Funniest NFL draft story of 2009

Snatch98

@inspecta said:
You inbred hicks are becoming the personification of the word hypocracy.
If the shoe was on the other foot and it was some lifelong browns fan who was drafted by the steelers you'd be laughing your asses off as well.

And you're damn right we pound our chest in good times and in bad, unlike the 80% steeler fanbase who are as fairweather as they come.

Do you really believe this shit? Seriously? If the Steelers wanted Carey don't you think they would have made a point to sign him? He could have been made a priority FA signing but they chose to sign others guys via that priority. I'm not saying Carey is a bad pick up, I already stated it was a solid pick up but to be drafted is to be drafted and if the Steelers aren't going to pick him up I would hope someone else would Stains or not. I also don't know one fair weather Steeler fan, not a one so I'm not sure what alternate reality you reside but you may want to try a little harder when evaluating a fan base because EVERY BASE has it's diehard following and a casual following and our DIEHARD fan base is as strong as any other fan base in the NFL. The whole fair weather bit is old and tired. And Mr. T you're laughable, have you attended college? do you know what a college job typically entails?

And Inspecta pound that chest all you want because in the end you're still going to get run over twice a season.

YtownBrownsBacker

@snatch98 said:
Genius, pure genius. I'm convinced you copy and paste and get out the pom poms. Are you capable of formulating an opinion my gf's 5 year old cousin couldn't make after a bowl of honey nut cherrios?
Oh Mr. T you are the sunshine of my day, the wind beneath my wings. Your genius flows like rusted kitchen faucet.....bravo!

I do agree though solid pick up by the Browns...and Mack was rated behind both Eric Wood and Max Unger so while I think the Steelers may have given him heavy consideration at 32 they still had him rated 3rd for center prospects.

LOL...........after he's gone and the drafts over he was rated behind two other guys, yea right. And Unger, their guy, went at what pick after being passed up by Pissburgh for Ziggy the Hood who is a DL projected rotational guy. Yea, no need for a OL, especially center, after Big Gay Ben get his nuts torn off by defenses last year.

Grow up dickweed and peddle your bullshit elsewhere.

Fan Of STEEL 1

@inspecta said:
Really how long do you guys think you can continue you're winning streak? the decade is almost over, and thus the tide will be turning pretty soon, if you look back at the history of this rivalry it swings from decade to decade. You guys are fortunate that we have made horrendous choices with our coaches/GM's.
Do you really think there is some innate reason why the steelers haven't beaten the browns recently? Wake up dude, the pendulum swings.

The pendulum swings, but certainly not in the browns direction for the past 15 years...although you have had the draft picks and free agents, over and over and over and over and over... to produce something but ended up stinking the place up.

The STEELERS should be competing for the top spot in our division for the next three years with the team we have presently. After that, I would still put my money on the STEELERS because of the coach, owners, and the direction we take in free agency and the draft. Hopefully you guys can step it up and actually be a team in our division that is not in the basement most every year. You made some good moves this offseason. The new coach is light years ahead of Romeo. I would still put my money on the STEELERS beating you both games this year.

Fan Of STEEL 1

@ytownbrownsbacker said:
LOL...........after he's gone and the drafts over he was rated behind two other guys, yea right. And Unger, their guy, went at what pick after being passed up by Pissburgh for Ziggy the Hood who is a DL projected rotational guy. Yea, no need for a OL, especially center, after Big Gay Ben get his nuts torn off by defenses last year.
Grow up dickweed and peddle your bullshit elsewhere.

We won a Superbowl with that O-line. Perhaps you should look at your own BS. This was a great draft for both of our teams.

calfoxwc

We won a Superbowl with that O-line. Perhaps you should look at your own BS. This was a great draft for both of our teams. FOS

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ROF,LMAO.

The Browns dynamically improved their defense and their offense, and special teams.

The Steelers added some depth.

Whoopie doo, Steelers !

