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The NFL won't suspend until the case is adjudicated. In Dwayne Bowe's case, the charge of Pot was dropped in his adjudication, yet he was still suspended a game, so who the hell know how or if the NFL does anything? I'd bet Tomlin and the Steelers do something though before that. A fine, partial benching.
CONGRATS ON THE RING
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Rossi: Ex-Steelers RB Blount morphs into perfect Patriot
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<!--googleon: index-->By Rob Rossi<!--googleoff: index-->
<small><!--Published:--> Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, 10:54 p.m.
</small>Updated 53 minutes ago
<!--googleon: index--> GLENDALE, Ariz.
In attendance at this Super Bowl were the Steelers' two iconic running backs, Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis, and perhaps Pittsburgh's next legendary one, Le'Veon Bell.
And then there was LeGarrette Blount.
Soon, he'll own one more ring than Bell, his superior as a feature back. He'll also have as many rings as Bettis, his superior as a teammate.
At least Blount isn't a threat to match the four rings won by Harris, his superior in every way imaginable. That would be a bit too much to take for a Steelers Nation smarting over the idea of another organization owning bragging rights to the greatest coach-quarterback combination of the Super Bowl era.
During Super Bowl week and after the game, Blount provided no insight into his sudden falling out with the Steelers in November. He dodged every question about the subject, conducting himself as an ideal Patriot.
The people in that organization never feel obligated to answer for anything.
The players in that organization also seem intent on sucking the air out of every Sunday, right down to this past Super one. The Patriots' dressing room was filled with all the electricity of a Pirates' clubhouse after a loss in spring training.
At least Blount provided slight signs of liveliness among the otherwise curiously moribund champs. He had fun explaining to his sweetly baffled son why there were green stains on his white game pants. Blount also spent several minutes questioning teammates whether Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon were the same late-night talk show hosts. (Blount had been invited to appear on Fallon's show. Given his recreational history, he was probably better suited for Kimmel's audience.)
Actually, after watching Blount interact with Fallon on TV, I started to miss him. Then again, I always did like the idea of Blount playing for the Steelers.
Ideas don't always work in real life, however.
I can't say if Blount was a bad teammate. However, what Steelers players said about Blount the day after he quit on them in Nashville sure seemed to suggest he wasn't the second coming of Bettis.
Mike Tomlin made the right call canning Blount. It really doesn't matter if Blount might have helped the Bell-less Steelers beat Baltimore and then do who knows what in the playoffs. At some point, a coach has to stand for something.
Makes sense that Blount runs with Bill Belichick, the coach who stands for nothing.
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Rossi: Ex-Steelers RB Blount morphs into perfect Patriot
<!--googleoff: index--><!--googleon: index-->
<!--googleon: index-->By Rob Rossi<!--googleoff: index-->
<small><!--Published:--> Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, 10:54 p.m.
</small>Updated 53 minutes ago
<!--googleon: index--> GLENDALE, Ariz.
In attendance at this Super Bowl were the Steelers' two iconic running backs, Franco Harris and Jerome Bettis, and perhaps Pittsburgh's next legendary one, Le'Veon Bell.
And then there was LeGarrette Blount.
Soon, he'll own one more ring than Bell, his superior as a feature back. He'll also have as many rings as Bettis, his superior as a teammate.
At least Blount isn't a threat to match the four rings won by Harris, his superior in every way imaginable. That would be a bit too much to take for a Steelers Nation smarting over the idea of another organization owning bragging rights to the greatest coach-quarterback combination of the Super Bowl era.
During Super Bowl week and after the game, Blount provided no insight into his sudden falling out with the Steelers in November. He dodged every question about the subject, conducting himself as an ideal Patriot.
The people in that organization never feel obligated to answer for anything.
The players in that organization also seem intent on sucking the air out of every Sunday, right down to this past Super one. The Patriots' dressing room was filled with all the electricity of a Pirates' clubhouse after a loss in spring training.
At least Blount provided slight signs of liveliness among the otherwise curiously moribund champs. He had fun explaining to his sweetly baffled son why there were green stains on his white game pants. Blount also spent several minutes questioning teammates whether Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon were the same late-night talk show hosts. (Blount had been invited to appear on Fallon's show. Given his recreational history, he was probably better suited for Kimmel's audience.)
Actually, after watching Blount interact with Fallon on TV, I started to miss him. Then again, I always did like the idea of Blount playing for the Steelers.
Ideas don't always work in real life, however.
I can't say if Blount was a bad teammate. However, what Steelers players said about Blount the day after he quit on them in Nashville sure seemed to suggest he wasn't the second coming of Bettis.
Mike Tomlin made the right call canning Blount. It really doesn't matter if Blount might have helped the Bell-less Steelers beat Baltimore and then do who knows what in the playoffs. At some point, a coach has to stand for something.
Makes sense that Blount runs with Bill Belichick, the coach who stands for nothing.
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