PITTSBURGH - Mayoral spokesman Dick Skrinjar met with reporters today and provided an optimistic report on the state of the Steelers post-season chances. "Nothing I've seen so far has given me any reason to doubt they'll repeat as Super Bowl Champions," said Skrinjar. "I would advise anyone within the sound of my voice to begin making reservations for Miami right now." Miami is the host city for Super Bowl Forty-One. When a reporter asked if he had any idea how Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was feeling this morning, hours after being sacked nine times by the Baltimore Ravens, Skrinjar nodded. "Ben is doing great," he said. "He's entirely bruise and pain-free." Skrinjar added that Roethlisberger was looking forward to resuming all of the normal activities that a quarterback performs. Asked how soon he thought that might occur, Skrinjar said initially he thought it would be a matter of days. He quickly upgraded that to hours. Then, he said, "we're looking at a matter of seconds."
Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Bill Cowher said he appreciated the support of Mr. Skrinjar. "Dick's always been a glass is half-full type of guy," said Cowher. "Even when anyone can plainly see the glass is empty."
Skrinjar refused to speculate on whether or not the latest Steelers loss eliminated them from possibly winning the AFC North Division . "Loss?" he asked. "What are you talking about?" He then began a series of phone calls to city officials inquiring about the status of plans for the Steelers Victory Parade following a triumphant defense of their title. "We're looking at the Wednesday after they get back from Miami ," he said.
