All my rowdy friends...

Its been over a year since I wrote anything on the blog so forgive me...but I needed a place to write about how the NFL has set up the Steelers to lose in Denver this weekend.

Hold your pants on.

I'm not saying they WILL lose...just that this is the perfect storm for the league to make a point and a whole lot of money.

Just thinking about it makes me kind of sick.

Here we have an aggressive, pursuing defense that hits hard...and has already had players fined and suspended for hitting a QB (who was running out of the pocket) vs a team with a QB who LOVES to run.

What happens if the defense isn't as aggressive?  What if they pull up instead of going for the hit on one of those read options Tebow likes to run?

I can almost guarantee there will be two or more roughing the QB or personal foul penalties against the Steelers in this game.  And that could extend drives and lead to scores.  Or at least swing the field position in a game where you have a gimpy QB and having a short field would be very beneficial.

Now even if you think (as many people do) that a few of the fines James Harrison has received are for bogus hits the fact remains that one questionable call (like the one against London Fletcher on Tom Brady a couple weeks ago) could not only affect the game, but affect Harrison playing the following week (assuming a win in Denver).

This could also go the other way and show how certain QB's *cough*AaronRodgers*cough* get better treatment from the refs than other ones and NOTHING gets called.

You never know with an NFL ref.  Each crew seems to understand the rules differently.

The Steelers SHOULD win.  They are a veteran defense and they should stay in their lanes and keep Tebow boxed in where he will be forced to *throw* the ball.  If that's what you call it.

But if the unthinkable happens just remember who to thank.

~ Glenn