We’re ready for the game in the Cole household:
Tunch is meditating in his kitty bed with a terrible towel.
***Update [Tim F.]***
Here is a pic of Max, my doberman, last June with his first piece of real bedding.
Go Stillers!
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4jkb4ia
Original of “I Like Jersey Best”–Phil Bernardi Band, 1981, before Jets played there. Great deadpan
John Pizzarelli from last year, complete with impressions, including Bruce
2 sentimental soundtracks for recent visits to NYC:
“New York State of Mind” from Old Grey Whistle Test, 1978 Written and performed when Jets were in NY
Madonna, “I Love New York”, from “Confessions on a Dance Floor”, with Jets obviously in NJ. No moving pictures
Obligatory Bruce reference should be to locating Gan Eden in New Jersey (“Pink Cadillac” introduction, “Born in the USA” tour, first Bruce show I ever went to) rather than to “Jersey Girl”, which he didn’t write. That’s why they call it the Garden State, you see.
4jkb4ia
Mike “the Steelers get all the calls bullshit” Tanier’s take:
The Jets may be guilty of many sins but they cannot be accused of taking the easy way out. The Colts-Patriots-Steelers gantlet has taken them to three teams that hoard the A.F.C. championship like preteens who won’t let their little brothers play with the Kinect. The last team outside the Big Three to represent the conference in the Super Bowl was the Raiders in 2002. Yes, it has been that long.
So the Jets are not just striving for their first championship in over 40 years: they are striking a blow for equity. And they are doing it quietly, thanks in large part to the league’s crackdown on trash talk (Next season, the commissioner will tackle the twin evils of hearty laughter and overconfident strutting).
The Jets proved in Week 15 that they can beat the Steelers at their own game, cobbling together a win from a safety, a kick-return touchdown, a few big offensive plays and lots of defensive stops. Doing it twice will not be easy, but the Jets would not know “easy” if they saw it.
Steelers on Offense Both Steelers offensive tackles will be available on Sunday. Right tackle Flozell Adams battled flulike symptoms last week, which resulted in some sack-like incidents. Adams has recovered. Jonathan Scott sustained a head injury against the Ravens but has been cleared to play. Both will give up some sacks, especially when Ben Roethlisberger leads a pump-fake aerobics class in the pocket instead of throwing the ball, but they are far superior to their backups.
A remarkable Jets defensive statistic: on passes of more than 25 yards downfield, opponents are just 14 of 79 for 448 yards, with five touchdowns and six interceptions. Ben Roethlisberger was just 1 of 5 on deep passes in Week 15. The Jets crossed their coverage up in that game, with Antonio Cromartie covering Mike Wallace. Darrelle Revis may cover Wallace this time, or Hines Ward. It is not clear who will cover slot receiver Antonio Brown, but either Drew Coleman or Dwight Lowery will be better than the Ravens’ choice: nobody.
Jets on Offense The key to a good third-down conversion rate is to avoid third-and-long. They have faced third and 10 or more yards just three times in the postseason, but have had less than 6 yards to go on third down 18 times. The Jets are 11 of 18 on the shorter conversions, allowing them to keep most of their playbook open.
The Steelers try to force opponents into third-and-long by stuffing the run on first down: opponents average just 2.6 yards per carry against them on first-and-10. If LaDainian Tomlinson and Shonn Greene can grind out a few 5-yard runs on first down, it will be an encouraging sign for the Jets.
Special-Teams Note Brad Smith (groin) scored the only kickoff-return touchdown against the Steelers this season. He was limited in practice this week but expects to be ready on Sunday.
Pick The Jets like being the overlooked underdogs, so they will love this pick. Steelers.
Nice story on Hines Ward from NYT. Also, too.
Redshirt
I hope it’s a blowout for the Steelers. Crush the Jets! Make them suffer!
KG
Half way to the “Fuck Favre” Bowl… Not sure how I feel about that
Jeanne ringland
Hahaha! I love Tunch.
And a Terrible Towel? That’s hysterical.
Mr Stagger Lee
@Redshirt: Hell Yeah!! Watch ESPN forced to swallow it. Make Mike Greenberg cry on Mike Golic’s shoulder.
Mark S.
Tunch looks a little worried about the Jets.
J.
At the risk of being viciously attacked by Tunch, Rosie, Lilly, and rabid Balloon Juice commenters… GO JETS!!! (I’m dreaming of a green Super Bowl.)
Cacti
I’d like the Steelers better if they weren’t collection of cheap shot artists, helmed by a rapist.
Go Jets.
handy
@KG:
You should feel good. I know I do.
