Posted on 09/11/2009 3:21:14 AM PDT by Perdogg
I guess I am out of touch. I did not even know a regulard season game was on last night.
Well I usually only start watching when the snow prevents much outdoor activity.
Can’t say I missed much given that the Steelers won. Hope Troy P. is not hurt too badly - I love the way he plays.
Was his hair injured?
The pre-game was quite spectacular, with a concert and awesome fireworks. You would have thought you were watching the Super Bowl. Despite being a low-scoring game, it was fun to watch.
He is a remarkable player. Hope he is not lost for the year.
“”Polamalu was apparently injured late in the first half, when a player landed on his left leg, in a pile up for a loose ball.
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Proof positive, never ever go for a loose ball.
I am an NFL junkie. It is the ONLY time I sit in front of the tube.
In all the years I have been following football, I have never never seen the likes of Polamalu. He is without a doubt one of the top 5 overall (all positions) athletes in the modern game. Sure ther may have been some harder “hitters” ... Ronnie Lott comes to mind, he could hit so hard that the recipient would blow snot bubbles out his nose. Howie Long was the same only he “finessed” the hit.
But Polamalu plays like a madman. Not overly large but ungodly quick. And .. he is all over the field. The recipient of his hits often have no idea where he came from. Left to right, right to left, he plays the entire field and has the quickness and ability to do so and do so well.
But even with his incredible athletic ability, his mind and his thought processes are his biggest weapons. He has an uncanny ability to “read” an offense and “know” just where he needs to be. An offensive coordinators worst headache.
I wish him well. No one likes injuries, they are all serious but also a reality of the game. For the Steelers, they will be in trouble without him ... for the fans ... he may be from a defensive side .. the greatest show on earth.
He had the ball, but in typical Polamalu fashion, had scooped the ball and was moving to run with it when one of the Titans dropped his knee laterally right across Troy’s.
Aye, he is a truly great person, a devout Christian, and a true role model for today.
sprained MCL usually takes about 4 to 8 weeks to heal. But depends on how serious the sprain is. Could be longer, especially at the high level he plays at.
If he tore it, he’d be out of football and spending the next year rehabing it.
Either way, he’s out for at least a few games, maybe half the season. He’s a big part of their defense and he will be missed.
He’s also known as a very high character guy off the field. Wish him a speedy recovery. He’s one of the best players in the league.
Water covers 70 percent of the earth’s surface.
Polamalu covers the rest.
Had he fallen on the ball, he might be ok. I think his problem was that he tried to crouch and pick it up while an oppossing 300 pounder tried to dive on the ball which was between Polamalu's legs.
All kinds of rules are designed to prevent hits below the knees except when diving for a loose ball.
I love football for footballs sake, and love watching all teams .. all have their own legends, and some have super legends that will always be in our memory. Landry comes to mind immediately.
You make a great point .. Polamalu as great a player as he is, is also a great individual off the field as well. We forget things like that .. we focus on the bad boy, the 3 percenters that give football a bad name.
Lawrence Taylor, one of the greats in giants history never could get his life straightened out, though he has tried and tried.
Alan Page of purple people eater fame, went on to be a supreme court judge for Minnesota. Staubach has done incredible things off the field from the moment he was put on the field. Anthony Munoz, the best of the best in NFL history is even a better individual off the field. And I have not even scratched the list. Think of Tony Dungy. All the adversity in his life, including losing a son, yet he pushes forward and will never be forgotten, doing great things after leaving an exemplary coaching career as a young man. The late great Reggie White, many still believe it was his presence that turned the packers back to a championship team .. and then the incomparable #34, “Sweetness” Walter Payton of the Bears. Many would be wise to mold their life after him, a man of excellence in all areas of life.
And so I agree with you totally .. it is always refreshing to see a player like Polamalu that can lead on and off the field. Team players have a tendency to do that.
Funn! ...AND true!!!
Absolutely spot-on. Even if Polamalu isn't in on the tackle, he's virtually always at least in the camera shot. He's everywhere on that field, and was having a monster game up until the injury, despite two horrendously bogus calls by the officials slowing him down (a "late hit" where he had left his feet to make the tackle well before the ball carrier was out of bounds, and a "pass interference" where the receiver mowed him down from behind).
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