Why the Steelers are Better than the Cowboys
- 09.10.09
- Culture, Cowboys, Steelers
- 22 Comments
In honor of the Pittsburgh Steelers opening the 2009 NFL season tonight against the Tennessee Titans, and because I live in a place infested with Dallas Cowboys fans, I offer you The Top 6 Reasons Why the Steelers Are Better Than the Cowboys. (Six because that’s how many Super Bowls the Steelers have won.)
6. Same ole’ face. The Steelers owner has not had his face rebuilt by plastic surgeons.
5. No ego-centric scoreboard issues. The Steelers’ jumbo-tron is of a reasonable size and does not block punts.
4. The old fashioned way. Over the years, Pittsburgh has refused to pay ridiculous amounts of money to woo big stars to their team. Instead, they’ve done it the old-fashioned way; they’ve drafted and then developed into stars some of the biggest names in the game. Dallas often gives in to the wooing of the high-priced “star,” who rarely is worth what he is paid.
3. They cut the cancer. The Steelers refuse to allow self-centered, loud-mouth players ruin the team. They got rid of good but obnoxious players like Plaxico Burress and Joey Porter in their prime because they were cancerous to the team. The Cowboys welcome cancerous players (T.O., Pacman Jones)…and it shows.
2. Long-term stability at the helm. In the last 40 years, Pittsburgh has had three head coaches. In the same time period, Dallas has had seven…and after this year will most likely hire #8.
1. We are the champions, my friends. The Steelers have more Super Bowl victories than the Cowboys! (6-5)
And while the Cowboys continue to hang their hopes on a mediocre quarterback and a revolving door of wide-receivers, the Super Bowl winning Steelers offense remains intact, led by a two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, and two Super Bowl MVPs, Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes.
Prediction: The Steelers will win another Super Bowl before Dallas even makes it to another Super Bowl, thus securing the title they wrestled away from the Cowboys some time ago: America’s Team!
Ooohhh…now you’ve done it. “…infested with Dallas Cowboy fans..” I hear a gauntlet being thrown down.
Go Colts!
Go Steelers tonight. Always want them to beat the Titans, and I will always choose the Steelers over the Cowboys.
Didn’t know if you noticed that I RT’d your post.
Jack
http://www.jackodile.com
“NICE!! Very good. Darcy, how can you even attempt to argue with such sound reasoning and valid points?!”
I don’t think I could have said anything better myself…which as you know Mike…is rarely the case.
No, I think his points are great. I don’t have a dog in this fight: I’m not a fan of either team. But I know the intense rivalry between those teams – I still maintain that it was a gauntlet.
Oh, it twas a gauntlet. A gauntlet that Taylor and I got much satisfaction and laughter over casting it down!
OH NO YOU DIDN”T GO THERE…
Let’s go point by point.
6. I’ll give you that. I still tear up when I think of Tex Schram selling to Weasel Jones.
5. YOU PLAY OUTSIDE… hard to hang a scoreboard when your roof is subject to the whims of Low Pressure systems.
4. I can understand development… under Chuck Noll and Bill Cower most definitely…. MIke Tomlin is just the benfactor of previous regimes. He doesn’t develop… at least not yet.
3. Yes the Cowboys have made some seriously head scratching moves, but you also fail to mention that both of those Cancers are now gone regardless of they should have been there in the first place.
2. This I will also give you, because Weasel doesn’t like losing the spot light (Parcells), and would rather have a lame duck (Phillips) he can overshadow and not support.
1. Scoreboard… for now.
However, although our quarterbacks hobby is dating blondes, I do believe that is safer than riding around the streets of Pittsburgh without a helmet on two wheels. Not to mention the fact that Heinz Ward just got signed up for AARP and is reportedly being injected with Geritol on a daily basis. Maybe he can give some to Willie Parker, because he won’t be able to last an entire season… oh wait yeah he will it will only last 16 games. As for the moniker America’s Team, yeah on any given Sunday anyone can claim that, but during the Dandy Don/Roger Staubach era, the Stealers (yes I meant to spell it that way) were the NY Yankees of the NFL, and as far as I’m concerned, if the Cowboys played in such a week division, I too would probably prognosticate on another Super Bowl victory… ruminate on these two words… Neil O’Donnell.
Now we’re talking! Good retort, Jerry. Fair and balanced (unlike Fox News!). Points I will give you:
1. I agree. The verdict is still out on Mike Tomlin, but so far, he looks pretty good.
2. Yes. Pacman and T.O. are gone for now, but I wouldn’t trust Jerry not to do something like that again soon. Did someone say Donte Stallworth?
