Ben Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 [url="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06012/636611.stm"]http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06012/636611.stm[/url] By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Joey Porter shattered the peace of sweet comments expressing deference for Steelers opponents yesterday when the Pro Bowl linebacker sneered at what he called the Indianapolis Colts' finesse style of play, and said they did not dare line up against the Steelers and play "football." "They don't want to just sit there, line up and play football," Porter charged. "They want to try to catch you off guard. They don't want to play smash-mouth football, they want to trick you. ... They want to catch you substituting. Know what I mean? They don't want to just call a play, get up there and run a play. They want to make you think. They want it to be a thinking game instead of a football game." Edgerrin James ran for 124 yards Nov. 28, ending the Steelers' streak of 22 games not allowing a 100-yard rusher. He carried 29 times and did not have a carry longer than 10 yards. But Porter even scoffed at that accomplishment. "I still think it was a cheap 100." After Indianapolis won, 26-7, in the RCA Dome, several Colts remarked that they had beaten the Steelers at their own game, using a physical style. Even wide receiver Marvin Harrison was penalized for fighting with cornerback Ike Taylor and grabbing his facemask. "We just wanted to go out today and play a physical ballgame and show the world that we can do that when we need to," defensive tackle Corey Simon said after that win. Porter was taken aback by that, and quickly veered from coach Bill Cowher's request to his players this week not to stir up the opponent with trash talk. "I don't think they outhit us," Porter said. "If they would have outhit us, they would have just lined up, and they wouldn't have done all the audibles every play. If you want to outhit us, line up and play football. That's when you outhit us. Line up, you get your people, we got our eight men in the box, run the ball." The Colts run a no-huddle offense that relies heavily on Peyton Manning's precision passing game. They ranked third in the NFL in passing and 16th in rushing, although James did rush for 1,506 yards this season. Porter said James was not a physical runner. "He's not the run-over type. He just leans forward. It's not like he's just out there to truck nobody. He's not a Jerome [Bettis] or nothing like that. He's one of those guys who has good balance and if you don't wrap him up, he's going to stay on his feet." Porter said they pick up cheap yards on the ground when they have defenses spread out to defend against the pass. "Don't try to run the ball when we're in the 3-2 sub package!" Porter said. "We have three down linemen, then you try to run the ball. That's not outhitting us; that's trying to outthink us." The more Porter talked in the locker room after practice, the more momentum he gained on the topic. He at least acknowledged that the no-huddle offense should not be banned, but that doesn't mean he has to respect it. "They can't say that finesse game is physical; it's clearly not physical. If they were a physical football team like that, they would just do what we do, line up and run the football. You know what I mean? That's not the way they want to do it. They want to try to catch you off guard. That's the way they want to play." Porter said he was unaware the Colts boasted about being physical with the Steelers after that Nov. 28 game. "Now that you said they outhit us, that's giving me a little more extra motivation to make sure I put on my big boy pads and make sure we do some hitting out there." Porter said to get the Colts out of their game, the Steelers have to get a quick lead, or at least prevent Indianapolis from doing so. He said the Colts weren't stout enough to play the kind of game the Steelers do. "Nah, nah. They won't just sit up and run on us. They have to have the play-action in there. Just sitting up there, lining up and running against us isn't going to happen. ... "They want you to get up there, arguing, switch people around and make you switch people around, catch you when you're not ready. That's their game plan. That's the way they play. Hopefully we can change their game into our game, turn it into a smash-mouth football game." The Colts outgained the Steelers, 366-197, in November, and the Steelers lost one more turnover. Indianapolis led at halftime, 16-7, and ran that to 23-7 after Bill Cowher's choice to try a fake onside kick to open the second half failed and the Colts turned it into a touchdown. "We missed a field goal, we had some false starts in crucial situations," Porter said. "I feel like we missed some opportunities we had. The game could have been much closer than it was. When you squander opportunities like that and they take advantage of theirs, then the score comes out like it is and it looks like that. "But they know they were in a game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steggyD Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 ??? What the fuck is wrong with the Steelers? Should we just forget about the last 30 years of football and go back to an almost rugby style? Now the play action is a trick play? What about their trick plays? That was not just running the ball at