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Wow...
I guess I just forgot what kind of player we acquired this off season. Recalling now that when I first heard the news, I jumped straight in the air with my hands on my head in disbelief. Followed by running throughout my dorm in excitement! We just signed Joey Porter...the face of the Steelers defense!! Since then...it settled in and I kind of forgot of the impact this guy is going to make on our already top5 D. I forgot that last season we did not have this play maker who will undoubtedly take our defense to the next level (the elite)...and quite possibly the best in the league.
I just got done watching an NFL Network video reliving the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl season. It was narrated by our boy "Peazy" (Joey Porter) throughout the entire hour. After watching that video...boy am I excited now more than ever! The Steelers were something special that year, thats for sure...but Joey was a BIG PIECE of the puzzle! Here are some things I took away from the video (I highly recommend you do your best to watch this if at all possible)
The guy is by definition what it is to be a leader, on the field, in the locker room, and in the media. He will be an excellent presence overall...and you can bet he will bring a lot of media attention to our D - and quickly! That can only = good things for the rest of our players on D...we have never had a distraction worthy of taking the attention away from Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor. We have that now, not just on the field...but almost just as important - OFF it as well! Let me explain...he will create a new intensity with our division rivals...he is notorious for his trash talking and that will not stop I can assure you. He will get into the opposing teams minds, and create an inspiration amongst his teammates. He will trash talk, and the media will eat it up! Every week it was something new in 2005, some new conflict he had created. I can distinctly remember him and Chad Johnson that year (they were going at it during warm-ups and all throughout the game), later in the year it was another Bengels player (the one he fought with I think), going into the Colts/Steelers playoff game he directed his trash talk at THE ENTIRE Colts offense!!
"They don't like to play smashmouth football, they just want to trick you"
- that is a BOLD statement to make considering the Colts were undefeated almost the entire year...undeniably the best Offense in the NFL. Before the Superbowl he got into it with Jeremy Stevens, calling him "soft" and created a personal conflict once again that led to distractions for the seahawks and guess what - he backed his talk up in-game! He makes his teammates step up their play...they stand by him..support him and rise to the level he knows they are capable of playing at...he almost makes them feel obligated to step up their play...this trait he has, this presence and trash talking personality cannot go unnoticed! Other players will feed off of it and thus far based on the quotes I have heard from our D players, it seems like it has already begun. I CANNOT wait to see him go at it with the Patriots/Jets/Bills every week with this intensity...he will bring more passion to our division games.
Now...I haven't even addressed his play. The guy was such a big piece of their puzzle that year, that without him...I am almost certain they would not have made it to the Super bowl. Watching the highlights of the Colts/Steelers playoff game made me remember just how crazy that game was, and how when the game was ON THE LINE and the Colts had a chance to tie or take the lead Joey Porter busted through one of the leagues most elites O-Lines and sacked Peyton Manning BACK TO BACK, TWICE - ruining their entire drive.
If it wasn't for Jeromes fumble in the redzone, Joey had single handedly ended the game. This guy was such a force to be reckoned with...I just don't think the Steelers are going to be the same without him...regardless of how easy it is for LB's to excel in their system.
Back to that leadership trait, every time you saw footage of in the huddle or in the locker room...guess who was speaking? Thats right, our boy Joey. Its impossible not to get hyped up in his presence. He is contagious - and with JT and Zach...2 words - OH MY come to mind
I am sold on him. Screw the 2006 season - the Steelers as a TEAM sucked...it was not his fault. He was never playing at 100% and they fell victim to the post-super bowl syndrome most teams endure...this guy will take our D to guaranteed top5 status...and from there the sky is the limit! The Steelers say he is on the down side of his career, that is BOGUS. He is 30 years old. Thats easily 3 more years of prime football, and that seems to be our time line anyway with our aging D-line and Taylor/Thomas...this is what he is here for - a Superbowl run not 3+ years down the road, but starting now!
Hearing the good news about Travis Daniels and the Allen brotha's I am now convinced our secondary will finally rebound and hold their own this year...they will make plays - thats INT's folks...something we have not seen since Pat/Sam. Not to mention JPeazy and ZT make their share of INT's every year...how bout our DPOY, well it would be awfully hard to have a repeat of last year but with so many different threats on our D its certainly not impossible for plays to be happening all over the place - we will be dangerous ALL OVER the field. Crowder is coming into his 3rd season and is ready to shine, Yerimiah Bell has emerged as our playmaking safety...all of the pieces have fallen in place...its up to Dom Capers to make it happen, and I am ecstatic that we got him in contract for years to come!
We were a very good defense last year, but with the signing of Joey Porter we will become GREAT. He will raise the level of play of everyone by his presence alone, his leadership in and out of the locker room, and of course his big plays at critical times. Not to mention he provides a new weapon for Capers to utilize and create havoc for opposing teams. I think we will look back at this offseason as one of the best in a LONG time, this acquisition on defense cannot be underestimated...except by other teams! If you're not a believer now, you will be soon!