3. Yes. Heinz Ward is getting old, but the production (and smile) is still there. Plus, Santonio Holmes and Limas Sweed are waiting in the wings.
4. Yes. Willie’s best days are behind him, but that’s why Rashard Mendenhall is there. By the way, Willie was not even drafted, which is another testament to the Steelers wisdom.
5. Neil O’Donnell. No comment. No argument. He was the best Super Bowl quarterback the Cowboys had back in ’96.
6. As for Big Ben, I’m pretty sure he’s a helmet-guy these days.
As far as a 16-game only season. We’re you talking about Pittsburgh or the Cowgirls? I’m pretty sure you meant Dallas, right?!
Your Steelers have a chance. Greeny did not pick them to win the Superbowl this morning on Mike and Mike.
Help!! Help!! Mike’s Talking And He Can’t Shut Up!!! Go Cowboys, Americas #1 Team…..
C’mon Ken! You know my points are valid!! Disagreeable maybe, but valid! I’ll count on you rooting for the Steelers tonight…
What is a terrible towel anyway Mike, I don’t understand. The Titants have been thinking about this game for about 7 months. I think you may have your hands full tonight!!!
Valid points, indeed. Unfortunately, being better than the Cowboys won’t help you tonight. Go Titans!
The Terrible Towel is a sacred cloth that was desecrated by the Titans last season. After tonight, they will all wish that the sacrilege would have never happened as they lick their wounds from the beat down they will receive. I say this, by the way, in Christian love.
The reason the Titans have had 7 mos to think about this game is because they weren’t able to use that time thinking about The Super Bowl. Oh wait….yes they were….thinking about how they weren’t in it.
Twas quite a good game! Hope you enjoyed it Mike
Amen to that blog!!! And the gauntlet is down. The Cowboys, BTW, couldn’t run that gauntlet if their lives depended on it.
Can a guy like both the ‘Boys and the Steelers? Kinda like someone liking Barren Cross and David Phelps. Both christian music just different styles.
That’s REALLY pushing it, Ryan! That’s more like serving God and money…can’t do it!
I just enjoy watching any football game and usually don’t pull for any team unless it is the Panthers (lived in the Carolinas for 26 years). I also pulled for the Redskins while Joe Gibbs was coaching them (after getting to know Joe Gibbs’ family). I really enjoy watching college football more than professional as the players are “paid less”. I am a Virginia fan (graduated from UVa) and also a fan of any team playing against Carolina.
Guys Guys we know one team is supreme that is San Francisco you know why Cowboys are the last of three teams to get 6 rings the cowboys stink plain and simple they lost T.O. that is all they have going they lost to the Gmen typical I have this argument at work Romo is inexperience in playoffs I bet none of you guys could tell mike could what offense the cowboys run and what defense Tampa Bay is pathetic first and foremost Cowboys 1-1 Steelers 2-0 49ers 2-0 Cowboys will fail because of one thing Jerry Jones kind of like the Raiders and Al Davis take it from me I eat sleep and breathe football when not at work and Cowboys do not have enough firepower to win a 6th ring 49ers are second to the Steelers who I like by the way for AFC 49ers have Mike Singletary look him up boneheads we also have Patrick Willis look him up Boneheads he is supreme Rookie season Willis 174 Tackles the king they compare him to Ray Lewis Steeler fans hate Ray Lewis then we have Frank Gore 212 yards against Seattle hey we even beat Arizona Favre and the Vikings are next Favre is an old Fart and Willis will crush him same as Peterson as for the Cowboys i have very very bad blood Carolina can and hopefully will beat Dallas because Dallas is nothin’ to me as a 49ers fan I know which teams rock and which teams stink Dallas and Denver are on the list for a beating aka Steelers and Cowboys aren’t rivals look it up they aren’t trust me a real rivalry is Minnesota and Green Bay a second Rivalry San Francisco and Oakland or Cowboys and 49ers who we beat their pathetic behinds in preseason are second stringers outmatched them and even my ex knew it so Cowboy fans need a life that doesn’t involve wooing top players and overrated players prediction Cowboys 7-9 no playoffs a real quarterback would be Drew Brees of the Saints he is number 9 as well only difference is Brees know how to play Romo Will choke again year after year go 49ers The Gold rush is Back
Titans Stink to they have no idea of what it takes to go to a superbowl they went once and lost keep it up Titans and watch the Jets beat 7 Shades out of you guys