THE PITTSBURGH Sports CHATTER

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine




1987: Prior to the start of the season the Seahawks win a lottery for the right to pick LB Brian Bosworth in the supplemental draft.


1991: Viewed as the quarterback of the future the Seahawks use their first round pick to select Dan McGwire,



1993: The Seahawks all but give up on QB Dan McGwire by drafting Notre Dame golden boy Rick Mirer. Mirer, who drew comparisons to Joe Montana,


1995: The Dennis Erickson era gets off to a shaky start when the new coach is charged with drunk driving. .

So you can understand why we are the way we are, right?

[POJO_Risin]

Who picked Seattle as one of the expansion slots?...as well as Tampa?

[LoungeMachine]

Dunno, but I remember we played them in the first season, while we were in the NFC first.....

They called it The Expansion Bowl....but we all called it The Toilet Bowl.




I'm sure we lost.

[VanJay011379]

[POJO_Risin]

Dan Rooney headed the committee that sought out Seattle as the expansion club...he also insisted on family ownership...

not sure how it worked out...but there still there...and eventually in the Bowl...so it couldn't have been that bad...

[Unchainme]

SEATTLE VS. PITTSBURGH MUSICALLY!!!!!




SEATTLE



PITTSBURGH

[POJO_Risin]

let me know when they play each other in football...

[Unchainme]

Originally posted by POJO_Risin
let me know when they play each other in football...

Hmmm, Might auctually be a good matchup. Afterall Both Hendrix and Michael Did play Football in High School. But i think Hendrix would still kick his ass.

[POJO_Risin]

I agree...even dead...

[POJO_Risin]

Nicely done Stevens...nicely done...

consider him out of the game...

Porter irked over Seahawks tight end's remarksAssociated Press


PONTIAC, Mich. -- Steelers linebacker Joey Porter minded his manners and said nothing derogatory about the Seahawks during his first two days at the Super Bowl. That changed Wednesday after Seattle tight end Jerramy Stevens effectively guaranteed a victory.

Porter said Stevens' remarks were all he needed to get him going for the Super Bowl.


"I've been asleep all week but now I got woke up," Porter said Wednesday. "I've got my first taste of blood and now I'm thirsty for more. Until now, it was 'Watch what I say,' `I can't say this,' `I can't say that,' `Don't do anything silly,' but I'm ready now.


"You look for the guys that say something that aren't supposed to say nothing, and I feel like he definitely was out of pocket to say what he said," Porter said. "I'm going to make sure he owns up to those words."


Porter was agitated about Stevens' comments Tuesday regarding Steelers star Jerome Bettis' much-publicized return to his hometown of Detroit to try to win a Super Bowl in what likely is his final season.


"It's a heartwarming story and all that, but it will be a sad day when he leaves without that trophy," said Stevens, who said later he wasn't guaranteeing a victory but was only saying what he felt.


Stevens also said Porter will have a difficult time whenever he is matched up with Seahawks All-Pro tackle Walter Jones.


"He had a huge game in the AFC championship game coming off the edge on the blitz," Stevens said of Porter. "I don't think he is going to have such an easy day against Walt, though."


Porter said Stevens' remarks made it even easier to get himself ready to play in his first Super Bowl.


"He's too soft to say something like that," Porter said. "He's going to have the opportunity to back up his words. I'm going to have the opportunity to back up my words. So it's something I'm looking forward to and I'm ready to get going."


Porter also called Stevens "a first-round bust who barely made some plays this season." He also said a player of Stevens' stature "has a lot of nerve" to say what he said about Bettis.


Porter and Stevens had productive seasons. Porter had 10{ sacks in the regular season and has three more in the playoffs. Stevens had 45 catches and five touchdowns during the season and has eight catches and another TD in two playoff games.


Porter's outburst was the latest in a series of strong or inflammatory comments by him during these NFL playoffs.


He riled up the Colts during the divisional round by saying they relied on tricks and wouldn't play smashmouth football, then accused the NFL officiating crew of cheating the Steelers during their 21-18 upset of the Colts. He was not fined for those remarks.


Steelers coach Bill Cowher subsequently cautioned Porter and other players about making comments that opposing teams might use for motivation. Cowher also called Porter's officiating comments "ridiculous," and Porter subsequently had little to say before Pittsburgh's 34-17 victory over Denver in the AFC championship game.


And what might Cowher think of these comments?


"I do what I have do to get myself going and he likes to see me going," Porter said. "He knows once I get going, he knows what kind of player he's going to get. That's going to make me play at a high level."


Steelers players also were cautioned before the Super Bowl about not saying anything that the Seahawks could use for motivation, but Porter didn't seem to care.


"When a guy says something who lines up in front of me on every play, I have to like that," Porter said. "He has to see me. There's no way he can hide from me. We have to meet -- over and over and over. ... I'll remind him every time I put him on his back."


Stevens found Porter's comments amusing.


"I think that will make it more exciting. That fuels the fire," Stevens said. "He's an up-tempo guy and playing that way is why football is fun."


Then, reflecting on what Porter said, he added, "He said I'll be on my back?"


Stevens flashed a smile.


"We'll see."

[VanJay011379]

Originally posted by Unchainme
SEATTLE VS. PITTSBURGH MUSICALLY!!!!!




SEATTLE



PITTSBURGH

Acutally, Bret Micheals is from Butler, which is about an hour North of the Burgh.

If you're going to go that far, then you can add this guy, which is not much farther.

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by POJO_Risin



"I've been asleep all week but now I got woke up," Porter said Wednesday. "

That's what it took for you to wake the fuck up all week for the biggest game of your life?

Smack from someone who's parent couldn't even spell Jeremy right?

I'd bench your sleeping ass just for loitering you smug ass chump.


Asleep all week?

Shut the fuck up.




Hey, poj.....let me know when your guys are ready to play some football, eh?

[Romeo Delight]

I have a feeling that we are in store for a competitive game.

For all of the critics that were hoping for a marquee matchup, let me remind them that the problem with the Superbowl, prior to 2000, was that they were usually shitty games that were decided in the third quarter.

For so many years the Superbowl was a great event, but a shitty sporting battle.

I think there is enough parity in the league now to ensure a much better game.

Go Hawks! What did Brian Cox say again? "Seattle?....That's Canada up there as far as I'm concerned."

[VanJay011379]

Steelers will not be stopped by birds!

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Originally posted by VanJay011379
Acutally, Bret Micheals is from Butler, which is about an hour North of the Burgh.

Gotta be honest with you bro, I didn't think that was true, I thought he was from the Harrisburg area, like Poison is...

But you're right, he's from Butler....

Wait a minute...

Joey T. is from Butler also...

Joe Thunder = Bret Michaels ???