MaddHatter
Footballguy
You know, people posting the
emoticon and nothing else is getting really old and lame around here. It clearly shows the poster has nothing intelligent to say and is merely trying to stir the pot and make an ### out of people.
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You must only read about sports.This is the NFL. You get paid millions. If you need a newspaper clipping to get you up for a playoff game, you should retire. I've heard numerous interviews with players in the NFL who said it's all meaningless come game time. It's something for media to talk about. The fact the Titans kicked their ###, ranks above fatty stomping on the towel. You really think if Lendale would have done that before the game, it would have changed things? You're talking out of your ###.You must not play sports.... Even players in the NFL use things to help motivate them and this one will certainly be brought up the next time they play.Yah a fat guy standing on a towel will completely change how the Steelers play. They usually only give 50% effort, but with a fat man on a towel they give 90%. The media loves to play this stuff up, no one really cares. The steelers will play 110% every game, regardless of who it is.Bradshaw just ripped him. "Not smart, my friend. You'll have to see them again in the playoffs."
Mr. Peterson
Footballguy
Really? Played DI football on a full scholarship... How about you? You think NFL coaches post things like that so the players could just ignore it? Do you think players like R.Lewis give speeches to the team so the players can just ignore it? I don't care what level you play at. Motivation is a HUGE factor and every player uses it. It's a part of sports.Now keep typing out of your ### and pretend that you ever did anything athletic in your entire life.You must only read about sports.This is the NFL. You get paid millions. If you need a newspaper clipping to get you up for a playoff game, you should retire. I've heard numerous interviews with players in the NFL who said it's all meaningless come game time. It's something for media to talk about. The fact the Titans kicked their ###, ranks above fatty stomping on the towel. You really think if Lendale would have done that before the game, it would have changed things? You're talking out of your ###.You must not play sports.... Even players in the NFL use things to help motivate them and this one will certainly be brought up the next time they play.Yah a fat guy standing on a towel will completely change how the Steelers play. They usually only give 50% effort, but with a fat man on a towel they give 90%. The media loves to play this stuff up, no one really cares. The steelers will play 110% every game, regardless of who it is.Bradshaw just ripped him. "Not smart, my friend. You'll have to see them again in the playoffs."
You know, people posting the
Internet - Serious BusinessReally? Played DI football on a full scholarship... How about you? You think NFL coaches post things like that so the players could just ignore it? Do you think players like R.Lewis give speeches to the team so the players can just ignore it? I don't care what level you play at. Motivation is a HUGE factor and every player uses it. It's a part of sports.Now keep typing out of your ### and pretend that you ever did anything athletic in your entire life.You must only read about sports.This is the NFL. You get paid millions. If you need a newspaper clipping to get you up for a playoff game, you should retire. I've heard numerous interviews with players in the NFL who said it's all meaningless come game time. It's something for media to talk about. The fact the Titans kicked their ###, ranks above fatty stomping on the towel. You really think if Lendale would have done that before the game, it would have changed things? You're talking out of your ###.You must not play sports.... Even players in the NFL use things to help motivate them and this one will certainly be brought up the next time they play.Yah a fat guy standing on a towel will completely change how the Steelers play. They usually only give 50% effort, but with a fat man on a towel they give 90%. The media loves to play this stuff up, no one really cares. The steelers will play 110% every game, regardless of who it is.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
178/700 /14/3.9 i think anyone would want him on their team with numbers like that.
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Michael Fox Fan
Footballguy
Yeah, you don't sound bitter either. If Steelers fans are going to use those annoying towels, then there is nothing wrong with turning the prop against them.I fully expect opposing fans and players to make fun of the Lambeau Leap and Cheeseheads. Nothing wrong with that. Stomp on a block of cheese, whatever.