Sixers
Steelers 28 Jets 17
Just Some Fuckhead
I don’t really care who wins but it would be cool to see two number 6 seeds playing in the Super Bowl.
4jkb4ia
Let’s see if we can break up the link fest in moderation.
2 versions of “I Like Jersey Best”—Phil Bernardi, original, 1981 and John Pizzarelli with impressions from last year Obviously written when the Jets were at Shea.
Mark S.
The NFC Championship trophy didn’t use to look that lame. It looks like a napkin holder.
KG
@handy: I just have no dog in the hunt. But the pack and the jets annoy me for reasons I can’t explain
Yutsano
@Just Some Fuckhead: My sentiments exactly.
stuckinred
A Bulldog and an Illini? Go Steelers!
handy
Really. Lose the talking baby. Not fresh.
morzer
Steelers 23 – Jets 17.
Go Steelers. Oh well.
I shall now vomit in self-loathing.
Mr Stagger Lee
Carson Palmer in the same breath as Peyton Manning and Tom Brady???? I think Boomer Esiason was hit too many times.(Hell even I think Sanchez surpassed Palmer) And who is Big Ben, chopped liver?
handy
@KG:
Packers annoy me, but sans Favre I find them much more tolerable (and I’ve always felt that way about that douche, since the mid-90s).
Just Some Fuckhead
I’ve never been able to figure out why the CBS show always seems goofy and awkward and the FOX show seems cool and smooth.
geg6
Checking in for probably last time tonight. Heinz Field is rocking. Black and yellow, baby. It’s Myron Cope’s birthday. Do it for Myron! GO STEELERS!
Just Some Fuckhead
I’m going to go ahead and award the National Anthem championship to the AFC.
morzer
Sanchez looks like Mr Bean in a beard stolen from some itinerant theater troupe.
MoeLarryAndJesus
Where does the Towel end and Tunch begin?
shirt
Weep, you tunch-drunk fools
WaterGirl
Tunch always looks so serene. Maybe i should take up meditation.
passerby
Here’s to a Steelers/Packers SB.
Here we go Stillers!
J. Michael Neal
I can’t believe I’m rooting for the Jets over the Steelers. This violates decades old basic football principles, but I like Rex Ryan and I loathe Ben Roethlisberger.
The Dangerman
Play Ball (hold on, wrong sport).
Edit: 5 yard penalty for apparently bleaching the terrible towel.
khead
For those not interested in football I give you…
This week in southern WV/southwest VA wingnuttery:
WV legislators decide to try to go around those meddling Feds at the EPA
Giles County, VA board sticks it the heathens complaining about the Ten Commandments in the public schools.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph columnist mentions Hitler while discussing environmentalists on same day as Manchin op-ed piece blasting the EPA.
Khead +3
Go Steelers
morzer
@WaterGirl:
I suspect Tunch owes his serenity to conspicuous consumption of calories rather than meditation.
13th Generation
Eff the Effin steelers.
And their obnoxious fans.
asiangrrlMN
Awwwwwwwwwww! Tuuuuuunuchie! He has his game face on.
And, mmmmm, Eddie Guns.
Hi, geg6! ::waves at the stands::
@Yutsano: You’re back! Hi, hon.
handy
Refs calling it tight so far.
MikeJ
@13th Generation: Fuck delicate little flowers that can’t curse properly.
handy
Where was the tackling there
WaterGirl
@morzer: You might be right. Serene is not a word anyone would use to refer to my two skinny kitties. Sweet, yes. Serene, definitely not.
Yutsano
@MikeJ: Muthafuckas can’t goddamn fuckin curse? Git yo shit asses off my lawn!
The Dangerman
no tackling and no catch
LT
Uh, no catch. Rats. Ben looked like he was in Cub Scouts sponge toss on that throw.
frosty
@J. Michael Neal: Well, I can believe I’m rooting against the Steelers, but rooting for the Jets violates my rule of never rooting for a team a New Yorker would back.
Tough game. Go Pack!!
stuckinred
@Yutsano: FukinA
Mark S.
Would have been a TD if Rapist threw it accurately. Not sure he didn’t trap it.
JoshA
@Cacti: “I’d like the Steelers better if they weren’t collection of cheap shot artists, helmed by a rapist.”
People in glass houses:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/576123-jets-vs-steelers-sexual-assult-charges-nothing-new-to-either-qb
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/rap_sheet/index.php/2010/09/24/jets-db-eric-smith-fined-7500-for-hit-on-welker/
Yutsano
@asiangrrlMN: Does geg6 have a Tunchie poster? I want a Tunchie poster in the stands dammit!
asiangrrlMN
@Yutsano: Holy cwap. I’ve never seen you swear like that. Fucking ‘A….Eddie Guns. Mmmmmmmm…….
