LombardiChick
Win or lose, I love this team.
I think it's because no one likes Big Ben.
I have proof:
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LMAO! :rotfl: :rotfl:
I think it's because no one likes Big Ben.
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Nope, I wanted them to lose. Ever since they got a freebie thanks to the zebras pulling the Tuck Rule out of their ***** to bail the Patty cakes out I've enjoyed every one of their losses to no end. But none more than when they choked away their perfect season.
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My understanding is that the camera was okay, just where it was placed was a minor violation of NFL rules. That became (cue ominous music) SPYGATE!!!, is that right?
Could be worse. The kid could be crapping on it.Says the poster whose avitar is urinating on my team's logo.
Yay! The Tuck Rule! My favorite! I remember how mad I was when that very rule was shipped out by the refs during a game earlier that season to the advantage of Vinnie Testeverde and the Jets against the Pats, I was so pissed off... I was all "Where the f---- did that rule come from? We recovered that fumble! OUTRAGE!" etc...
Then it happened where we benefited from it later that year - the infamous one. And against the Raiders, too. That was the BEST part.
That same rule is still on the books, called about 12-15 times a season - most recently against the Jets in the Steelers playoff game. Is the rule imperfect? Yup.
They've tried changing it a few times, but it makes it even more convoluted and a pain in the ***, so they keep leaving it the way it is.
But hey, it screwed Al Davis and the Raiders, so LONG LIVE THE TUCK RULE!!!! :happy0005:
Apologies to Charles Woodson - Always liked that guy. Hope he finally gets HIS ring this time.
Nope, the Tuck Rule sucked. Always has, always will.
If a QB wants to pump fake and the ball gets knocked out, oh well. He shouldn't get bailed out by some lame *** rule.
Raiders and CWood got jobbed big time.
Then again, it was predictable after the Immaculate Deception fiasco.
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To be entirely honest, Goodell - the at the time new former Jet intern turned Commissioner was looking to assert his authority, and when the league sent out the letter to the league in 2006 telling all teams to stop videotaping signals from unapproved locations, and Bill interpreted it a different way. The New York media, of course, blew it waaaaaaaaay out of proportion, IMHO.
It was simply a case of our coach ignoring the authority of the commissioner. Bottom line.
Others may have their own interpretations. Was Bill wrong? Probably. But Goodell is still an a-hole. :happy0005:
Does the rule suck? Yup. I don't disagree with that at all - But again, it was on the books and used long before that game, and is still being used, in fact most recently during the AFCCG.
The NFL tried to take the subjective "human opinion" element out of whether a pass is incomplete or a fumble. The Competition Committee has tried repeatedly to change it - especially after the 2001 season, but no one can agree on a way to do so without making it actually worse, so they end up just leaving it the way it is.
If you have ideas on that, feel free to send them to the competition committee.
Until then, the rules are the rules, or so fans of other teams tell me when it comes to camera placement. :happy0005:
You can legally tape another team's signals from some locations? That seems to be what you're saying - is that really the case? (Hard to imagine that, but...)
From the NFL's Constitution & Bylaws (article 9): "Any use by any club at any time, from the start to the finish of any game in which such club is a participant, of any communications or information-gathering equipment, other than Polaroid-type cameras or field telephones, shall be prohibited, including without limitation videotape machines, telephone tapping, or bugging devices, or any other form of electronic devices that might aid a team during the playing of a game."
Unfortunately, like other rules, the NFL went overboard and hence the Tuck Rule.
And using a Terrible Towel to...um...you know.Could be worse. The kid could be crapping on it.You must be logged in to see this image or video!
and when exactly was the Tuck rule used in the Steelers - Jets playoff game? Answer -- it wasn't. Now when it should have been used was in the Steeler - Ravens game when Ben fumbled and the Ravens returned it for a TD.
So sorry. Steelers already claimed that and Space.Why stop at just America? How about globally?
Feel free to have any country not on these Steeler Tribute videos. I believe Inner and Outer Slobovia are not claimed yet.Why stop at just America? How about globally?
Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted.You can have your youtube videos and maybe you found a Steelers bar in every city, but the numbers don't lie.
Poll: Dallas Cowboys are America's favorite team for fourth straight year - The Huddle: Football News from the NFL - USATODAY.com
I knew #1 would have to be Dallas, because Jerry Jones is a tool. I was surprised by the Colts, but hey, Peyton Manning can do that.
Does it?Packer fans don't feel the need to make a you tube video of how great a fan they are. A 955 year wait for season tickets says it all.
USA Today was merely reporting the status of a countrywide survey that's done every year. It's a credible source.Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted.
Never heard of "The Huddle" and USA Today is hardly the last word on anything. Only time I read it is when it is given out free on an airplane or left in fron of my door at a hotel.
But hey, post up some Packer fan tributes. I'd love to see the Cheesehead or Packer flag around the world...
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I see a glaring problem with the survey at first glance. Lovable?USA Today was merely reporting the status of a countrywide survey that's done every year. It's a credible source.