The smack thread is IN THE HOUUUUSE!!
People, ya cant Deny THE best record is in pit.
ya cant doubt them, or over look..their not a fluke.
Indy just isnt a good outdoor team, thats why they won. period.
Dungy will never win the big one.
The smack thread is IN THE HOUUUUSE!!
People, ya cant Deny THE best record is in pit.
ya cant doubt them, or over look..their not a fluke.
Indy just isnt a good outdoor team, thats why they won. period.
Dungy will never win the big one.
EUAS
Go Pats!!!
I'm going to change my avatar from my old 70's Bert Jones. I STILL don't understand why they NEVER get the credit they so rightfully deserve every year? They friggin' play as a team. The Pats are winning it all again cos they are a dynasty.
EAT US AND SMILE!!!!
I think the young are getting the nod this year we'll find out
next week i see a good hitting game in the AFC.
A ton of points in the NFC title.
I hear you but regardless, the title will once again go to the AFC via The Pats.
Defense WINS championships, next week we go....
Dillion is back, but Bell might be playing for the Steelers. That makes things even. Big Ben had a weak game, but when the Steelers were down 17 to 10 he moved them down the field to tie the game. Even when Ben makes mistakes he doesn't get down.
That said I hope the Steelers stick to the run. Don't forget Duce is ready to play now. The Steelers have two great running backs. I'm not going to predict a winner, but the Steelers can do it.
LOL. Yeah those players really mean the same to both teams, cancels each other out.Originally posted by Chaz Rock City
Dillion is back, but Bell might be playing for the Steelers.
Yeah, all you guys are right....
I guess the Steelers might as well not even show up....
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Being from Toronto i am a Buffalo Bills Fan. However i always go for the AFC Champion in every Super Bowl as that is the Bills conference. The Pats /Steelers Game will be a good one. I will Watch it for the Entertainment of it and may the best team win. The one that does is my choice for super bowl champs.
Also pretty good chance at an all pennsylvania superbowl if Pittsburgh and Philadelphia go thru.
Good Luck to AFC finalists New england (former team of Bills qb Drew bledsoe) and Pittsburgh steelers (former team of one of my all time fave qb`s Terry Bradshaw).
Oh...shit. He got me. I always make it a point to fear teams the Steelers have beaten during the current season. That's why if I'm walking down the street and somebody is wearing a Raiders, Dolphins, Bengals, Browns, Cowboys, Patriots, Eagles, Redskins, Jaguars, Jets, Giants, or Bills jersey, I piss myself. If the Bengals, Browns and Jets jersey wearers are wearing TWO jerseys...I just plain drop to my knees, suck my thumb, and burst into tears.Originally posted by phildogger
You can't stand em because you fear them
Why not make them a touchdown favorite then, they're so much of a dominant team...
Because the Steelers fear them so much, shouldn't be any fear of fueling the fire any more, right ??
Let the fuel burn bro, makes a better game sunday..
Im sure their all reading about it today.
Well, I've been doing some reading of the Boston websites today....Originally posted by redblkwht
Let the fuel burn bro, makes a better game sunday..
Im sure their all reading about it today.
Seems that those journalists and I are thinking on the same wavelength (which I'm not so sure is a good thing
The common demoninator is that the "disrespect theme", which most of the national media was heavily giving to the Pats in the week prior to their game vs. the Colts, is now being given to the Steelers.....
Which is exactly what not to do, IMO.....
But what do I know....
This is going top be a great game for old fashioned, mud -n- snow, smash-mouth football fans. I can see this one going into OT.
Look, it's this simple:Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
Yeah, all you guys are right....
I guess the Steelers might as well not even show up....
Bill Belichick
Bill Cowher
Even the most avid Stillers fan can't deny who the far superior coach is there.
I'm rooting for the Stillers to win. I think the Eagles would beat them. I don't think the Eagles can beat the Pats.