Brother Mouzone
Footballguy
Borat
Footballguy
That's nothing. A guy I know once scored 4 TDs in a single game for Polk High in the city championship game.Internet - Serious BusinessReally? Played DI football on a full scholarship... How about you? You think NFL coaches post things like that so the players could just ignore it? Do you think players like R.Lewis give speeches to the team so the players can just ignore it? I don't care what level you play at. Motivation is a HUGE factor and every player uses it. It's a part of sports.Now keep typing out of your ### and pretend that you ever did anything athletic in your entire life.You must only read about sports.This is the NFL. You get paid millions. If you need a newspaper clipping to get you up for a playoff game, you should retire. I've heard numerous interviews with players in the NFL who said it's all meaningless come game time. It's something for media to talk about. The fact the Titans kicked their ###, ranks above fatty stomping on the towel. You really think if Lendale would have done that before the game, it would have changed things? You're talking out of your ###.You must not play sports.... Even players in the NFL use things to help motivate them and this one will certainly be brought up the next time they play.Yah a fat guy standing on a towel will completely change how the Steelers play. They usually only give 50% effort, but with a fat man on a towel they give 90%. The media loves to play this stuff up, no one really cares. The steelers will play 110% every game, regardless of who it is.Bradshaw just ripped him. "Not smart, my friend. You'll have to see them again in the playoffs."
MaddHatter
Footballguy
Man, I know a guy, if he could have only gotten a chance... Man, Uncle Rico would have been somethin'!That's nothing. A guy I know once scored 4 TDs in a single game for Polk High in the city championship game.Internet - Serious BusinessReally? Played DI football on a full scholarship... How about you? You think NFL coaches post things like that so the players could just ignore it? Do you think players like R.Lewis give speeches to the team so the players can just ignore it? I don't care what level you play at. Motivation is a HUGE factor and every player uses it. It's a part of sports.Now keep typing out of your ### and pretend that you ever did anything athletic in your entire life.You must only read about sports.This is the NFL. You get paid millions. If you need a newspaper clipping to get you up for a playoff game, you should retire. I've heard numerous interviews with players in the NFL who said it's all meaningless come game time. It's something for media to talk about. The fact the Titans kicked their ###, ranks above fatty stomping on the towel. You really think if Lendale would have done that before the game, it would have changed things? You're talking out of your ###.You must not play sports.... Even players in the NFL use things to help motivate them and this one will certainly be brought up the next time they play.Yah a fat guy standing on a towel will completely change how the Steelers play. They usually only give 50% effort, but with a fat man on a towel they give 90%. The media loves to play this stuff up, no one really cares. The steelers will play 110% every game, regardless of who it is.
PahtyTom
Footballguy
Even without Haynesworth, Tennessee is a terrible matchup for Pitt. They pass protect too well, have a dominant d-line, and their secondary cannot be exposed. One of the only teams that spells disaster for Pitt. And if they play again, it will be in Tennessee again. Lendale could have taken a dump on that towel and it still wouldn't change a thing.
The Man with the Plan
Footballguy
ceisenhower66 = LT
msommer
Footballguy
Frigging
ETA: Maybe LW is not all class (ok that might be an understatement). An earlier poster mentioned something about Steelers fans going to support their teams at away games waving the towel around. The terrible towel :tm: is such an icon that it represents the Steelers - so what did LW do? he said we beat you, in pictures - potentially because he's not so good with words. The Steeler fan nation is up in arms. The players will not remember or at least be riled up about it until someone plays the vidoeclip at a motivational session next time they meet - which could be in the AFC CG - but if a Steeler player takes out LW's knees because of stepping on the terrible towel :tm: - that is the epitomy of unprofessionalism. The Steelers can step on a flaming thumbtack if they win the next game. Get a grip/life/something.
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Weapon of Mass Instruction
Watch my feet!
Getting smacked down is a #####, huh?
Urinal Mint
Footballguy
Steeler fans are the worst when it comes to losing 
Weapon of Mass Instruction
Watch my feet!
This just in: It is not the Shroud of Turin. If you poach a bunch of tickets, go into the opponent's house in week 16 and wave them in our faces...what do you expect?
The Titans kicked the Steelers' bootay -- deal with it.
The Titans kicked the Steelers' bootay -- deal with it.
Pots
Footballguy
First of all:
at your towl being stomped on just like your team was this week. Second: your claims of Lendale being useless when he is the spitting image of what Jerome Bettis was for you guys makes me fall out of my chair laughing. Of all the teams in the NFL to be a homer of, I don't think Steeler fans have a right to claim Lendale as a useless player because all he's used for is to punch it in from the 2.Third: If the Steelers want to do something about it, beat them in the playoffs. If they can't do that, then a towel-stomping is the least of their concerns.
