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David Law

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My support for the Pittsburgh Steelers goes back to before they won their first Super Bowl, which tells you that I’m older than a lot of Bleacher Report readers and writers. I have been a participant of varied sports for most of my life, and now have the chronic knee and back injuries to prove it! As a participant I have particularly enjoyed skiing, football, touch football and basketball. Currently I am active in Taekwondo and I hope to test for my 2nd Dan Black Belt soon.

Despite living in hockey-mad Canada, as a fan my first love is the NFL in general and the Steelers in particular. I am a strong supporter of Ottawa’s Senators, and maintain faith that they will not only return to the playoffs in 2009-2010, but will be a team to be reckoned with. I have faced the reality of having my teams leave town (Montreal’s Expos) or folding (Ottawa’s CFL team, twice!)

I am a strong believer in team chemistry and in teams having a coherent, identifiable team philosophy. I believe in building through the draft rather than trades, in allowing younger players to develop slowly, and in factoring in an athlete’s character along with his physical skills. I dislike showboating, boastful athletes, and believe that when you score a goal or a touchdown you should act like you’ve done it before. Rehearsed celebrations are a pet peeve of mine.

I believe that being a fan of a team does not require blind support for all their decisions: it does not preclude you from being critical when you think they have made a move in the wrong direction.

I am a strong believer in education. I have spent enough time in school to obtain two undergraduate degrees as well as Masters degrees in both Criminology and Educational Counselling. I am employed as a teacher and as a consultant in the areas of Reality Therapy, Lead Management and Choice Theory.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Gretzky, Barkley, Franco Harris, Ali, Tiger Woods

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    NFL Steelers, NHL Senators, NBA Raptors, MLB Blue Jays

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Cowher, Roger Neilson, Mike Tomlin

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Steelers' first Super Bowl

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Senators clinch first ever playoff spot, 1989 Grey Cup (SSK 43, HAM 40)

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Steffi Graf's 1988 "Golden Grand Slam", Ripken's consecutive games, Mario Lemieux's five goals five different ways (even strength/power play/shorthanded/penalty shot/empty net), and Bo Jackson's MVP awards in both the NFL and MLB all-star games.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth: pitching and hitting.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana: defined clutch.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan: without him they win zero. Russell's Celtics had enough talent to win some titles without him.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky: most statistically dominant athlete in team sports since Babe Ruth.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele: no "hand of God" required...

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger: doing it against a more talented field.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    In F1 it's more about the manufacturer than the driver: Villeneuve was #1 in Ferrari, unemployed without them.

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

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    David Law commented on Pittsburgh Steelers: A Season Riddled With Injuries

    I wouldn't read anything into the fact that the team has been talking to free agent QBs. They always carry 3 QBs, and with Batch out...

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      Reading up on the updates, Roethlisberger is going to play Sunday by all accounts that I've...

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    Sad News, Yet Honored Respective :

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/296615-abe-pollin-was-no-sell-out

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    David Law commented on Every AFC North Team Falls, Race for the AFC Championship Still On

    I never even looked at the Bengals game (walked away from TV in disgust for a second week in a row...). I just assumed that the...

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    David Law commented on Why Bruce Arians Needs To Be Fired

    Interesting possibilities, Nick. As for right now, I would be happy with Ben calling most of his own plays, with input from Anderson. Arians needs to...

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    David Law commented on The Verdict: No More Excuses!!!

    You have to believe that Tomlin is thinking the same thing. Changes have to be made. As you indicate, this is not a fluke problem. It...

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    I guess the running game went out when we cut our fourth string LT...

    No more what if's and could have been's for this team. I saw a quote from SI that I completely agree with:

    "It's not fair what has happened to Seattle for a second consecutive year, but the truth is, nobody really cares when injuries determine the fate of a team's season. The clubs that get wiped out and lose because of it are just seen as losers. Period. There's no asterisk applied to your record to denote a plague of injuries. Sorry, Seahawks. But that's reality."

    It's completely true, sure, I know that it wasn't just a coincidence we fell out of our playoff run when the massive amounts of injuries occur, but you still have to play football.

    check this article out:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/276174-calling-all-seahawks-fire-tim-ruskell-look-ahead-to-2010

    would appreciate your feedback

    35 days ago

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    Andy Auger said...

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    The Seahawks fooled us both I guess.... WE SUCK!

    36 days ago

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    JW Nix said...

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    now may be the the time to : http://bleacherreport.com/articles/274477-let-the-mutiny-begin-in-redskins-nation

    38 days ago

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    Andy Auger said...

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    If there is one wish I could have that did not involve ridiculous things like infinite money, at the top of my list it would be a Seahawks-Steelers re-match in the Superbowl.

    That would be something, a rematch of the most controversial Superbowl in history.

    We both gotta get by the Bengals/Niners though, I think the Seahawks showed they are a playoff team with Hasselbeck at the helm, even with seven starters out, we absolutely steamrolled JVille, our passing game looks unstoppable, just too many weapons.

    Our defense seems to play perfectly when he is at QB to, two shutouts in his two games, hopefully it becomes a trend.


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    Andy Auger said...

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    http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?season=2009&seasonType=REG&d-447263-o=2&conference=null&tabSeq=0&statisticCategory=RECEIVING&d-447263-p=1&d-447263-s=RECEIVING_RECEPTIONS&d-447263-n=1

    Wait what was that about Housh? All I see is a top 7 WR, whoops?

    Didn't your Steelers lose to the Bengal's?

    And your "Curse of the Terrible Towel" is stuck in purgatory for now...

    45 days ago

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    JW Nix said...

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    this man belongs in Canton :

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/265091-crazy-canton-cuts-don-coryell

    55 days ago

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    Andy Auger said...

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    Your logic would make sense and I would almost sadly agree but we had injury problems like this last year.

    He just has not done much yet, I think once Hasselbeck and him have some time to gel (if ever) he will cruise

    I say 80 catches, 1,000 yards, 8-10 TD's

    Hey, despite the past, you guys are in the same position we are, 1-2.

    For the Hawks, if we can get back Jones, Hasselbeck, and Tatupu for the Colts, we can still contend for the long haul

    For the Steelers, you guys just have to run the ball better, Mendenhall is looking mediocre, I wanted him, but ala Reggie Bush/Mario Williams to a lesser degree Lawrence Jackson is tearing it up

    That revision is coming by the way, about three weeks till it's due

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    Bryan Hollister said...

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    I will do my best not to disappoint...thanks for the idea!!

    58 days ago

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