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[Steeltime]

IT doesn't mean you win every game late. It means when most teams punt, down by 2 scores and under 10min, I'm glad to have a coach that knows the game and doesn't punt.

Like against the Chiefs??

 

[Buster]

I did a 3 day fast earlier last year to reset my immune system. It takes about 72hrs for cells to reset. That one was pretty easy. This 7 day was tough. I had headaches adn didn't feel right until day 6. I'd been drinking a lot, so I think I was dealing with some withdrawal. You're only hungry for the first day or 2. It comes in waves and is gone after 10min or so. Day 4 and 5 were tough, because I wanted to eat. I wasn't hungry, I just missed it, and you can really smell food when you fast.

I'm back up to eating between 6-8hrs each day (Intermittent Fasting) Usually 12-6p, weekends I relax a bit and have some whiskey (ZERO CARBS!). Had my first beer during the games since 1/1. It was delicious. I'm trying to keep my carbs down and burn fat, but one cheat day puts you out of keto and it takes about 3-4 days to get back in without fasting. Not necessarily trying to stay in keto always, just enjoying some benefits from it.

I'm back up to 170, and here is my spreadsheet I kept on my fast, if anyone is interested in this kind of stuff:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iDSbWuRYPjSmvIxEUNmw4c-Pd49tEIKCZWCguk7DhiY

And yes it was a water fast. So I started the first 3 days on only water. Day 3 I started adding electrolyte powder to my water (you can get it from GNC, and it helps inhibit muscle atrophy). Day 4 I started drinking flavored seltzers and adding lemon, lime, and cucumber to my water for flavor. Didn't eat any solids. I also had an herbal tea in the evening (when I normally would have a beer/whiskey). I made sure my teas didn't have caffeine, I did't want any other effect other than flavor.

Not sure I could do that. I did whole 30 for 40 days last February. Lost 13 lbs. and didn’t find that any foods were effecting my body. Currently on day 26 of a modified whole 30, just for the wight loss. Allowing myself to have a beer or 2 on the weekends. Headed to Pittsburgh on Sunday for a few days, so will break it for a few days and then go back. Gotta have Pamela’s pancakes.

 

[Troglodyte]

I relax a bit and have some whiskey (ZERO CARBS!).

Uh, whiskey has a ton of carbs.

 

[CoolieMan]

Uh, whiskey has a ton of carbs.

uh...no there aren't

 

[Steeler Pride]

Uh, whiskey has a ton of carbs.

There are 0 cabs in whisky/bourbon. Not sure where you got your info from.

 

[Troglodyte]

There are 0 cabs in whisky/bourbon. Not sure where you got your info from.

Upon further review, you are correct. I was told that dark colored liquors are that way because of their sugar content and that is why they cause more severe hangovers. That’s not true.

 

[Big Ben Rules]

Will they Extend Haden contract this offseason. or let him play out his final year.

 

[Steelmann]

What do you think of a guy like Adam Humphries in the free agent market for the Steelers? Catches everything thrown at him....only 25. Of course this is assuming AB is out. Not sure what type of $$$$$ he is worth,but there definitely will be some interest

Meanwhile,I love your new ride!

 

[Stryker]

Does a 10-6 record, wild card, and another early playoff departure qualify as "proving doubters wrong" and secure his job?

God, I hope not.

I'd say this year was a big disappointment, and 'below the line' as it was. I'd consider this probably the biggest failure in his coaching tenure. Dude us usually money in December, this year, he was not. I'm with Rooney stating the obvious, we missed the playoffs due to bad ball security, not getting TOs on D, and poor kicking. I can lay blame on Tomlin for sticking with the kicker, but I can't blame him for the TO issues.

 

[Stryker]

Will they Extend Haden contract this offseason. or let him play out his final year.

I'd extend him another 2 years. Not sure if they will, but he's in good shape and was healthy most of the year. Just banged up early, and came back in good shape.

