phunkdaddy said:

kpowers said:

Bell was the man

Now he can continue to soar like an Eagle now the Steelers have

released his selfish backfield mate who acts like a turkey. Good

riddance LaGarrette Blount.

Where are all the front running 49ers fans. The Niners must not be

9-2

[Edited 11/18/14 21:14pm]

Never heard about this until now

LeGarrette Blount's Monday night walk-off has cost him his job.

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Tuesday that Blount has been released. The roster move comes one day after the running back reportedly left the field before the end of Monday's win over the Tennessee Titans in Nashville.

"We believe the decision to release LeGarrette is in the best interest of the organization and wish him the best of luck," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said in a statement released by the team.

Blount didn't receive a single carry on Monday, watching from the sideline as Le'Veon Bell rushed for a career-high 204 yards on 33 carries. NFL Media's Aditi Kinkhabwala saw Blount already dressed and prepared to board the team buses by the time most of the Steelers had reached the locker room.

NFL Media's Albert Breer texted a Steelers source on the reasoning behind Blount's release. The reply: "Selfish behavior." The source added that Blount had exhibited a pattern of behavior that came to a head on Monday.

If a team were to claim Blount, it would cost his new squad $317,647 this season and a non-guaranteed 2015 base salary of $2 million, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports.

Blount clearly lacked allies in his own locker room, making the decision by management an easy one. Blount can be a bruising and productive back in the right situation (see his playoff performance with the Patriots in January), but has now worn out his welcome with two teams. Buyer beware.

[Edited 11/19/14 1:24am]

I wish all these Tom Coughlin bashers would fuck off. Giants problems are due to a lack of talent, especially the o-line. That falls squarely on Jerry Reese.

LeGarrette Blount, released by the Steelers on Tuesday, was at the Patriots' facility Thursday and subsequently signed a deal, the team announced. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported the contract is for two years, per a source informed of the situation.

Blount was cut this week after leaving Monday night's game early, displeased that he didn't get a single carry in Pittsburgh's win over the Titans.

Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun reports Blount will make the veteran minimum this season. The veteran back passed through waivers on Wednesday, allowing the Pats to sign him at a lower rate.

Blount spent last season in New England, compiling 772 yards on 153 carries with seven touchdowns. His most memorable performance came in a playoff victory over the Indianapolis Colts, in which he ran for 166 yards and four scores.

The Pats will add Blount to a backfield of Jonas Gray -- coming off a 201-yard, four-score game -- and Shane Vereen as the current mainstays. New England released first-year defensive lineman Casey Walker to free space on the 53-man roster.

It's such a savvy, Belichickian move to add a piece late in the season for the veteran minimum. The bruising back could come in handy as the weather dips in Foxboro down the stretch of the season. At the very least, the Pats got cheap labor that has shown success in their system.

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Kinda boring when your team has a bye, though I did get to see Mike Wallace and Emmanuel Sanders play in different uniforms.

The Houston Texans' latest savior, back-up-turned-starting quarterback Ryan Mallett, is out for the season with a pectoral injury.

This is all my fault.

In fact, everything bad that happened to the Texans since about Week 13 of the 2012 season is my fault.

You see, I sold my PSLs around Week 13 of 2012. The Texans were an NFL-best 11 - 1 at that point, and I actually got the then-highest price ever paid for four PSLs (they were really good seats).

After I sold my PSLs, the Texans finished the season 1 - 3, but still made the playoffs. They beat the hapless Bengals, but were obliterated by the Patriots in the second round. Yet, no one was blaming me at the time. We all figured "Next year is our time! You gotta lose before you win! So here we go!" And sure enough, the Texans started 2013 with 2 straight, albeit by-the-skin-of-their-teeth, wins.

Then the wheels fell off.

The Texans were the worst team in the NFL, losing 14 straight games. Their coach had a stroke, and then they fired him (that's cold). They elevated Bum's son to finish out the year, and then they fired him, too. They inserted hometown hero Case Keenum at quarterback, and then they fired him as well.

