Puck Fittsburgh

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So the Skins play their first preseason game tonight and for the first time in a long time, I’m not going.  The reason – they are playing the Steelers and I just can’t stand anything to do with that team.  Of course, if it was a regular season game, I’d be there, but I don’t feel like going to a game that truly doesn’t mean anything, especially when it means dealing with the mobs of Steelers fans that will undoubtedly be there.  And just let me highlight – they will not be there because the Steelers are America’s team and people in every city just grow up to become Steeler fans.  There are Steeler fans in so many cities across the country because there is nowhere to work in Pittsburgh, so they are forced to migrate.  You don’t hear all that many people who grow up in DC saying, I think I’ll move to Pittsburgh for a job – hence, there aren’t as many Skins fans dispersed across the country.

My hatred of the Steelers has only grown recently, as they were the only team that did not sign the Collective Bargaining Agreement.  It doesn’t matter, because everyone else signed it and the lock out is over – but it’s still annoying.  Their reason for not signing – they did not like that Roger Goodell still has power over fining and suspending players.  They believe that James Harrison was unfairly targeted last and that many of his dirty hits weren’t all that dirty.  They also don’t likeGoodell having power to suspend based on off-the-field behavior. 

Here's Ryan Clark's Quote:

"Roger Goodell (still) has total control over the fining process," Clark said. "For us, that's a deal breaker. We feel like someone else should be on that. We feel it should be someone who is not on the NFL payroll. When you know where your bread is buttered, you make decisions according to what they want."

My feeling on the matter Pittsburghers - play a clean game and don’t have a quarterback that sexually assaults multiple women (ok – allegedly….but who does he think he’s fooling).  Then the person making the call on fines and suspensions really doesn’t matter.

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