One man's Rush is Another Man's Trudge

It isn't everyday that a guy wearing a number as high as 92 scores a touchdown.

When they do, I often joke that as the gigantic defender runs down field, he is thinking "Please tackle me! I can't run anymore!"

There are few things more entertaining to watch, than the epic journey of a linebacker, 10 yards down field.

As they near the endzone, their run becomes less of a stride motion and more of a stagger; ending in a collpase of thankfulness, that they have by the grace of God, on their very last breath, FINALLY reached the endzone!

They are then immediately met with water and oxygen masks, as if they have just completed a 3 day trek through the Sahara, when in reality they could probably reach out and touch the very same spot they started running from.

So imagine my amusement when all 250lbs of linebacker, James Harrison returned an interception for the longest play in Super Bowl history. 100 yards. Before his record breaking play, the farthest Harrison ever had to run was from the line of scrimmage to the quarterback pocket and he doesn't do so very quickly.

Watch here as #92 completes his 100 yard pilgrimage from one end zone to the other. His stride remains steady, although he has quite a but of help before he us pushed into the end zone and collpases on the turf like he was shot in the leg by Plaxico Burress.



So what was Harrison thinking? Perhaps something along the lines of:

"What a time to be on a defensive team! Will one of you let me get tackled already?!"

or...

"100 yards didn't seem so far when it was 300 foot long sandwiches."

or...

Maybe we should just ask him...

Week After Super Sunday

A few random thoughts which occurred to me during the Super Bowl:

1. The ‘safety’ has to be the funnest signal in football. The quaterback gets backed up anywhere near the end zone and suddenly everyone in the stadium, including 300 something lbs linebackers are standing with their hands over their heads like genies. Some people signal first downs, other people see holding and grab their wrists, but everyone signals for a safety! It is so much fun!


2. I wonder if when a football player makes a huge play and points up to Jesus, he points back at them?


3. Are Omar Epps and Mike Tomlin twins? Do they know each other? Do their mom’s look alike? Have they ever run into each other and thought “Holy Sh*t! You look just like me!?”



4. Just when I thought that saying Palamalu was the coolest name in the Super Bowl, I discovered Coach Wizenhut

5. When Ben Patrick scored a touchdown for the Cards, he was the first 7th round choice to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl since 2005. Is that a significant statistic? Who comes up with those and how are they so readily available? Before the game do they hand the announcers a paper that says “In the event that Ben Patrick scores, say this…”

6. I am discriminating against certain touchdown celebrations. I don’t mind seeing a traditional chest bump or high five. Some guys do a celebration that looks like lunges and I don’t mind that either. Heck, if you just ran 50 yards and you aren’t tired, please, go ahead, do some lunges. I find it disturbing however, when a grown man who regularly smashes his body into 300lb men suddenly gets twinkle toes and ballerinas his flapping arms around the end zone. Then again, if I were to score an NFL touchdown, they wouldn’t have enough flags for the excessive celebrations I would draw. I would be dancing for hours, provided I could still breathe. They would have to carry me off the field.

7. If I had control over the telestrator, I would not be able to resist drawing mustaches on people and writing inappropriate speech bubbles.

8. Can you seriously not review the last play of the Superbowl to see if its a forward pass or fumble?

Either way, congrats Pittsburgh! I look forward to all the Steelers won the Super Bowl songs!!!

And I thought No one cared about this years Super Bowl

*This was posted twice and the other copy removed because it was 'defective.'

What better way to honor your team going to the Super Bowl, than to create a song or parody or six? Steeler fans are a very special breed, but lucky for them they were born on the west side of PA or they might have been Eagle fans. (What would they sing about then?)"We've got no ring, our quarter back's old, we're never goin to the Suuuper Bowl!" (sung to the beat of the Steelers Super Bowl song....I should clarify...the FIRST Steeler song, found below)

Okay, this first one is good! Very catchy...even though I am pulling for the Cards, I find myself singing "Pittsburgh's going to the Superbowl," randomly. Actually, I may put this on my ipod. This is an awesome song and they changed it slightly from their last visit to the Superbowl so that it would be accurate. After all, what kind of fan would recycle the same song? Gees! (See end of post for their 5th Super Bowl addition).



That was good, admit it. However, here is where Steeler's fans reach genius status.



And I thought this is where Steeler's fans offended Jesus...


(Lord drop kick the Steelers through the goal posts tonight? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?)

But then, I saw this....IN A CHURCH!


In a church? Seriously?

This one is just stupid. They can't all be winners. I like how this one has credits though, so that other Steeler fans know who wrote this crappy song and shamed the Steeler song genre...



Steeler fans make my life easy. No photoshop, no jokes to come up with...amazing.
I guess you have got to come up with something, when you are following the MOST WATCHED CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN SPORTS HISTORY! Go, G-men!....oops! I mean, CARDS!


Last Super Bowl visit, this was the Steeler's song, which they remixed this season to be the first one on this page.