Quote:So when Vontaze Burfict baptized Antonio Brown with a throwback hit on an overthrown pass over the middle, as the Steelers were trying to drive for a game-winning field goal, the two volatile elements reached critical mass.

In the meantime, Steelers fans took to social media to decry a hit so violent and so cheap that they forgot about the Ryan Clark jerseys they were wearing or his identically malicious hit on Wes Welker in 2008.

Burfict was flagged for an unnecessary roughness personal foul, which put the Steelers into field-goal range with 18 seconds to play. This would have been a 50-plus yard attempt for rookie kicker Chris Boswell, so a gimpy Ben Roethlisberger would have had to run at least one more play, as the Steelers kicking game this season has been about as reliable as Ryan Mallet’s alarm clock.

Quote:Enter Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter, who unquestionably puts the “ass” in assistant. Porter used this as an opportunity to jaw with the Bengals. This caused Bengals defender and human explosive Adam “Pac-Man” Jones to lose his mind and push Porter. Another flag against the Bengals resulted, and for the first time in his career, Joey Porter’s mouth both wrote a check and actually had the funds to cover it.

To summarize: A Steelers coach went onto the field and he illegally and demonstrably affected the course of a game. Roethlisberger didn’t have to take another snap because Joey Porter trash-talked the Steelers into chip-shot field-goal range.

First of all, this should have been the easiest offsetting unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the history of the league. If having two guys flapping their arms in the end zone is a 15-yard flag, Joey Porter flapping his gums should probably count for 30 — 15 for each gum.

Quote:Secondly, it should have been the second time in the same game that a member of the Steelers’ coaching staff was penalized for interacting with a player. Pittsburgh offensive line coach Mike Munchak got tangled up with Bengals safety Reggie Nelson, and 100 percent without question yanked a handful of Nelson’s long dreadlocks in an effort to shove him away.

Quote:But third of all, Porter’s antics — which according to a Forbes report directly violate Article 1, Section 8 of the NFL rulebook — marks the second time in three years that a Steelers coach has gone onto the field of play, and in doing so, has directly and illegally influenced a game.

Who can forget Mike Tomlin using the Baltimore Jumbotron as his own personal rearview mirror and stepping out from the sideline just enough to force Ravens kick returner Jacoby Jones to cut back inside, where he was tackled by his pursuers. If Tomlin had stayed out of the way, Jones probably scores. The smirking Tomlin’s obviously intentional antics went inexplicably un-flagged on the field, and Pro Football Reference still hasn’t given him an assisted tackle on that special teams play.

(01-13-2016, 12:50 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: An article from the fans of the organization caught cheating multiple times within the past fifteen years, great source.  I mean, they couldn't possibly have an ulterior motive like moving focus from the their home town team being the poster child for NFL cheating?  Douchebaggery makes for strange bedfellows.

(01-13-2016, 01:16 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: So you attack the source which allows you to completely avoid addressing the points that were made, which are all dead-on.

That's so typical and predictable of Steelers fans, which is why it's annoying to have them on a message board.

(01-13-2016, 01:16 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: So you attack the source which allows you to completely avoid addressing the points that were made, which are all dead-on.

That's so typical and predictable of Steelers fans, which is why it's annoying to have them on a message board.

(01-13-2016, 01:26 AM)Vlad Wrote: No that was not all "dead-on".  The idea that Jacoby Jones had to juke Mike Tomlin preventing him from scoring a TD is a joke.
Jones never flinched and was run down from behind.

(01-13-2016, 01:36 AM)Vlad Wrote: Although neuorosurgeon Dr. Maroon denied Tweeting about the incident, matching these sequence of events below with that video sure does make this account of what Porter  did far more believable than the garbage you posted.

(01-13-2016, 01:26 AM)Vlad Wrote: No that was not all "dead-on".  The idea that Jacoby Jones had to juke Mike Tomlin preventing him from scoring a TD is a joke.
Jones never flinched and was run down from behind.

(01-13-2016, 01:22 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Every single point made in this sham of an "article" has been addressed ad naseum prior to your posting it.  The only thing predictable is the amount of sand still in your vagina.

(01-13-2016, 01:36 AM)Vlad Wrote: Although neuorosurgeon Dr. Maroon denied Tweeting about the incident, matching these sequence of events below with that video sure does make this account of what Porter  did far more believable than the garbage you posted.

(01-13-2016, 12:46 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: Then one that hasn't gotten much attention is the Steelers white-trash coach grabbing Reggie Nelson's hair and not being penalized:

(01-13-2016, 12:50 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: An article from the fans of the organization caught cheating multiple times within the past fifteen years, great source.  I mean, they couldn't possibly have an ulterior motive like moving focus from the their home town team being the poster child for NFL cheating?  Douchebaggery makes for strange bedfellows.

(01-13-2016, 08:54 AM)BigPapaKain Wrote: dismissing an ESPN article because it's written by the Boston affiliate?

(01-13-2016, 09:55 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: The author is "Mike in Woburn" a contributor to a local sports radio show...

If you don't even have your last name public, you're no better than a blogger.

(01-13-2016, 09:33 AM)Bmoreblitz Wrote: You have to look who wrote the article. You don't just give credit to any and everyone because...."it's on the inter web, so it must be true." I have just as much writing credentials as the author.