@Yutsano: I don’t think so. That would have been awesome, though. A “Feed Me” Tunchie poster. Maybe she’s wearing the thong? (Yes, I’m trying to start a rumor here).
stuckinred
Any podiatrists out there? I have an instep and heel that is killin me.
kerFuFFler
@J.:
Yay, JETS! Actually, I just like green….
Good thing you have that towel ready—–for throwing in!
13th Generation
@MikeJ:
Fuck you. And Fuck The steelers. Happy?
handy
Hey look they just showed Mark Sanchez. I almost forgot what he looks like.
LT
@stuckinred: Yes, I’m a podiatrist. Here’s my advice: Put ice on it.
RareSanity
@Just Some Fuckhead:
The CBS pregame is for all of those people that wish players, “Would just hand the ball to the official and get back to the huddle!”
Mr Stagger Lee
Is this thread going to have more F-bombs than Scarface.
TOUCHDOWN STEELERS! Oh-oh Pouncey hurt Well I was going to edit but nevermind
LT
Being in the sun today is like being in a fucking microwave. I wish it wer at least snowing in Pittsburgh.
asiangrrlMN
Woot woot! TD. Hope Pouncey is OK. Pounce-y. I like it.
ETA: Awwww! Max is a cutie, too.
@Yutsano: I don’t need lessons on how to be a cheeky monkey, but it never hurts to study with the best.
stuckinred
@LT: It’s on. I wore an old pair of Redwings doing yard work on a sloped surface yesterday and it really jumped on me. Hurts like hell. I’m trying to work on my calf with The Stick too. Thanks
ps
Diggin your Aussie stuff, I love to fish and I was in Australia for the moon landing!
4jkb4ia
Come on, Sanchez. Show us Good Sanchez here. Stay on your feet.
Comrade PhysioProf
That fucken Tunch cat is totally a fucken Jets fan!
Yutsano
@asiangrrlMN: Heh. I see you’ve been taking cheeky monkey lessons from FH #1. And yeah Pouncey is the sort of surname that makes me both giggle and ponder.
@asiangrrlMN: IT’S A PUPPEH!! I have a friend who breeds them and owns about a dozen. First time I came to his house they all scared the shit out of me. Once I was inside and sat down they were all fighting each other to get pets and scritches from me. Tough until you’re in the unit, then they’re big loves.
WaterGirl
@stuckinred: I am not a podiatrist, but when my heel was hurting last summer, another swimmer at the pool taught me a great stretch for the back of my legs. After 2 days, the pain in my heel was gone.
S. cerevisiae
Losing Pouncey would be bad news for the Steelers. That looks like a bad knee injury.
stuckinred
@WaterGirl: I swim 7 days a week, what was the stretch, heel flat lean into the wall?
Angry Black Lady
I’m rooting for the lesser of the two mayjah cities in Pennsylvania.
Stillerz
JGabriel
Am I to understand that there’s some sort of sporting event taking place this evening?
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Comrade PhysioProf
Yeah, that fuckeasse that sang the shitteasse song before the NFC game fucken sucked.
geg6
WOOT! Not good to lose Pouncy though. A 9 minute drive is awesome and the fucking stadium is insane. Sadly, I had no time to get a Tunchy poster. I’m midfield about 20 rows up. Awesome seats.
Violet
@stuckinred:
Is it plantar faSciitis?
asiangrrlMN
@Just Some Fuckhead: I didn’t see the person who sang it before the NFC game, but you really can’t go wrong with Martina McBride.
@JGabriel: As you live in NYC*, you either fucking hate the Jets or fucking love them. I’m guessing the former.
*You DO live in NYC, right?
morzer
@Violet:
No, planter fascists are the ruling class in Saath Cah’lina.
stuckinred
@Violet: It has the symptoms but it just flared up last night so I’m not sure. Ice and anti-inflams are doing nuttin so far. Also, I am old unlike asiangrrlMN !
Violet
@morzer:
Ha!
LT
If you say “tunnage” real fast it kinda sounds like “tunch.”
Now I’m banned for sure.
Mr Stagger Lee
(Insert Sports Cliche) Penalties will kill you!
