A reformational renaissance redneck who likes football, dirt car racing, and photography tries to figure out what it means to follow after the path of Jesus in this post-Christian world we find ourselves in.
Myron Cope, a distinctly Pittsburgh legend, passed away today. His unmistakable voice and unique vocabulary, and of course, his legendary invention The Terrible Towel, are as much a part of Pittsburgh Steelers tradition as is smash mouth football and devastating defense and bone crushing blitzes.
When I first moved to the Pittsburgh area and [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by Paul
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None of the teams that I wanted to be in the Super Bowl are actually in it, so it’s hard to get excited about the game. I’d like to have seen the Packers make it in so that I’d have had a team to really root for today, but of course Favre and company showed [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2008 by Paul
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Seriously…
When a team changes it’s defensive strategy for the final two minutes of a game, with the outcome still in doubt, has the Prevent defense ever actually worked and allowed the defensive team to win?
And another thing, how does a team that prides itself on special team play totally screw up covering an onside kick?
That’s [...]
Posted on October 25th, 2007 by Paul
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As a follow-up to my previous post, here is an analysis of the game that seems to be dead-on correct in it’s assessment - Buffalo Bills: “Want a scapegoat, fans? Dick Jauron is it”- Realfootball365.com
Posted on October 10th, 2007 by Paul
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