We are proud to announce a new addition to our weekly posting schedule.
In addition to our normal weekly NFL rundowns, we will be handing out two awards to anyone we see/deem fit.
The first award goes to a person/player/team/entity for doing something totally badass that just needs to be recognized. Basically, this is the Badass of the Week Award, but since there is already a website dedicated to that, we had to come up with our own name. We bounced around a few names for this award. If we were a general Pittsburgh blog we would have called it the Donnie Iris Award. If this was a Penguins Blog, we would have called it the Ulf Samuelson Award. If this was a Pirates Blog we would have killed ourselves by now. But, since we’re a) a Steeler blog and b) came into our football reckoning in the 90s, there is only one appropriate name for this award:
The second award falls into the category between the “Mr. Yuck Sticker of the Game” and being called out by our Minister of Ire. Basically, this is a Douchebag of the Week Award. However, to make it more yinzer appropriate, we’re titling it:
Since these are new this week, we’ve given them their own special post. So without further ado, here are your inaugural winners:
On the surface, this doesn’t sound impressive. Here is why it is award-worthy.
In the game, Navy had 64 rushing attempts for 338 yards. That alone would be award-worthy without the stat that comes next.
Navy did not attempt a pass the entire game.
How freaking awesome is that? No pass attempts. If they had tried any and not completed them, the awesomeness of this would be decreased. But they ran it every play. And they won.
The Bob Smizik Award
However, the main reason why we’re awarding this to Prisco is for his inability to appreciate good football and good food. Prisco hates defense, which caused him to pen this statement, basically a double-slap in the face to Pittsburghers:
Most of this game was a defensive struggle, which appeals to me about as much as eating a sandwich with French fries and coleslaw piled on top, which they actually sell as a signature meal in this city.
If Pete doesn’t enjoy our cuisine, then he can get the hell out of our city. On top of that, it’s important to remember that Offense wins games, but Defense wins Championships. This is why Prisco will continue to be a mid-season homer for big offensive teams that will inevitably fail in the playoffs. Remember, the final score of Super Bowl XLII wasn’t 38-35. It was 17-14. Offense wins games, Defense wins Championships.
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