Mini Pony of the Day 12-7-07

This Good Samaritan rules.

Thanks to Reader Sarah for this MPotD.

Sarah rules as much as this dude.

Mini Pony of the Day 12-6-07

More Thumbelina goodness.

The answer is A). 21 inches. You're welcome.

James Harrison = Defensive Player of the Month

Wow. This was a shoddy MS Paint job. I stole everything from this right here.

And wtf's up with all the content today? I'm goin' nuts.

I needed to make mention of James Harrison being named AFC Defensive Player of the Month. Take a look at those stats.

19 tackles. 5.5 of 'em were sacks. 6 FORCED FUMBLES. 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception.

That's in 4 games, folks. Ridiculous. Well done, Silverback. Now tear Wes Welker's moustache off.

Rodney Harrison's Brain Sucks

In response to Anthony Smith's guaranteed win, Rodney Harrison said this:

I don't even know who the guy is, but obviously he has to be a young guy to come out and say something like that. We have a great deal of respect for Pittsburgh and everything they've done and everything they stand for. When I was a young guy, I never came off talking about things I really didn't know about -- especially a young guy that's been in the league probably a year or two. That's something that he's going to have to deal with, and we're going to do our talking on Sunday.

What that means is Harrison will be taking extra doses of steroids while looking at Smith's picture this week.

Looks like Harrison wasn't reading up on the league during his 4-game absence. All Smith's done is record 49 tackles (41 of 'em solo), an interception and forced fumble while primarily serving as a backup and replacement for Ryan Clark.

Hmmm. I guess that HGH affects your mind as much as it does your body.

Dick.

Anthony Smith Guarantees A Win, PSaMP Approves

Did you hear? Anthony Smith guaranteed a win over the Patriots! Oh my gosh! Bulletin board material! Why would he do that? He's going to motivate New England.

Gimme a break. I fully agree with everything Smith said, and actually don't mind that he said it. I know I'm not a football player, but I predicted a win as well. And who cares? This is football, not some pansy inter-team love fest.

Let's look at Smith's reasoning:

"I think we were facing great receivers last week too and we shut them
down,'' Smith said. "Those three guys, I don't think it gets much better than
Cincinnati's corps of receivers. We've already seen the best."

Smith added a little more lumber to the fire when he said New
England's receivers haven't been hit the way they will be hit on
Sunday.

"They said Baltimore was their most physical game but I think we
hit harder than Baltimore, so they haven't seen nothing like us yet.

"They should be worried about us. We never worry about receivers.
We're the ones doing the hitting. They have to run routes. We're attacking them,
they're not really attacking us."

Perfectly put. New England's receivers are constantly put on a pedestal my the MSM because they have Randy Moss, put up flashy numbers and have yet to be fully challenged. Remember, Pittsburgh's pass defense is #1 in the league right now. The Patriots haven't played us yet, so every pass defense they've seen is below Pittsburgh.

Sure, Baltimore fields a pretty good defense, and they were awfully physical against the Patriots. However, Baltimore was repeatedly owned by the Steelers on both sides of the ball in our meeting earlier this season. The Patriots played a Baltimore team that is obviously fed up with their head coach and isn't afraid to physically show that displeasure. That all came to a head when the Ravens stopped the Patriots on 4th and short, only to be emotionally exhausted by the timeout called just prior to the snap. Although Defensive Coordinator Rex Ryan called the timeout, you could see every Baltimore player glaring through Billick's soul. There's not that type of dissension in Pittsburgh. This defense is as solid as it gets.

Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Donte Stallworth have no idea what they're about to go through. Sure, all three have played against the Steelers before, but not on a team that was threatening to go undefeated. You can't simulate that kind of defensive motivation.

But back to Smith. I'm glad he stepped out and guaranteed a win. So many teams keep losing to the Patriots because they sit in awe of New England's magnificence rather than trust their own system. Most teams are already beat before the game begins because they know they only have a minute chance of winning. Anthony Smith is bringing the fight to the Patriots. There's no sitting back and quietly accepting a loss. Its time to get into their heads for once. He's doing it now and he'll do it on Sunday. Its not arrogance...its confidence.

12 straight teams haven't showed that much.

Mini Pony of the Day 12-5-07

I'ma save you some time. Clicking on this picture won't do anything (aside from opening the picture in a new window).

If that was a regular-sized horse, the man next to it would be huge.

Steelers Fans Rule

Excuse the surplus of Steelers/Patriots posts this week. Sure, I've completely neglected the Pirates (rightfully so) and have drifted from the Pens. I apologize. I promise I'll get back to the Penguins soon. Pirates...we'll see about that. Right now, my Steelers will win prediction is consuming my thoughts.

I decided to see who is better, Steelers fans or Patriots fans. These were some of the first images that appeared when I Google Image Searched for "Steelers fan" and "Patriots fan."

No joke. Looking back now, though, the Steelers fan pic is off the first page. Wtf, Google?

Steelers fan...fiiiine. Patriots fan...old.

Cool Manbi Storm Ski gloves, dweeb.





...Hey, baby.



I rest my case.

Mini Pony of the Day 12-4-07

Chest bump to Doug again. He might get a PSaMP administrative title soon.

No, he didn't find the above video. He found this link that was on the Yahoo homepage this morning. There's no way to embed it here, so all I can give you is a direct link.

Smallest Horse, Biggest Heart.

The above vid is one I found of the same horse. Its Thumbelina, the world's smallest horse. Yeah, Thumbelina has been here before. I found a plethora of Thumbelina videos, so you might be getting a bunch of these in the near future.