 

[Stryker]

What do you think of a guy like Adam Humphries in the free agent market for the Steelers? Catches everything thrown at him....only 25. Of course this is assuming AB is out. Not sure what type of $$$$$ he is worth,but there definitely will be some interest

Meanwhile,I love your new ride!

With who is left, I really like John Brown, and would take him over anyone else, now that Fitz is off of the table. Humprhies can work, but he's just a guy. He's not a dynamic playmaker.

 

[Steelr4evr]

There are 0 cabs in whisky/bourbon. Not sure where you got your info from.

I hate to break it to you drinkers but alcohol has an energy yield of 7 calories per gram. Your simple or.complex carb 4 calories a gram. Protein 4 calorie a gram. Fat 9 calories per gram. So alcohol is closer to fat in energy yield.

So eat your carbs. Kill the alcohol.


This has been a public service message...

 

[topseed]

IT doesn't mean you win every game late. It means when most teams punt, down by 2 scores and under 10min, I'm glad to have a coach that knows the game and doesn't punt. That is end game. Understanding the amount of possessions and time you need to come back in a game. He does understand that.

So you feel that Tomlin understood the time he needed to come back at the end of the Raiders game? When the Steelers got the ball back with 21 seconds on the clock, after he allowed Oakland to run 36 seconds off of the clock on first-and-goal on a running play?

Are you ******* kidding me?

 

[Stryker]

So you feel that Tomlin understood the time he needed to come back at the end of the Raiders game? When the Steelers got the ball back with 21 seconds on the clock, after he allowed Oakland to run 36 seconds off of the clock on first-and-goal on a running play?

Are you ******* kidding me?

And we missed a chip shot FG to tie. Gotta take the good with the bad, man...

 

[slashsteel]

Cope I know you favor Tomlin, how many more disappointing seasons before you are a frontrunner for change?

I see it is different for everyone. SN has slowly evolved to the majority wanting the man out. For many of listed reasons.

When for you is enough is enough?

 

[Coach]

Are we 1 or 2 players away from returning to the Super Bowl? Assume no more coaching changes.

 

[Spike]

Yes, 2 players, another #1 WR and #1 RB, for Ben to score 40 points in the playoffs to win

Draft them early

 

[Stryker]

Cope I know you favor Tomlin, how many more disappointing seasons before you are a frontrunner for change?

I see it is different for everyone. SN has slowly evolved to the majority wanting the man out. For many of listed reasons.

When for you is enough is enough?

Well this year was his worst IMHO. He doesn't get any better next year, and he doesn't get a new contract. If the locker room cleans up and this team plays hard every game, I'll be all for him, if not, it will be time for a change.

 

[Stryker]

Are we 1 or 2 players away from returning to the Super Bowl? Assume no more coaching changes.

if we lose Brown and Bell we are 4 players away.

I think they can do it with Conner/Samuels. I'm with you on the RB by committee and utilizing money in other areas.

AB will be a big loss though, there's no WR by committee, and none of the FA WRs can touch him. Neither can anyone coming out of the draft. He's a HOFer, and the Steelers would do well to mending this fence.

On D, they are close. One ILB, another OLB (unless Durpee plays to his speed and strength consistanty). They have to keep Haden and Hilton. One other CB would shore up the secondary. I know I like the Safeties more than you do, but with better corner play and LB play, they will be a strength.

And Kicker. I like our punter just fine, but Boz needs to find his mojo. Either that or get a new kicker.

 

[21STEELERS21]

I think they are 3 away. Replacement for Shazier, upgraded #2 CB and deep threat #3 WR.

The pluses would be: Upgrade on Dupree, Resign James or acquire back-up TE, contributing #3 RB.

Just think if they could sign Mosley and Brown away from the Ravens and use their #1 on a solid CB.

If you fix ILB and CB, Bud might not look so bad, because Steelers would start getting coverage sacks. We have not been getting those lately.

 

[slashsteel]

Well this year was his worst IMHO. He doesn't get any better next year, and he doesn't get a new contract. If the locker room cleans up and this team plays hard every game, I'll be all for him, if not, it will be time for a change.