TOP123
As a Giants fan, cheering for the Jets is something like cheering for the Mets, a thing I wouldn’t normally do.. but, hey, they play the f-ing Patriots. J-E-T-S, etc…
Actually, my most satisfying moment in the day of football so far has been my mother (a football fan who, however, may have stopped paying much attention after the days of Broadway Joe and Terry Bradshaw’s hair) recognizing Jimmy Johnson on tv as ‘that guy who sells the pills for men’… nice.
WaterGirl
@stuckinred: Yep! When i first tried the stretch, I just felt stuck. I kept at it, and over the course of the 2 days I could feel the stretch further and further up my leg and the pain in my heel went away.
For the pain in your arch, you could try massaging your arch over a kind-of-soft rubber ball (while you are standing up).
handy
@asiangrrlMN:
Let’s just say he wasn’t the looker.
freelancer
Yay Gay!
schrodinger's cat
Yay Tunch!!!
He makes his first appearance in twenty elebenty!
He looks so soft and plush.
BTW I don’t think Tunch is meditating, he is plotting world domination.
morzer
This game has more flags than the United Nations.
Josie
@stuckinred: I’m not a podiatrist, but I have years of foot problems that qualify me as an semi-expert. Get some really good shoes – Danskos and Tevas are my favorites, and vary the shoes you wear on a daily basis. Use a pain cream like Emu Blue or Aspercreme, etc. and put padded socks on over the cream. Using an exercise band, stretch in all directions at least two times a day, and use ice afterwards. Grin and bear it until it gets better. Get rid of the red wings. That is all.
morzer
@schrodinger’s cat:
Rex Ryan with more white fur and a better tail?
handy
Listening to Phil Simms makes me want to throw a heavy object at my TV.
Just Some Fuckhead
He might be a little happier if you’d let him read the comics instead of the obituaries.
Morbo
HOLY SHIT LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THOSE PAWS
stuckinred
@WaterGirl: The Stick
JGabriel
@asiangrrlMN:
Yes, but whom are these Jets you speak of? Are they one of my local athletic franchises? If so, then I’m sure I wish them well in tonight’s … is contest the appropriate word? Whatever it is, I wish them all due success in their endeavors.
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gwangung
@morzer: win.
stuckinred
@Josie: Redwings are really good boots! They are heavy and I don’t wear them much anymore. But thanks too.
ChrisB
Whoa, love the way Mendenhall ran into Smith.
JCJ
@stuckinred:
Don’t know about the instep, but you might consider reading about plantar fasciitis for your heel pain. When I first had it the heel pain came on abruptly one morning when I got up. I use over the counter orthotics that help immensely.
WaterGirl
@stuckinred: Does the stick come with instructions? Or do you just whack yourself on the head until you stop noticing that your heel hurts?
You may know this one already, but another thing that helps with my heel is to stretch my leg out in front of me (while sitting on the couch), trying to push my heel away from me while bringing my toes back toward me.
handy
@ChrisB:
He’s pretty much running over everybody right now.
stuckinred
@WaterGirl: I’ve had it for years, there are tons of vids here. It’s a roller thing and it really does a nice job on the calves, quads and hammies.
handy
Hochuli is getting old.
stuckinred
@handy: That’s how he ran at Illinois!
4jkb4ia
This is NOT cool. This could be the second score because of a stupid penalty.
asiangrrlMN
Hm. Apparently, the National Anthem was sung before the NFC game by this guy. AFC definitely won that contest.
@JGabriel: You are just aDORabul! ::pats you on the head::
@handy: BLASPHEMY! (But I agree with you on Phil Simms).
JGabriel
@handy:
Even fresh, Hochuli doesn’t smell very good. Hippies should stop spraying it everywhere.
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Violet
@stuckinred:
The standard recommendation for Plantar FaSciitis is stretching, ice, and resting from whatever activity was aggravating it.
This works for lots of people. It did not work for me. It turns out I was overstretching and that’s what kicked it off. When I finally quit stretching, it got better. I tried everything: all the OTC remedies like ice, ibuprofen, stretching, etc. I also moved up to injections and orthotics. Nothing worked. Finally stopping stretching and it went away.
However, I’d recommend stretching to begin with. The basics are:
1. Stand with toes about 6-8 inches from a wall, lean into the wall with your foot flat on the floor and knee bent. If you don’t feel the stretch, move your foot back.
2. Stand with toes 12-18 inches from a wall and lean into the wall with foot flat on the floor. Do one foot at a time.
3. Put your toes on the edge of a step and drop your heel. (This one gets mixed reviews)
4. Get a golf ball, roll arch of foot on golf ball. The more pressure you can stand the better it breaks up the knots.
Ice is good as is ibuprofen.