More Thumbelina content on PSaMP:

Mini Pony of the Day 3-14-07.
Mini Pony of the Day 6-13-07.
Mini Pony of the Day 7-19-07.

A Plea To Silverback

Please rip this dude's moustache off.

I saw ESPN's Sunday Conversation with Welker, and he was sportin' a dumb moustache. I couldn't find the video, so I did the next best thing...MS Paint. If you find the video, let me know.

Another thing. Who is this guy? He sounds/looks exactly like Tobey Maguire. I hope Silverback feasts on him.

On a side note, as much as I wanted to see the Patriots fall last night, I found myself rooting for the Ravens to blow it. My Steelers homerism only permits so much support for a division rival. Plus, I didn't want everyone to be gushing over Jesus Lewis, Rex Ryan and the Ravens D. Give it a week, and the topic will be centered around the people who really deserve it...Dick LeBeau, Silverback, Farrior, Foote, etc. I called the Steelers to win. That prediction is so firm, its like it took Cialis. However, my prediction won't wear off in 36 hours.

Oh, and we don't have AJ Feeley or Kyle Boller. I predicted Boller would throw a Feeley "dumb interception," and he did. Ben needs to take what the Patriots secondary gives him, and not force it through 3-4 defenders. If he plays smart, there's no reason to believe that our violent team won't wear down those old ass NE linebackers.

But still, Silverback needs to eat Wes Welker.

You're welcome.

Mini Pony of the Day 12-3-07

I knew there was a reason I have Verizon Wireless.

I tried to find this video about a week and a half ago, but Youtube didn't have it. Reader Doug found and emailed it in. Doug rules.

Here's some other rad mini horses from Doug.

Mini Pony of the Day 11-29-07.
Mini Pony of the Day 10-24-07.
Mini Pony of the Day 10-12-07.

Everyone thank Doug.

Monday Morning Chrysler New Yorker

We won. Can't ask for much more than that. However, Ben and Fast Bill did little to impress, and the 24-10 win can be credited to Heath, Hines and the D.

Faced with less bog-like conditions than Monday, the Steelers still needed to overcome serious weather. I was pissed that I had to walk out tin the rain to get something outta my car. Playing a football game in that nasty stuff had to be awful.

Ben complained about the wet ball early, but was able to reverse his fortunes after throwing a costly interception in the first quarter. On the flip side, Carson Palmer started efficient, but then proceeded to stink up Heinz Field no matter which direction he was going.

Despite the shady offense, the team looked more like a team capable of bringing down the Patriots in a week. I wasn't ready to say that after the Jets and the Fins game. I'm ready now. Resiliency, baby. We fought through the conditions and the awful start to create a decent win.

Tale of the tape: A win is a win. Underlying theme: Our D is the (collective) man.

Ben and Bill won't be getting 4s and 5s this week.

Ben. Eh. I've seen better. I've seen worse. We can look a this performance either way. He sucked early, but turned things around throughout. Or...he blamed his struggles on the conditions, threw some awful passes and only completed as many passes as he did because Hines and Heath had glue on their hands. Ben was the winning QB, so I'll try to be positive. 3.5 of 5 motorcycle helmets. Yeah, I've been giving fractions of helmets lately, but Ben can't make these same mistakes next week. CANNOT. This won't be stressed enough.

Bill. Gross. Stupid Jerome Bettis elbow condoms. Why didn't he take those bitches off? I'm not going to place the blame solely on those, however. Bill was trying to cut down on fumbles this season, and for the most part, he succeeded to this point. Fact of the matter is...Bill put the ball on the turf too much...overturned fumble or not. He somehow found a way to get 87 yards, which nearly redeemed him. Still...dude needs to find the endzone. Soon. 3 of 5 motorcycle helmets. Score, brother.

Hines. Round of applause, everyone. The record (64 receiving TDs) is his. No more looking towards Stallworth. Hines has cemented his legacy in the 'Burgh on more than one occasion, and this record was merely the icing on the cake. Sure, Stallworth and Swann took catches and touchdowns away from each other, but Hines has had to deal with Kordell, Kent, Tommy, etc. And he hauled in 11 damn catches a week after snagging 9. Well done. He gets 5 of 5 motorcycle helmets.

Heath. Needs the ball more. He isn't a safety blanket. He's a game changer. 5 of 5 motorcycle helmets.

D. Just like Ben, they faltered early, but found a way to completely turn around their performance. The D rallied after allowing an early TD, and each guy stepped up big time. Look at those stats. 2 guys with 8 tackles, one with 7, three with 6. Farrior, Foote and Carter were absolute beasts all game. This is the second straight game in which that trio belittled the opposition. That early TD damaged the ego a bit, but the D still allowed less points (10) than their prior season average (13.2). They're now allowing 12.9 a game. Ridiculous. 4 of 5 motorcycle helmets. No 5 here because of that first drive Cincy TD.

If you don't know who we play next week, you are stupid. We'll win. Write that down.

Mini Pony of the Day 12-2-07

Sweet. They love mini ponies in Asia, too.

Pitt Sold Their Soul To The Devil...

...And I approve of this transaction.

What a win. Despite the refs' best efforts to give the game to WVU, Pitt prevailed...but it seems like they, too, had some help.

Look at those stats from last night's game. Pitt was obviously runnin' with someone else other than just Lesean McCoy.

Mini Pony of the Day 12-1-07

Oh my.

No other words can describe this.