People I don't like, Part 1

I have a feeling I'll end up talking a lot about people I think are morons and why throughout the season. So let me start things off by saying that there are certain people, or things, that I just can't stand. One of them is ESPN. Now, I watch Sportscenter and games on ESPN because, well I have no other choice. Another is the entire KDKA sports broadcast team. Bob Pompeani and folks make watching preseason games about as entertaining as watching KDKA's Live Zoo Cam. If I'm going to watch tigers, I'd prefer they be something like this:

Verlander = great Fantasy Baseball pickup.

Or maybe like this:

US Open at Oakmont, who's excited?

At any rate, I got distracted from my original point. Which was, that I really hate it when people write articles that appear to be one thing, but are actually another thing entirely. For example, this supposed "Point and Counterpoint" article about who the Steelers should pick #1. However, this was not a "Point and Counterpoint" article. It was "I'm going to talk about why the Steelers should pick Lawrence Timmons, and you can agree with me." Which was basically what it was. Save yourself the braincells that you would lose pounding back 2 Irons in order to make the idiocy of this article go away.

Save these for later folks.

At any rate, the article is basically John Harris, a columnist for the Trib who was probably one of those people who said Cowher should be run out of town at some point during the Super Bowl season, preaching about how we should draft Lawrence Timmons. Now, to rectify the situation and actually provide a Counterpoint to Harris' argument instead of just stroking his ego (like Scott Brown did in the article), I provide you with this information.

2006 Stats
Timmons: 13 Games Played, 42 Solo Tackles, 37 Assisted Tackles, 18.0 Tackles For Loss with 71 yards lost, 5.0 Sacks for 29 yards lost (ave: 5.8 yds/sack), 1 INT, 6 Pass deflections 2 QB Hurries, 1 Fumble Recovery, 0 Forced Fumbles, 2 Blocked Kicks. (Stats from Seminoles.com)

Paul Posluszny: 13 Games Played, 69 Solo Tackles, 47 Assisted Tackles, 10 Tackles for Loss with 35 yds lost, 3.0 Sacks with 12 yds lost (ave: 4 yds/sack), 0 INT, 4 Pass deflections, 1 QB Hurry, 2 forced fumbles (no stats on fumble recoveries, thanks NCAA.org)

At any rate, here's a breakdown: Posluszny has more tackles, but with a bit less of an "impact" that Timmons has. What does this mean? Posluszny is always where the action is. For those of you who may have watched the Outback Bowl, Posluszny (who is supposedly "slow") ran down speedy Tennessee running back LaMarcus Coker from behind on the exact same play that Coker had broken for a touchdown run earlier in the game. What does this mean? Posluszny is always where the ball is.

In the article, Harris talks about the need to replace Porter. Let me ask you, the reader, something. When's the last time you rememebr Joey Porter making a solo tackle on a running play? Go ahead, think about it.


It's pretty tough. Porter lacked a presence in the run defense. I would much rather have a stout Linebacker that is a solid tackler against the run and is disciplined than someone who lacks discipline. Maybe it will happen that the Steelers take Timmons. Maybe Adam Carriker will still be around. Who knows. But for the love of the running game, please resign A-Fan.

A little blocking goes a long way.
This is A-Fan in his Pro-Bowl stance, ready to kick ass and take names.

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