Originally posted by Snoo
Oh...shit. He got me. I always make it a point to fear teams the Steelers have beaten during the current season. That's why if I'm walking down the street and somebody is wearing a Raiders, Dolphins, Bengals, Browns, Cowboys, Patriots, Eagles, Redskins, Jaguars, Jets, Giants, or Bills jersey, I piss myself. If the Bengals, Browns and Jets jersey wearers are wearing TWO jerseys...I just plain drop to my knees, suck my thumb, and burst into tears.
Roth Army Militia
Originally posted by WARF
Rikk - The new school of the Roth Army... this dude leads the pack... three words... The Sheep Pen... this dude opened alot of doors for people during this new era... he's the best of the new school.
I can assure you that in Boston nobody is taking the Steelers lightly. Also one of the nice things about the Pats, is that they don't talk down the competition.....Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
Well, I've been doing some reading of the Boston websites today....
Seems that those journalists and I are thinking on the same wavelength (which I'm not so sure is a good thing
The common demoninator is that the "disrespect theme", which most of the national media was heavily giving to the Pats in the week prior to their game vs. the Colts, is now being given to the Steelers.....
Which is exactly what not to do, IMO.....
But what do I know....
Chainsaw Muthuafucka
Ya know Lou, you get an E for effort, I'll give ya that....Originally posted by Lou
Look, it's this simple:
Bill Belichick
Bill Cowher
Even the most avid Stillers fan can't deny who the far superior coach is there.
I'm rooting for the Stillers to win. I think the Eagles would beat them. I don't think the Eagles can beat the Pats.
OK, OK, Belichek is a better coach than Cowher, sure whatever, I'll even give you that...
Sure as hell didn't have a genius gameplan to beat them in October, did he ??
And if the Steelers made it to the Super Bowl vs. the Eagles, if they made it, the Eagles would beat them, without T.O. ??
Do you recall the last time they played, WITH T.O., and the final score was 27-3 ???
Do you want to borrow the "no Corey Dillon" excuse from the Pats fans ??
I agree in that the Pats are well-disciplined, no bulletin board material to post.... I would think that the Steelers will do the same....Originally posted by Igosplut
I can assure you that in Boston nobody is taking the Steelers lightly. Also one of the nice things about the Pats, is that they don't talk down the competition.....
Here's the article I was talking about....
http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/wi...og/pats_colts/
If defense wins championships, we’re going to have one heck of a showdown next weekend at Heinz.
The Patriots keep playing off the national disrespect tag, and they keep proving everybody wrong. Ripe for the picking, Vandy? Uh, yeah.
Trouble is, after this performance, and Pittsburgh’s lackluster effort against the Jets yesterday, they may get that ever-elusive respect going into the AFC Championship game next weekend. The Steelers haven’t lost since September, and rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger still doesn’t know what it feels like to lose on a professional level.
How about the fact that it's the playoffs, and Bill Cowher has come up a small man in the playoffs. How many AFC Championship games has he lost at home over the years--three I believe.
Dude, do you really think you're PROVING who will win this weekend? It's going to be a close fucking game. You were one of the same guys saying that the Steelers would lose on Halloween.Originally posted by Lou
How about the fact that it's the playoffs, and Bill Cowher has come up a small man in the playoffs. How many AFC Championship games has he lost at home over the years--three I believe.
There are no FACTS here until the game is over. I'd say I very much think the Steelers have their work cut out for them, but they can win it.
I said earlier the Patriots are gonna win 16-10. I think that qualifies as a "close game."
I didnt use that excuse...hey, we had Dillon in Miami, right?Originally posted by Va Beach VH Fan
Do you want to borrow the "no Corey Dillon" excuse from the Pats fans ??
Nothing is guaranteed.
Maybe this is what a heroine addict feels like after getting a long awaited fix, shooting up in the corner of some abandoned building and just not giving a fuck about what the rest of the world thinks...TATTOO"
Like I said before, it's all up to Ben...
The 'D" will be there, the running game will be there...but it won't be enough. To win, Ben will we have to throw at least one touchdown pass, and we can't give up any BS special teams plays. THAT'S what has killed us in the last few really big games.
