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Ike And Suisham Are Back

 
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27 Jul 2011 11:25 pm

pic via NFL Spinzone The Steelers signed CB Ike Taylor to a 4-year deal, though he can't actually ink it until Friday due some arcane NFL CBA rule.  Seems like a lot of people were in doubt of the Taylor signing and maybe for good reason.  He's probably the 2nd best CB on the market, at 32-years old, this is probably his last big contract, and we all know the Steelers aren't exactly the type of team that chases expensive guys like that.  Still, I was very sure they would sign him.  One simple reason for that: who else is there? Fan support has always been extremely polarized for Ike.  While he's possibly the best shutdown corner in the league, certainly in most people's top 5, he has notoriously awful hands, with a legacy of what seems like 500 dropped interceptions over his career.  He doesn't get thrown at all that much, partially because he's that good and partially because the other corner(s) that the Steelers usually throw out there is often pretty awful.  So with a sucky counterpart on the opposite side of the field and someone even worse than that as the 3rd CB/Nickelback (think Bryant McFadden and Willie Gay), it's pretty easy to see why the Taylor deal got done.  No word on the money Ike got, but I'm guessing its around $10M a season or so. Shawn Suisham is a little bit of a surprise.  He came in last year and kicked very well after the Steelers cut Skippy Reed midseason.  He missed a 52-yard FG in the Super Bowl about as badly as you can miss a kick, and I really thought that would be the end of him in Pittsburgh.  Guess not.  Hey, he's as good as anyone and really, who cares about the kicker? Get the Sportsocracy feed via RSS or Facebook,  follow my terrible Twitter commentary, and check out the Tumblr link blog

   

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Donkey Punch Tuesday – Bright Spring Morning

 
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26 Jul 2011 2:39 pm

This is one of my favorite ska songs, done by Suburban Legends.  I was really pissed the other day when Soundtracking (a hipster version of Shazam) didn't recognize it, so this is my way of sticking it to Whitey and sharing it with people. Get the Sportsocracy feed via RSS or Facebook,  follow my terrible Twitter commentary, and check out the Tumblr link blog

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Big Ben’s Wedding

 
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23 Jul 2011 9:30 am

Ben Roethlisberger is getting married today. Yeah, I know, I don't care either.  I just wanted to mention that it's not to Willie Colon despite the accompanying picture. Get the Sportsocracy feed via RSS or Facebook,  follow my terrible Twitter commentary, and check out the Tumblr link blog

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First Place? Yes.

 
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19 Jul 2011 8:38 pm

Clint Hurdle's quote from today regarding the Pirates being in first place:

They don't break a trophy in half and give it to you on July 19th

An amazing quote. But let's face it, we'll take it, Clint. Get the Sportsocracy feed via RSS or Facebook,  follow my terrible Twitter commentary, and check out the Tumblr link blog

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