us? Someone really needs to smack this team around, literally. I mean to get on their bus and just bitch-slap every one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsNYC Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 [quote name='Ben' post='202668' date='Jan 12 2006, 02:59 PM'][url="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06012/636611.stm"]http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06012/636611.stm[/url] By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Joey Porter shattered the peace of sweet comments expressing deference for Steelers opponents yesterday when the Pro Bowl linebacker sneered at what he called the Indianapolis Colts' finesse style of play, and said they did not dare line up against the Steelers and play "football." "They don't want to just sit there, line up and play football," Porter charged. "They want to try to catch you off guard. They don't want to play smash-mouth football, they want to trick you. ... They want to catch you substituting. Know what I mean? They don't want to just call a play, get up there and run a play. They want to make you think. They want it to be a thinking game instead of a football game." Edgerrin James ran for 124 yards Nov. 28, ending the Steelers' streak of 22 games not allowing a 100-yard rusher. He carried 29 times and did not have a carry longer than 10 yards. But Porter even scoffed at that accomplishment. "I still think it was a cheap 100." After Indianapolis won, 26-7, in the RCA Dome, several Colts remarked that they had beaten the Steelers at their own game, using a physical style. Even wide receiver Marvin Harrison was penalized for fighting with cornerback Ike Taylor and grabbing his facemask. "We just wanted to go out today and play a physical ballgame and show the world that we can do that when we need to," defensive tackle Corey Simon said after that win. Porter was taken aback by that, and quickly veered from coach Bill Cowher's request to his players this week not to stir up the opponent with trash talk. "I don't think they outhit us," Porter said. "If they would have outhit us, they would have just lined up, and they wouldn't have done all the audibles every play. If you want to outhit us, line up and play football. That's when you outhit us. Line up, you get your people, we got our eight men in the box, run the ball." The Colts run a no-huddle offense that relies heavily on Peyton Manning's precision passing game. They ranked third in the NFL in passing and 16th in rushing, although James did rush for 1,506 yards this season. Porter said James was not a physical runner. "He's not the run-over type. He just leans forward. It's not like he's just out there to truck nobody. He's not a Jerome [Bettis] or nothing like that. He's one of those guys who has good balance and if you don't wrap him up, he's going to stay on his feet." Porter said they pick up cheap yards on the ground when they have defenses spread out to defend against the pass. "Don't try to run the ball when we're in the 3-2 sub package!" Porter said. "We have three down linemen, then you try to run the ball. That's not outhitting us; that's trying to outthink us." The more Porter talked in the locker room after practice, the more momentum he gained on the topic. He at least acknowledged that the no-huddle offense should not be banned, but that doesn't mean he has to respect it. "They can't say that finesse game is physical; it's clearly not physical. If they were a physical football team like that, they would just do what we do, line up and run the football. You know what I mean? That's not the way they want to do it. They want to try to catch you off guard. That's the way they want to play." Porter said he was unaware the Colts boasted about being physical with the Steelers after that Nov. 28 game. "Now that you said they outhit us, that's giving me a little more extra motivation to make sure I put on my big boy pads and make sure we do some hitting out there." Porter said to get the Colts out of their game, the Steelers have to get a quick lead, or at least prevent Indianapolis from doing so. He said the Colts weren't stout enough to play the kind of game the Steelers do. "Nah, nah. They won't just sit up and run on us. They have to have the play-action in there. Just sitting up there, lining up and running against us isn't going to happen. ... "They want you to get up there, arguing, switch people around and make you switch people around, catch you when you're not ready. That's their game plan. That's the way they play. Hopefully we can change their game into our game, turn it into a smash-mouth football game." The Colts outgained the Steelers, 366-197, in November, and the Steelers lost one more turnover. Indianapolis led at halftime, 16-7, and ran that to 23-7 after Bill Cowher's choice to try a fake onside kick to open the second half failed and the Colts turned it into a touchdown. "We missed a field goal, we had some false starts in crucial situations," Porter said. "I feel like we missed some opportunities we had. The game could have been much closer than it was. When you squander opportunities like that and they take advantage of theirs, then the score comes out like it is and it looks like that. "But they know they were in a game[/quote] Joey Porter, ummmmmmmm......yea........wow. The guy isn't really known for his intellect. What he is pretty much saying is "Dear Colts, please play vanilla because we can't stop you otherwise." He admits it shouldn't be banned but he also think the Colts shouldn't play that way. Something tells me he wasn't on the debate team at Colorado State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGICTOUCH Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 [quote name='BengalsNYC' post='202674' date='Jan 12 2006, 04:12 PM']Something tells me he wasn't on the debate team at Colorado State.