Another Week - Another Controversy

I really wish the Steelers would go back to just being the team that quietly won football games while everyone else was busy talking about the Pats, Colts, Cowboys and Chargers. Sadly however, another week comes and goes and the Steelers are once again at the center of some controversy.

I won't summarize for those who don't know - as I suspect you probably DO know if you're checking in a sports blog. But both last week's issues with the 'hard hits' and this weeks shenanigans with the touchdown-fumble-recovery question makes me wonder, why does the NFL not do a better job commenting on these issues?

It seems to me last week was spent in a whirl of questions about new rules relating to penalizing hard hits with heftier fines and suspensions. This week now every major sports outlet has a different take on the Gene Steratore call. Some articles calling it a missed call, blown call, a consipiracy and some calling it the correct call. One article today even from an "Ex NFL exec" says it was correct.

It seems to me if the NFL had some kind of weekly press conference to answer some of these questions, it would go far to help stop the rumors, clarify gray areas and in general make people understand that the NFL isn't a shady operation making up rules as it goes, lead by a man with a God complex. There - my two cents. Get your PR folks together with the press on Wednesdays to answer the week's questions.

Once again, I solve the world's problems.

Other miscellaneous thoughts
1. the Vikings v Packers game was AWESOME. Great game - tight contest. Glad the Pack won.
2. I didn't see most of the Giants v Cowboys last night but finally now perhaps everyone will stop claiming them Superbowl champs. Tony's injury is devastating for them, that's for sure.
3. I really want to get excited about the World Series, but I'm not. I know it's clearly due in large part to the Yanks not being in it. I think too though that Pittsburgh being such a FOOTBALL and HOCKEY city - there just isn't excitement for baseball at all. As far as the 'burgh is concerned, baseball season ends when NFL preseason begins. I can see why but it's a bummer. If I have to pick a team though, I'm going with SF.