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Great first half! Luckily we bent and did not break.

GO STEELERS!

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Here we go steelers here go!

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Black and Gold Vs. The Yellow and Mold :noon

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Number seven is at hand, gentlemen!


Chris.....

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I wish I had found this over the weekend, it's from the DVE Morning Show
The Jets are all C----! It's a MP3 from here http://www.dve.com/podcast/amshow.xml

It's not kid friendly or safe for work, but it is hilarious.

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Oh the wonderful attitudes of those who think things are in hand. I pray nobody eats those words. Could be that someone gets and infection and needs some mold turned into penicillin.

I'm looking forward to a good game in two weeks.

Peace of the Lord be with you.

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I wouldn't hesitate to put a fiver on those words, cheesehead.
Wanna go? :D

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I have 2 words for the Cheeseheads:
You lose.

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I am a Packer fan and a cheese lover, but not a cheesehead. You got your 10 year old white cheddar or yellow cheddar, some mozzerella balls, and assorted other cheeses, I have even seen and appreciate cranberries in Moneterrey Jack.

But... no self-repecting cheese lover would consider swiss cheese to be yellow.

Therefore, to call me a die hard Packer fan who is also a lover of fine cheese, a cheesehead, would be like calling me some other potty-mouthed name.

I challenge you sir, to a duel to defend my honor.

LG Ghisels at 2 paces. We must smoke them together, while enjoying some 10 yr. old white cheddar (I prefer it over the yellow) with a bottle of Eagle Rare and a couple Taddy Porters.

As for your bet, how about this. You get the Steelers, I'll take the Packers. Whoever loses must smoke and entire Swisher Sweet Tipped Grape cigar and it must be witnessed and photographed by another member of this board!

The winner must smoke a Padron '26 #35 Maduro and review according to the old review version from SMOKE magazine and post it here. They also must be witnessed and photgraphed by another member of this board!

Beverages drunk while smoke said cigars are optional and at the smoker's choice.

Do you accept you scallywag?

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As per my previous post, I would correct you in this manner - cheeseheads are losers.

As for the upcoming athletic competition between the boys from Green Bay and those from the Steel City - I am expecting the Lombardi trophy to come back home to Titletown USA.

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Coincidentally (or Divinely, which now appears to be the case), I have a box of 1926 #35 Maduros in the mail to me this moment. I'd suggest you gather up your Swisher Grape, sister. :tu

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I'm not sayin nuthin till the game is over. Its just to much for me to take in at the moment. Go Steelers!!!!

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I knew you had them coming, hence the bet. I also have one of them left. However, I won't be needing to buy any grape Swishers.

Don't have any!
Won't need any!

PAX

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I remember the phrases used in 96. I think it might apply here and now too.

The battle between Goudaand Evil:)

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Game on, baby!!! :su

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Got a call on Monday night, got tickets, going to the game:noon

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Sam that's awesome.

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Well the season is over and we lost the big game. I think non of us thought after Ben was going to be out for the first four games we had a chance to attend our 3rd super bowl in just six years. The depression is over we are just going to have to wait for ring number seven.

Keep the faith:banger

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Keeping the faith and crossing my fingers the lockout ends!

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Time to rally the troops!

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I like our chances this year. The whole team looks solid on both sides of the ball. STEELER NATION!!!!!!:noon

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That was bad :td

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WTF??? Humbling for sure.:sh

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Now that was more like it.

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Phew! Barely made it.

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I feel bad for Ben, the offensive line really needs to get a handle on things.

