THE ELEPHANT IN SMALL CHUNKS

THE ELEPHANT IN SMALL CHUNKS�

�two weeks hence

By Swissvale72

Okay�.what the fuck is it about elephants??� The elephant in the room�The elephant in small chunks�Why, pray tell, is the Republican party symbolized by an elephant?? (dunno�.big, fat, slow)�� I know, I know�..Democrats are donkeys�or�jackasses.� Why, seriously, why oh why�.is the Alabama Crimson Tides� mascot a flippin� elephant??� I don�t think that elephants are big in the Deep South�..probably isn�t the Alabama state beast�.must be plow mule, or a cow, right�.or maybe it�s one of those attack dogs� that Bull Connor set loose on the �colored� populace in 1964 Birmingham.� Bear Bryant didn�t wear an elephant-tooth hat�.was �houndstooth.�� What�s houndstooth anyway�..made from a dog�s teeth�.anyone out there own a houdstooth hat?

Anyway�not Koolaid, not Blnd Faith (Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker), but let�s take a serious look at the next two weeks.� Slight digression�.take a look at Gene Collier�s PG article from Tuesday�.first Burgh writer that I know of to call Cowher for what he is at this juncture�.an imposter, head elsewhere.� I really, really, really would like to see the guy called out though, for his act in October against Atlanta.� We all have the image of the 2006 Cowher imprinted on our collective psyches by now�..now matter� how the game�s going,� no matter what�s happened�..camera pans to our coach, guy known for wearing his heart on his sleeve, for his emotion, for his raw fire�.what do we get�..Mr. Morose on the sidelines, except�..when Michael Vick makes a big run for a first down late in the 4^th quarter of a tie game against us�..we see Cowher laughing and joking with the fuckin� enemy!!� What the hell was that!!� Collier also took the opposite look than many of us, from the Cleveland game.� Whereas I joined the masses at hailing the Steelers comeback, Collier was way concerned that we played at the Browns level�.that it took this comeback to beat the sorry-ass Brownies!!

Anyway�..first bite of the stupid elephant��is it not realistic to expect that we can put together victories over the Tampa Bay Bucs and Cleveland Browns in the sometimes friendly confines of Heinz Field.� If so�.Steelers will be 6-7 going into Carolina on December 17^th.� And what of our worthy adversaries.�

Jacksonville will likely lose either at Miami or at home against Indy in the next two weeks�..we may come into December 17^th needing only one more stumble in a 3-week period from the Jagoffs�and not to worry, Jack Del Rio will put the axe back in the locker room�Marcus Stroud will chop off his foot�.we�ve caught the Jags�.plus, they still have New England at home, KC on the road in the season�s final weeks.

Kansas City�.upset special�.maybe Cleveland beats KC in the Dog Pound this Sunday�.failing that, I would think that Baltimore, on the tear they�re on should be able to handle KC at Arrowhead the following week.� So, we may need KC to stumble lose 2 of their last 3��at San Diego, at Oakland, home against Jax�.mix in a little Herm Edwards, certainly doable.

NYJ�..damn it..I�m worried most about the shitty Jets�.at GB this week, home against Buff the next�.then on the road against Minnie & Miami before home to Oakland�.probably need to have the Jets lose 3 of these games�.unless they drop a pair of AFC contests.

Point is, Steelers may very likely be still breathing, still alive, on the morning of Decmeber 17^th�..needing to win out, have some things break their way for a playoff spot.� Carolina though�..in Charlotte�.Steve Smith�.may prove too much�.the final nail in the coffin may be reserved for their trip south a week before Christmas.

We catch a break though�.who knows�..

Anyway, first bite of the elephant is the next two weeks��.next elephant buffet�..December 17^th��and what is it with the �Bama elephant anyway???