Which Steeler Will Fidel Goodell Fine After This Game?
The NFL rescinded its bullshit fine to Justin Tuck late this past week, but naturally upheld the latest in a series of nonsensical ones to a Steeler, this one to LaMarr Woodley for a pretty garden-variety planting of Jason Campbell last week. Not that Shaun Rogers was ever disciplined for the cheap shot he took on Roethlisberger in Week 2.
The list of Steelers fined this season include Hines Ward (twice), Ryan Clark (twice, once for honoring deceased former teammate Sean Taylor), James “Silverback” Harrison, Nate Washington and James Farrior. I take it The Rog didn’t take that “pansy league” comment by Polamalu kindly. Try to levy one on Max Starks. He’s got money to burn.
Meanwhile, Mike Tomlin reunites with his coaching mentor and Tony Dungy tries to get a win against the team that gave him his coaching start. It’s good enough storyline to make me ignore the “Steelers trying to lose second consecutive home game to a Manning” one.
Tags: Homerism, open thread, sundays are for homerism, xmas ape
November 9th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Tom Cable looks like the indecisive cabinetmaker from Seinfeld.
November 9th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Somebody want to tell me where the FUCK Bernard Berrian was today when I started his ass over Derrick fucking Mason? Drew?
November 9th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Uh-oh. Looks like the long ball horseshoe is once again firmly implanted in the Colts’ collective rectum. What a fucking play.
November 9th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
You have got to be fuckin fisting me. That was the luckiest shit ever.
November 9th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
@Jay:
If you think that’s bad, then you should have had my receivers. Torry Holt (ok, I admit I had that one coming, but I figured they’d be playing from behind all day), Bernard Berrian, and Derrick Mason. The happy totals: 6 points, and 2 complete suck-asses
November 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Still unbelievable that Hines didn’t get fined for blindsiding and taking out a rookie.
November 9th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
fine rhines whold for being an rugly muver fucker
November 9th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
oh btw fuck the stealers
November 9th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr205/placekickerholder/homos.jpg?t=1226268669
November 9th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Ape, are you all gay for Fatsis’ buddy Ernster, now playing for the Steelers?
November 9th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I hate football.
November 9th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Man the Colts defense does exist.
November 9th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I know black men love a little junk in the trunk but feeding your girl McDonald’s to achieve the desired effect seems like a cruel trick.
November 9th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Tomlin got his start in Tampa under Dungy
November 9th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
If something happens to Fidel Goodell, will his brother Raul take over?
Also, I get the feeling Jared Allen is going to get fined AGAIN.
November 9th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Maybe Rivers was hoping that the quarter would end while that ball was still in the air.
November 9th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Does anyone else have blips in the audio coming from the Steelers game?
November 9th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
No my audio has been fine all game.
November 9th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Wow, nice goal line stand.
November 9th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Must be my end somewhere.
November 9th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
OH WHAT THE HELL
November 9th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Classy of Starks to kick the Colts DB who made the pick in the face after he went down.
November 9th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Too much time left…..
November 9th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
The Chargers just got fucked by the refs again
November 9th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
hahaha oh man the Chargers just got hosed
November 9th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
The horrible calls just keep piling up this year for the NFL zebra crew, don’t they?
November 9th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
God fucking damn it. Enjoy the free win, Colts!
November 9th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Herm Edwards to Kansas City: “Fuck you!”
November 9th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Apparently the Chiefs need a beer and didn’t want to go for OT.
November 9th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
hahahahaha stealers suck thank u ben whorthlessburger
November 9th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
They should fine the fucking refs for allowing the 128 uncalled instances of holding and the 43 uncalled instances of pass interference. My favorite was the hold on the helmet of Harrison that began about 2 seconds before the ball got there.
BWAAAAAhhahhhaaaa fuck you Retardo Ben!
November 9th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Steelers = frauds
November 9th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
So how long did it take Goodell to join the Un-Holy Quadrinity of shitty sports commissioners? Because football had a leg up on the other 3 sports with Taglibue, who wasn’t perfect, but a far cry from the assheads who once formed the Trinity–Bud Selig, David Stern, and Gary Bettman, who continue to embarrass themselves and their leagues yet continue to get saved by players and fans.
