Good afternoon Terrible Blog readers…your old friend Turrible is back with a new weekly segment that will lend some pre-game thoughts from a deranged football fan before each matchup. The focus will not only be on the Steelers, but on the NFL in general. I may dip a toe into the world of fantasy football as well. Please Note: Turrible will not be offering any fantasy advice…but he’ll most certainly accept any that the loyal readership has to offer. Without further ado:
Some Turrible Thoughts and Questionable Questions that have been ruminating in the lead-up to Steelers v. Titans…
- Turrible likes the season opening on a Thursday night on the home field of the defending Super Bowl champions…but wonders how many iterations of the Super Bowl will need to take place for a First Thursday game to be hosted in Cleveland or Cincinnati?
- Starting a rookie quarterback, even one as talented as Matthew Stafford, is only good in the “WIN NOW NFL” when you have a defense and the supporting cast on offense that can win games while relying on very little from under center. The Lions can’t go 0-16 for a second consecutive year, can they?
- “Running Back by Committee” is certainly the rule of law in the NFL, but has completely wrecked all of the preconceived notions about the importance of the running back in fantasy football. If you play the game, and you went RB in round 1 and round 2 (and provided you don’t draft with a bunch of idiots), how good do you feel about your roster right now?
- On their morning show earlier this week, Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg were debating the top three quarterbacks in the NFL. After Brady and Manning, Greeny was tempted to put Roethlisberger in the discussion…Golic said absolutely not, placing Rivers, Brees and others ahead of Big Ben. This should not be a surprise, coming from someone who wears no jewelry from his days in the NFL.
- Normally, the whole Terrible Towel incident would play no meaningful role in tonight’s game. But something’s being missed here. My guess is that the Steelers players could give a sh!t less about what happens to the towel and how it’s used as a prop by other teams. No, the fallout from the incident will come from the stands tonight…where tens of thousands of people to whom that symbol means a lot more will have been drinking for 8 hours straight. They will torture Titans players with taunts, screaming and perhaps thrown beer.
- About that…
- If this game took place in Tennessee instead of Pittsburgh, who’s placing odds on NO Steve McNair tribute prior to the game on opening night of the NFL season…when all eyes descend upon the most image conscious league in sports?
Finally, the Turrible (pre-game) Thought of the Week: Turrible did a turrible thing during one of his fantasy drafts…he drafted for the best value pick at each position when his time came. Drafting 9th in a 12 team league, it netted him Tom Brady, Andre Johnson, Anquan Boldin and Jason Witten in his starting lineup. It also gave him a running back stable of: Felix Jones, Fred Jackson, Beanie Wells, Jamaal Charles, LenDale White, Leon Washington and Michael Bush.
Kids, this is why fantasy football is evil. Praying for an ACL/MCL sprain in week 1 of the NFL season can’t be good for anybody’s well-being. And yet…
4 comments:
a.) Leon, you realize, is Noel backwards. He'll be money around Christmas.
b.) I'm so done with the Mike and Mike schtick. I hate talk show callers, but if they don't mind laughing at themselves, they would allow a caller to mention that a Super Bowl-less former player would undervalue his leadership. Great point.
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There is obviously a lot to know about this. I think you made some good points in Features also.
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