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I ain’t buyin’ none o’ that bullshit.

We often hear so much negativity regarding athletes but yet we often don’t hear about all the good that a lot of them do.

I’m got nothing but love for my fellow Wolverines. Check out his wiki page:

In March 2008, Foote paid for the funeral of Mark Brown-Williams, a ten-year-old child from Detroit, Michigan, who had drowned after falling through the ice on a tributary of the Rouge River in February.[2] Foote had no pre-existing personal connection to the family, but he was touched after hearing of the tragedy, as he has a son of nearly that age himself and had played on the same frozen river when he was a child.[3]

He had a great career in Pittsburgh and he has big plans for the youth of Detroit. As good as he was on the field, his greatest legacy in football may be yet to come.

Damn, I agree with everything you’ve said man.

I must admit that I liked Cowher but dammit, sometimes he could piss me the f*** off.

I like the intensity he brought and how he could motivate his players. I can still see the image of him in Greg Lloyd’s face, telling him to rush the passer….damn, that was classic!

Tomlin was a sociology major, huh? I didn’t know that.

FYI….I just heard that Larry Foote will probably bounce to Detroit next season. That means that Timmons will be a starter in 09.

Exactly why I was kinda glad when Cowher retired. On one hand, the guy was likeable. But, it had become painfully evident that the reason that the Steelers hadn’t won titles in the 90′s was more a function of Cowher not doing the right things, than the team itself being deficient. The year after the Steelers won the Super Bowl and he chose to stick with Ben even though Stevie Wonder could see that Ben wasn’t right. His on again-off again playing of Kordell Stewart. (To be fair, this had more to do with the fact that the Steelers couldn’t keep an offensive coordinator for more than 2 seasons.) Anyone could see that Stewart’s psyche is fragile. I give him props for lasting in Pittsburgh for as long as he did, though. Yanking him did nothing for his confidence.

The thing that I like about Tomlin, he realizes it’s all about the details. Take care of the little things, and the big goal will be easier to achieve. Also, he’s the calm that the players need to see sometimes. Cowher, to say the least, was anything but calm. Tomlin will chew those guys out (see Sweed in the AFC Championship game after missing that long pass and laying on the field like he was hurt, costing the team a time out), but he will also praise them (see Sweed delivering a Ward-like block a couple of plays later). Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Tomlin was a sociology major, as far as him dealing with players.

Aw man…..I wish that I could forget the 90s. We should’ve had at the very least 2 rings in the 90s.

Brothas you have been blessed though. We got Bubby after you were done with him and subsequently went through a string of Rich Kotite retreads. That was a baaaaaad time for me.

I was calling every bad coach Rich Kotite.

Bradshaw took some time to develop. I think he took a lot of that stuff personally when it really wasn’t personal — even though it was framed in personal terms. No one thinks Brett Favre is a genius or dedicated student of the game — but he won games early in Green Bay. If he’d lost, he’d probably have gotten the same treatment he received in Atlanta. Winning changed everything — but it didn’t make Favre smart. It seems not to have made Bradshaw smart, either…though he’s capitalized on that image of him in a masterful way.

I can understand how a young man would be injured by that assault on their sensibilities. They just need to know its as impersonal as the adulation.

Mizzo — See what I’m talking about:

If you want to hear a Steeler fan go from Cool to Irate in less than five seconds…

There’s kos with flaming exclamation points! We’re like Pavlov’s Dog when we hear those names!!! Grrrrrr!!!!

Don’t even mention Maddox! I feel about Maddox the same way you feel about the Steelers not using a fullback! I remember fans saying he was an upgrade to Kordell Stewart. Only in the time it took for teams to understand that the guy was going to throw picks a whole lot quicker. And remember, even Bradshaw caught the wrath of the fans early on. (Granted, this had a lot to do with the writers, but it spilled over to the fans) Lil’ Abner??!! Snuffy Smith?!! Guy wouldn’t even come back to Pittsburgh for a long time.