I say 24-17 Steelers.
Yo Yo Yo
Man, what a game this will be...I hope you're right, bro.Originally posted by aesop
I say 24-17 Steelers.
Which is only one more loss at home than Andy Reid has had, in seven more years....Originally posted by Lou
How about the fact that it's the playoffs, and Bill Cowher has come up a small man in the playoffs. How many AFC Championship games has he lost at home over the years--three I believe.
That's it, keep inserting your foot in your mouth Lou.....
Dude! Hasnt Philly lost three straight NFC Championship games AT HOME???????Originally posted by Lou
How about the fact that it's the playoffs, and Bill Cowher has come up a small man in the playoffs. How many AFC Championship games has he lost at home over the years--three I believe.
You shouldnt be throwing stones, bro!
Lou, getting spanked in both threads..Damn!
LMAO dude..j/k
Philadelphia lost IN St. Louis I believe in 2002...
then at home in 2003 and 2004...
putting down Cowher as a bad coach is just plain idiocy...especially when you're guy shares similarities to Cowher in NOT winning the big ones...
Not worrying about Philly yet...they'll have their hands full this week...
good to see IMO that the 2 best teams from their respective divisions made the final four...
not the four best mind you...but the 2 in each division...
now onto my statements...
"Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."
Agreed. Indy is better than Philly.Originally posted by POJO_Risin
good to see IMO that the 2 best teams from their respective divisions made the final four...
not the four best mind you...but the 2 in each division...
Patriots 17
Steelers 10
1. I'm going to no admit to being wrong...but on semantics...if I were a gm setting up a team...I would more than likely try and build a team around a guy like Brady before a guy like Manning. So Dave's PA...you got me on that point. Manning has better QB tools...noone can deny that...but...Brady wins games...period...you gotta respect that...
2. I think Roeth is going to prove throughout his career to be a similar qb...not a stat monger...but a winner. He proved he was a rookie...in much the same way that Brady did when Oakland beat him around a few years ago. Brady won the game...so did Roeth. The thing that a lot of people are forgetting about is this. Pittsburgh gave up 3 points to the Jets on D. Roeth made a mistake that was brought back for a td...and a punt return. If those things are fixed...the Jets aren't even in the game. I don't think that will happen again. If it doesn't...that will make this game very interesting.
3. The Pats have been here before...and should be the favorites. They have to come to Pittsburgh, which shouldn't be forgotten. I've not been to Heinz...but you can tell it's a different place to play than Three Rivers...and you have to account for that.
4. Dillon will help the Pats, no doubt about it. I don't know if he'll rush for 100 yards, or have to for the Pats to win. What he will do is force the Steelers to play the run, which will leave underneath pockets open in theory. I think the D can compensate for that...but it WILL make the Pats much more impressive, and hard to defend.
5. It's all icing for me right now...all icing. Most of you can tell that I've been the most apprehensive fan of a 16-1 team that you can be. I thought Pittsburgh was a good team...but figured they would struggle to make the playoffs unless Roeth was in as qb...and even then. Roeth got in at game 3 as a starter...and I figured they would eaze up the offense...and win more games than lose because of it. I was right to an extent, but wrong in the fact that by the time Pittsburgh played the Eagles and Pats, they had opened up the playbook...given him the deep ball...and he was fantastic. But still a rookie. I've wanted him to look bad once all year...to feel the pressure of losing, and coming back to win. It hasn't happened....until last Saturday. He looked bad. They won. But, what he was able to do was drive them up and down the field in the 2nd half...the sign of a good qb. He made 1 mistake, and so did Bettis. 2 rarities. But...he rebounded and drove them down the field after each. Pittsburgh should have lost...he didn't let them. OK...Brien chunks a couple of field goals...but...Roeth is the guy that tooketh away...and...brought them back...I think it says a lot for his psyche. I've seen some crap qb's in Pittsburgh, who would have looked ass bad after that pick...O'Donnell and Kordell come to mind. He didn't. 2 things can happen. Either Roeth is going to make another mistake as a rook...or revert to the player that's won all those games beforehand. Normally I'd say it's a no brainer...but it's the playoffs...and I remain apprehensive. New England's defense is fantastic. It's equal to the Steelers in most respects. They will put pressure on the QB...it's up to Roeth to step up. If he does...I don't know that NE can win the game...