Do as much as you can now before it gets worse. It can last a long time so be prepared. Mine lasted over a year before I figured out the overstretching problem.
In my opinion PF problems are tied to other problems like Achilles tendon and other calf issues and alignment problems. Making sure your shoes are good and your alignment is good can help speed recovery.
PurpleGirl
Tim F.: Max reminds me of my friends’ dog Hugo. I’ll bet that for his humans Max is a marshmallow, right?
4jkb4ia
Thank you, Hashem.
Violet
@stuckinred:
The stick is awesome. I use it for calf problems. I swear by it when I’m running.
RareSanity
@stuckinred:
I had this really bad, when I used to run track. Find an old school glass Coke bottle (or equivalent shaped), sit on the couch and roll the bottom of your foot across it, applying moderate pressure.
Hurts so good…
Mr Stagger Lee
(Insert Sports Cliche)Bad Passes Will Kill You!
Josie
@stuckinred: I know they are good boots. My son swears by them. I was sort of kidding about getting rid of them, but certain shoes can bruise your foot or put it in an awkward position, thus even good shoes can hurt our “mature” feet. A friend told me that there is a foot solution thing at some WalMarts that tells you what orthotic to purchase after you stand on it in bare feet. I haven’t tried it yet, since I am not in pain at this time, but it might be worth a look.
Lysana
I decided I can’t hold Rapistburger against the rest of the Steelers, even if they are being all nicey-nice to someone who really needs to own his shit. Mostly because the Jets are a far worse team overall psychologically. Fuckers took DIVES during the Pats game four times. Brady kept playing with a broken foot. They twist their ankle and it’s OWOWOWOWOW until the next play’s over. French World Cup team or New York Jets? Can’t tell.
morzer
The Jets are certainly backing into the end-zone here…
morzer
@Lysana:
I am going out on a limb here… but I think I spy with my little eye a Patriots fan…
Violet
@Lysana:
This actually made me laugh out loud.
morzer
Ouch… that was an epically bad punt.
SixStringFanatic
Awesome. A whole thread full of Rex Ryan jokes!
freelancer
Wow, Weatherford sucks.
Tim F.
@PurpleGirl: Yep. Now that he is eight months old Max makes a show of guarding the door, but if I open it all he wants is a belly rub.
Yutsano
@morzer: That was shanked like a lamb at a Greek wedding.
@Tim F.: Yup. Big toughies for anyone but their owners. Then they’re pretty much puddles of luvvy goo.
Damned at Random
Anybody know how to treat a stiff neck? The spousal unit is suffering – we’ve tried wet and dry heat, cold and tylenol
Stillwater
Big run there.
stuckinred
@Josie: Cool, the New Balance store has something like that too. I wore custom orthotics for a ling time. The last pair I had made ended up killing my knees so I bailed on them.
LT
@Damned at Random: Ibuprophren is better than Tylenol IMO. Take it every four hours until it’s better. A hot bath coudn’t hurt, too.
Stillwater
@Damned at Random: Anybody know how to treat a stiff neck?
Stop fucking with it!
(Too much?)
freelancer
1st & Goal!!
stuckinred
@Damned at Random: I’ve got one of those things full of beans or something that you but in the microwave and heat up for the neck.
Violet
@Damned at Random:
Depends why the neck is stiff. For me it’s often tied to caffeine. I’ve learned to swear by Excedr1n because it’s aspirin with caffeine. It’ll feel like a stiff neck but actually be more like a headache in that Excedr1n relieves it.
Otherwise, try stretching. Head to one side, then the other, then chin down. Hold each for at least 30 seconds. Is it perhaps related to a shoulder issue? If so, stretch the shoulder.
Have you been a good spousal unit and massaged it for him/her? That helps a lot.
Oh, and also drink plenty of water. Sometimes things like that are tied to dehydration.
LT
Runs like that are one of the main reasons I love football.
LT
As long as we’re on a medical tip thing, a neurologist told me the stinging, electric icepick pain under my left shoulder blade that has been with me on and off for eleven years is Parsonage Turner Syndrome. Not sure I buy it, as I’ve had it much longer than one is supposed to, and I dont’ get the arm pain.
Anyone have anything like this? It has been hell this week. No movement necessary, just comes up and whacks me any time. Really sucks.
stuckinred
Hotpod neckwarmer
Damned at Random
Violet and LT – thanks- I’ll try the ibuprophen and recommend stretching. I tried massage, but he called me evil and I stopped. I might draw a hot bath and hold him under.