I propose the following people to run the 4 major sports leagues–
MLB: Bob Costas–knows the sport, loves the sport, would get a tremendous 4-inch woody from being able to lord over all those big, tall athletes and would for the most part get him off my TV.
NHL: Don King–The NHL is invisible southwest of Detroit and this guy can promote anything.
NBA: Morgan Freeman–the league’s image problem would evaporate overnight once you put the most respected black man on the planet (yes, more than Obama–who would you rather hear narrating a movie about walruses or lemurs or what have you?) in charge.
NFL: Hilary Clinton–would set history as the first female sports commissioner (that counts) and brings the added bonus of having bigger balls than 90% of the league’s players, coaches, and officials. Literally.
November 9th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Porky, you have been thinking deep thoughts! I am impressed. It is Sunday you know.
November 9th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
@ emmitt: It’s “Steelers”
But having said that, Mannings > Steelers
November 9th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
And also, for any officiating fuckup is automatically countered by the Herm Edwards effect. You can hand Herm the game, but he won’t like the wrapping paper so he’ll re-gift that shit right back.
November 9th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Shouldn’t it be tetranity?
November 9th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
What the hell is on Kerry Collins’ nose? It looked like an itty bitty roach.
November 9th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Y’know, one of these days Ape’s gonna read these comments, see all the Steelers hate and explode with a white-hot rage that melts the Internets.
And 310’s right, emmitt — I don’t know if horrific spelling is part of the Emmitt Smith gimmick, but it’s awful either way, dude.
November 9th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Actually, scratch that. It is quadrinity.
November 9th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Big Ben blows goat balls
November 9th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Harf harf harf! When you blow at goat balls the hair goes WHOOOOOSH.
November 9th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
It’s fine. I put my fandom up for ridicule every single week, win or lose. You fucking cowards can only talk shit when the Steelers lose. When they win, you’re nowhere to been seen.
November 9th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
This is why I like Thursday games. I can enjoy my Sundays knowing Cleveland has already gotten the loss out of the way.
November 9th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
@Christmas Ape:
Who actually talks shit after their team loses? “Oh, you beat us by four? Well it should have been ten! And the refs totally gave it to you! And we just needed a few more breaks!” Etc.
@porky:
I laughed really for a good five minutes, and was perilously close to throwing up my recently consumed root beer float.
November 9th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
MB: What the fuck are you talking about? I never said the Colts win was undeserved. I said all these trolls who talk shit on the comment threads are people who never put up their fandom unless it’s celebrating a win or mocking a Steelers’ loss. They’re gutless sacks of cocksnot.
November 9th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
As a Steelers fan, just let me say … Shit!
/got nothing more eloquent
November 9th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
“Cocksnot” for compound swearword on House of Punte this week?
November 9th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
“Who actually talks shit after their team loses?”
Umm, plenty of people? Most notably, whiny Seahawks fans after Super Bowl Extra Large.
November 9th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Steelers suck
But not as much as I suck dick for the right to suck more dick.
November 9th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Hey Fag Ape, did you suck off Dana Milbank in the elevator when you got fired?
November 9th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
He was too eager to service me.
November 9th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
“Put my fandom up for ridicule every week”. Bullshit. You are a Steelers fan, I expect you to slobber over the them, and I accept it as part of the blog. Being an NFL site, I expect you to focus on the Steelers, who happen to be “your team”. Who the hell else would you “put up” any fandom for? Your whining is reminiscent something I’d expect from that asshole Bill Simmons.
Oh, suck it Steelers.
November 9th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
The Four Commissioners of the Apocalypse.
On the white horse, the False Prophet, David Stern. For all the sneaky relocation deals (esp. Seattle & Vancouver)
On the red horse, War, Gary Bettman. For the NHL Lockout. Let’s not ever call it a strike, people. Gary caused it.
On the black horse, Famine, Roger Goodell. For fining the shit out of everyone.
On the pale-green horse, Death, Bud Selig. Becuase as a comissioner, he both looks and leads like a corpse.
Honorable mentions: Don Garber, MLS, on the pink unicorn of <a href=”http://www.caughtoffside.com/2007/11/18/beckham-needs-to-leave-the-mls-truman-show/”Self-Delusion; “Hootie” Johnson, Augusta National, on the old grey mare of Anacrhonistic Racism and Misogyny; and everyone involved in college football, riding around on donkeys of Hypocrisy.