Fan Of STEEL 1

@calfoxwc said:
We won a Superbowl with that O-line. Perhaps you should look at your own BS. This was a great draft for both of our teams. FOS
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ROF,LMAO.

The Browns dynamically improved their defense and their offense, and special teams.

The Steelers added some depth.

Whoopie doo, Steelers !

You should pay attention. You won't sound so slow.

Depth is key and something you could use. We already have the core team that won us another Superbowl and now our RB from our last draft along with added power on the lines, RBs, WRs, and special teams. You picked up some good players in the draft, but until you do anything with them, they are just rookies. Potential, yes, results, no. Thump your chest Cal. You are one of those I was talking about.

ballpeen

Sorry FOS....i think sometimes people allow the oranges colored glasses interfere with reasoning.

I understand what you are saying.

Mr. T

Its very simple, the stoolers fans who post here Suck it so bad and in life, they have nowhere else to go.

I believe they have had their ego's bruised by Mangenius!! Mangenius vs Stoolers 1 - 0

? Aloysius

Unger's not at all a fit for the Steelers' offensive line, so any report saying that Pitt had him rated higher than Mack is complete bs.

That said, I don't get the logic of saying we somehow stole Carey from the Steelers. They drafted two corners before we took Carey, so there was little chance they were going to take Carey in the 6th or 7th round.

Hopefully, he'll show them they made a huge mistake in passing on him.

Snatch98

Aloysius said:
Unger's not at all a fit for the Steelers' offensive line, so any report saying that Pitt had him rated higher than Mack is complete bs.
That said, I don't get the logic of saying we somehow stole Carey from the Steelers. They drafted two corners before we took Carey, so there was little chance they were going to take Carey in the 6th or 7th round.

Hopefully, he'll show them they made a huge mistake in passing on him.

What do you mean he isn't a fit? He has great position flexibility and several coaches have said they tried trading up in to the second round to draft him. Why doesn't he fit in to the Steelers scheme? I personally didn't want him at all but a few coaches have now said they had both Wood and Unger rated ahead of Mack. I'm only repeating what I've read.

AND I love the Corners we drafted they should both contribute immediately and Burnett is one hell of a ball hawk and punt returner. We needed DB depth more than the depth Carey would have provided. Lewis the other corner is a huge DB with great strength. I wouldn't change a thing about the Steelers draft.

? Aloysius

I'd like to see quotes from those coaches.

Unger doesn't seem to be a good fit because he's a finesse, zone-blocking lineman who admitted that Haloti Ngata used to kill him in practice and got destroyed by Raji & Brace at the Senior Bowl. Unless the Steelers are hiring Alex Gibbs to be their OL coach and/or are moving out of the AFC North, I don't see how he's at all a fit for your squad.

Love how the guy moves, but I have a hard time believing that he was rated higher than Mack on the Steelers' draft board. Maybe Wood, but not Unger.

Snatch98

Aloysius said:
I'd like to see quotes from those coaches.
Unger doesn't seem to be a good fit because he's a finesse, zone-blocking lineman who admitted that Haloti Ngata used to kill him in practice and got destroyed by Raji & Brace at the Senior Bowl. Unless the Steelers are hiring Alex Gibbs to be their OL coach and/or are moving out of the AFC North, I don't see how he's at all a fit for your squad.

Love how the guy moves, but I have a hard time believing that he was rated higher than Mack on the Steelers' draft board. Maybe Wood, but not Unger.

Like I said it's just what I read. I'll try and dig up the link from my message board at some point tonight or tomorrow. I know for a fact they had Wood rated higher and I'm pretty sure Unger as well. If you've ever tried following Tomlin you'd read that he LOVES his position flexibility and Unger possessed that flexibility. I'll try and dig up the link.

? Aloysius

This is from TFY Draft, which is run by Tony Pauline, SI's draft guru:

It's becoming more apparent that the Pittsburgh Steelers are leaning towards an offensive lineman with their pick in round one. We alerted you to the teams affection towards Phil Loadholt and another, expected name has surfaced in conjunction with the team. Sources have told us Kevin Colbert, the teams Director of Football Operations, is hoping to pull the trigger on Alex Mack at the end of round one and is really excited about the Cal center.

