2017 Pittsburgh Steelers Thread

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:45 pm

Better question: do I now hate America because I sat during the national anthem myself?

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:46 pm

So, I'm lost. Is geezer only going to watch Villanueva now?

Yes. Geezer's TV during Steelers games:

Postby **grunthy** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:47 pm

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2081 ... nueva-move

Alejandro Villanueva's emergence from the Soldier Field tunnel during Sunday's national anthem surprised many members of the Pittsburgh Steelers, a source told ESPN.

Villanueva, a former Army Ranger who served terms in Afghanistan, was the lone Steeler to appear despite an expectation from Saturday's players-only meeting that the entire team would remain in the locker room, the source said.

The starting left tackle was a key figure in the team's protest planning because of his background. Players wanted to accommodate Villanueva, who expressed during their 30-minute session that he didn't want to be singled out, the source said. Moving the protest off the field entirely was a way to keep solidarity without isolating an individual.

"That's where the confusion came in," the source of the anthem sequence said.
Helps plan it, doesn't want to be singled out, **** everyone over after the fact. Shitbag move.

It sounds like they were thinking of him when planning it, not him helping plan it.

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:48 pm

That’s actually a pretty cool turnstile, IMO.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:50 pm

That’s actually a pretty cool turnstile, IMO.

I thought so too.

Postby **Morkle** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 3:51 pm

Ben and co. backed down.

I am so tired of hearing about how kneeling is disrespect to soldiers and armed forces. Just so done with it.

I have friends that are cops on facebook all up in arms because they take it as disrespect - and they rightfully should. Which I'm totally cool with. If there's "allowed to be a few bad eggs within their ranks" I'm totally fine with the protesting until there's no bad eggs.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:31 pm

Good work by Al to come out and apologize and admit that he inadvertently screwed up and made his coach and teammates look bad. Guess the far right will need to search for a new hero.

Wait till they realize he has birthright citizenship.

Postby **grunthy** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:50 pm

Good work by Al to come out and apologize and admit that he inadvertently screwed up and made his coach and teammates look bad. Guess the far right will need to search for a new hero.

Wait till they realize he has birthright citizenship.

Or he is just a good person that has proven before that he is selfless and doesn't want to disrespect other people's views, even if they are different than his own.

See it's easy to spin it to fit whatever narrative a person wants.

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:30 pm

This entire issue is overblown, and frankly, I didn't think he or anyone else needed to apologize or make any comments about it.

Postby **Factorial** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:32 pm

This entire issue is overblown, and frankly, I didn't think he or anyone else needed to apologize or make any comments about it.

Move it to the PDT where it belongs.

Postby **NTP66** » Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:37 pm

I'm okay with that, as well.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:21 pm

Steelers, under Tomlin, now 11-13 in road games in which we are favored against losing record non-divisional opponents. 5-19 ATS.

Postby **LITT** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:14 am

i heard it was 5-13 so thats not as bad as i thought.

Postby **blackjack68** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:34 am

Against the spread, it's worse.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:43 am

After starting the season without one, the Steelers have officially named Matakevich their special teams captain.

Postby **shafnutz05** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:46 pm

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2090 ... er-tantrum

"AB is the best receiver in the world, maybe one of the best to ever play the game," Roethlisberger told 93.7. "I'd like to think him and I together may be one of the best quarterback/wide receiver combos to ever play the game. I don't know he needs to react that way. He's superhuman on the football field, and when that happens it almost brings him back to being a mere mortal, if you will. Because it gets in his head and it just messes with all of us a little bit. ... I'm not trying to call AB out. I just think this is causing a distraction that none of us really need."

Postby **Morkle** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:52 pm

That's probably the first time I've seen a major explosion from Brown. Dude has changed dramatically from the time he entered the league until now, and you have to worry if you have a guy like that - how far can he get you?

Postby **dodint** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:53 pm

Uh oh. He dropped the 'D' word there.

WHY U GOTTA CALL EM OUT LIKE THAT, BEN!!!!!1111

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:05 pm

what is distracting about a man wearing multicolored suits, posting facebook live videos after a playoff game, and/or throwing Gatorade coolers mid-game

Postby **Morkle** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 2:07 pm

The only other time I remember a receiver flipping out on Haley though was Boldin in the NFC finals game before they went to the Super Bowl.

So this was probably all Haley's fault.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ghns37TLUY

Postby **tifosi77** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:29 pm

Awesome edit skillz on that video. "Todd Haley is not a guy." End.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:33 pm

Postby **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:43 pm

That .gif will never get old

Postby **Troy Loney** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 11:48 am

Wtf is this about?

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/joe- ... 1710030182

“I told him on the sideline, ‘AB, just come talk to me, ask me what happened, tell me you were open,’ ” Roethlisberger said, quite reasonably, before adding this: “You know, if that were Heath Miller, I’d probably ask Heath on the sideline, ‘Hey Heath, were you open?’ And he’d probably tell me, ‘No,’ because he wouldn’t want you to feel bad. That’s just who he was … that goes a lot further than throwing a temper tantrum.”

Postby **LITT** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:00 pm

AB being a pre madonna