But they had the first pick in the 2014 draft! They could draft Johnny Football! Or Blake Bortles! Or Teddy Bridgewater! Or, they could draft a guy that had never played linebacker before and use him as a linebacker in our new 3-4 offense!

Turns out they should have fired the GM at the end of 2013 too, but they didn't. And despite my PERSONAL ADMONITION to Rick Smith that he should draft Johnny Football, he took the Defensive Lineman Who Had Never Played Linebacker In His Life - to play linebacker. (Editor's note - by "personal admonition", I mean that as he walked by me at a rodeo event, I said, "Draft Johnny Football" to which he replied "You have a good day too, sir.")

It wasn't all bad, though. We had a Harvard man as quarterback, and we drafted a quarterback named Tom in the sixth round. NOTE: That sixth-round quarterback was not Tom Brady, but Tom Savage.

So although my bank account got very fat, I feel like somehow this is all my fault. I was a bad fan, or a good luck charm that left, or maybe just a guy who sold his PSLs to someone that is an actual jinx.

I almost feel sort of bad whenever I get into that new car that my PSL funds bought.

Giants season just gets worse and worse. They had the fucking Cowboys on the ropes and the defense couldn't get one fucking stop. Where the hell was JPP?

They better fix the o-line and get some damn pass rushers during the off-season.

uPtoWnNY said:

phunkdaddy said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Giants season just gets worse and worse. They had the fucking Cowboys on the ropes and the defense couldn't get one fucking stop. Where the hell was JPP?

They better fix the o-line and get some damn pass rushers during the off-season.

Their receiving corps is gonna kick ass next season as long as Eli get the protection.

Yeah, Beckham is the real deal. Giants have to rebuild the o-line like the Cowboys did theirs.

So at this point in the season, who do you all think is going to be in the Superbowl?

SeventeenDayze said:

So at this point in the season, who do you all think is going to be in the Superbowl?

Patriots and Packers

I'm a Niners fan but the fact of the matter is they are a weak team. With Carson Palmer out for the year, Seattle is looking more and more like super bowl contenders.

Green Bay and New England look like the teams 2 beat though.

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Man I fucking hate the Patriots and snarky ass Tom Brady and Belicheck.

phunkdaddy said:

Man I fucking hate the Patriots and snarky ass Tom Brady and Belicheck.

But the dirtiest is John Harbaugh

Where the hell is our defense???

babynoz said:

Where the hell is our defense???

Steelers can't win against teams with losing records

babynoz said:

Where the hell is our defense???

They were well rested and eating turkey all the way up until game time

kpowers said:

babynoz said:

Where the hell is our defense???

They were well rested and eating turkey all the way up until game time

Nah, I think they put Steeler uniforms on the turkeys and sent them out on the field to play the game.

kpowers said:

Giants have offically hit rock bottom, losing to the fucking Jaguars.........

babynoz said:

kpowers said:

They were well rested and eating turkey all the way up until game time

Nah, I think they put Steeler uniforms on the turkeys and sent them out on the field to play the game.

That sounds about right

What is up with my Bears?

uPtoWnNY said:

phunkdaddy said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Giants have offically hit rock bottom, losing to the fucking Jaguars.........

Try losing to Vick and the Jets.

And the Buccaneers

Live from Charlotte NC Ian Rappoport reports:

Those punk ass, bitch ass Steelers are going down, that I do know.

2freaky4church1 said:

Those punk ass, bitch ass Steelers are going down, that I do know.

The Bungels may win the AFC North but will never win a super bowl

kpowers said:

phunkdaddy said:

kpowers said:

The Bungels may win the AFC North but will never win a super bowl

Those pumpkin colored stripe wearing bastards can't even win a playoff game.

2freaky4church1 said:

Those punk ass, bitch ass Steelers are going down, that I do know.

Get back to me when y'all got some rings.

babynoz said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Those punk ass, bitch ass Steelers are going down, that I do know.

Get back to me when y'all got some rings.

Then you'll NEVER hear from him again