This is a good of a stance you can hope for when people do not necessarily see eye to eye.

It also shows SN how two different opinions doesn't necessarily have to be locked in. Another disappointing season and you have someone who has been in Tomlin's corner saying enough is enough. And then you have me who has been there for awhile, who would change my stance if he got all the way to the SB and won it. I would probably even bend the stance if he could somehow get there.

The odds aren't favoring Tomlin right now, but I would sure love to be wrong. **** I would put a poster up of Tommy Tom if that ****** would somehow prove me wrong.

 

[topseed]

And we missed a chip shot FG to tie. Gotta take the good with the bad, man...

First of all, a 40-yard field goal, especially on a poor playing surface, is not a "chip shot," and secondly, it took a miraculous hook-and-ladder play to set that up with 5 seconds remaining.

So you don't feel, then, that an extra minute of time on the clock (Tomlin allowed 30+ seconds to bleed away after the pass which set up that first-and-goal run as well) might have benefited the possession? Perhaps to get a few yards closer, or even score a touchdown, like on the lone drive Ben was allowed to execute in the second half?

 

[Stryker]

First of all, a 40-yard field goal, especially on a poor playing surface, is not a "chip shot," and secondly, it took a miraculous hook-and-ladder play to set that up with 5 seconds remaining.

So you don't feel, then, that an extra minute of time on the clock (Tomlin allowed 30+ seconds to bleed away after the pass which set up that first-and-goal run as well) might have benefited the possession? Perhaps to get a few yards closer, or even score a touchdown, like on the lone drive Ben was allowed to execute in the second half?

Inside of 40 is a gimmie. It used to be for Sushi and Boz before last year. This past year, not so much...

Amazing that they can even get into scoring range. And it's happened more than once late in games. You know why? Because the Steelers practice it. I wonder who got them to practice those plays?

Hmmmmmmm...

 

[topseed]

Inside of 40 is a gimmie. It used to be for Sushi and Boz before last year. This past year, not so much...

Amazing that they can even get into scoring range. And it's happened more than once late in games. You know why? Because the Steelers practice it. I wonder who got them to practice those plays?

Hmmmmmmm...

Bullshit. NFL kickers missed 71 EXTRA POINTS this season, which are 33 yards away, or 7 yards closer than your "chip shot gimme" on a field where players had been slipping the entire day.

So not only will you refuse to acknowledge the fact that another minute of clock would have been useful, but you're also amazed by a simple hook-and-ladder play which happened to be poorly defended by the worst scoring defense in the whole league. And you're completely satisfied with the results -- a 40-yard FG attempt, on a ****** field, to simply tie the game (not win it) with 5 seconds to spare...and a timeout still in Tomlin's pocket for his post-game press conference.

OK, man. Whatever. Tomlin Rulz.

You seem like a reasonably intelligent, fairly nice fellow. But you're so far off on this, it's becoming painful to read.

 

[Coach]

if we lose Brown and Bell we are 4 players away.

I think they can do it with Conner/Samuels. I'm with you on the RB by committee and utilizing money in other areas.

AB will be a big loss though, there's no WR by committee, and none of the FA WRs can touch him. Neither can anyone coming out of the draft. He's a HOFer, and the Steelers would do well to mending this fence.

On D, they are close. One ILB, another OLB (unless Durpee plays to his speed and strength consistanty). They have to keep Haden and Hilton. One other CB would shore up the secondary. I know I like the Safeties more than you do, but with better corner play and LB play, they will be a strength.

And Kicker. I like our punter just fine, but Boz needs to find his mojo. Either that or get a new kicker.

I disagree on Bell. Conner is just as good, in some ways better. Screw Bell, we get 14.5 million in cap space this year.

Brown will be tougher to replace, but he's such a distraction.

Kickers are easy to find, Tomlin only needs to stop being loyal to under preforming players.

The Defense to find a good 3 down ILB, a better #2 corner, and eventually replace or pay for Dupree.