Slanted Stuff Santonio Holmes and Reefer

I get mad at dip-shits. Really mad. Dude, smoke all the pot you want, I don't care....just don't do it in your moving vehicle. Now we go into the Giants game, a yardstick game, without arguably our most explosive player. Nice. Why these guys do this, I have no idea. Stupidity I guess. I wonder if Santonio knows who Bam Morris is? he of trunk laden with reefer. Santonio has a trunk of another nature I guess. One only need Google images to get that joke. Dude, if you mess up you will be out of Pittsburgh......but then Dallas will sign you so I guess it doesn't matter.

Peyton manning had staph....ouch! That's what ended my favorite Steeler of All-Time's career....Greg Lloyd. Staph is nothing to mess around with. I think they should just cut off his leg.

The Ravens are a bunch of classless thugs. Classless. Class-less. Suggs used the word "bounty" in a radio interview. I can't wait until the next game. I guess they are fine with losing and "acting" tough.

Plaxbacks - I keep having them. Santonio should follow those stories as well.

In The "Line" Of Fire

SI sent out their annual football preview issue today. They had six regional covers and wouldn't you know Donovan McPuke graced our cover. Right....what? How about Ben? If you want to sell copies on the newstands, there has to be data that would back up a Roethlisberger cover over McNabb. Anyway, I digress. Still A Dog wants football. Let's talk football. In the issue, they go into the key for some team's success. Of course, they talked about the Steeler's Offensive Line. Thing is, I wasn't sure if they meant Offensive - like opposite of Defensive - line......or if they meant Offensive - like "F*ck me their line play is simply offensive "- line. We'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say it's the first choice. They are still listing Starks as a backup, so there's a front office screw up right there. Remember, he's getting paid like, zillions of dollars this year. Ouch. They call Colon a mauler on runs. Hmmmm. How about pass protection? They protect Ben like Marino's lines used to run block. Exactly! The thing that worries me, and they mentioned it, and The Dog mentioned it....we haven't invested a high pick on a stud hog in some time. They mention the Defensive Line as a strength of the team. Look how old they are though! Where is the future? With Parker and Melwelde Moore already in the fold, unless Mendenhall is special, I hardly see how someone getting his number of touches can replace our future lines. I'd like to be proven wrong on that and have him break out, especially on kick returns. And speaking of kick returns, they rated our Special Teams a solid B. Jeff Reed must have brought that average up all by himself, because if you take the FG unit out of the equation, I thought they sucked big donkey.....ears. I swear those guys just throw darts and mix and match what they are saying. One thing I did get excited about was all the talking they did about Lamar Woodley. Kevin Greene has taken a liking to him and took him under his wing, teaching him about rushing from the outside. I can't wait to see him in action this year. The talk about Woodley also boned up a piece of history when it said The Steelers haven't had consistent pressure on the QB since the Lloyd/Greene days. Interesting. I bet Jason Gildon and Joey Porter would have something to say about that.

...And Speaking Of Greg Lloyd

Geez, It was like 1995 for me this weekend. I think I watched 2 things on television the entire weekend and both things had an ex-Steeler from Super Bowl XXX. I watched a new favorite show of mine "Pros Vs. Joes" on Saturday afternoon and the episode I watched featured Kevin Greene. He stood 5 yards deep while a center hiked a ball to a qb on the 10 yard line who then tossed it to one of the Joes who was also 5 yards deep. In order to win - the Joe had to beat Greene into the endzone. Everyone was in full pads and uniforms. Each of 3 Joes got 3 tries. Greene gave up 1 td as the Joe took an inside route and KG didn't even get a hand on him. On the other 8 attempts, not only did he stop them - he inflicted pain. It was hilarious. During the overtime round where a winner is determined from the best 2 Joes, they had 1 minute each to stop KG from getting to a qb dummy and knocking a ball out of his "hand". Neither stopped him and it got to the point where they were moving out of his way. He was an animal. Later Saturday night I was watching some of the NFL Pro Bowl Skills Competition and they started off with an "old timers" game of flag football. Greg Lloyd was the pass rusher on one of the teams. They didn't talk to him and he didn't get much camera time at all - but it was good to see the dynamic duo back on tv. Both appeared to be in outstanding physical condition which is more than I can say for some of the Pros I've seen on "Pros Vs Joes". I saw on a teaser commercial that Kordell Stewart is going to appear in the upcoming weeks. That would be a good week to be a Joe if they are going to test accuracy!

It Makes You Think

When people ask me who my all-time favorite Steeler is - it doesn't take me long to respond "Greg Lloyd". I named a pet after the man! It goes without saying that he was the undisputed leader on defense for many years. His hard-nosed physical play defined Steelers football. After he retired and assault charges were brought against him on more than one occasion - I started to wonder if they were true - or if they were part of a ploy by his wife to sway court decisions in her favor. It came out in his son's therapy that he (Greg Sr.) allegedly stuck a gun in his (Greg Jr's) mouth over grades when he was 12 years old. It went to trial twice with no resolution so the mother decided not to go a third time. This article sounds very convincing, but it's mostly one-sided. I don't want to believe it's true - but somewhere in the back of my head, there is a part of me that thinks it could be true. His business partner vouches for him, but how many times do neighbors and friends end up on the news saying something like "I would have never guessed it - he seemed so normal" after somebody kills 8 people and buries them in their backyard? I like Greg Lloyd. I love the way he played. I loved him in that jersey, but I'm also a father. My daughter knows my "serious" voice and sometimes when I use it I can see that it makes her uncomfortable and I immediately take it down a notch or two to still get my message across while trying to alleviate any stress she's feeling. That's from a VOICE and a LOOK. I would never in a kazillion years lay a finger on her. Hell, I can't even discipline a cat if it pukes on my favorite shirt! I start off thinking I'm going to smack his butt and in the end I end up scratching him in his favorite spot asking him if he's sick. I'm just too "chicken-hearted". Cut me off in traffic and I'll get out of my car and fight you, live in my house and you're untouchable. Can you imagine how terrifying it would be for the meanest man in professional football to look at you and yell? How about if he grabbed your shoulder or arm? Now picture him holding a gun in your mouth! I hope it's not true. I hope with Greg Jr. turning 18, he and Sr. will reconnect and Jr. will go on to say his mother made him say it. I don't know if my favorite player ever can be someone who uses psychological terror on his own flesh and blood.