Comments on: Week 4 Recap: Refs Fail To Help Jags This Time http://nicepickcowher.com/2008/10/06/week-4-recap-refs-fail-to-help-jags-this-time/ A Pittsburgh Steelers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:16:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Chris http://nicepickcowher.com/2008/10/06/week-4-recap-refs-fail-to-help-jags-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Chris Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:32:06 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=287#comment-207 I believe it was the Steelers media guide that had player profiles and they asked them to list their nickname (for example, Casey Hampton was "Big Snack").   Reed wrote down "Skippy" and people have been calling him that ever since.  I don't think anybody denies he's an excellent kicker.  He's just a bit of a goofball off-the-field so the nickname serves him well. I believe it was the Steelers media guide that had player profiles and they asked them to list their nickname (for example, Casey Hampton was “Big Snack”).   Reed wrote down “Skippy” and people have been calling him that ever since.  I don’t think anybody denies he’s an excellent kicker.  He’s just a bit of a goofball off-the-field so the nickname serves him well.

]]> By: daniel http://nicepickcowher.com/2008/10/06/week-4-recap-refs-fail-to-help-jags-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-206 daniel Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:12:35 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=287#comment-206 why does everyone call jeff reed skippy...hes a good kicker why does everyone call jeff reed skippy…hes a good kicker

]]> By: Chris http://nicepickcowher.com/2008/10/06/week-4-recap-refs-fail-to-help-jags-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Chris Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:33:32 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=287#comment-205 That explains why the last kickoff ended up 5 yards deep in the endzone.  Skippy's lucky to make it to the 10 yard line.  Honestly, I didn't understand why Berger wasn't doing kickoffs all year.  He did well in the preseason.  Hope Reed's calf injury isn't major, tho.  He's money on FGs.   And thanks for the praise, Terry. That explains why the last kickoff ended up 5 yards deep in the endzone.  Skippy’s lucky to make it to the 10 yard line.  Honestly, I didn’t understand why Berger wasn’t doing kickoffs all year.  He did well in the preseason. 

Hope Reed’s calf injury isn’t major, tho.  He’s money on FGs.  

And thanks for the praise, Terry.

]]> By: NFL-Jersey-UK http://nicepickcowher.com/2008/10/06/week-4-recap-refs-fail-to-help-jags-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-204 NFL-Jersey-UK Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:24:24 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=287#comment-204 Great Win, Solid result, shame about skippy tho Great Win, Solid result, shame about skippy tho

]]> By: Joey Porter's Pit Bulls http://nicepickcowher.com/2008/10/06/week-4-recap-refs-fail-to-help-jags-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Joey Porter's Pit Bulls Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:46:26 +0000 http://nicepickcowher.com/?p=287#comment-203 Speaking of Skippy, anybody else notice that Mat Berger handled the last kickoff?  Apparently Skippy has a calf injury that he sustained making a leg-whip tackle on that kickoff return. Speaking of Skippy, anybody else notice that Mat Berger handled the last kickoff?  Apparently Skippy has a calf injury that he sustained making a leg-whip tackle on that kickoff return.

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