I guess I just forgot what kind of player we acquired this off season. Recalling now that when I first heard the news, I jumped straight in the air with my hands on my head in disbelief. Followed by running throughout my dorm in excitement! We just signed Joey Porter...the face of the Steelers defense!! Since then...it settled in and I kind of forgot of the impact this guy is going to make on our already top5 D. I forgot that last season we did not have this play maker who will undoubtedly take our defense to the next level (the elite)...and quite possibly the best in the league.
I just got done watching an NFL Network video reliving the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl season. It was narrated by our boy "Peazy" (Joey Porter) throughout the entire hour. After watching that video...boy am I excited now more than ever! The Steelers were something special that year, thats for sure...but Joey was a BIG PIECE of the puzzle! Here are some things I took away from the video (I highly recommend you do your best to watch this if at all possible)
The guy is by definition what it is to be a leader, on the field, in the locker room, and in the media. He will be an excellent presence overall...and you can bet he will bring a lot of media attention to our D - and quickly! That can only = good things for the rest of our players on D...we have never had a distraction worthy of taking the attention away from Zach Thomas and Jason Taylor. We have that now, not just on the field...but almost just as important - OFF it as well! Let me explain...he will create a new intensity with our division rivals...he is notorious for his trash talking and that will not stop I can assure you. He will get into the opposing teams minds, and create an inspiration amongst his teammates. He will trash talk, and the media will eat it up! Every week it was something new in 2005, some new conflict he had created. I can distinctly remember him and Chad Johnson that year (they were going at it during warm-ups and all throughout the game), later in the year it was another Bengels player (the one he fought with I think), going into the Colts/Steelers playoff game he directed his trash talk at THE ENTIRE Colts offense!!
"They don't like to play smashmouth football, they just want to trick you"
- that is a BOLD statement to make considering the Colts were undefeated almost the entire year...undeniably the best Offense in the NFL. Before the Superbowl he got into it with Jeremy Stevens, calling him "soft" and created a personal conflict once again that led to distractions for the seahawks and guess what - he backed his talk up in-game! He makes his teammates step up their play...they stand by him..support him and rise to the level he knows they are capable of playing at...he almost makes them feel obligated to step up their play...this trait he has, this presence and trash talking personality cannot go unnoticed! Other players will feed off of it and thus far based on the quotes I have heard from our D players, it seems like it has already begun. I CANNOT wait to see him go at it with the Patriots/Jets/Bills every week with this intensity...he will bring more passion to our division games.
Now...I haven't even addressed his play. The guy was such a big piece of their puzzle that year, that without him...I am almost certain they would not have made it to the Super bowl. Watching the highlights of the Colts/Steelers playoff game made me remember just how crazy that game was, and how when the game was ON THE LINE and the Colts had a chance to tie or take the lead Joey Porter busted through one of the leagues most elites O-Lines and sacked Peyton Manning BACK TO BACK, TWICE - ruining their entire drive.
If it wasn't for Jeromes fumble in the redzone, Joey had single handedly ended the game. This guy was such a force to be reckoned with...I just don't think the Steelers are going to be the same without him...regardless of how easy it is for LB's to excel in their system.
Back to that leadership trait, every time you saw footage of in the huddle or in the locker room...guess who was speaking? Thats right, our boy Joey. Its impossible not to get hyped up in his presence. He is contagious - and with JT and Zach...2 words - OH MY come to mind
I am sold on him. Screw the 2006 season - the Steelers as a TEAM sucked...it was not his fault. He was never playing at 100% and they fell victim to the post-super bowl syndrome most teams endure...this guy will take our D to guaranteed top5 status...and from there the sky is the limit! The Steelers say he is on the down side of his career, that is BOGUS. He is 30 years old. Thats easily 3 more years of prime football, and that seems to be our time line anyway with our aging D-line and Taylor/Thomas...this is what he is here for - a Superbowl run not 3+ years down the road, but starting now!
Hearing the good news about Travis Daniels and the Allen brotha's I am now convinced our secondary will finally rebound and hold their own this year...they will make plays - thats INT's folks...something we have not seen since Pat/Sam. Not to mention JPeazy and ZT make their share of INT's every year...how bout our DPOY, well it would be awfully hard to have a repeat of last year but with so many different threats on our D its certainly not impossible for plays to be happening all over the place - we will be dangerous ALL OVER the field. Crowder is coming into his 3rd season and is ready to shine, Yerimiah Bell has emerged as our playmaking safety...all of the pieces have fallen in place...its up to Dom Capers to make it happen, and I am ecstatic that we got him in contract for years to come!
We were a very good defense last year, but with the signing of Joey Porter we will become GREAT. He will raise the level of play of everyone by his presence alone, his leadership in and out of the locker room, and of course his big plays at critical times. Not to mention he provides a new weapon for Capers to utilize and create havoc for opposing teams. I think we will look back at this offseason as one of the best in a LONG time, this acquisition on defense cannot be underestimated...except by other teams! If you're not a believer now, you will be soon!