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munchkin
Footballguy
To mention Lendale friggin White in the same breathe as Jerome Bettis shows a lack of sincerity and/or football knowledge. One did the most with his talent, gave his all to the game and carried himself with dignity off the field; the other does the minimal amount with his talent, throws his coaches under the bus at the first sign of adversity and acts like he deserves respect and accolades for doing so. I am not a fan of the Steelers, I love it when they lose and wouldn't mind seeing the Titans in the Super Bowl. I am also frustrated with White's act, partially because I own him on my Dynasty team and hate to see him waste his talent and opportunity but mostly because he is another example of a clueless professional athlete. I don't care what he did to that ridiculous towel but you can't honestly put him in the same category as Bettis.First of all:
Third: If the Steelers want to do something about it, beat them in the playoffs. If they can't do that, then a towel-stomping is the least of their concerns.
Warehouse Nasty
Footballguy
Crying about a towel being stomped? Really?
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
steeler fans need a hug
its a towel get over it.
its a towel get over it.
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poopdawg
Footballguy
To mention Lendale friggin White in the same breathe as Jerome Bettis shows a lack of sincerity and/or football knowledge. One did the most with his talent, gave his all to the game and carried himself with dignity off the field; the other does the minimal amount with his talent, throws his coaches under the bus at the first sign of adversity and acts like he deserves respect and accolades for doing so. I am not a fan of the Steelers, I love it when they lose and wouldn't mind seeing the Titans in the Super Bowl. I am also frustrated with White's act, partially because I own him on my Dynasty team and hate to see him waste his talent and opportunity but mostly because he is another example of a clueless professional athlete. I don't care what he did to that ridiculous towel but you can't honestly put him in the same category as Bettis.First of all:at your towl being stomped on just like your team was this week. Second: your claims of Lendale being useless when he is the spitting image of what Jerome Bettis was for you guys makes me fall out of my chair laughing. Of all the teams in the NFL to be a homer of, I don't think Steeler fans have a right to claim Lendale as a useless player because all he's used for is to punch it in from the 2.
Third: If the Steelers want to do something about it, beat them in the playoffs. If they can't do that, then a towel-stomping is the least of their concerns.
I'll say it again folks for the millionth time. Im not sore about the loss yesterday. The Steelers got their ### whipped by the Titans and they were even without their two best players on defense. There is not one positive I can pull out of that game yesterday for Pittsburgh. Pathetic display.Now looking back on my OP, I wish I didnt even mention the towel. My dislike of this POS started way earlier in the season. My gripe with White is that he throws his team under the bus when hes not getting enough carries, but he has one of the lower YPC. He leads the league in 1 yd TDs. Congratulations. My mom could do that with no legs.
Now, was Bettis a goal line back? Of course. Did he vulture a few TDs? Absolutely. But he appreciated every opportunity he had and not once did he complain or throw his players and coaches under the bus. To compare the character of these two players is ludicrous.
Pots
Footballguy
So you like Bettis as a person/attitude more than Ledale. That's nice and irrelevant to comparing them as role-players for their team and their relative sucess.LW: 193 / 748 / 15 / 3.9To mention Lendale friggin White in the same breathe as Jerome Bettis shows a lack of sincerity and/or football knowledge. One did the most with his talent, gave his all to the game and carried himself with dignity off the field; the other does the minimal amount with his talent, throws his coaches under the bus at the first sign of adversity and acts like he deserves respect and accolades for doing so. I am not a fan of the Steelers, I love it when they lose and wouldn't mind seeing the Titans in the Super Bowl. I am also frustrated with White's act, partially because I own him on my Dynasty team and hate to see him waste his talent and opportunity but mostly because he is another example of a clueless professional athlete. I don't care what he did to that ridiculous towel but you can't honestly put him in the same category as Bettis.First of all:at your towl being stomped on just like your team was this week. Second: your claims of Lendale being useless when he is the spitting image of what Jerome Bettis was for you guys makes me fall out of my chair laughing. Of all the teams in the NFL to be a homer of, I don't think Steeler fans have a right to claim Lendale as a useless player because all he's used for is to punch it in from the 2.
Third: If the Steelers want to do something about it, beat them in the playoffs. If they can't do that, then a towel-stomping is the least of their concerns.
