| What's That You Say? |
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| Written by Cotter |
| July 02, 2009 10:17 |
 Wow, you know, just when I thought I might take another day off, a bunch of stuff happens. Nothing important, of course. Just several items of note that I figured you might not mind touching on...not unlike Brady Quinn's junk...  But that, obviously, is another story altogether. First up -- apparently, Troy Polamalu was voted "Smartest Player" in the division by a majority of the 32 anonymous AFC North players, eight from each team, polled by ESPN's AFC North blogger, James Walker. Which is fair and deserved. I mean, he does play with his head an awful lot... ...the terrible jokes never end, guys. Anyways, I'm sure Troy would be honored to know that 32 anonymous "players" from the AFC North think so highly of him. Naturally, as anonymity would demand, there's no word on who these individuals might/might not be. For all we know, James Walker could've polled these dudes...  Not to mention the fact that can we really trust the opinion of any Bengal on who is the SMARTEST player in the division?  But either way, congratulations Troy. I think...? Anyways, while Troy was revered as the division's "Smartest Player" (whatever that means), the jagoff in the AFC North who he is most often compared to took the "Best All Around Player" award. That jagoff being Ed Reed, of course. Surprisingly or not, I think it's a fair and possibly even deserving designation. After all, like him or not, the guy is 31 and still holds it down at Safety while also returning punts for the HIV birds. Plus, we all know he can take a hit... PS - To me, there are few things more annoying than amateurs putting music to football highlights. Seriously, what are you jokers doing? Please. But I digress. Unofficial awards are a bigger joke than the fact that "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" is still on the air. So really, whatevs. How about this, though... Remember a couple of months ago when the Ravens 1st round pick, LT Michael Oher chose his 1st official press conference to say he wanted to do everything he could to beat Pittsburgh? Well I did, and apparently so did Tomlin... Because at the NFL Rookie Symposium yesterday, he called Oher's ass out. And rightfully so. Innocuous comment or not, and however admirable it may be that Oher wants to help the Ravens try and avoid being embarrassed with another series sweep in '09, Tomlin's message (with which you know I agree) was clear - you should probably at least sign a contract before saying anything about beating the defending Super Bowl champs. I doubt Tomlin really cared, though. He's much too busy being a hard ass to be bothered with Noobs...  And finally, I missed this the other day, but the Fifth Down blog over at the NY Times pontificated about why the Steelers probably should not be "underrated" defending Super Bowl champs (as they currently are, apparently). In doing so, they go through a number of reasons - like the fact that our D is nastier than Perez Hilton's face, and that our schedule is softer than Miroslav Satan - most of which I think we already know. Which, hey, I'll take it every day of the week (the Steelers love, that is). So if you wanna read it for yourself, that's the type of thing you can expect. Either way, I have a few thoughts about this (shocking, I know)... #1 - It's July 1 #2 - Vegas odds are all "educated" speculation #3 - Who cares? The bottom line is - I don't care if we're underrated, overrated, or rated at all. The Steelers have to work just as hard every year to have a shot at some new bling. Whether Vegas has them underrated or not or whether some writer thinks they shouldn't be has no bearing on how anything is going to play out between September and January. I've got some odds for you, though. The odds of me pillaging Trader Joes today are 2 to 1. Wasabi Tempura Seaweed Snacks will change your life. And clearly, that's all I've got for now. So, on that note, I leave you with more Ahnold... |
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