I say Miami wins by just a few points. Livin on the edge :p
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I say Miami wins by just a few points. Livin on the edge :p
Remember, the Steelers lost to the Patriots by 3 pts. Lost to Jacksonville in OT with Tommy Maddox at QB. 11-5 is hardly bad!Quote:
Originally Posted by spamjedi
As for breaks in the playoffs? HUH???? Play lackluster against the Bengals first half when Palmer goes down. Come back second half and play solid ON THE ROAD. Smacked Indy around. But for a blown call (admitted to by the NFL refs on Troy Paloumaolo's INT) they win the Indy game easy ON THE ROAD. Beat the Broncos easily ON THE road. Breaks are what you make.
My take of tonight? Dolphins are a tough team, much better than last year. However, even without Ben (Charlie Batch isn't too bad) the Steelers win.
I vote for Pittsburg. Early in the saeson, I think defense is better then offense. I think the Steeler d is better then the Miami D. I also think that Miami's line is not as good. I think it will be a close game, but the Steelers will pull a win out of their hat ... err helmet.
Bengals will win the superbowl, you heard it here first!!!!!! Assuming carson palmer stays healthy of course.
They would have won it last year if carson palmer was healthy. There was no doubt about that. I think God was visiting a cousin in pittsburgh last year.
Pitt did not smack Indy around. Last time I checked, berger made a playoff saving tackle.
Do you guys still play cornhole at the games in cinci? (boy that sounds bad, lol) I flew out to a game last year and that's what everyone was doing at the tailgate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paladyr
In light of tonight's first half performance, repeated for truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
Yeah, I just quoted myself.
WOW is Culpepper playing badly.
nice officials. dumbsh**s. Pitts D is still awesome though. That catch for the 80 something hard TD should have been out at the 6 yard line, then he challenged it but none of the officials were watching for the challenge :confused: :confused: can you say "***?"
Did you see when they put the video of him throwing it next to video of the play? He tossed it out just a second or two before the snap. Maybe they should have been watching more closely, but he had more than enough time to get that flag out, and he waited too long. Heck, he even pump faked it a few times, and then threw it outside of the ref's vision.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snakespy
After seeing some replays and such, I put most of the blame on Saban. That's a go ahead touchdown, you need to be more into the game than just a little "hey" and a half assed toss of the flag.
Agreed. He looked confused on whether to actually challenge the play. Then he throws it underhanded 10 yards behind the referee right before the snap. I am amazed how poorly some teams handle the challenges. Can't they assign one coach to watch the game on Tivo, then call down on the field to challenge a play. You didn't need a replay to see he was out of bounds. A slo-mo replay of the original camera angle showed it. My eagles are terrible at it too. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
On the bright side, Ronnie Brown came through with the fantasy points even though he got stuffed the whole game.
Dream on. Pittsburgh physically beat the crap out of Indy the second game. But for a stupid fumble by the Bus, the game would have been reported as a solid beating. Replay the tape. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by proxemo666
What a bad showing by culpepper, what was he thinking when he threw the int BEHIND the receiver and a half foot from joey porter......and yea saban is a moron for not throwing the challenge flag, everyone knew he should have challenged after the first replay was shown on tv. And yea he threw the flag like a wuss way too late. Another thing i can't understand, is why the challenge buzzers that the coaches have never actually work. That's absurd that they still don't work. How hard is it to make a remote that contacts the ref who's never more than 100 yards away.
I thought Culpepper was burning Pittsburgh's D early AND on 3rd down, especially Ike Taylor. However, Pittsburgh adjusted AND Dante went to the well too often with the pass. Gotta establish a running game.
I got Heath Miller as my TE, so I was pretty happy that Miami blew the challenge.