November 9th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
epic HTMfail. sorry.
November 9th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
@ Christmas Ape
I wasn’t really talking shit about the Steelers. I was merely stating the obvious that Big Ben sucks goat balls.
November 9th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I’ll be honest Ape, I won’t be posting anything if the Niners lose tomorrow….
…see ya guys on Tuesday
November 10th, 2008 at 2:17 am
Who knows, they might be a little better once they get Willie Parker, Heath Miller, LaMarr Woodley, Marvel Smith and Bryant McFadden back. Maybe. Can’t say for sure.
November 10th, 2008 at 3:49 am
What’s that you say? Willie Parker and four parking lot attendants are banged up? Oh, snap! Who could absorb the loss of those rare gems? Meanwhile the Raven’s entire fucking secondary has been out all year plus Kelly Gregg plus they’re starting a rookie QB so quit your effeminate sniveling, generic yinzer.
On Dec. 14th we’re going to fold that millionaire hobo Big Bum like an origami swan and put you out of your pissy, excuse-laden misery. Ray Ray’s even gonna do a little Joey Porter boot at the end of it for nostalgia’s sake! Ain’t America great?
November 10th, 2008 at 7:17 am
Every time I see Ray Lewis play, I’m just waiting for him to pull a gun and shoot somebody like in The Last Boy Scout. I’m so happy the Ravens gave the most over-rated linebacker a new contract. We mucused the Ravens once this year, we’ll do it again. I think Shakespeare said it best, a shitty team by any other team would still stink as bad (or words to that effect).
November 10th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Your tean sucks. No, your teams suck. No you suck. Mom, Teddy said I suck!
November 10th, 2008 at 8:01 am
My spelling sucks.
November 10th, 2008 at 8:23 am
BWAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAHHHAAAAA! FUCK YOU! SUCK IT ! STEELERS ARE PUSSIES!!
November 10th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Yeah it’s pretty cool that the Steelers invested 100+ mil in a “one trick pony” that did his one trick a long time ago! Cherr up though Steeler fans–maybe somebody will run a talking dog by the front office!
November 10th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Oh for fuck’s sake, let’s just get to the point: every team that’s not your team sucks/are pussies/cheaters/and the QB is a faggot/moron.
That said, NFL > NBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, tiddlywinks
November 10th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Ape, you’re the only one who puts up your fandom? It’s because you incorporate it into your blog posts. Of course people are going to talk shit (Fuck the Steelers). The Steelers have five trophies, cry me a river. I’m an Eagles fan. Make fun of me!
November 10th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Billick’s right. Woodley’s a fucking bum. I mean, 9.5 sacks and a TD against the Ravens in eight games in his first year as a starter? That’s nothing compared to Terrell Suggs, who’s leading the league in empty threats. THAT’S what really matters in this game.
November 10th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Goodell, much like personal hygiene hates the Steelers and their fans
November 10th, 2008 at 11:33 am
This is ri-fucking-diculous.
Ape, “putting my fandom out there” is a nice way of saying “I make weekly homerrific posts about my team.” Of course people are going to talk shit after a loss, how else should they respond to a post like this? Boo-fuckety-hoo.
November 10th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was drunk and pissed off. I was just ranting at the commenters who come out of the woodwork (dipshits like Haterade) when the Steelers lose and never at any other point.
November 10th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I hate the Steelers more than anyone, and I think that if they can get healthy they have a great shot to win the AFC. Who cares what the out-of-the-woodwork commenters say?
November 10th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Terrell Suggs leads the league in empty threats? Is an “empty threat” the new hip code phrase for a pick-six because he’s got two of those this season. Everybody has injuries. Only Squeelerfans uses them as a panty shield to protect their bleeding pussies. Wedge it!
November 10th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
It’s a fair point. People love the schadenfreude, but it seems particularly venomous when the Steelers lose.
[dick joke]
November 10th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
No, it’s the new hip code for bullshit bounties on other team’s players that he’ll never follow through on, just like fellow full-of-shit Raven Bart Scott vowing to kill Hines Ward. Really delivered on that one in Week 4, didn’t he?
And I wasn’t blaming the loss on injuries, I was countering the “Steelers=fraud” talk by saying they’re not playing to their potential at the moment. Part of that is being limited by injuries. Another is just recent shitty execution.