Go Steelers! and the Wimpy Miami Dolphins

I am a Pittsburgh Steeler fan. Always have been. I grew up on the black and gold, Terry Bradshaw, Bubby Brister, Luis Lipps,Big Ben. I plan my weekend around Steeler games as do most people in the Steel City.

I was scheduled to work on Sunday until 4PM. Not bad. The game was scheduled to start at 4:45 so I thought, foolishly thought, that the 45 - 60 minute drive from Hialeah to Deerfield Beach would get me in front of the TV just after kickoff.

As I headed east on route 826 I thought "I can save about 5 - 6 minutes if I hit I-95 instead of taking I-75 which heads in a north western direction. I passed the I-75 exchange, sunshine happiness and then noticed that traffic was going the wrong way on the entrance ramps. Weird, like a fish left stranded on a dry beach right before a tsunami.

I should have realized something was up, something was wrong, but in my Western Maryland ignorance, blissful naivety, I motored along and then, and then....

It was horrible. The traffic stopped. All lanes. The exits were blocked by Florida's finest. I was trapped - for over an hour - trapped in traffic while the Steeler playoff game started without me. All of South Florida conspiring against me - and the Steelers. Who would be there to yell encouragement to the team, who would be there to tell coach Tomlin how to run the team, who ?? (yes, they CAN hear me through the TV....)

Well I finally made it to the next exit and managed to get to I-75 and home before half time as evidenced by how well the Steelers played in the third quarter - I told you that they can hear me.......

Steelers and Cardinals in the SuperBowl. Steelers win by 14.

The Wimpy Miami Dolphins..... Logo

I have adopted the Miami Dolphins as my second favorite NFL team. Joey Porter is an ex-Steeler and I lived in an apartment just a stones throw from where Dan Marino grew up in Pittsburgh.

I was excited about the Dolphins this year. They did great and if it wasn't for the turnovers against the Ravens, the despised Ravens....

Any way, two things about the Miami Dolphins. First, come on NFL fans. How can a team play so well and yet not sell out the stadium every time? That is just unheard of in Pittsburgh. Even when the Steelers were playing poorly a few years back the stadium was full. It was a bit disappointing to see the games on TV - I had to work and caught the game when I got home - and see the empty seats. They deserve better, They deserve your support.

Secondly, the logo. The Miami dolphin logo looks so peaceful, so playful, so un-intimitating, so ..like Pink singing the Sunday Night Football intro last year. So not manly.

I mean, look at the logo for the Seahawks. Sleek, mean and cool. The Ravens - intimidating. Heck even the Cardinals - a quaint little snow bird - looks more intimidating then the dolphin.

The logo needs to be updated. Splice some Joey Porter DNA into the dolphin logo and let'er rip. Bring on the bulked up, rip snorting, get out of my way white shark or else dolphin logo. I am ready for some football! Some Miami Dolphin football! Lets get the party started! Go Dolphins in 2009 and pick up a few receivers as well.....