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Sj-hypocycloid
Mike Frangione has engaged himself in the noble calling of sportswriting over the years (1991-1997, and again in 2007), enjoying two stints covering (stringing) High School sports for my local newspaper in South Jersey. That was a great learning experience and also a great deal of fun.

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Tell Your Friend Veronica...Here Comes Faneca

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created March 04, 2008, last edited February 10, 2009
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Well, that is at least the refrain that folks from New Jersey and Alan Faneca can sing. Fellow Steeler fans, feel free to join me in lament. So let me see if I have this right. We're a running team. We've seen cracks in our offensive line. We let one of the NFL's best offensive guards walk.

Okay - guess there's not much more to be said. At least the Steelers signed Ben Roethlisberger to a pricey, long-term contract. This makes sense - if you're going to have a good team, it all starts with the quarterback. No more Brister, O'Donnell, Stewart, Maddox. None of them have a Super Bowl ring.

I was kind of hoping that Faneca or the Stillers would have a change of heart and they'd find some way to make it so that Faneca stayed in Pittsburgh. Not to be. I do have faith that the Steelers know what they're doing.

After all, they released Greg Lloyd, Levon Kirkland and Joey Porter just as they were going into their twilight years. Very few players leave Pittsburgh and flourish. Just look at Yancey Thigpen.

Of course, the flip side of that is Plaxico Burress. I wonder if Faneca will go the way of Burress...or Porter?

Originally Posted on southjersey-stillers-phillies.blogspot.com on March 3rd.


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I don't think Faneca will go the way of Burress or Porter. I think he has some years left in him, just not the best of his career like Burress. I wish they could have kept him, but really, is he worth the highest O-line salary ever. And at what cost does that contract really come at? That is an awful lot of cap room reserved for an O-lineman who is one man in a five man unit that is only as strong as it's weakest link.
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I am inclined to agree that it would be a great cost. It will be interesting to see what (if anything) the Jets reap from this. They've sure spent some bucks there. As for the Stillers...they always seem to field a team that can win 9-10 games a year, no matter the talent they lose.
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