JB :
187 / 666 / 9 / 3.6
246 / 811 / 7 / 3.3
290 / 941 / 13 / 3.8
110 / 368 / 9 / 3.3
I think Lendale is doing just fine with his oppertunities on the field.
beavers
Footballguy
Hmmm... interesting. You list only Bettis' last 4 years. Why on earth would you leave out the first 7 years with Pittsburgh?1996 320/1431/11So you like Bettis as a person/attitude more than Ledale. That's nice and irrelevant to comparing them as role-players for their team and their relative sucess.LW: 193 / 748 / 15 / 3.9To mention Lendale friggin White in the same breathe as Jerome Bettis shows a lack of sincerity and/or football knowledge. One did the most with his talent, gave his all to the game and carried himself with dignity off the field; the other does the minimal amount with his talent, throws his coaches under the bus at the first sign of adversity and acts like he deserves respect and accolades for doing so. I am not a fan of the Steelers, I love it when they lose and wouldn't mind seeing the Titans in the Super Bowl. I am also frustrated with White's act, partially because I own him on my Dynasty team and hate to see him waste his talent and opportunity but mostly because he is another example of a clueless professional athlete. I don't care what he did to that ridiculous towel but you can't honestly put him in the same category as Bettis.First of all:
Third: If the Steelers want to do something about it, beat them in the playoffs. If they can't do that, then a towel-stomping is the least of their concerns.
JB :
187 / 666 / 9 / 3.6
246 / 811 / 7 / 3.3
290 / 941 / 13 / 3.8
110 / 368 / 9 / 3.3
I think Lendale is doing just fine with his oppertunities on the field.
1997 375/1665/7
1998 316/1185/3
1999 299/1091/7
2000 355/1341/8
2001 225/1072/4
2002 187/666/9
2003 246/811/7
2004 250/941/13
2005 110/368/9
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Pots
Footballguy
Because we're discussing Lendale vs Bettis as a role player, not a featured back.Hmmm... interesting. You list only Bettis' last 4 years. Why on earth would you leave out the first 7 years with Pittsburgh?So you like Bettis as a person/attitude more than Ledale. That's nice and irrelevant to comparing them as role-players for their team and their relative sucess.LW: 193 / 748 / 15 / 3.9To mention Lendale friggin White in the same breathe as Jerome Bettis shows a lack of sincerity and/or football knowledge. One did the most with his talent, gave his all to the game and carried himself with dignity off the field; the other does the minimal amount with his talent, throws his coaches under the bus at the first sign of adversity and acts like he deserves respect and accolades for doing so. I am not a fan of the Steelers, I love it when they lose and wouldn't mind seeing the Titans in the Super Bowl. I am also frustrated with White's act, partially because I own him on my Dynasty team and hate to see him waste his talent and opportunity but mostly because he is another example of a clueless professional athlete. I don't care what he did to that ridiculous towel but you can't honestly put him in the same category as Bettis.First of all:
Third: If the Steelers want to do something about it, beat them in the playoffs. If they can't do that, then a towel-stomping is the least of their concerns.
JB :
187 / 666 / 9 / 3.6
246 / 811 / 7 / 3.3
290 / 941 / 13 / 3.8
110 / 368 / 9 / 3.3
I think Lendale is doing just fine with his oppertunities on the field.
beavers
Footballguy
Because we're discussing Lendale vs Bettis as a role player, not a featured back.Hmmm... interesting. You list only Bettis' last 4 years. Why on earth would you leave out the first 7 years with Pittsburgh?So you like Bettis as a person/attitude more than Ledale. That's nice and irrelevant to comparing them as role-players for their team and their relative sucess.LW: 193 / 748 / 15 / 3.9To mention Lendale friggin White in the same breathe as Jerome Bettis shows a lack of sincerity and/or football knowledge. One did the most with his talent, gave his all to the game and carried himself with dignity off the field; the other does the minimal amount with his talent, throws his coaches under the bus at the first sign of adversity and acts like he deserves respect and accolades for doing so. I am not a fan of the Steelers, I love it when they lose and wouldn't mind seeing the Titans in the Super Bowl. I am also frustrated with White's act, partially because I own him on my Dynasty team and hate to see him waste his talent and opportunity but mostly because he is another example of a clueless professional athlete. I don't care what he did to that ridiculous towel but you can't honestly put him in the same category as Bettis.First of all:at your towl being stomped on just like your team was this week. Second: your claims of Lendale being useless when he is the spitting image of what Jerome Bettis was for you guys makes me fall out of my chair laughing. Of all the teams in the NFL to be a homer of, I don't think Steeler fans have a right to claim Lendale as a useless player because all he's used for is to punch it in from the 2.
