tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518999264103251377.post5724437590408667993..comments2023-07-02T04:32:09.689-04:00Comments on Oblong Spheroid: Steelers SkeletonsChris Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04996455466572610983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518999264103251377.post-49729284788965948262011-02-06T20:52:06.442-05:002011-02-06T20:52:06.442-05:00Agree that he doesn't prove the Steelers are o...Agree that he doesn't prove the Steelers are one of the dirtiest teams, but disagree on your second point. I don't think he's trying to imply anything other than a sequence of events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518999264103251377.post-64143874067588527232011-02-01T20:29:48.845-05:002011-02-01T20:29:48.845-05:00The article is interesting, but like you said, it ...The article is interesting, but like you said, it surely doesn't provide any actual evidence other than the anecdotal stuff that he reviews from his experiences with the team. What if he had been covering the Dallas Cowboys in the 80's and 90's? What about the Raiders? Or Cincinnati? I think a lot of teams in the NFL have issues with the players b/c in a lot of cases, they are taking young men (very young, if you really think about it) from low income situations, giving them a ton of money at age 22, and telling them to behave. I didn't behave a 26, and I surely didn't have $25MM in my pocket. Plus, there is probably a bit of the Tiger Woods syndrome going on - when you are among the best in the world at what you do, who can tell you what TO do? Or that what you are doing is wrong?<br /><br />One other quick thought on something he missed in the article - do the teams reflect the "personality" of the city they represent? In this case, in Pittsburgh, you have a very hard (grunt) working people, who work hard then go home and drink hard and party hard. And yes, the Rooneys are very charitable and friendly and mostly loving, but the money they used to buy and support the team came from gambling on cards and horse racing? <br /><br />Anyway, an interesting point counterpoint here.Scott Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518999264103251377.post-2788842761785339392011-02-01T15:00:52.885-05:002011-02-01T15:00:52.885-05:00Not sure if you're implying the steroids histo...Not sure if you're implying the steroids history is more of an indictment, or if you're agreeing with the point of my argument. If it's the former, I'm ignoring the steroids use issue. They were legal back then, and the Steelers were hardly the only team that used them.Chris Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996455466572610983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518999264103251377.post-2811550611483376192011-02-01T01:47:47.795-05:002011-02-01T01:47:47.795-05:00I think the first and biggest problem involves wha...I think the first and biggest problem involves what Fleming is trying to prove. In this case, he's trying to prove that the Steelers are "one of the dirtiest" organizations in football. This suggests that the Steelers have done more bad "stuff" .Hgh Supplementshttp://www.tophghinfo.comnoreply@blogger.com