[/quote] You said it...I'm so glad he did not sign with us...what a tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodeywedey Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 [quote name='MAGICTOUCH' post='203716' date='Jan 14 2006, 03:53 PM'][quote name='BengalsNYC' post='202674' date='Jan 12 2006, 04:12 PM'] Something tells me he wasn't on the debate team at Colorado State.[/quote] You said it...I'm so glad he did not sign with us...what a tool [/quote] you are glad he did not sign with you?...you really don't want to win do you?..na..you don't need an all pro linebacker...come on...and as for his comments..so what...he said how he feels...now..the outcome might prove his comments wrong..but..this is America...and he has an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 [quote name='whodeywedey' post='203761' date='Jan 14 2006, 07:47 PM'][quote name='MAGICTOUCH' post='203716' date='Jan 14 2006, 03:53 PM'] [quote name='BengalsNYC' post='202674' date='Jan 12 2006, 04:12 PM'] Something tells me he wasn't on the debate team at Colorado State.[/quote] You said it...I'm so glad he did not sign with us...what a tool [/quote] you are glad he did not sign with you?...you really don't want to win do you?..na..you don't need an all pro linebacker...come on...and as for his comments..so what...he said how he feels...now..the outcome might prove his comments wrong..but..this is America...and he has an opinion. [/quote] You are the first steeler fan i've come across that tried to defend porter instead of saying, "what a dumbass" or "what an asshole". How dare the colts audible a run play on a pass play!!!! Has poor Joey ever watched film in his life? This is not rugby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodeywedey Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 [quote name='Ben' post='203766' date='Jan 14 2006, 06:59 PM'][quote name='whodeywedey' post='203761' date='Jan 14 2006, 07:47 PM'] [quote name='MAGICTOUCH' post='203716' date='Jan 14 2006, 03:53 PM'] [quote name='BengalsNYC' post='202674' date='Jan 12 2006, 04:12 PM'] Something tells me he wasn't on the debate team at Colorado State.[/quote] You said it...I'm so glad he did not sign with us...what a tool [/quote] you are glad he did not sign with you?...you really don't want to win do you?..na..you don't need an all pro linebacker...come on...and as for his comments..so what...he said how he feels...now..the outcome might prove his comments wrong..but..this is America...and he has an opinion. [/quote] You are the first steeler fan i've come across that tried to defend porter instead of saying, "what a dumbass" or "what an asshole". How dare the colts audible a run play on a pass play!!!! Has poor Joey ever watched film in his life? This is not rugby. [/quote]Maybe that's why I'm respected as a "real Steeler fan"...I defend and respect a mans opinion that has brought so much talent on the football field for my franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CTBengalsFan Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 THEY'RE TRYING TO TRICK US DERRRRRRR!!! Shut up, Joey. (BTW I always thought if you're over the age of 12 you shouldn't get called Joey.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Master Shake Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 [url="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs05/news/story?id=2294214"]Joey's at it again[/url] [quote]"I know they wanted Indy to win this game," Porter told The New York Times. "The whole world loves Peyton Manning, but come on man, don't take the game away from us. "I felt they were cheating us. When the interception happened, everybody in the world knew that was an interception. Don't cheat us that bad. When they did that, they really want Peyton Manning and these guys to win the Super Bowl. They are just going to straight take it for them. I felt that they were like 'We don't even care if you know we're cheating. We're cheating for them.' " Porter Porter said he was relieved in more ways than one when Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt missed a 46-yard field goal try with 21 seconds left that would have tied the score. "The way the refs were going, I wouldn't have trusted them in overtime," Porter told the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. "If we hadn't won, they would have cheated us in overtime."[/quote] Wow that's funny since the refs didn't do the Bengals ANY favors last week. The whole team is a bunch of bitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGICTOUCH Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif[/img] Banned It's very possible to win games without Porter, I sure wouldn't want one of our defenders crying for Manning to stop using the no huddle Besides, obviously they solved it for that game anyway...was it Joey's time of the month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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