Rolling Stones are the Steelers of the Rock World

by Endzone on Oct 4, 2009 10:49 AM MDT

Pick yer poison for a little background music (you may need to download the mp3 and play in your favorite player):

Steelers. Love em or hate em, you gotta give em credit. They have perhaps the best continuity of any NFL team in history. Virtually no turnover at the ownership and management levels. They field good teams every year.

Rock bands break up for a variety of reasons: one guy is doing too many drugs, another guy just isn’t good enough, etc. But a major reason is that one guy’s britches get too big. Let’s face it. Mick Jagger IS bigger than the band. But to his credit he is still with the Stones. And to the band’s credit, they have stuck with Mick all these years. They all realize that the sum is greater than the parts.

How does that relate to the Broncos? We have had and do have our share of NFL superstars. Elway, Champ Bailey, etc. To my recollection we have only had two “superstar” problems. Cutler and Portis. They both thought they were bigger than the team and forced their way out of town. IMO, Shanahan also got too big for his britches and was forced out by Bowlen.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions and lined with inflated egos. To you, my friends, I raise a toast in hopes that this year the Broncos re-establish the highest ideals of the team and great success!

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The Spider and the Fly.

by bfree2bronc on Oct 4, 2009 12:11 PM MDT reply actions

Weird analogy,

but I like it, like it, yes I do.

"It's the first time that I've probably ever seen a 260 pound back run into a free safety and go flat on his back, I mean it was exciting." ~John Elway

by jibbons on Oct 4, 2009 5:36 PM MDT reply actions

Don't get me started

on the Rolling Stones! I first saw them in concert in 1969. They were the greatest then and imo, they still are the greatest live band. Putting aside the incredible talent, the main reason they have stayed together as a band, is that they are all great friends. Mick did a great job of spreading the wealth and greed never got the best of them. Their creative years have passed them by, but they still can bring it. To put the Steelers on equal footing is wrong, but I like the subject matter Endzone. Nobody can touch the Rolling Stones in this “old rockers’ eyes”!

by rocko1 on Oct 4, 2009 6:19 PM MDT reply actions