30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5835508 en-us One day they'll learn, never give me a forum to post my thoughts to. Be afraid, be very, very afraid. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:18:00 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/18248437?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/18248437?source=rss_blogs_NFL When you happen to be awake at 2 am when you should otherwise be sleeping, a lot of times it’s either because you have something heavy on your mind (or your stomach) or it’s because of hot flashes. In my case, this morning it’s hot ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:50:24 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/18248437?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17459518?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17459518?source=rss_blogs_NFL Don’t be surprised this week if you happen to look around the NFL and see the color pink. In fact, don’t be too shocked if you notice some of your most manly of manly players donning pink cleats this weekend when taking the field. Trust m ... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:42:37 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17459518?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17298356?source=rss_blogs_Fantasy Football#comments Fantasy Football http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17298356?source=rss_blogs_Fantasy Football Here’s a stock tip…pharmaceuticals. I’m not talking about those pharmaceutical companies that are in the process of developing the swine flu vaccine or coming up with miracle cures for erectile dysfunction. I’m talking about ... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 5:23:23 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17298356?source=rss_blogs_Fantasy Football http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17275110?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17275110?source=rss_blogs_NFL When I think about a Bears/Steelers game, I picture Jerome Bettis running over Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher on a snowy December day at Heinz Field. Of course, that is a ghost of a memory. Bettis has since retired and the Bears that the Steelers fa ... Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:04:59 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17275110?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17114906?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17114906?source=rss_blogs_NFL Lately, I’ve been pondering whether I should make this public or not. In the midst of all the revelations of these public persons going outside of their marriage to find their “happiness”, I’ve noticed, that something has chan ... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:24:29 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17114906?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17100143?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17100143?source=rss_blogs_NFL One has to wonder if 117 years ago, when the first professional football game was played in Pittsburgh PA, if the originators of the first league had foreseen how big the sport would become or the number of fans that it would eventually draw? One has ... Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:40:19 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/17100143?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16515847?source=rss_blogs_Fantasy Football#comments Fantasy Football http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16515847?source=rss_blogs_Fantasy Football It was two hours before the draft and my husband looked at my wish list and told me that I was screwed. At that point I threatened to lock him in the bedroom during the draft because I was so assured of my picks that I had a good line up…nope, ... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 9:02:27 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16515847?source=rss_blogs_Fantasy Football http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16423543?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16423543?source=rss_blogs_NFL Last season we watched a rookie make rookie mistakes. None more apparent then a missed catch while he was looking up to catch himself on the jumbotron. If training camp is any type of a barometer, Steelers wide receiver Limas Sweed is on his way to a ... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:50:05 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16423543?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16331641?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16331641?source=rss_blogs_NFL After each Superbowl win, former Steelers head coach, Chuck Noll, would appear in front of the cameras, and in response to certain questions, seemed not to capture the elation of the win, but would remark that there was still a lot of work to do. Tha ... Wed, 05 Aug 2009 9:15:26 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16331641?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16311625?source=rss_blogs_Fantasy Football#comments Fantasy Football http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16311625?source=rss_blogs_Fantasy Football Have I ever mentioned that I have an addictive personality? No, I don’t mean that if you get to know me that somehow I’ll grow on you, not addictive that way. What I mean is that I’m really lucky that I’ve never tried cocaine. ... Wed, 05 Aug 2009 9:01:53 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/16311625?source=rss_blogs_Fantasy Football http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15887125?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15887125?source=rss_blogs_NFL Is there life out there? No, I’m not talking about the Hubble telescope or Voyager or any other space or astronomy project set to answer the age old question of life beyond earth. I’m just wondering if there’s any beyond my doors. ... Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:27:53 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15887125?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15670242?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15670242?source=rss_blogs_General If you ever wonder which one would win in a game of chicken, a bicycle or a ball…let me tell you folks, 9 times out of 10, the ball will win, and for the loser, well, it’s not so pretty. I’m sure you’re asking yourself, what ... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 5:30:36 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15670242?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15548354?source=rss_blogs_NHL#comments NHL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15548354?source=rss_blogs_NHL Originally I had no intentions of turning the television to that channel, last time I did, well, it didn’t end the way I would have liked it. So last night I didn’t want to jinx them…but couldn’t resist the pull, the urge and ... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:57:44 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15548354?source=rss_blogs_NHL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15319919?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15319919?source=rss_blogs_NFL Mention one name…Mean Joe Greene and some will tell you about how he would play on the field, recounting times they saw him play. Others may only know him through the coca cola commercial where an angry and hurt football player returned a kind ... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 8:55:54 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/15319919?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14982943?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14982943?source=rss_blogs_General Sunday morning found me staring out the window intensely gazing at the beginnings of the first bloom on my magnolia tree. There were tiny little birds dancing around the bottom, hopefully eating some of the red ants that infested the yard. Don’ ... Wed, 27 May 2009 18:32:58 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14982943?