MAURKICE POUNCEY: ANOTHER IN A LONG LINE OF GREAT CENTERS

First there was Ray Mansfield.

Then Mike Webster.

Then Dermontti Dawson.

Now Maurkice Pouncey.

The Steelers have been blessed.

THE STEELERS WILL FAIL

Arians can thank offensive genius Roethlisberger for his job.

The Steelers will fail in the playoffs, probably in the first game (whichever round that may be in) because Ben Roethlisberger thinks he knows so much about football that he can judge offensive coordinators. Actually, truth be told, Arians is the only guy in the league who would let Ben call plays by drawing them on the ground in the huddle. If this is the only reason the schmuck is still around maybe we need to change QBs as well. Ben, just get out on the field and TRY to play well and leave the big decisions to those who know better. Since the Steelers will fall, I think Arians will be looking for work in January. I might even fire him before he can leave the field after the final game, a la Bill Cowher. 

OVECHKIN!

"What, me worry?"

Tell me how ALexander Ovechhkin (Ovechicken to those who know and hate him), can go year-after-year trying to take peoples' heads off and accumulate the same number of PIMs as Sydney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin? It was suggested to me that the NHL "needs" him on the ice. Hmm, to kill whom?. Crosby and Malkin get their minutes basically on what I might categorize as non-violent penalties (hooking, holding, interference) and, for some reason, so does Ovechkin since his charging and boarding penalties go uncalled. So Ovechkin gets to stay on the ice because he's "needed" by the NHL and, so I guess then, Crosby and Malkin are not needed? Tell me how this "helps" the NHL. Makes sense to someone.

"Gary, you got a lotta 'splainin' to do!"

    

"Da!"

NFL REVIEW CHANGES

NFL: After seeing the terrible call on the next-to-next-to-last GB interception against 

the Giants I suggest, ALL scores (TDs and FGs) and changes of possession (including 

on-side kicks) be automatically reviewed in a War Room similar to that of the NHL. 

That means no more on-field reviews. There will be no challenges or other reviews, 

period. There is no way a play such as that should stand just because a coach is out of 

challenges.