BALTIMORE - Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Bill Cowher blamed a large pre-game meal of Thanksgiving leftovers for his team's lethargic performance against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday. Speaking to reporters in his post-game press conference, Cowher accepted full responsibility for the loss. "I was the one who brought the turkey," he said. "You can put that one on me." Many nutritionists feel the large amount of tryptophan in turkey helps the human brain produce niacin, which creates serotonin, which causes feelings of drowsiness, which could result in a lack of focus, which can often lead to a disastrous football game. "There is a fine line in this business between how much turkey a team can consume before lining up against a divisional opponent," said Cowher. "Today, I believe we crossed that line."
Cowher also said he did not think his players prepared as diligently this week as they had in previous weeks. "There were a lot of distractions to deal with," he said. "I saw a lot of guys in meetings thumbing through the Target and Best Buy circulars when they should have been watching film." Cowher refused to single out any individual players, but he said reports that the entire offensive line spent eight hours waiting for doors to open at Circuit City for Play Station Three early Friday morning were accurate. "At least they hit somebody that day," he said.
