Somebody needs to do something about this guy. He creates a deeply unsafe work environment both physically and mentally. I feel sorry for his teammates.

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They also tweeted that they saw the “new vision of the NFL,” and that tweet linked to a video of the Denver gay flag football league:

It seems calling tings they don’t like “gay” is one of their favorite pastimes. They had this missive today about 3-D…

3-D is gay Nobody wants to sit on a couch wearin glasses popping bubbles out of the air like some kind of fucked up Ray Charles.

Sad that the Steelers let Dave Bryan, who owns and operates Steelers Depot, use their logo and represent the team with this gay-bating.

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The only thing sweeter than Harrison getting suspended would be someone being fined for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Harrison that left him with a concussion. I wonder how many players would pay that guy’s fine for him.

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The Steelers began their defense of their Super Bowl title looking shaky — QB Ben Roethlisberger was sacked four times and they had no running game (36 yards total) but got bailed out again by a defense that kept the score close and by Titans kicker Rob Bironas missing one field goal and having another blocked. In addition, all-everything safety Troy Polamalu hurt his knee and is likely out three to six weeks.

The Steelers were also greatly aided by Chuck Cecil, the new Titans defensive coordinator who decided to rush only four in the second half, thereby allowing Roethlisberger tons of time (he threw for 363 yards). The same Titans’ front four that sacked Roethlisberger three times in the first half got him only once in the second after the Steelers adjusted their blocking scheme.  I lost count of how many times Roethlisberger pumped, scrambled and pumped again since he had so much time.

The game ended in the most anticlimatic way possible for an NFL game — by a chip-shot field goal on the first drive of overtime, thanks to the NFL’s dopey overtime rule that doesn’t guarantee each team a possession.

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The Madden Curse now has epic status. People absolutely cannot escape it.  Brett Favre last year went from beloved athlete to choker to now desperately trying to find work and flushing his legacy down the toilet.  Michael Vick in ’04 went from cover athlete to down for the count in one day as he broke his leg during a pre-season game the day after he was announced on the cover and we all know where he is now.  And of course 2007, when Shaun Alexander went from being a Top 3 running back in the NFL to out of the NFL in one season.

For Steelers and Cardinals fans’ sake, I hope Polamalu and Fitzgerald have their insurance policies paid up.

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Hat tip to Sam L.

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People talk about how great parity in the NFL is, but this is the kind of matchup we get with parity. No Patriots, no Cowboys, no Colts, no Eagles. The Steelers have the history, but this team just feels like a JV squad to the great Steeler champions of the past. I’ll be watching the game like millions of others, just with a lot less interest than any in the last seven years. And I’m sorry, but “The Cowher Assistant Bowl” just doesn’t grab me.

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What a contrast in styles between these two games this weekend. In the desert will be a cordial game between a couple teams that many expected to be watching this game at home. In Pittsburgh, it will be freezing cold, mean and hard-hitting. And in New York City, NBC executives will be praying for an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl. (Picks in bold)

Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals +4
On paper, the Cardinals defense put on a show last week, forcing Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme to turn the ball over six times. In reality, Delhomme did most of the work; And this week, the Cardinals aren’t facing Delhomme. Their heightened play will be enough to keep it close, but I think Philadelphia wins the game. Philadelphia 27, Arizona 24.

Baltimore Ravens +6 at Pittsburgh Steelers
The last time I discounted the Ravens for talking a lot of smack was before Super Bowl XXXV. Ravens 34, Giants 7. This Ravens team is mean and nasty, and that is exactly what the winner of this game will need to be. People have been comparing Joe Flacco to Ben Roethlisberg; But Flacco reminds me of Tom Brady. Not Brady in his first year, Brady in his third year. Baltimore 20, Pittsburgh 19.

Playoffs: 6-2. Season Record: 47-44-2.

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But, for those of us who are fans of the 28 teams not playing this weekend, we need to find a team to get behind because the other team and their fans are just a bunch of douches.  And since Patriot Nation took an early tee time, we need to analyze the four teams playing in this weekend’s Conference Championships and figure out which of these douches chills you the most!

Team 1:  The Philadelphia Eagles

• The city known for heart-stopping cheesesteaks and Boys II Men.   New Jack Soul was a disgrace to all of music, and Philly is responsible for the majority of it.
• The most obnoxious fans on the planet Earth with zero reason to be.  Before the Phillies lucked their way into a title this season, the city had been championship-less for 25 years. Can you imagine the self-righteousness of Philadelphia fans if the Eagles win it all and they become the late 2000′s version of Boston fans?
• They boo children.  (okay, this might be a plus)
• You don’t know the meaning of hatred til a drunk asshole wearing green and white shouts “E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES!!!!” in your face.  It’s like the Jets chant only much lamer.

Team 2 – The Chicago St. Louis Phoenix Arizona Cardinals

• The team that has not won a title since 1947 (when, coincidentally, they beat the Eagles) and has been the definition of mediocrity for generations.
• Kurt Warner: Burgeoning Artist
• Phoenix has heat during the day that would make your car’s tires explode and that same night has cold that would turn your pool into a skating rink.  I’m convinced this city is filled with schizophrenics.
• Bill Bidwell.  This man must never, ever be rewarded for his ridiculous cheapness.  To give you some idea, until around the turn of the century, Bidwell would require players to buy their own equipment.  Also, he screwed over a city for not building him a new stadium also, which brings us to…

Team 3 – The Baltimore Ravens

• Former owner Art Modell can never step foot again into the city of Cleveland without armed guards.   Generally considered a huge asshole by anyone outside of Maryland (and by Redskins fans within Maryland). No confirmation about this, but it is believed that he also kicks puppies and punches babies for fun.
• These dicks.
• Having an (alleged) murderer in their LB corps and generally having the worst examples of “The U” on their team.
• No one outside of Baltimore can make a crab cake correctly. Their obnoxious guarding of this secret must be stopped.

Team 4 – The Pittsburgh Steelers

• The most successful of the group, having won a championship this century.  They’re the odds-on favorite to win, and really, isn’t it more fun to hate on a favorite?
• Their mayor Luke Ravenstahl had his name (fake) changed this week to Luke Steelerstahl. People who care, zero.
• Troy Polamalu and his long hippie hair.
• 

I know who I’m picking as my winner.

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His team’s in the playoffs, they’re playing well, they need one home win to go to the AFC Championship, and he’s whining about a cute little tradition involving Santa Claus? Sounds like he needs to apply for the soon-to-be-vacant Eagles head coaching position. Sorry, but your pre-meaningless-game press conferences are simply not that important, Mikey. The Steelers fans I know are all fun-loving people with a great sense of humor. Too bad their coach isn’t.

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