temp for
the day is only in the low to mid 30�s is on the 15th and 16th,
just in time for the Chargers.
Did I say I was glad Walt Harris
is gone as Pitt�s coach?