If you don't think a running game helps check the stats on running yds and time of possession. Running YDS MIA 38 PITT 143 T.o. P. MIA 24:33 PITT 35:27
Especially when you remember that Pittsburgh was robbed of Polamalu's interception.Quote:
Originally Posted by gkline
How about that one pass in the end zone? The one he threw straight to the Pittsburgh player who really should have picked it off? He was probably so surprised at the easy pick that his hands just went limp.Quote:
Originally Posted by PriMaTe
I don't believe they even have the remotes anymore, I think they took those away at least before last season. It's just the flags now.Quote:
Originally Posted by PriMaTe
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Originally Posted by gkline
K...replayed the tape...berger still made a playoff saving tackle. :p
Even if that heath miller touchdown was challenged (Miami would have won it no doubt), they wouldnt stop 4 plays in a row of the steelers running game. I admit this, steelers defense was damn impressive. They might be a top 3 defense when it is all said and done.
They have the strength up front especially if they commit their LBs
They are physical with WR's using their DB's and Safties
I thought they were lean, mean fighting machines until the toughest guy on the field kissed cower. That was as shocking as Janets boobs.
Just got back from vacation, I did watch the game last night though. Miami really gave that one away late, imo but Pitt's defense was really up to speed by the 4th quarter. They were all over Culpepper.
Many will disagree but I think Pitt would be the same team with or without Big Jen. He's certainly not the catalyst that the media makes him out to be.
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Even if that heath miller touchdown was challenged (Miami would have won it no doubt), they wouldnt stop 4 plays in a row of the steelers running game. I admit this, steelers defense was damn impressive. They might be a top 3 defense when it is all said and done.
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You say that but Miami did cause a fumble on a previous goalline stand.
And Pitt beat the physical crap out of Indy.
Read what the Indy players said.
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Originally Posted by proxemo666
K...read the interview...Berger still made a playoff saving tackle.Quote:
Originally Posted by gkline
I'm not saying Indy was more physical...It's obvious they weren't. My point is that if Berger did not make that tackle, THE STEELERS WOULD HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN IN THE SUPERBOWL. Plain and simple. The steelers could have slapped them, punched them, bent them over backwards for the first 3 and 9/10 quarters. If Berger did not make that tackle, Indy would be up, thus sending the steelers home.
Ask anyone who saw the game what won it for the steelers. 9.99 out of 10 will say that tackle by Berger.
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Originally Posted by rabidmoose171
True but with cower breathing down your neck, I don't think the RB's would drop another ball. That dude's stare would make me jump off a bridge.
The thing is, though, that you can't realistically bring the whole game down to one play. Yes, that guy that recovered the fumble was a moron for cutting back to where Roethlisberger could tackle him. However, to present just one example of another game changing play, if the refs hadn't screwed up on Polamalu's interception, even AFTER the review, the game wouldn't have even been in the same situation as it was when Bettis fumbled.Quote:
Originally Posted by proxemo666
There are a thousand points of chance that can go either way, and somehow the majority of them broke just right for the Steelers last year.
A couple of other points -
Miami did not cause a fumble on the previous goal line stand. That was all on Batch for just fumbling the snap. This goes straight under my point above; if Batch hadn't fumbled, and Pitt had scored, the play calls for the entire rest of the game would have changed, and maybe Culpepper doesn't have those two interceptions. Thousands of different possible outcomes.Quote:
Originally Posted by rabidmoose171
I forget who it was, but there was somebody who had a quote that basically went "Quarterbacks lose more games for their team than they win." The deal with Roethlisberger, much like Tom Brady, is that he does not lose games for his team; he plays mostly mistake free, and that is a rare attribute. It isn't that he is a catalyst for the offense, it is that he is a steady presence. I think that is more important than the "game winners," such as Peyton Manning or Vick (who was better under Reeves, who built an offense around him, than he is under the current coach, who is trying to force him into an offense that he isn't suited for).Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
Many writers are picking Indy to go all the way. I'm not convinced. You lose E James and Vanderjack the same year. HMMM. Steelers lose Bettis who was at the end of his career and Kimo that was at the end of his. I'm not sold on Peyton Manning either. Something tells me always the bridesmaid never the bride.
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Originally Posted by monroeski
I like the point you're making here about steady QB's, I'm just not convinced Roethlisberger gets on that list. I don't think he sucks or anything, but he had nothing to do with the SB win (played like crap, in fact) and is way overexposed by the media.