Mock me if you must! Snicker if you should! But don’t be so quick to doubt or discount the wisdom of La Toalla Terrible! It was nigh two summers ago when all of Steelers Nation was awash in the glow of Willie Colon’s decision to give the Steelers a home town discount to the tune […]
First it was Jonathan Dwyer, then it was Stevenson Sylvester, and now Will Allen! La Toalla Terrible was on the scene at the South Side to investigate the “Revolving Door Phase of the Roethlisberger Era.” While there he ran in to Steelers General Manager Cevin Kolbert and seemly stumbled on another great story while perhaps […]
The Steelers are a franchise steeped in stability. Stability became the norm in Pittsburgh starting at the end of the Lyndon Johnson administration and permeates every facet of the franchise — except for the offensive line of late. Unfortunately there’s reason to fear that offensive line instability will continue in 2013. One of the most […]
Already reeling for the losses of Mike Wallace, Keenan Lewis, Rashard Mendenhall and perhaps worse yet Will Allen and Ryan Mundy, Steelers Nation woke up to another fine April 1st to the news that they have yet another hole to fill. Behind the Steel Curtain is reporting that the AFL’s New Orleans Voodo has signed […]
Pittsburgh Steelers starting left guard Willie Colon is not a free agent. In fact Colon has three more years left on the 29 million dollar contract he signed in 2011. And that’s a problem. When healthy, Willie Colon is one of the Steelers best offensive lineman. The operative words in the preceding sentence are “when […]
It’s been quite a while since La Toalla Terrible (that’s Terrible Towel in Spanish) has made an appearance here on Steel Curtain Rising. And the rumor is that he’s only able to sneak in a return because our regular scribe is off on vacation. Cats away, mice will play. Heee…. But that’s the point! Big […]
Steelers fans experiencing a feeling of euphoria over the signing of offensive lineman Willie Colon need look no further than La Toalla Terrible to burst their bubbles. La Toalla Terrible, ever one to ferret out those hard to find news nuggets, uncovered a shocking revelation from the Steelers brass. The Steelers plan to cut Willie […]
Superstitions. They’re part of life, part of sports. Sometimes they can be direct. A favorite one of mine is: “Read Bob Labriola’s column in the Steelers Digest the Saturday before the game, and the Steelers win. Wait till Sunday and they lose.” Then there are the indirect ones. I plead guilty to the later count […]
Ed Bouchette stole my thunder on PG Plus Wednesday. With all that is going on, I had mind to let the La Toalla Terrible run wild with another post about how the NFL was encouraging Harrison to sucker punch quarterbacks. But La Toalla Terrible already ranted about how the NFL had legalized holding of James […]
For the second time since he was named 2008 NFL Defensive player of the year, the NFL has announced that it is making a James Harrison-specific policy change. NFL spokesman Craig Aiello explains: The large number of fines levied against Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro quarterback James Harrison have garnered league-wide attention, and the NFL is acting. […]