"I dunno know, that sounds a little "in your face" to me, but I've definitely heard worse"
Yeah, if that constitutes "in your face" maybe you should give up being a football fan and start watching competitive knitting or something.
"Since you can't seem to see the difference between people criticizing the officiating and your Steelers"
I can understand it perfectly:
"The officiating was bad"="criticizing the officiating"
"The refs gave the game to the Steelers", "the refs stole the game from the Seahawks", "the Seahawks would have won if it were not for the officiating" = "criticizing the Steelers and stating they didn't deserve to win".
It also equals total oblivion to reality.
It must be a heavy burden you have to carry....going to message boards....posting anonymously to defend your team against imagined attacks. Look, you're the one who started the sportsmen like talk on here. If you're so worried about your kids seeing such bad sportsmanship, why don't you start by being a good example and walking the walk....oh yeah, and don't let them read your posts.