GILDONG DRAWS TRAP�S IRE�

And other random thoughts caught up in the �mind like a steel trap�

Many on this sight�s message board have pointed toward the monthly AFC Defensive Player of the Month Award that Big Jason Gildong has received as a slap in the face to Still Mill, myself, and others who have pilloried this fraud of a linebacker.� Many would be wrong to do so.� First, the award itself�a piece of paper given to the player who compiles the most �stats� during that monthly period.� A joke.� A mockery.� Yes, Big Jason had some sacks � in fact, more during this time period than anyone in the AFC.� Big deal.� He played the Texans and the Panthers and the Ravens � hardly studlike football offenses.� Hey Jason � where were you when we played the Saints, the Falcons, the Raiders, the Patriots??????� Second, the lunacy of awarding something to a player who, if he were a baseball player, would be hitting .028.� This is productivity??� Consider that an opponent runs approximately 70 plays a game.� Big Jason gets one sack.� He never leaves the field for ANY plays.� Does this �award� consider what Jason was doing the other 69 plays????� Sorry � the NFL can shove that award up their collective asses, cause there are PLENTY of more deserving players, especially ones who do not JOG on running plays to the other side of the field.

Want to adjudicate Big Jason Gildong?� Look at the plays that Todd Heap lined up on the strong side and went out in patterns.� Trap already did.� Guess what?� The MOST � Trap is talking MOST � that Trap saw Jason do to Heap as he came out of his stance was ONE HAND of SLIGHT PUSH.� The MOST!� Most of the times, Gildong did not even TOUCH Todd Heap.� In other words, this big, bad linebacker � the AFC Player of the Month � ALLOWED Todd Heap to go into his pass patterns with nary a tap � and allowed him to catch 7 passes accumulating 146 yards!!!!!!!� Thanks, Jason!� Appreciate your help, you worthless, pussified, contact-shy sorry excuse for a football player.� I�ve seen more hitting on the racquetball court, you wuss!!!!

Sorry � Trap had to get that off his chest, especially since Trap�s own WIFE bought into the hype, questioning Trap with �He must be doing something right, right?�� Wrong.� Any player that allows an opponent to come off the line of scrimmage untouched is a pussy.� Period.

Trap suggests Steel Haven wait till he gets back from the game and looks at the film before he passes judgment in the future, OR make sure he lays off the hooch, which, for those who know Steel Haven, is impossible!

While Trap is on this subject, Steel Phantom�s brilliant article this week illustrates just how wrong the Stillers were to think that they could easily replace Earl Holmes.� The total tackles-for-loss have dropped DRASTICALLY.� Earl was the man who did this.� Earl was the man who consistently stopped the run.� Farrior has done it off and on, but not consistently at all.� Trap likes Farrior, bur Farrior ain�t no Earl Holmes.� And as stated previously, Farrior�s pass coverage is overrated.� The only linebacker the Stillers have who can TRULY cover the pass is Porter.� Bell has bulked, and has slowed.� Jason hasn�t defended a pass since Christ was a Corporal.

Trap is getting sicker and sicker and sicker watching Lee Flowers �attempt� to play safety.� The sooner this stiff is jettisoned this offseason, the better.

Trap predicts that beating the Browns, or Clowns, this week will depend largely on how well Hartings is able to keep Earl Holmes off Bettis.� We control the line of scrimmage, and run some old-fashioned smashmouth, we win.� Maddox will make his passes, so long as he doesn�t force them.

Not inserting Kordell on 4^th-down attempts is just stone-stupid.� Sorry.� No debates here�Trap has heard them all��You must have continuity in the offense�.� �It disrupts everything switching QB�s in and out�.� BULLSHIT.� They run Randle El in after every TV timeout, there is NO EXCUSE for not having Kordell in there on 4^th and short.� Kordell is like 90% successful on these attempts, he can run, he can jump, and he is strong.� Maddox is about 50% successful on these, he can�t run, he can�t jump, and he is weak.� Case closed.

Memo to Tim Lewis:� Please�PLEASE�stop having Casey Hampton �stunt� on the goal line.� This is THE stupidest, boneheaded strategy in the NFL today.� To date, we have given up at least three touchdowns RIGHT UP THE GUT specifically due to Hampton stunting and leaving a GAPING hole up the middle for the running back.� The nose tackle MUST play the run straight up at the goal line.� EVERY TIME.� The opponents� offensive lines are only too happy to have Fat Casey slant to the left, and the center plow him that way.� C�mon, Tim, don�t you watch tapes???� And, please, don�t watch the same tapes that you told Waxall showed Earl Holmes can�t tackle.� Those are the Kurpeikis tapes.� Check the numbers next time.

Trap gives credit where credit is due:� Kudos to Kenny Jackson for finally teaching Plaxico how to get his feet down inbounds!� Remember the days when Plex couldn�t get his feet down on an airport runway?

Kudos for Tommy Maddox, as well, for his 20-yard scramble last week.� The PoeBirds were so surprised, it took Billick a few minutes to find the sundial to time Maddox as he was scampering!!!� That was THE play of the game.

Kudos to Randle El for showing good calm and pocket presence during his trick plays with the option to run or pass.� Most receivers would be trying to force the ball downfield on one of those plays.

Kudos to the offensive line � even Smith � which may be hitting its stride at exactly the right moment.� If they continue to play like the best line in football, Field Goal Bill just MIGHT get a chance at his ring�and a chance to turtle in the Super Bowl, like no other coach ever has!!!!!!!!!

Stillers � 24

Clowns � 19