Artie Burns

From what I saw probably not, but I’m not getting bent over who got a game ball.

 

He also had a hands to the face mask penalty because he jumps at receivers upon snap versus sitting and being patient. I believe he also gave up the TD to the Chargers tight end...at least he was the guy trying to push him out of the end zone with the ball going over his head. I don’t know why we hold onto to these types of idiots. They are may others that deserved a game ball, but I guess Mr. Psycho-babble Tomlin felt he deserved one to help his fragile psyche.

 

It's not the game ball that we are bent over about. It's the mindset of those that seemed him the game ball over way more deserving teammates

 

Good for Artie. Hope he makes a little money after this year. It won't be here but still hope the best for him.

 

Never said he was victimized but he didn't play well just serviceable and definitely not deserving of game ball. As far as impossible watching it on TV, what you look at is a receiver that catches the ball, then the time it takes for the defender to get to that spot after the completion. Most times he wasn't in site. Do you think he deserved the game ball.. Are you kidding me. And by the way you and Glenn should of figured out by now, I'm never wrong, lol.
ie: Jarvis Jones, Landry Jones, Sean Davis, and if Dupree plays like a 3 rounder, Artie played like 5th rounder.

 

One game ball.
No participation balls.

 

We're misunderstanding each other here. I wasn't saying you personally said that TJ didn't deserve a game ball. I meant "you" as in general terms. And I certainly am NOT advocating giving out lots of game balls. I can see giving out more than one if someone stood out on offense AND defense. Definitely not more than one per phase.

And you sounded like you believed that I was in favor of the pity game ball handout. If that's the case, please let me know what I said to make you think that so I can correct it!

 

I'd be embarrassed if I was AB and needed a game ball for tying my laces properly.

Are you saying that he deserved the game ball? I am not. And if he got a game ball and didn't deserve it, what other earthly reason could there be for getting one? And how do we know how he interpreted the gesture? Maybe he WAS insulted, but I doubt it.

So let's make sure we clear this up. I do not advocate particpation medals, ribbons, or game balls. It waters down the efforts of those who actually deserve credit. It also lowers the acceptable threshold for success. If just showing up is admirable, why would anyone try to achieve greater?

Hopefully that clears up my position on game balls.

 

I still can't believe the Steelers didn't release him this preseason. He is Stealing
the Rooney's money.

 

We will tolerate it as long as he continues to produce

 

Artie but unreal. I've never seen a DB have a game as good as he did.

Make everyone feel better?

 

On that TD catch I want to know what Edmunds was doing in the corner of the endzone??? There was no one to guard so why didn't he have over the top coverage on Henry while Burns was under. Not the first time Edmunds or Davis were out in lalaland on a scoring play.

 

I didn't have a magic TV that kept the focus on Burns all night, but I sure saw him trailing behind the guy catching the ball an awful lot.

 

On the play before Duck's Int Benny ripped a 7 yd run of 1st down. For guys like Benny this is their time to shine, I was hoping to see them just keep using him to close out the game. I still don't get the call for the pass, was a huge TO and momentum changer. Still do not really know what we have in him, but he was running more confidently.

 

I don't know about the game ball for his psyche. I do think perhaps it was an example of grading on a curve. The expectations were so low for him going in that not getting torched on any deep balls was enough to make the team happy even though he was beaten often enough, including a touchdown.

 

That clearly isn't right because he was beaten badly on a throw early in the game when he was very slow to react to the receiver making a cut.

 

Burns must have played decent in the first 3 quarters, you didn't hear his name much until the 4th quarter.

 

Even Dulac admitted today in his weakly chats that he thought he got a game ball to keep his confidence up which the Steelers thought he lacked confidence last year..