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Mikey, I just saw the "good on both sides of the ball" thing you said. They haven't had an o-line since the first day of practice, and it's been all the talk since day one. We don't have a left tackle. Haven't had one since day one. We've got a bunch of guards that really shouldn't be playing in the NFL.
For whatever reason, the Steelers have decided to become a pass-first, downfield offense when they have a quarterback who's mobile and relies on his checkdown receivers constantly, but don't have a line that that can let downfield plays develop.
The whole situation has left me shaking my head all year, and it started last year.
There's been talk of getting Flozell Adams and Max Starks off of bar stools to help out a bit, but it hasn't happened. I guess Starks isn't in any shape to play ball, and for all I know, Flozell may have been picked up somewhere else.
I don't think the Steelers plan to bolster their offensive line, and I'm not sure why. It just doesn't make sense. I think they believe that they drafted well enough and the injuries will iron out and it's a long season. Things will get better.
I'm not real sure that'll work out.
I'm not too worried, but I'd like to see some movement in the right direction real soon.
With the whole division playing at about the same level as the Steelers, all we can really do is hope the Jets kick Baltimore's ass tonight. The trouble with that is that if there's no threat that "we're in trouble", there's not much chance the o-line will get any help. We went to the Super Bowl last year with crap, why throw money at an issue they can ignore, ya know?
It just drives me nuts that we're a left tackle and a guard away from being a juggernaut. It drove me nuts all last year, too.
The lack of quarterback protection cost us the game today. Despite the shortcoming, we gave a damned good team a real tough run, and had a chance to win it if Ben would have been able to get the ball downfield.

I'm not sure what's happened to Mendenhall, either. Redman and Moore can find holes, but Rashard can't. I'll just let that one go before I start bleeding from my eyes.

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After the results today in Houston all I can say is THANK GOD we have an favorable schedule the back half of the year. Although it won't matter with the way the O-Line is playin. Oh well still early in the year and I can still rest at night knowing we have 6 RINGS BABY! KEEP FAITH STEELER NATION....KEEP FAITH!

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the Oline has sucked for the last 3 years. How many times has Ben been pummeled in that time? I don't see us playin better than 8-8 this year. If Manning was playing last week we would have lost to the Colts also. Still, I love my team. No fair weather fan here. Black and Gold till the end.:tu

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The O-Line has been terrible the last 3 years and they have found a way to still hold it together and make great runs. We will see what happens today against the Titans. If we lose at home and go 2-3 then I think your prediction of 8-8 could be realistic. Like you though my brotha...no fair weather fan here either. I am there through thick and thin no matter what.

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I think the Dfence will tighten up today and the Oline will be a little more stable and we will get the win!!!

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The Steelers picked up Max Starks this week. I sure hope he's in good enough shape to play. I didn't take time to see if any other guards got healthy yet.
I feel good about the defense matchup against the Titans even if the rest of the world doesn't. They're taking a lot of negative press, and they'll be missing James Harrison and Aaron Smith, but I think they "fit" against Tenessee's offense.
I'd hate to see them go to 2-3 this week, but I don't think it'll be the end of the world. I'd rather see a low-scoring loss with the o-line coming together and the defense doing well than for Tenessee to come to Burgh and lay down and add false optimism and the Steelers decide not to pick up a little more help.
I'd like to see a low-scoring win with the D rallying and the oline coming together. That'd make me ecstatic.

Realistically I see Ben getting that foot hurt from lack of protection and Charlie seeing the field today. I want to see Mewelde and Redman pounding the ball down Tenessee's throat. (Mendenhall is out today.)
Let's hope for some pissed off Steelers to hit the field today and make Tenessee know they came to the house of pain!! :tu

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We don't get to root for Baltimore to lose this week, buddy!!! :)

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I love your attitude Scott!:tu

Being away from the burgh it's hard to stay caught up on the goings on. I didn't know they picked up Starks or that Aaron Smith was out too.

You know, my only gripe over the last years is how much the same guys keep seeming to be hurt. I know it's part of the game and I love Aaron and Kiesel "Diesel" and all but COME ON!

I am tired of the injuries already!!!!:bh

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Let's hope that the leaders step up and are the difference for the team today. This is the time when legendary players pull together and inspire the team to greatness.

Isaac Redman is going to start. Mendenhall is going to be limited.

Reports are that practice this week was the best this year....so, hopefully Coach Tomlin has righted the ship.

I have this feeling that Redman is going to have a huge game and that the defense is a Steel Curtian again. I just see Polamalu being so pissed, that he becomes a difference maker today.

