I am very close to switching my allegiance of my favorite NFL football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Philadelphia Eagles. It has nothing to do with the trouncing the Eagles gave the Steelers last Thursday. I am upset by the erosion of discipline on the Steeler team. In another display of his loose discipline routine, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin decided to heavily play both running backs Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount in the Eagles/Steelers game following their arrest for possession of marijuana the day before the game. If I switch my allegiance, it will be my personal protest of the coach and will last as long as he stays – which might not be long if there is no penalty assessed against these two players and the Steelers fail to make the playoffs.
Let’s see….. How does that Philadelphia cheer go? E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!
Thomas M. Riddle
President, VNFA