Third: If the Steelers want to do something about it, beat them in the playoffs. If they can't do that, then a towel-stomping is the least of their concerns.
JB :
187 / 666 / 9 / 3.6
246 / 811 / 7 / 3.3
290 / 941 / 13 / 3.8
110 / 368 / 9 / 3.3
I think Lendale is doing just fine with his oppertunities on the field.
/comparison
Pots
Footballguy
Or you add more stats that aren't relevent to the argument like you're trying to.
beavers
Footballguy
What argument are you talking about? I never got the memo where we were comparing Bettis to White as a role player only. Sure, Bettis was a goal line back at the end of his career -- there's no disputing that. But, the point is... During his 11 yr career at Pitt, Bettis was a feature back for 7 years. White is not (and never will be) a feature back with the Titans. By you arguing to withhold 7 years of stats just solidifies the argument that Bettis was so much better than Lendale. Why use stats that benefit only your side of the story?
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Pots
Footballguy
No one is comparing the career of Bettis to that of a 24 year old. He WAS a feature back last year with 310 / 1110 / 7. With Chris Johnson, he has taken over a very similar role to FWP/Bettis days of Pittsburgh but Pitt fans that are complaining about his sucess at the goal line and complimenting CJ somehow being a bad thing that never complained about Bettis in the near-exact same situatuationa t the end of his career.
beavers
Footballguy
So it looks like we are in agreement then. We cannot compare Jerome Bettis to Lendale White because there is no comparision. Bettis was a feature back for 7 years and Lendale for 1 year. Bettis got a Super Bowl ring, Lendale's ring is TBD. But what we can compare is the goal line duties of Bettis during his last 4 years of his career. Conclusion:Bettis >>>>>> White
Pots
Footballguy
Explain this conclusion, because this correlation is what I've been disagreeing to. I'm saying that LW equal to or better than the Bus was in this role. Notice my qualifications.
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beavers
Footballguy
I am looking at the career of a player, not just one specific role. This is like comparing just the running stats between McNabb and Travaris Jackson. It makes no sense to do so IMO. You would look at everything like passing TDs, INTs, YDs, etc. The conclusion is that there was so much more to Bettis than just punching it in at the goal line.
Pots
Footballguy
It's not like Tav/Mcnabb at all. Lendale has only been given certain responsibilities and has excelled at them this year. Tav has many more responsibilities and has failed at most of them.If you mean to say White won't be a featured back AGAIN in his career, that's a very difficult thing to predict on a 24 year old RB who has had sucess in this league, but also irrelevant to the comparrison of White as a role-player goal line back that is eerily similar to Bettis' role the last 4 years. The stats I used were the only relevant stats toward that discussion and is also why I omitted Lendale's 310 carry 2007.At one time, there was more to Bettis than pounding it in at the goal line, but at the end of his career, that's what he was used for, and he was solid at it. If there was no Chris Johnson on the Titans, White would be handling the load and a lot of signs point to him having sucess in doing so as he has this year in his delegated role.The point of me bringing up this comparrison as role players was that Steeler fans were knocking on Lendale for 'just being a roleplayer / goal line back' when one of their most famous backs was regulated to that exact same role and they had no problem with it or him 'wasting his talent'. All Lendale can do is do what the coach asks him in the game, and he has done that with great sucess.
beavers
Footballguy
So why has Lendale only been given certain responsibilities? Why did the Titans draft a starting running back in the first round this year? Chris Johnson was drafted for a reason. Obviously, unless Lendale goes to another team, his role will be a goal line back. And that's something Bettis did not do until the end of his career. So, what is your argument then about Lendale and Bettis? Is it just to show that Bettis and Lendale have had similar roles at one given point? You cannot omit what Bettis has done because he was so much more than a GL back. Sure, Steeler fans were knocking on Lendale for being a role player / goal line back because that is what he is. At one point, Bettis was also a goal line back but there was so much more.You compare Lendale to Bettis but throw in a bunch of what ifs like "if there were no Chris Johnson, Lendale's only 24 etc." You cannot compare past success with future "only if ______." Bettis had 3479 attempts with 13662 yds (3.9 avg). Why wouldn't a RB with this much yardage wear down and work as the GL back at the end of his career?
