I used to think blogs were pretty lame, online diaries for those screaming for attention. After discovering such gold nuggets as The Pensblog and Mondesishouse, my point of view changed drastically. I decided, along with a few friends, to start our own blog, a site dedicated to what's great (and not so great) about Pittsburgh sports. We're all die hard Pittsburghers, some a little more so than others, but live and die with the Black and Gold (and red and baby blue.) Each person who posts on this holds their own opinions on various topics, so you can't say you hate the site entirely, but maybe just a specific person. This site is meant to be fun, not an attempt for attention, an extension of the many friendly debates held by sports fans everywhere. Some posts may make you think, some may make you laugh, others may make you throw up all over yourself.
The main inspiration for this thing came from a "friendly" debate at our place of employment. The central theme was whether or not Big "Little" Ben Roethlisberger is among the elite QB's in the NFL. I've been a Steeler fan my whole life, born and raised in southwestern PA. Too young to remember the glory days of the 70's but unfortunately old enough to know exactly who Bubby Brister, Tim Worley and Huey Richardson are. I must say that as a Steeler fan, I'm pretty spoiled. I could live in Philthadelphia, or even worse Cleveland.
The main inspiration for this thing came from a "friendly" debate at our place of employment. The central theme was whether or not Big "Little" Ben Roethlisberger is among the elite QB's in the NFL. I've been a Steeler fan my whole life, born and raised in southwestern PA. Too young to remember the glory days of the 70's but unfortunately old enough to know exactly who Bubby Brister, Tim Worley and Huey Richardson are. I must say that as a Steeler fan, I'm pretty spoiled. I could live in Philthadelphia, or even worse Cleveland.
1975.
But when it comes to diehard yinzer Steeler fans, I can't take it. Guys like Little Ben are seen as gods that can do no wrong. Don't get me wrong, LB has tons of talent and is definitely a top-10 caliber NFL QB. And the Steelers could have done a lot worse in the 2004 draft.
Human douche.
But I for one can't take the "Big Ben is god" sentiment held by many Steeler fans throughout the region. The guy's good, I'll give you that. You can say "All he does is win" and I'll tend to agree. But when it comes down to it, if it wasn't for Dicky LeBeau and that insatiable defense Ben would be nothing more than a footnote, at most an above-average QB in a league filled with them. So let the debate begin, with Super Bowl XLIII featuring the Steelers and Pittsburgh West serving as the backdrop. And hopefully this post is the beginning of a long, fruitful journey of shit talking and shit taking.
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ReplyDeleteTom is a #7 HATER.
i just realized that all he does is win. i've changed my stance.
ReplyDeleteI rank him 5-6 maybe 7, now give him the Colts or the Patriots O - line, which we've never really seen him behind a good one...and that may bump him up.
ReplyDeleteTake notice to the ref about to caress Philips testicles.
ReplyDeleteYeah 2 superbowls by age 27 and the best winning percentage of anybody in their first 5 years, not to mention the best out of the pocket Qb in the NFL, the man makes plays when there isn't nothing there. yeah at times he may hold on to the ball too long sometimes, but to say he isn't in the top 3 you must be on some good shiznit. and people want to say he always complains about being hurt, well i don't see anybody saying anything about the great sid the kid missing his 2nd all star game. might be the most over rated player in hockey, i'd hands down want Ovechkin over him.
ReplyDeleteI don't hate Ben but never would i take him as a top 3. Fact David Garrard had more passing yards then Ben. Fact with out our dominant D we would NOT be in the Superbowl, that is an absolute fact. Oh Garrard also threw less picks..Garrard...David fucking Garrard...
ReplyDelete5th...maybe he gets 5th
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ReplyDeleteOh and Ovechkin is good there's no doubt, but saying the #2 points leader in the NHL is "the most over rated player in hockey" is simply wrong. It's like saying Baseball is exciting to watch.
ReplyDeleteFuck the All-star game, the Pens season is at stake...why risk it for something that only people in Montreal watched the entire game and well...it means nothing.
fact he got one of the worst o-line in nfl but still wins, you want him to put up numbers like peyton get him the line he got, but screw that i'd rather have a Qb that knows how to win at all costs an can make something out of nothing. fact ben is white , garrard is black. fact crosby is a bum
ReplyDeleteBen had a 22.7 Rating in SB XL 2 ints 9-21 passing for around 120 yards. yeah definetly game breaking shit right there. i agree without that defense ben is the next matt leinart. crosby is a great player but he is not selfish enough, something that ovechkin is plenty of. if crosby shot 10 times a game he would lead league in goals but he tries to make everyone better. might be time to start the selfish streak.
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