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stillers4me
12-16-2012, 09:15 AM
Lights, camera, action. Let the drama begin! It's 1970s redux with this year's television series remake of "Dallas" and the Steelers and Cowboys set to renew their once red-hot Super Bowl rivalry. Back then, the football soap opera clearly belonged in Dallas and it continued right into the 21st century. Not this year, though.
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Although both teams are desperately fighting for playoff spots, the soap opera has switched dramatically from Dallas to Pittsburgh.

One week, you have the touching picture of Charlie Batch and Ben Roethlisberger's long, emotional hug in Baltimore. The next, you have boos cascading upon the Steelers in Heinz Field during a game they and their coach acknowledged they weren't ready to play.

You want drama? How about rookie Alameda Ta'amu's bumper-car dash through the South Side during which police pulled their guns and might have shot him if there weren't too many people around. He's still on the team -- on their practice squad...........


Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/reality-bytes-soap-opera-like-season-for-steelers-thus-far-with-old-rival-on-the-horizon-666612/#ixzz2FEDDD0Rm