Bill Bergey's Battle of the Network stars look ahead to Week 9 of the NFL

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

The Steelers to host the Ravens with three of their four starting linebackers likely out: Harrsion, Woodley and Farrior.

If Harrison does not play against Baltimore, the Steelers likely will have three of their four starting linebackers out. Linebacker LaMarr Woodley, who leads the AFC with nine sacks, has a left hamstring injury that likely will keep him out of Sunday's game. And linebacker James Farrior has a torn calf muscle that could keep him out another month.
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Not a good way to start the week.

 

[YGBFKM]

I heard the Woodley injury was cramping, not a hamstring, and that he would play. But it's always nice to start a week filled with Steelers whining before the previous week's games are over.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

I heard the Woodley injury was cramping, not a hamstring, and that he would play. But it's always nice to start a week filled with Steelers whining before the previous week's games are over.

Nope. He has a hammy ...
You can never start whining early enough when its the Steelers and Ravens.

And the Chargers-Chiefs don't really count. It's the AFC West. It sucks. And Steelers fans don't give a ****.

 

[Liut]

Bergey's one of the toughest sum of ******* I had the pleasure of watching play. Eventually had the pleasure of getting to know him a little bit.

Most folks forget he was a Cincinnati Bengal prior to going to the Eagles.

 

[YGBFKM]

I heard the Woodley injury was cramping, not a hamstring, and that he would play. But it's always nice to start a week filled with Steelers whining before the previous week's games are over.

Nope. He has a hammy ...
You can never start whining early enough when its the Steelers and Ravens.

And the Chargers-Chiefs don't really count. It's the AFC West. It sucks. And Steelers fans don't give a ****.

That's because Steelers fans aren't football fans.

 

[Lieslntx]

That's because Steelers fans aren't football fans.

I love you right now.

 

[outofplace]

I heard the Woodley injury was cramping, not a hamstring, and that he would play. But it's always nice to start a week filled with Steelers whining before the previous week's games are over.

Nope. He has a hammy ...
You can never start whining early enough when its the Steelers and Ravens.

And the Chargers-Chiefs don't really count. It's the AFC West. It sucks. And Steelers fans don't give a ****.

That's because Steelers fans aren't football fans.

Do you enjoy being wrong so often?

 

[outofplace]

I heard the Woodley injury was cramping, not a hamstring, and that he would play. But it's always nice to start a week filled with Steelers whining before the previous week's games are over.

You're wrong about this part, too.

Woodley said it was nothing and that he expected to play, but what do you expect him to say. Some NFL.com guy reported during the game that it was a cramp, but Ed Bouchette has been reporting all along that Woodley is likely to miss the game against the Ravens. Bouchette is very rarely wrong about what is going on with the Steelers.

We get it already. You hate the Steelers and all who root for them. Too ****ing bad. Steelers-Ravens is the best game of the week. Two of the top teams in the AFC playing in a game that will most likely decide the division championship. It is one of the NFL's best rivalries. It is a game that deserves to be talked about on a Week 9 thread.

The injuries at linebacker are going to be a huge factor in that game. That makes it worthy of discussion. The Steelers have gotten by just fine without Harrison mostly because Woodley has been dominant. They will have one starter playing, and he will be out of position.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Bergey's one of the toughest sum of ******* I had the pleasure of watching play. Eventually had the pleasure of getting to know him a little bit.

Most folks forget he was a Cincinnati Bengal prior to going to the Eagles.

Did you ever see the Cheap Seats epsiode with Bergey clips from one of those old sports competitions. They did a bit with Bergey as the mute brute from Superman II.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

I heard the Woodley injury was cramping, not a hamstring, and that he would play. But it's always nice to start a week filled with Steelers whining before the previous week's games are over.

Nope. He has a hammy ...
You can never start whining early enough when its the Steelers and Ravens.

And the Chargers-Chiefs don't really count. It's the AFC West. It sucks. And Steelers fans don't give a ****.

That's because Steelers fans aren't football fans.

Or ir could be because the Steelers-Ravens is a week 9 game. And not worth sticking to the Week 8 thread.

 

[Versatile]

Lawrence Timmons, the lone starting linebacker who will probably be available, is having a down year so far after being one of the team's top defensive playmakers last year. And Farrier is the leader, Woodley is the best player and Harrison is the intimidator. Larry Foote was probably the worst starting defensive player, or at least one of the worst alongside Deshea Townsend, on the Steelers for five years. And the other backup linebackers lack in experience.

This is a big test for the Steelers, who were looking pretty unimpressive until they beat the Patriots last week.

Their wins: Seahawks, Colts, Titans, Jaguars, Cardinals and Patriots, the only playoff team of the bunch. And the Steelers' margin of victory, even with that cake schedule and an extra game on the Ravens and Bengals, is third in the division.

I think the Steelers lose to the Ravens, split with the Bengals and lose at the Chiefs and at the 49ers for a 10-6 record. The Bengals and Ravens will probably have similar marks. These division games are enormous.

 

[Football_Bat]

Bill Bergey, by the way, played college football at Arkansas State.

 

[BYH]

I heard the Woodley injury was cramping, not a hamstring, and that he would play. But it's always nice to start a week filled with Steelers whining before the previous week's games are over.

Nope. He has a hammy ...
You can never start whining early enough when its the Steelers and Ravens.

And the Chargers-Chiefs don't really count. It's the AFC West. It sucks. And Steelers fans don't give a ****.

That's because Steelers fans aren't football fans.

Or ir could be because the Steelers-Ravens is a week 9 game. And not worth sticking to the Week 8 thread.

Or it could be that it's ****ing insufferable that you couldn't wait until week eight was over to start the week nine thread to gush/whine over the Steelers.

 

[trifectarich]

Bill Bergey, by the way, played college football at Arkansas State.

I once had to go to Jonesboro, Ark. Talk about desolation.

 

[Chef2]

Well then. This thread has certainly taken a strange, yet entertaining turn.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

John Fox is sticking with Tebow ... Ugh. The QB situation in Denver is bad.

Tim Tebow still is the starting quarterback, at least for another week. Head coach John Fox said he's sticking with his embattled young quarterback after a 45-10 loss Sunday to the Detroit Lions. Tebow has completed less than 50 percent of his passes and been sacked 13 times in two starts.

 

[Bob Cook]

I'm sure if Tebow cried and promised this would never happen again, his team would rally around him.

 

[93Devil]

That's because Steelers fans aren't football fans.

I love you right now.

Earl Campbell weeps at your avatar.

If the game is in Pittsburgh and Flacco is taking the snaps, that should calm a lot of Yinzer nerves.

And the last time he won in Pittsburgh he barely beat Charlie Batch.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

What week do the Packers finally lose?

 

[93Devil]

50/50 losing at San Diego
40/60 losing at the Lions
50/50 losing at New York

They are looking like a one or two loss team, though. Road to the Super Bowl goes through Green Bay.