This is especially true of the running game

Another perennial bottom dweller, the Arizona Cardinals look primed to lock up their division soon and possibly the three seed of their own, setting up the possibility for a Cardinals and Saints NFC Championship and another NFL ratings nightmare that has to leave the purists howling.Only in the NFL. MLB and Bud Selig: you big market idiots could learn a lot from this, the most popular league in America.. LONDON(Business Wire) As Agent Bank, please be advised of the following rate determined on: 08-Jan-2009Issue ARRAN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FUNDING NO. 1 PLCEUR64,000,000 Class Dc FloatingRate Notes due 2056ISIN Number XS0256211318ISIN Reference Issue Nomin EUR 64,000,000.00 Period 12-Jan-2009 to 14Payment-Apr-2009 Date 14-Apr-2009Number of Days 92Rate 3.15900Pool Factor:0.91010154Denomination EUR 50,000.00 Amount Payable per Denomination 367.36 Bank of New YorkRate Fix DeskTelep 44 1202 hone 689580Corporate Trust ServicesFacsi 44 1202mile 689601 Arran Residential Copyright Business Wire 2009.

In the wake of the Steelers absolutely inexcusable loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, a hard look at two problem areas is warranted.So, no more sugar coating, no more pulling punches.  Just the straight, blunt facts and the equally straight, blunt conclusions.  Special teams:2006:  Bob Ligashesky coaches the St. Louis Rams special teams.  The Rams' special teams rank dead last in the NFL.2007:  Ligashesky is hired as the Steelers special teams coach.  After an exceedingly inordinate amount of time and effort spent on special teams in the offseason and in training camp, the Steelers special teams rank next-to-last in the NFL.  2008:  All of the work on special teams seemingly comes to fruition.  The Steelers rank second in kickoff coverage and first in punt coverage, although both kickoff and punt return performance is still less than average. 2009:  Through ten games, the Steelers special teams rank twenty-ninth (fourth worst) in kick coverage, and average on kick returns.  So, in three of the last four seasons, Bob Ligashesky-coached special teams have ranked among the very worst in the NFL.  Was 2008 indicative of what the Steelers special teams normally are, or was it an aberration  Yes, talent and execution are important, and the players must bear some responsibility for failure.  However, no amount of practice or personnel adjustment can correct a bad system or bad game-scheming.The evidence is clear.  This is not a talent problem.  This is not an execution problem.  Thisis a coaching problem.  Period.  Ligashesky-coached special teams are consistently bad.    Only an idiot could arrive at any other conclusion. Bruce Arians is hired as the wide-receivers coach.  2005:   The Steelers offense ranks 9th in the NFL, and the Steelers win the Super Bowl, in spite of Bill Cowher's restrictions on his offensive coordinator.   2006:   Ben Roethlisberger has one of his best seasons in regards to passing yardage, and the Steelers offense ranks 13th in the NFL, despite a high number of sacks,  interceptions and other turnovers 2007:   Bruce Arians takes over as offensive coordinator. The Steelers rank 10th in offense.  2008:   The Steelers offense ranks 20th in the NFL, a large decrease in performance from the previous year.  The Steelers win the Super Bowl in spite of Bruce Arians, not because of him.  2009:   Through nine games, the Steelers offense ranks 15th.Ten times last seasonand so far this season (including last season's playoffs), the Steelers had to drive in the last three minutes or in overtime to win the game.  When they used the no-huddle and Ben called his own plays, the Steelers were 6-0.  When Bruce Arians called the plays, the Steelers were 0-4.  The Steelers offense has declined consistently since Bruce Arians took over as the offensive coordinator.  This is especially true of the running game.  Also, what success the running game did have came on runs outside the tackles and wide.  Between the tackles the running game all but disappeared.  There was little or no success in gaining the tough yards to sustain drives.  Little or no reliability in short-yardage situations.  This season, finally, it really looked like the running game was returning to form.  The offensive line has been performing better than at any time in the previous two seasons.  The running backs were beginning to find the holes and get needed yards to compliment the passing game.  And yet, in the clutch, without fail, Bruce Arians woefully misuses the offense in general and the running game in particular.  Time after time against Kansas City, when only a few first downs were needed in short to medium-yardage situations, Arians once again was guilty of the most ill-conceived, illogical play-calling possible.  Every time.  And the players paid the price for it.  Despitethe Steelers' mistakes, Kansas City gave the Steelers every opportunity to overcome those mistakes and to win the game.  But Bruce Arians would have none of it.  Losing to Cincinnati is understandable.  Losing to Kansas City and Chicago is unconscionable.  Again, the evidence is clear.  This is not a talent problem.  This is not an execution problem.  This is a coaching problem.  Period.  And thus is necessary a message to Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert:  NO MORE EXCUSES!!!!!  NO MORE EXPLANATIONS!!!!!  NO MORE BS!!!!!  YOUR OFFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS COACHES ARE FAILING THE TEAM!!!!!  DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!You know what must be done.  It's time for you to take responsibility for the coaching failures, and to stop blaming the players. .

PCTV to continue as a separate product line under the brand "PCTV Systems"LAS VEGAS(Business Wire)2009 International CES, South Hall 4 - Booth 31453: Hauppauge Digital, Inc.(NASDAQ: HAUP), the world's leading developer and manufacturer of analog anddigital TV tuner products for personal computers, has announced that itcompleted the purchase of the Pinnacle PCTV product line from Avid Corp onDecember 24, 2008. The Pinnacle PCTV product line, consisting of 5 TV tuner products for North andSouth America and 12 products for Europe and Asia, will continue to operate as aseparate product line under the new name of "PCTV Systems." The PCTV productline will be operated independently from Hauppauges WinTV product line. Withengineering and marketing based in Braunschweig, Germany, PCTV Systems willcontinue to develop new products for both PCs and Macs. "PCTV has developed a strong consumer following for its excellent user interfaceand for the ease of installation," said Ken Plotkin, CEO of Hauppauge Digital."We will therefore continue to grow and enhance the PCTV Systems product lineseparate from our WinTV line of TV tuners for PCs.