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Football, I can’t quit you
During the NFL’s regular season this year, I didn’t watch football. I’d read about how concussions were affecting players after they left the game (in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and elsewhere), and I found it hard to enjoy watching knowing that some players on the field would have serious health problems in …
The cheering squad
Yesterday for the Steelers-Chargers game, my two-year-old niece wore her Steelers cheerleader outfit. We said the Steelers needed her support and she should give them a cheer. She started shouting sounds. “Ah! Oof! Whoa! Ack! Yeah!” We all stared. After a minute, my brother realized that she was imitating us — those were the sounds …
Comeback Season
Consider this excerpt: With a heavy heart I watch that Sunday’s game between the Colts and the Jets. With 2:24 remaining in the game, Peyton Manning completes a 2-yard pass to tight end Bryan Fletcher, ending a 68-yard Colts drive. Colts 24, Jets 21. The Colts offense retreats to the bench, but before they can …
Best part of the Super Bowl
UblUO0LjPUg The best part of the Super Bowl this year was the commercials. Ah, who’m I kidding? This was the best Super Bowl in years. Exciting, tense, closely fought. Great defensive performances from both teams, clever strategizing on all sides. Bill Belichick and his staff made a great call asking for a review of a …
Song of the moment: “Old Tom Brady’s Going Down”
Visit www.oldtombrady.com to hear the song. Beware: It is a serious earworm of a song. We’ve found that this commercial effectively replaces the song in your brain. (Link via Coudal.)
Protect this house!
Heinz Field Originally uploaded by cynthiacloskey Tonight the Steelers host the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of playoff games. All the experts are picking the Jaguars to win. The Steelers have home field advantage, but they are a banged up team and will be missing a lot of players to injury — players who …
Fantasy football 2007: Week 2 wrap
Football and fantasy football are back in session, much to my glee. In past years as a fantasy football manager, I spent many, many hours pouring over player and NFL team stats, adding and dropping players, changing my lineup several times each week, and watching hours (days!) of TV coverage. This year I’m more laid-back. …
The Steelers new mascot looks really familiar…
Does the Steelers new mascot remind you of anyone? The Steelers organization will invite fans to help name the new mascot. My suggestion for a name: The Chin. UPDATE: My brother Anthony thought the mascot would look good wearing that sweater Cowher wore to pretty much every press conference.