Well well well, the Penguins have advanced on to the second round of the play-offs! Down 3-0 against the Senators in game 6, the Penguins came back to win in OT. It was wonderful, glorious, and thrilling all wrapped up in one. So now the Pittsburgh Penguins will get a much needed rest, especially for the older guys on the team. It’s looking to be like the Penguins will play either the Boston Bruins or Buffalo Sabers pending the Washington Capitals possible victory tonight. Personally, I’m hoping the Caps choke and the Canadians force a game seven against OV and the reds.
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Moving on to the Pittsburgh Steelers, we’ll start with Big Ben first. I’ll make it quick because it’s just all blah at this point. Apparently, he’s a d-bag, and the media wants to reinforce something we already know. However, as players were being interviewed for ESPN’s “Outside The Lines,” it turns out he may be more hated than anyone thinks. Here’s a little bit of information taken from Yahoo.com Shutdown Corner Blog:
• Davenport estimated that about 60 percent of the locker room felt like Roethlisberger thought he was “bigger than the team,” and not focused on winning.
• Davenport also discussed a time when Joey Porter(notes) called out Roethlisberger in a team meeting for being the last one in to practice and the first one to leave. Porter also accused Roethlisberger of not being dedicated to the team, and criticized him for not fraternizing with his teammates.
• Mike Logan confirmed the incident where Porter addressed Roethlisberger, and said that all the things Porter mentioned were already being talked about in the locker room.
• Someone identified only as “a close friend of a Steelers player” said that the reason Roethlisberger had a bodyguard was because of an incident where a man put a gun to Roethlisberger’s head because Roethlisberger was involved with the man’s girlfriend.
• Naqi spoke with people who work at Pittsburgh bars and nightclubs, and they described Ben as someone who was condescending to the staffs and rude to other customers. One bar owner said Roethlisberger always expected he and his entourage to be given free food and drinks.
Surprisingly, the whole gun to the head story doesn’t really surprise me. If he feels he’s that above everyone else, Big Ben is in serious trouble, and he has a long way to go to make any ground with certain fans/city officials/teammates. We’ll see. I don’t think this drama train is going to end any time soon however.
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Finally, after the Steelers drafted Maurkice Pouncey in the first round on Thursday, the Steelers had a pretty ho-hum typical Steelers draft. They went for necessity, and filled some much needed holes. Here’s a list of the new Steelers that were drafted in the 2010 NFL Draft:
| 1st Round – Maurkice Pouncey - C/G – Flordia |
| 2nd Round – Jason Worilds - OLB – Virginia Tech |
| 3rd Round – Emmanuel Sanders – WR – SMU |
| 4th Round – Thaddeus Gibson – OLB – Ohio State |
| 5th Round (1st selection) – Chris Scott – OT – Tennessee |
| 5th Round (2nd selection) – Crezdon Butler – CB – Clemson |
| 5th Round (3rd selection) – Stevenson Sylvester – LB – Utah |
| 6th Round (1st selection) – Jonathan Dwyer – RB – Georgia Tech |
| 6th Round (2nd selection) – Antonio Brown – WR – Central Michigan |
| 7th Round – Doug Worthington – DL – Ohio State |
Overall, a very solid draft. Oh yea, wondering where our 5th round pick went that we got from the Jets when we traded Santonio to them? Well, it just so happens that we used that pick to re-acquire Bryant McFadden and the Cardinals 6th round pick via trade. Once the Steelers retained his contract, they promptly re-signed him and gave him an extension. I guess it’s fair to say that William Gay wasn’t the answer.
It’s just hilarious to be honest. This is the third player re-acquired from the 2008 Super Bowl run. I guess trying to bring back the band is better than looking for a whole new set of fresh answers.
Other than that, it was a great weekend. Look at the picture below. Quite possibly one of the best steals of the drafts. Jonathan Dwyer could be a great short yardage guy, and was hailed as a top round draft choice at one point. I personally think he’s gonna be a beast.
Jonathan Dwyer, Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 6th round.
Allegheny Arpt., PA
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