TOP123
@asiangrrlMN: i think you should consider a further other option, which is not to love the Jets, but have relatives who love them–and to cope by remembering that they occasionally beat the Patriots, or the “Bradys”, as our blog overlord so well put it…
stuckinred
@LT: My right shoulder gets screwed up when I throw big ass weights on my 10ft surf rod for hours at a time.
LT
I’m actually not sure I’d try stretching if it’s bad right now.
LT
@stuckinred: Ha! No,, really, this has been with me for 11 years. And it started getting bad before I got the rod – 12-foot, TYVM.
Violet
@Damned at Random:
Try a heating pad first followed by massage. The heating pad might loosen things up. Also be sure to use oil or lotion for the massage. It’s easier on the skin.
If he’s got a big knot that is the cause of the pain, then it’ll go away a lot faster if he allows you to work it out via pressure on the knot (like leaning on it with your elbow or at least your thumb). Don’t lean on the neck with your elbow, though. Thumb only!
LT
@stuckinred: And it sounds like you know surf fishing. Just started, only been twice. I’d love some tips. I have no idea how to find the gutters I’ve read about.
stuckinred
@LT: Hey, it was a possibility! Check out this dude I caught in November!
khead
It’s looking like a slow motion beat down if the Jets don’t stop them here.
Stillwater
Jets looking pretty poor at this point.
Halftime adjustments?
Josie
@Damned at Random: There is a liniment that is quite strong for any sore muscle or joint. It is called Banalc and you have to ask for it at the pharmacy. Not all pharmacies have it. It is a turquoise liquid and not for sensitive skins. You don’t rub it in, just apply lightly. It will get hot all on its own without massage. When I am really desperate, that is what I use.
Tom Q
Can the Jets defense continue to play this badly? It’s like a different team showed up this week.
SixStringFanatic
TOUCHDAAAAAHHHHNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!
LT
@stuckinred: Nice. Where dat?
khead
Ok, well, nevermind.
4jkb4ia
Well, it’s been all Steelers. These defensive holes are appalling.
(John knows when I show up full of piss and vinegar I will have nothing good to write about.)
morzer
I really thought the Jets would bring a bit more to the game. So far this has been a very disappointing football day.
stuckinred
@LT: I was reading that on your blog. What I see on both the east coast at Hatteras and the gulf are channels in between sandbars parallel with the beach. I caught the redfish by wading out over the first sandbar and throwing a fishfinder, a triangle weight with two #2 circle hooks above the weight, as far as I can and wading back to shore with the bale open so the rig stays as far out as possible. I use pvc pipe driven into the sand and put the rod in there keeping the line tight. You also can throw spoons or jigs in that first trough and catch stuff.
Josie
@Damned at Random: I posted a comment that went into moderation and I don’t know why. It concerned a liniment called Banalc that you can get at some pharmacies. It is quite strong and can burn if massaged in too much. Just apply it lightly and it will really work.
Violet
@LT:
That sucks. Never heard of it. Do you have the associated weakness and paralysis mentioned in the article?
You might have something caught in there. I got great relief from various problems, including a lingering shoulder blade problem by going to a person who does fascial manipulation. Here’s a description: http://www.terrarosa.com.au/book/fm2.htm.
Hurts like hell while it’s being done, but it’s the fastest healing I’ve ever had from injury. Maybe somethign to look into?
Quaker in a Basement
Is Mr. Cole happy yet?
stuckinred
@LT: Seagrove, between Panama City and Destin. The Emerald Coast of Florida.
Violet
This game is boring.
Mark S.
@Tom Q:
The Jets D ain’t playing great, but they’re doing better than their offense: 25 total yards, 1 yard rushing. (even less after that sack)
Time to put in Caleb.
morzer
Sanchez is starting to panic here.
freelancer
@Violet:
Wow, hardly.
stuckinred
@Violet: Hence, the fishing posts! Check out this snapper!
Mark S.
If that stands, it’s over.
Stillwater
That’s about the b-game.
MoeLarryAndJesus
I was going to say FUCK THE JETS, but I don’t have to.
The JETS ARE FUCKING THEMSELVES!
stuckinred
@morzer: Something about having someone in your jock with you does that!
Stillwater
Doesn’t matter if his arm was going farward if the ball goes behind the line, no?
Rommie
Wow – Sanchise = EPIC FAIL and injured. The worst thing for a fan in big games is your team not showing up.
stuckinred
@Stillwater: No, just the arm, nothing to do with the rock.
MoeLarryAndJesus
The Jets backup is Mark Brunell, who died in 2006.