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14669999?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14669999?source=rss_blogs_NFL When the Steelers organization hired Chuck Noll to be their head coach in 1969, a tradition was started. Noll, along with the Rooney’s had chosen to build the team up in the draft instead of focusing on acquisitions through free agency. The ne ... Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:12:45 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14669999?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14636028?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14636028?source=rss_blogs_NFL Well if you’re like me, you’ve probably looked over the potential draft picks, watched as many replays and NFL Films as you could, just to try to sedate your hunger for professional football. Yep, there were some things that we could sink ... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:24:36 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14636028?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14207352?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14207352?source=rss_blogs_NFL I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall at this weeks NFL owners meeting. Not because of the discussions on rule changes or discussion about the CBA. Had I been there, I’m sure that I’d have witnessed a bittersweet moment. ... Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:01:59 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/14207352?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13991448?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13991448?source=rss_blogs_General Shoot me now, seriously, just pull the trigger and put me out of my misery. I had taken the shot dangit, I wasn’t suppose to get it, right? My doctor won’t see me, he tells me stay home, lots of clear liquids, oh and yeah, he’ll cha ... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:19:15 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13991448?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13991285?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13991285?source=rss_blogs_NFL There’s a reason the Cardinals have the nickname “Steelers West”. Okay, not only is Whisenhunt taking the mentality he had as the Steelers OC (not to mention some of the former Steeler coaching staff) but he also has been slowly acq ... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 6:25:54 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13991285?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13814064?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13814064?source=rss_blogs_NFL James Harrison wants to retire a Pittsburgh Steeler. Steelers guard Chris Kemoeatu could have been a Jet but decided to stay where he was at. Whispers and rumors that Colts center Jeff Saturday was willing to switch to position at guard to play for t ... Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:33:43 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13814064?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13677539?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13677539?source=rss_blogs_General Want a good stock tip, aspirin, invest early, invest now. I’ll make you rich, trust me. Here in the south, for the most part spring has arrived, and so has my tax return. With that, my husband and I have decided we were going to put it back int ... Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:10:34 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13677539?source=rss_blogs_General http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13621471?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13621471?source=rss_blogs_NFL Prior to Superbowl XLIII, there were rumors that Steelers Defensive Coordinator Dick LeBeau was going to retire after 50 years in the NFL. The rumors of his retirement, were premature and rather exaggerated. ... Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:38:55 EDT http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13621471?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13366235?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13366235?source=rss_blogs_NFL A day has passed and the dust has settled. All that’s left now is the celebration and the memories, yes the memories. As the Steelers now join the other 31 teams, their season is over. No doubt there will be the parades and other events rejoici ... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:42:05 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13366235?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13288284?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13288284?source=rss_blogs_NFL Lot’s of rumors going around about the Steelers personnel lately. Okay, only two. First there was speculation that Defensive Coordinator Dick LeBeau would retire after SB XLIII and now Ben Roethlisberger’s x-rays show a rib injury? ... Sun, 01 Feb 2009 6:24:15 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13288284?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13267689?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13267689?source=rss_blogs_NFL It started with a loaf of bread and an encounter with a fan in a Walmart parking lot. Steelers left tackle Max Starks would tell you that a Steelers fan yelling at him in a Walmarts parking lot that he better “protect our quarterback” was ... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 6:55:20 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13267689?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13178926?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13178926?source=rss_blogs_NFL Yesterday, my daughter, after seeing me wear my Pittsburgh Steelers sweatshirt, asked about the Superbowl. Yes, I was excited, finally, my daughter showed an interest in football. My excitement was short lived though, because shortly after that, she ... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 6:43:07 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13178926?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13071440?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13071440?source=rss_blogs_NFL Can I breath yet? It seems like all season I’ve been holding my breath, waiting for the shoe to drop. Don’t get me wrong, I knew the Steelers would be to this point, going to the Superbowl, I even blogged my homer picks prior to the seaso ... Thu, 22 Jan 2009 8:59:45 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/13071440?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/12967354?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/12967354?source=rss_blogs_NFL Having won his Superbowl ring wearing Purple and Black, NFL Hall of Fame nominee and former Steelers cornerback Rod Woodson will be serving as honorary Captain for the.... Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Ed Bouchette with the Pittsburgh Post Gazett ... Fri, 23 Jan 2009 9:06:23 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/12967354?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/12914752?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/12914752?source=rss_blogs_NFL It was in his eyes on Sunday, confidence. You just saw it on his face each time the camera panned to him. Mike Tomlin, going into the game against San Diego was a coach with the look of confidence. Confidence in his team. ... Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:23:36 EST http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5835508/12914752?source=rss_blogs_NFL 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://momluvsfootball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5835508 100