INTERCEPTION—INDIANAPOLIS’ NICK CROSS TAKES THE BALL AWAY FROM THE STEELERS’ GEORGE PICKENS IN ANOTHER LOSS FOR PITTSBURGH ON SATURDAY, DEC. 16. (PHOTOS BY MIKE PATTON)
:10—It’s not over until Coach Tomlin says it’s over! Do not be fooled by the camouflage of macho and gusto. He is focused on once again a winning season and making the playoffs.
:09—While we are sure Matt Canada is sitting at home in his recliner counting the money that is forthcoming that he doesn’t have to work for, and saying to the Pittsburgh general public, I tried to tell you so, it’s not all my fault.
:08—The point being while Canada certainly has to take responsibility for poor play-calling and poor timing in scripting the game, he is not responsible for the terrible offensive line, the bad attitude of Diontae Johnson, the frustration of George Pickens, and the once again-injured Kenny Pickett on the offensive side of the ball.
:07—With that being said…see, I said it again, he is not responsible for anything that happened on the defensive side of the ball. That responsibility belongs to Coach Mike Tomlin. Certainly we know that Teryl Austin is the defensive coordinator, but I don’t think it’s any secret that Mike Tomlin really implements the defensive strategy.
:06—While we can blame poor strategy on the offense, the greater part of the problem on defense, without question, is injuries. With Cam Heyward injured early on, with Minkah Fitzpatrick injured, re-injured and re-injured again, with our linebacking corps almost depleted, and now our hard-hitting safety Damontae Kazee out for the season, defense will not be our greatest asset moving forward. But injuries are part of the game; every team has them, and next man up is a calling card for every NFL team.
:05—Please allow me to take this opportunity as we approach the Christmas spirit to pat myself on the back as I tried to tell you repeatedly. Without an effective offensive line, nothing good can follow. Everything starts with the snap of the ball, and for the first time in forever, we do not have a Hall of Fame center to anchor the offensive line, and please understand when I say what I’m about to say, I actually mean it…me and my fellow offensive lineman from our 1970 Penn Hills football team, could actually step in and do a better job than the O-line they have now. Ha! Ha! Ha! Just kidding…but I really mean it. We were awesome in 1970. But I digress.
:04—I’m going to make this next comment as short as his punts. We have the worst punter in football. He gets worse by the week. Now I don’t mean any disrespect, and I’m not quite sure what negative evidence he has on the Rooneys, but Pressley Harvin has got to go. As a matter of fact, whatever bus we sent Matt Canada out of town on, let’s give him a one-way ticket on the same bus. He’s simply not good!!! Not only does his poor punting ability leave us in the negative more often than not, but the real glaring problem is, it doesn’t allow us to flip the field ever during the course of a game.
PITTSBURGH RECEIVER ALLEN ROBINSON TRYING TO ELUDE A COLTS DEFENDER IN THEIR DEC. 16 CONTEST IN INDY.
:03—I have been known to go into barber shops and intentionally start trouble by saying, “The greatest quarterback of all time is Terry Bradshaw, bar none.” Now, if you want to claim Tom Brady on your pick, based on Super Bowl championships, you’re welcome to do so, but remember they cheated on three of the games, which brings his number down to four titles, which takes me back to Bradshaw who has four legitimate titles and two MVPs. I said all that to say this. If the greatest quarterback of all time says Kenny Pickett is the future franchise quarterback for the Steelers, it’s good enough for me. For the last time, people, you cannot blame Kenny Pickett for running for his life, not being accurate, and not able to read through his progressions, when 400-pound men are trying to establish their legacy on his behalf. Once the new offensive coordinator is in place next year, and once the Steelers spend real money in the offseason for real offensive linemen, you will then see the real Kenny Pickett. And as I’ve told you, you can Google this on your own, Kenny Pickett only trails Dan Marino in most every category at Pitt, he also leads in several categories. Pickett is the real deal and you will soon find that to be true, because Terry Bradshaw said he is.
:02—For all of you people out there who want Mike Tomlin fired, and you know who you are, and you know what you’re really thinking…trust me when I tell ya, it ain’t gonna happen. The Rooneys will never fire Mike Tomlin and Mike Tomlin will never quit, because he’s not a quitter. Now take this to the bank. The Pittsburgh Steelers will win their next three games and still make the playoffs, because it’s over when Coach Tomlin says it’s over.
:01—Merry Christmas, Little Johnny and Little Susie. Happy Holidays to all and to all a Terrible Towel.
:00—GAME OVER.
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