Mr Stagger Lee
Mike Greenberg is going to bitch about that all week
Comrade Kevin
Bye bye, Jets. If you’re warming up Mark Brunell, you’re toast.
Stillwater
Anyone know? The ball went backwards from his spot, therefore, live ball in any event.
Violet
@freelancer:
But it’s so one-sided. The Jets haven’t even shown up. I like my football games to at least be a game.
@stuckinred:
Nice snapper!
Cacti
Looks like the Jets shot their wad in New England.
Stat of the game: Mark Sanchez is the Jets all-time playoff wins leader.
morzer
Well, sorry, Jets fans, but your team is looking abominable at this point.
James E Powell
Okay, to follow the script from the day’s first game, we need the Jets to put in their third string quarterback to tighten up this game.
Comrade Luke
This day could not be going any better. Two of the most overrated teams and even more overrated QBs going down.
Stillwater
@stuckinred: Ah. OK.
morzer
@MoeLarryAndJesus:
Zombie quarterbacks seldom prosper in this league.
The Dangerman
Mark Brunnel is still playing?!
LT
@stuckinred: Damn, I almost guessed Florida, but I didnt’ want to look like a jackass. Beautiful beach.
Violet
@James E Powell:
Who is their third string QB?
4jkb4ia
Officially this could not have gone any worse. See you all in two weeks. Steelers Super Bowls around here are always fun.
morzer
@James E Powell:
Who exactly is their number 3 QB anyway? I know they have Brunell – but after that? Kellen Clemens? Or was he released?
J. Michael Neal
@S. cerevisiae: Welcome to fifth place. Of course, Bemidji and the Sucks still have to play Wisconsin and Minnesota again, and UMD gets to beat up on the bottom of the league the rest of the way, so it won’t last. I’m feeling pretty good about finishing second in the WCHA in a year that was as close to a rebuilding year as we get.
4jkb4ia
@morzer:
Agree!!
Comrade Luke
Bring in Caleb Brunell!
MoeLarryAndJesus
@morzer:
Then again, I’ve heard Brunell is born again!
Won’t help, though.
LT
@Violet: No weakness or paralysis. I dot have the “winged scapula” though. I’ll look into the fascial manipulation. I’lll do fucking anything at this point. thanks very much.
Comrade Luke
@morzer: Brad Smith?
The Dangerman
@Stillwater:
No, depends on arm motion with possession; it was close, but looked like the right call.
stuckinred
@LT: Hatteras
robertdsc-PowerBook
Makes me laugh to hear Metallica’s “Cyanide” in the highlights package that CBS puts together.
Stillwater
@Comrade Luke: Cutler really pussed out in that game. Of course, I don’t know the extent of his injuries, but it sure seemed like he was pretty damn happy to sit the bench while his teammates continued the fight.
ETA: ANd that was a good thing for the Bears too: he had 6 punts in 7 drives, 1 int, 3rd stringer scored 14 points.
4jkb4ia
@morzer:
It is Clemens.
freelancer
I feel bad for Sanchez, he’s really taken a beating and off the field he’s a helluva guy.
morzer
@The Dangerman:
Well, he shambles around muttering “Brains, brains.. must eat brains”. I guess it depends on your definition of “playing”.
Rommie
There’s another pick-6 warming up here
morzer
@freelancer:
He is a good guy off the field, but I honestly don’t think he’s a franchise quarterback.
Violet
@LT:
Sure! For me and others I know it’s been like a miracle treatment. One person went in limping with a calf injury, hardly able to walk, and came out walking and was back to marathon training the following day. I hope you find someone who does it and it helps.
morzer
@Rommie:
Almost got on the field too.
LT
@stuckinred:
So the channels are perpendiculr t the beach? that’ll help. And yeah, the guys I’ve seen here have PVC. I’ll get some. And good tip: I’ll walk out and toss it out there and walk back. I’m not getting out far enough just wadiing in a little way.
I’ve got a triangle weight, two hooks – actually 1/0s. They’re what the guy in the tackle shop rec’d. Huge, though. But I’m going after bream and tailer, so they can get sizeable. Also a gang hook for sardines. Again, I’m new to this. I fished as a kid in WNY, commercial fished in Alaska, fly-fished a couple times in California, but I haven’t lived it, so it feels new.
Comrade Luke
Steeler fan
Stillwater
Well that throw sorta makes your point Morzer…
James E Powell
@morzer:
Kellen Clemens, according to the Jets’ website.
