Posted on 02/02/2006 4:56:13 AM PST by beyond the sea
At first, Joey Porter pledged not to speak with reporters after Super Bowl XL Media Day.
Then, he softened his stance and promised to keep his outspoken mouth in check.
Wednesday, he took that plan and threw it to the ground like a defenseless quarterback.
The Steelers' loquacious linebacker couldn't contain himself yesterday when he learned Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens predicted Jerome Bettis' return to Detroit would culminate with a Super Bowl loss.
"I've been asleep all week, but now, I got woke up," Porter said yesterday. "I've got my first taste of blood, and now I'm thirsty for more. Until now, it was, 'Watch what I say. I can't say this. I can't say that. Don't do anything silly.'
"I'm ready now."
The Super Bowl had been controversy-free until Stevens livened it up with a quote that was published yesterday in Seattle newspapers.
"It's a heartwarming story and all that," Stevens said, referring to Bettis' homecoming and impending retirement, "but it will be a sad day when he leaves without that trophy."
Porter can appreciate some spirited trash-talking, but evidently, not from someone with Stevens' modest credentials.
A 6-foot-7 former first-round pick now playing in his fourth season, Stevens had a career-best 45 catches for 554 yards and five touchdowns this season. By comparison, Steelers rookie tight end Heath Miller posted comparable numbers, besting Stevens by one touchdown.
"I feel like (Stevens), out of anybody, should know his role," Porter said. "I mean, he hasn't done anything to make anybody fear him. Jerome is a walking Hall-of-Fame guy that everybody knows about. This guy (Stevens) was almost a first-round bust, who barely made some plays this year.
I'm going to make sure he doesn't have anything to do with the outcome of the game."
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I really enjoyed the leather part.
Not only good and tall, but a real motivator. Probably much to his chagrin.
Light trash talking and bantering back and forth among fans is to be expected. When the other side gets out of hand, you and I will be there to set them straight. Kind of keeps things interesting.
But two weeks is too long between games. Too much media hype. The press turns the whole thing into a big circus.
Man, she's so attractive. I never even knew about her until just lately.
Have you seen Evolution yet?
LOL
I heard earlier that Groundhog Day turned into a huge Steeler rally with the groundhog eventually taking a leak in a Terrible Towel.
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God, that is SO TRUE! Cowher (and all of we fans) will have a real tough time if this one doesn't turn out correctly.
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I think he pooped on a terrible towel!
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She's so pretty doing interviews.
I hear you...... I wish the game was tomorrow.
She is really cute in Pearl Harbor (the only good part of that movie).
Y108 was interviewing someone from the 3Kings pub in Kensington, London. It's a Steelers bar. They dress in black & gold and face paint. Ironically it's by Big Ben.
The guy mentioned "the yellow towels the fans bring". Now he knows they're called Terrible Towels.
Guess the Steelers Nation is actually international!
No, I went to see "Intelligent Design" instead.
But seriously, you won't believe this, I haven't been to a movie theatre or rented a movie in about 10 years. But, this young lady is one of a kind.
Back in the mid-70s when I was in HS, in MD, one of my teachers was a rabid Steelers fan. Mr. Kowalczyk would walk around class with a piece of rough lumber the size of a bat. Whenever he needed to get a student's attention or to make a point, he would slam a desktop with the wood. He was quite a character. There was no part of history he couldn't teach without involving the Steelers. We all thought he was crazy, but cool. Now I see that he was just a typical Pittsburgh fan. Go, Steelers!
LOL.
ROFL ..... yes, you really made me laugh out loud on that one! We are nuts.
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On the other hand, the commercials are supposed to be pretty good this year!... ;-)
Steelers, publicity seekers dominate Groundhog Day
There were a few boos at the groundhog's prediction of six more weeks of winter, but most of the hundreds of revelers instead turned the event into an impromptu Pittsburgh Steelers rally.
Fans in football jerseys sang "Here we go Steelers," and members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle — the top-hat- and tuxedo-wearing businessmen responsible for carrying on the groundhog tradition each year — threw black and gold Steelers "Terrible Towels" as they waited to rouse Phil from his burrow.
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