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Second thoughts

Posted: December 31, 2009 at 3:56 a.m.

Let’s just dial down blitz talk Here is a line that needs to be sacked: “Dial up a blitz.” That football cliche beat out such stellar competition as “Take a shot down the field,” “It depends on the spot” and “Shy of the first down” to capture the 26th annual Trite Trophy, awarded by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Gene Collier.

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Sports, Pages 16 on 12/31/2009

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