Stillwater
3 possession game!!
cathyx
@Comrade Luke: Please tell me that’s a fat suit. Please.
freelancer
@Comrade Luke:
Oh, Fuck YOU! I just ate. You’re a bad, bad man!
stuckinred
@LT: I’ve never fished anywhere that the locals were not very helpful. Having been around Aussie’s I would think that is doubly true. What is a bream? Here in Georgia that is a small freshwater panfish. When I think of discharge it’s in relation to warm water coming from a power plant in a freshwater lake. A creek or river going into the ocean would result in brackish water that would hold a species specific to the area. The red I caught would be found both in the bay and the ocean.
Comrade Luke
@freelancer: Someone else sent it to me. You gotta admit it’s a must-share.
Quaker in a Basement
I must say the Steelers aren’t showing good sportsmanship or fair play.
Why they’re barely letting the New York gentlemen take a turn with the football at all!!
morzer
@Comrade Luke:
I had no idea that Baron Harkonnen was a Steeler fan. But it does rather fit.
Rommie
Well – Sanchez can prove his big-game prowess if the Jets defense can hold up PIT in the 2nd half. If he gets them within a touchdown, a large white cat may hit the field and cut him!
Morbo
@freelancer: I dunno, man; this move he pulled on Brunell was pretty low.
LT
Oh they just open up and are helpful as hell. One pointed me to a great bach to fish in teh mornings – which happened to be about a block from my home. But only been out twice, so it’ll just take some time to get to know the fishermen.
Bream.
Andy K
@Stillwater:
And ever since the Buffalo comeback against the Oilers back in dickety whenever, trailing by many more points than the Jets now trail, anything’s possible.
flukebucket
Steelers vs Packers should be a good one. But nobody would be able to beat the Steelers tonight. They all came to play.
morzer
@Andy K:
True, but that Buffalo team had Bull Moose Roosevelt under center.
freelancer
@Morbo:
I said “OFF the field”.
LT
@Andy K: I watched that entire game. (Buffalo’s my home town.) Why I kept watching I’lll never know, but hellfire, that was fun.
S. cerevisiae
@J. Michael Neal: Oh, it will tighten up before the season is over. The men had a great weekend, however. Two straight shutouts in the WCHA on the road is no small feat, even if it was only Tech.
Cacti
I’m surprised the Jets defense has played so poorly, esp. against the run.
4jkb4ia
Jeebus. 64 yards of offense.
Damned at Random
I was more worried about this game than the Super Bowl. I thought the Jets looked really strong last week. Maybe that Allegheny river water disagrees with them. Fracking chemicals are a acquired taste
Stillwater
@Morbo: Classic! At live speed, I couldn’t tell if he actually wiped his bugger on the other guy. But, yes, yes he did.
Old Dan and Little Ann
Damn straight. Go Steelers! One more half, baby!
kindness
OK, what’s the points spread on a Pittsburg / Green Bay game anyway?
morzer
@4jkb4ia:
The Jets got that many? I feel quite surprised.
LT
Are y’all seeing a Bears Seahawks thing? I’m watching on a Swedish feed.
stuckinred
@LT: Interesting, that google shows both kinds. I had never heard of any other than “sunfish.
morzer
@LT:
You might try poking around http://www.ilemi.com. The Swedish feed can be incredibly annoying.
LT
I’d never heard of them either. Pronounced “brim” by Aussies.
Cacti
Okee dokee.
Well, Pit vs. GB should be a good Super Bowl. Lot of history, passionate fan bases, talented QBs and defenses.
morzer
@4jkb4ia:
1 rushing yard. ONE.
4jkb4ia
@morzer:
44 of them were on the FG drive.
4jkb4ia
@morzer:
I noticed. This kills their entire strategy.
morzer
Brad Smith clearly yearns for his floppy shoes and red nose.
LT
@morzer: Awesome. Got it. Thanks.
stuckinred
@LT: Same here.
morzer
@LT:
Enjoy. If ilemi isn’t good to you, try http://www.atdhe.net.
LT
@morzer: That was the Swedish feed. Back n it now, as the one you linked had a 20 second voice to visual gap. thanks all th same though.
Andy K
@LT:
So did I, and I have only one very loose tie to Buffalo- a girl who was a friend of mine in elementary school, whose family moved back to Tonawanda after 2nd grade (that would be the summer of ’73). IIRC, her first name was Denise. Know her?
;)
LT
Denise? You know Denise??!
asiangrrlMN
@stuckinred: Missed this. Dude. I am not old; I am just not young. I’m the dreaded middle-aged.
@TOP123: Yes. This is true as well. I love NYC, but I really do not care for the teams.
I know this is blasphemy, but I am hoping for the game to get a bit closer before the Stillers run away with it.