2011年8月16日星期二
Why build a retractable roof then?
Only for the rain? If that's the case, every team should have a retractable roof Pittsburgh Steelers Authentic Jerseys because it can rain anywhere.Beating the oddsThose who put money down on the Steelers before the first game are way ahead of that game today.According to Sportsbook.com, odds on the Steelers' winning the Super Bowl before the first game were 19-1. Today, those odds are 10-1, down from 15-1 after their opening-season victory.Baltimore was favored to win the AFC North Division at 6-5, compared to the odds on the Steelers at 3-2 before the openers. Two weeks later, the Steelers are runaway 5-12 favorites to win the division while the winless Ravens are 7-1. Cincinnati is second at 3-1. Cleveland is 25-1.And, the overwhelming favorite for the first NFL coach to be fired or quit is Minnesota's Mike Tice at 5-8. Dom Capers is next at 5-2 and Baltimore's Brian Billick is tied for third at 10-1.Unfair advantageMoving the New Orleans' Saints home opener to Giants Stadium Monday night was purely an economic move by the NFL and, despite lip service, it was a disservice to the Saints.League officials knew they could sell more tickets to a Giants game in New York than they could, say, in Atlanta. But it was the Saints' home game, and their fans who wished to attend could have driven to Atlanta or Birmingham if the game were played there. Trying to sell a Saints "home" game in Giants Stadium was ludicrous.Saints coach Jim Haslett is not the only one upset. Each of the Giants' rivals in the NFC East should share his views."I do think he has a highly intelligent perspective," James Harrison Jersey Dallas coach Bill Parcells said.Drawing the lineAfter two games, there's still concern about tackle Oliver Ross and guard Keydrick Vincent leaving the Steelers, but the alarms are being raised in Phoenix and Baltimore, not Pittsburgh.The Cardinals lured Ross with a $17.5 million contract. Reports from Arizona are that he has not been close to worth it in their first two games, both losses."I think the criticism should be on me," coach Dennis Green said, defending the overall poor play of his line. "I'm the one who made the judgment that the line needed to be revamped."Similar complaints are being raised in Baltimore about the winless Ravens' line, where Vincent is playing right guard. Right tackle Orlando Brown has been the main target of criticism there.In the meantime, guard Kendall Simmons and tackle Max Starks have replaced Vincent and Ross without a noticeable dropoff. Their quarterback was sacked once in two games and their halfback leads the AFC in rushing.A good lineThe rebuilt line in Cleveland held up well through the first two games. New general manager Phil Savage signed veteran guards Joe Andruzzi and Casey Coleman as free agents, then added left tackle L.J. Shelton, a late salary-cap cut by the Cardinals. The 1-1 Browns have gone two games without allowing a sack, the first time they have gone that long since 1992.Of course, they must now stop the Colts' Dwight Freeney indoors in Indianapolis."I wouldn't necessarily Mike Wallace Jersey rank him above anybody, but I couldn't name anybody that's playing better than him right now," said Shelton.
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