eeyoresmountainpals
<font color="green">Volunteer Firefighter and Mom
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Well, I'm headed to bed early tonight. See you all tomorrow!
Have a nice night!
Have a nice night!
eeyoresmountainpals said:That's what I thought too. It's been dark here for almost three hours.
poisoned apple said:do you guys like my cute little monster...
i think he's cute...
poisoned apple said:hey jake...
it's not that i'm a totally non-Steelers person, but um, is it true that their gameplan on Sunday was to take out Palmer...
cuz i really thought he was cute and now he's like really hurt...
and i think he's kinda cute...
ok.... lets brak this down from a sports journalists point of view... (that'd be me) since its my major...
i hate to play the what if game in this situation, becuase i hate "it would have happend" and "if this hadnt happend" but... judging from the 60 yard completion to Christ Henry, i think that had Palmer not gone down, this would have been a much better, higher scoring game; with it all coming down to who had the ball last.
That obviosly is not what happend, however blaming Kitna is not the answer
there really is no one person to blame. They lost as a team.
Kitna had a great first half. In the second half, Two bad snaps by Brad St. Louis cost the benglas a Field Goal and Kitna bobbling the ball and having to scramble, resulting in a sizeable loss.
Add that to the fact that our offensive line has not been 100% healthy for weeks, and the blocking for Kitna wasnt there in the second half. He had to scramble outside the pocket a dozen or more times just to keep from getting sacked. I think he did a great job of staying on his feet and mobile. He should have easily been taken down at least 6 times by a great Steelers Defense.
The interceptions can be blamed on Kitna. But every quarterback makes mistakes. It just happens, nobody can be perfect.... except for Big Ben with his 154.4 passer rating, if you even want to call him a quaterback... most of his passes are for five yards or less, which even i could complete...
Last but not least, That trick play for a touchdown. Possibly one of the best designed plays i have ever seen in YEARS of watching football. Honestly, passing acros the field to the quarterback and then downfield to an open receiver throws everyone off. There is no way to prepare for it (well at least there wasnt until they gave us tape of this amazing play)....
In the end, likei said, the game was lost as a TEAM. You cannot blame the game on John Kitna. He is a first rate quarterback wether he is starting or a backup and i will argue that point to the death. I would love nothing more than to see him get a nice contract with some team besides the bengals where he can thrive as a starter.
If Bettis retires after this year, which many believe he will; the steelers will lose one of their most valuble assets, in a big man that many teams cannot stop. He is without a doubt the best short yardage player in the game, and great for goal line situations. without him, only time will tell what the steelers fate will be in the division.
tubaman said:Little Shop of Horrors? My cousin played Semore in that play for the Charlston Light Opera Guild.
Mom2Ashli said:
Mom2Ashli said:Has anyone tried the Limited Edition Mint KitKats? Oh they are soooo yummy!!!