Could be pre-draft disinformation, but the specificity of the report suggests it very well may be accurate info.

Snatch98

Aloysius said:
This is from TFY Draft, which is run by Tony Pauline, SI's draft guru:
Could be pre-draft disinformation, but the specificity of the report suggests it very well may be accurate info.

Everything pre-draft is smoke and mirrors and you of all people should know and understand that best. I've read on more than one occasion Eric Wood was rated ahead of Mack and Loadholt wasn't on the radar at all in round 1 or 2 from what I've read.

YtownBrownsBacker

That sort of says it all to me...................................................

But hey, if this guy was in the war room with the coaches and they said they liked Wood and Unger better, you have to believe he is telling us the truth. Especially after the fact.............................LOL

Good find Aloy.

Snatch98

@ytownbrownsbacker said:
That sort of says it all to me...................................................
But hey, if this guy was in the war room with the coaches and they said they liked Wood and Unger better, you have to believe he is telling us the truth. Especially after the fact.............................LOL

Good find Aloy.

What part of links were posted on my steeler board confirming what I'm saying don't you understand? Hey if it makes you feel better to think Mack was the most coveted player in round one fine. I'm not losing sleep over it. I'm just posting what I've read and the Steelers certainly wouldn't blow smoke POST draft sooooo hey sleep tight.

Timugen

@snatch98 said:
What part of links were posted on my steeler board confirming what I'm saying don't you understand? Hey if it makes you feel better to think Mack was the most coveted player in round one fine. I'm not losing sleep over it. I'm just posting what I've read and the Steelers certainly wouldn't blow smoke POST draft sooooo hey sleep tight.

You're right...post-draft it isn't blowing smoke - it's called responsible PR. What are they supposed to do, say "We couldn't get the guys we were really targeting, but please don't tell that to the players we actually drafted?"

I'm not saying I'm definite about how it actually was one way or the other, but I'll give more credibility to Aloy's take on it than I will to some phantom links.

Timugen

@snatch98 said:
why is it you covet a player more because the Steelers wanted him?

It's called a rivalry....and I think you're taking some here a bit too seriously. Is it really a surprise to you that a rival would jump at any chance for the slightest "gotcha?" If so, then perhaps you need to take a step back to recognize that you and I (along with everyone else here) aren't playing the games. We're just fans (abbreviation of "fanatic") and you should take it as such.

....either way I'll dig up those links.

That's great. Bring your links all you want. I'll still give more credibility to Aloysius's assessment than I will to any of that. I'm just making an assumption here, but I'm guessing you pop in here every once in a while (consistent with your posting activity,) but don't really read the board either frequently or thoroughly. The only reason I bring that up is that if you were to do so over a period of time you would realize that Aloysius is the one who owns all the short buses on which he places many of the supposed draft "gurus" and scouts.

When Aloysius speaks, people listen...and for good reason.

Furnier

After carefully reviewing every post in this thread, I've determined that P I T T S H O L E S U C K S!!

Start dumping Vinegar into the Susquehanna to douche the stain away.

Fairweather, Frontrunner, Roidmongering Refpaying impacted pubic pus sacks.

DWJ!

Legacy Fan

@snatch98 said:
I know there are Stains diehards but there are PLENTY OF FAIRWEATHER, FRONT RUNNING, NO CLUE fans amongst the Browns faithful. I love that for whatever reason you think it only exists in our base. Laughable.

Really? So across the nation there are thousands of fans that just arbitrarily choose to spend their Sundays rooting for a team that has been rebuilding for half a century? That's the dumbest thing I've read in all of sports. Perhaps you should re-evaluate your statement.

If this was '81, or '89, I might actually entertain the notion that that wasn't the dumbest thing I've ever read in my life. As it stands, you're 20 years late. And still an idiot.