Brandt's Rant: Zoned out on Pittsburgh

by Stephen Brandt

So the Buffalo Bills play the Pittsburgh Steelers this week, so when I sat down to research this rant, I had a lot of trouble thinking about what to yell at Steeler fans for. There’s not much bad about them. Their owner is a good guy; they spend their money wisely (well not all the time, but more than some), the fans are not completely devoid of brainpower, and they haven’t sucked for long periods of time. So what can a man rant about? I could say that their uniforms are boring, but that is only two sentences long.

Before you turn away, I am not going to rip the TWO head coaches they have had in recent memory. I commend them for sticking by their coaches through their few tough years. They should really write a book on how to stick by your coach, the other 31 teams would learn a lot. Heck the Miami Dolphins have had 3 coaches this CALENDER YEAR. There’s no wonder why they are so bad. Then there’s the Washington Redskins who change coaches like most people change their underwear. Our Bills have had many coaches, and some of them have been stupid hires, but Ralph rights the ship most of the time. Hopefully Double M stays around for 20 years. But that probably won’t happen again in this climate.

Chuck Noll is a legend, there are no two ways around that, and I was fortunate to be able to see him coach. Ok so it was at the end of his career, but great coaches are great coaches. The game really never passes you by unless if you are very stubborn or not into it. Chuck should have many buildings and football fields named after him. And then there’s Coach Cowher. I love his fiery personality. You can really see that players like to play for him, and also to a point fear him. Yes he’s gotten some flack for having less than stellar records over the past couple of years. However he is a very good coach.

All in all the Steelers organization is one of the great organizations in pro football, heck all of pro sports and I can’t say too much against them. I wish them well in the post season, unless of course they face off against my beloved Buffalo Bills.

A team that has had two coaches in their franchise history has to be commended for their loyalty and their love of their coaches. I’m Stephen Brandt, catch more of my work and other great stuff at The Bills Zone