Pots
Footballguy
Look around the league. Pitt spent a 1st on a RB and had FWP. Dallas spend a first on Felix and had Barber. RBBC is the trend and these RBBC teams are having great success. It doens't take away from the talent/abilities of those RBs but gives compliments to their running styles (See: NYG). So Lendale is the bruiser, that doesn't mean he's a bad RB. Who knows what his role would be on another team. You and I don't.
Yes, if you reread my posts, my point is clear to what I'm comparing to. You for some reason want to compare Bettis' first 7 years with White's this year and I don't know why. Comparing Bettis's early career as a featured back to one that Lendale could have is a moot point and not relvant to the discussion. As discussed earlier, the NFL is changing and RBBC is more prevalant. It may be unfair to discuss RBs of the 90s that are workhorses to those who split time now.
3MTA3
Footballguy
I will admit, was slightly upset at first when I saw it but as a Steeler Fan, you better get used to it. It was unoriginal when TJ wiped his feet with it, it's unoriginal now, and it will be unoriginal when it happens the next time. Comes with the territory of having the best traveled team in football. It's one of the most (if not the most) recognizable symbols in sports and because of that, it's the easiest thing to think of to desecrate in order to offend Steeler fans......it's working isn't it?
The game is history and nobody was crowned with its outcome. Time to focus on more important things.
The game is history and nobody was crowned with its outcome. Time to focus on more important things.
Pots
Footballguy
Although I agree with the rest of your post, I don't agree with this.
3MTA3
Footballguy
I'm listening.....
munchkin
Footballguy
Lendale has only been given certain responsibilities and has excelled at them this year.
If you are happy with a lazy RB who does the minimum to stay on the field then that's fine. Personally I rather give accolades to a player that wants it and gives his all to get it. I don't see that in Lendale. He could do so much more for his team if he focused on his development both mentally and physically. In that there is no comparison to Bettis.
If you are happy with a lazy RB who does the minimum to stay on the field then that's fine. Personally I rather give accolades to a player that wants it and gives his all to get it. I don't see that in Lendale. He could do so much more for his team if he focused on his development both mentally and physically. In that there is no comparison to Bettis.
jaybebo
Footballguy
Really?
It's just a towel right?
jaybebo
Footballguy
Hhhmmm...didn't the Patriots do something last year or the year before to the Chargers, which caused a big uproar...how about Dallas' own T.O. standing in the star at Texas Stadium...it happens more than most can believe...
beavers
Footballguy
When Bettis was the feature back with Pitt, was he in a RBBC? I am not arguing if Lendale is a good or bad RB. What I am arguing is the fact that Lendale is not comparable to Bettis. You keep trying omit Bettis' 7 year span ... Why? Because you are trying to compare GL duties?? That makes no sense IMO. Compare the overall player, not just one part of the game.
I am not arguing if Lendale is a good or bad RB. What I am arguing is the fact that Lendale is not comparable to Bettis. You keep trying omit Bettis' 7 year span ... Why? Because you are trying to compare GL duties?? That makes no sense IMO. Compare the overall player, not just one part of the game.
Outkast
Footballguy
I'm not a TENN fan - w/ all due respect, if you have any problems w/ the "desecration" of your towel - next time win the game.If you lose you should not be surprised or upset, in fact you should EXPECT exactly what you(r towel) got, esp being on the road in TENN's house.PS - BETTIS>>>>>>>white, jmho
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Pots
Footballguy
But other steeler fans are. You can try to compare both careers as much as you want, but that isn't the issue that I as addressing and you can find someone else to discuss that with. If you look at my OPs, my responce was to the OP (and others) saying Lendale was a bad/overated RB due to his goal-line duty that was allmost a mirror-image of Bettis' role the last few years wth Pitt and the irony in making that ridiculous staement.When Bettis was the feature back with Pitt, was he in a RBBC?
Steelers4Life
Footballguy
First off, no one should ever compare Bettis and White in any way. If someone wants to make the case that White right now is a very similar performer to what Bettis was at the tail end of a Hall of Fame career, fine. White in his prime won't compare to what Bettis brought to the game when he was at his peak.