HERE WE GO STEELERS!!! HERE WE GO!!!!!

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Mikey, I just got a text updates at 10:24 and 11:24 from rotowire. First Mendenhall was a scratch and would be inactive. Now he's expecting to see how he feels in warmups, then he may suit up to be an "emergency" rb if needed.
That's not as important as the fact that those updates are from Josina Anderson at ESPN. She's a stone-cold fox. :D

http://www.staatalent.com/Images/IND...son-Josina.jpg

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She is a fox!!!:dr

for those who want to know....Big Ben has been hit 288 times in his NFL career.

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Huge win today! That was the Steelers team that I am used to watching! Dominating "D" good run game and Ben on his game! Bring on the Jags and lets keep rolling!

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Anyone see the game yesterday? First one I missed in 13 years, but for good reason....attended my first herf in Maryland. I saw Mendenhall ran for near 150 yards with a TD and Ben tossed another TD, but I was surprised to see the score that close. The stats looked like we dominated Jacksonville (they only had 209 total offensive yards) so I was just wondering what the game looked like. Did we look good or was it an average performance? J-ville is obviously not that good so I would have expected a more dominating performance at home.

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As a jaguar fan, I was shocked myself to see it so close. After the 0-17 score the jags were able to show Pitt down and force them to punt a few times and come back with 13 unanswered points.

Jags on the other hand, could not get anything going. Punted like 8 times. I thought Pittsburgh was going to blow us away.

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Born and raised a Steeler fan here, grew up about an hour south of the 'Burgh, straight down I-79.

Here we go, Steelers, here we go!

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Great game versus the Cards yesterday! Would have liked to see more from the running game but I remember the days when we wouldn't have a 100 yard rusher and would lose all the time. At least that stat is long gone. I must say though as much as I love the passing game (especially with stud Mike Wallace) I yearn for the days of Bettis up the middle and a cloud of dust in his wake...

Oh well, a win is a win is a win as they say! The true tests of where this team really is will be upon us the next few weeks! The Pats and then the Ravens back to back weeks. Time to see what we're made of boys! :su

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Redman is the next Bettis. Need 2 yards...he'll get you 5.

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Huge game upcoming for Steeler Nation against the dreaded Patriots!!! I am going to get seriously geared up for this one!!! I am tired of the domination b*tch boy Brady has had on us! We will see just were this team is tomorrow! Here we go Steelers here we go!!!!

I wouldn't mind seeing something like this happen tomorrow...

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...brady-down.jpg

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Squealers will lose by 10,Brady just might pass for 400 yards :sl

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I like the Steelers odds tomorrow. I feel way better about this one than I did last year even though our D is so nicked up. I'm really starting to believe in the quality of this pass-happy gameplan, even if I don't like it much. I'm just used to the STeelers coming to town, beating you half to death, and running the ball over the pile of broken bodies. :D
I think our offense can do more damage to their non-existant defense than their offense can do to our nicked up D.
I think we can neutralize their monster tight ends pretty well. I think Brady will try to force the ball over the middle and I look for a few interceptions that are long overdue. The takeaways should make the difference if we can hold down the center of the field.
At least that's how I see it. :D

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I am as die hard a Steelers fan as they come and I will say that we are due for a win against the Pats! I respect them so much because of what they have done to us in the past. I am being cautiously optimistic! Should be one helluva good game!

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Wow. What a ***** move hoping for a guy to get hurt. Its obvious you never have had any sport injury in your life. :rolleyes:

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I like your breakdown and agree that this might actually be a shootout, something that just normally doesn't happen with the Steelers but your right about their "D." I can see a 41-35 type of score happening with passing yards by both teams getting rediculous. If we get our run game going too it will be all over for Brady and the Pats! :tu

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I wish for no one to get hurt, just hate the way that Brady always destroys us. Perhaps the pic was a bit much to relate my feelings of him. I am just a passionate fan and he is one helluva QB. I played some high school ball but never had an injury so I have no idea what it's like. Sorry if my passion for the game has miscontrused your judement of my character...