As for the Terrible Towel stuff, who cares? It's not the first time its happened, and it won't be the least. The media will talk about it, the players will answer questions about it, and leading up to the game I'm sure there will be some players who develop even more of a dislike for Lendale White thinking about what he did. But when the whistle blows, it's not going to have any impact on the game at all if they ever play again this year.
Lendale White won't have any success running against the Steelers, but that won't be the key to the game anyways. The Titans played an efficient game on offense and the Steelers defense played more sloppy than I remember them playing for a while. They didn't take advantage of their opportunities and lost the game, and all we can ask for as Steelers fans is a chance to win a rematch.
This towel stuff is nonsense... I'm more concerned with the way the Steelers got dominated yesterday on both lines.
As for the Terrible Towel stuff, who cares? It's not the first time its happened, and it won't be the least. The media will talk about it, the players will answer questions about it, and leading up to the game I'm sure there will be some players who develop even more of a dislike for Lendale White thinking about what he did. But when the whistle blows, it's not going to have any impact on the game at all if they ever play again this year.
Lendale White won't have any success running against the Steelers, but that won't be the key to the game anyways. The Titans played an efficient game on offense and the Steelers defense played more sloppy than I remember them playing for a while. They didn't take advantage of their opportunities and lost the game, and all we can ask for as Steelers fans is a chance to win a rematch.
This towel stuff is nonsense... I'm more concerned with the way the Steelers got dominated yesterday on both lines.
ben4titans
Footballguy
I've never seen such an uproar over a damn towel. I cant wait till the Steelers give a 100% effort against us if we play in the playoffs. I guess yesterday with home field advantage on the line they only gave 75% effort. I guess a Super Bowl trip on the line wont get them motivated but a terrible towel being stomped on...well now that will get some grown men motivated. Geeez.
Pitt is a great matchup for the Titans. I am more worried about playing Indy than I am Pitt. I give PItt fans props though...they travel with those damn holy towels better than any team I have seen.
Pitt is a great matchup for the Titans. I am more worried about playing Indy than I am Pitt. I give PItt fans props though...they travel with those damn holy towels better than any team I have seen.
poopdawg
Footballguy
Agreed. And I honestly wish I would have left out the part about the towel in my OP. I think some players will get fired up over it though. Was some of the stuff I said in anger after a day of drinking at the bar? Sure. But watching his interview three weeks ago when someone is trying to talk to him, as hes too busy messing with his earrings and throwing the rest of his team under the bus, made me really dislike this character. Hes one of the most selfish players I have seen in a while.
Weapon of Mass Instruction
Watch my feet!
1. Do not wish injury on anyone. That's below even you.2. I hope you realize that being a Steelers' fan doesn't give you some God-given privilege; you aren't special, you don't get a papal dispensation, you don't get to wave your towels in an opposing stadium and suffer no ramifications like everyone else. That's life, homey, deal with it.To mention Lendale friggin White in the same breathe as Jerome Bettis shows a lack of sincerity and/or football knowledge. One did the most with his talent, gave his all to the game and carried himself with dignity off the field; the other does the minimal amount with his talent, throws his coaches under the bus at the first sign of adversity and acts like he deserves respect and accolades for doing so. I am not a fan of the Steelers, I love it when they lose and wouldn't mind seeing the Titans in the Super Bowl. I am also frustrated with White's act, partially because I own him on my Dynasty team and hate to see him waste his talent and opportunity but mostly because he is another example of a clueless professional athlete. I don't care what he did to that ridiculous towel but you can't honestly put him in the same category as Bettis.First of all:
Third: If the Steelers want to do something about it, beat them in the playoffs. If they can't do that, then a towel-stomping is the least of their concerns.
Now looking back on my OP, I wish I didnt even mention the towel. My dislike of this POS started way earlier in the season. My gripe with White is that he throws his team under the bus when hes not getting enough carries, but he has one of the lower YPC. He leads the league in 1 yd TDs. Congratulations. My mom could do that with no legs.
Now, was Bettis a goal line back? Of course. Did he vulture a few TDs? Absolutely. But he appreciated every opportunity he had and not once did he complain or throw his players and coaches under the bus. To compare the character of these two players is ludicrous.
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