If he doesn't...it looks a lot like last week.
6. Pittsburgh can pressure Brady, and Brady can make mistakes. If Belicheck makes the right changes in the offense...and they find the quick reads...Pittsburgh will be on it's heals all day. That's where coaching DOES make a play. Belicheck isn't the second coming of Lombardi. He's damn good...damn good, but if Cowher has some wrinkles...and can find a way to make that defense look different from 2 months ago...they can stop NE...it's not like NE ran away and hid from Indy...
bottom line...this is going to be a good one...plain and simple...a slobberknocker. Like I said before though...Pittsburgh is a young team...and I think this is a statement about Cowher. You can bash the guy all you want, but to be able to set up an offense around a rookie qb...and go 16-1...you have to be good. Look at the other rookies in the league...it didn't happen anywhere else.
New England is a dynasty...you win 2 out of 3...and you are damn good...and you are a dynasty in the new era of football. Are they better than Pittsburgh? I say their running game is equal...I say their qb play is equal if Roeth doesn't make mistakes...so a slight...slight edge to NE...I say Pittsburgh has a slight edge on Defense...NE a slight edge on special teams...and Pittsburgh a slight home field edge...
over all...it's a toss-up...and will depend on mistakes (hopefully not...hopefully it will be on good plays)...
my guess here is that it will be a two-minute game. Whoever makes the big play in the last 2 minutes will win the game?
My pick? Obviously I'm going to apprehensively pick the Steelers at home...for the simple reason I'm a Steeler fan. I'm going to say 20-17 on a late Steeler TD...
This is what football's all the fuck about...
Originally posted by Lou
I said earlier the Patriots are gonna win 16-10. I think that qualifies as a "close game."
OMG, I agree with Lou. Thinkin' it will be close but the snow will help perk up the running and passing games as the offensive players get an advantage in cutting on the turf, but overall scoring will still be down.
Score: Pat's 19 Steelers 13.
Great post, Pojo.
Even though I hate Manning, I cant pin that whole loss on him. Just an AWFUL gameplan by Dungy. Just as coaching (in my opinion) was the main factor in the Indy game, it will be this Sunday in Pittsburgh. I just dont see Cowher conjuring up a gameplan as well as Belechick does. Bill Belechick puts his players in a position to win the game. That is all that the players want in a coach, and they trust in him.
I said last week that the Pats need to play their best game of the season to beat the Colts. Well they need to play an even better game on Sunday to beat the Steelers.
Regardless, I hope for a well-played game. It's a shame that one team has to lose on Sunday (ok, no its not. Go Pats!) because these two teams are basically the same. Coaching and game prep goes to the Pats as the deciding factor...
Patriots 26, Steelers 23 in OVERTIME.
I can't disagree with the sentiments about Belicheck...
I guess I can't forget he was the coach for the Browns for what...4...5 great years?...
lmfao...
I'll be honest here...I think Cowher and Belicheck will coach an even game...I think Cowher's been coaching this game since they beat them Halloween night...
if they don't...that will wash out the homefield ad for Pittsburgh...and I could see that overtime NE win...
I'm counting on Cowher not to pull a Reid here...
Hey, he was 'honing his craft'...he did beat the Parcells Patriots in a playoff game...Originally posted by POJO_Risin
I can't disagree with the sentiments about Belicheck...
I guess I can't forget he was the coach for the Browns for what...4...5 great years?...
lmfao...
Oh...believe me...I know it wasn't him in Cleveland...it was Modell not going out and getting the guys he wanted and needed...
and man...he was shredded in the press for being a lame-ass...
Oooops...goes to show you how fucking shitty Modell is...and was...
but Belicheck is now tainted by association...
although with every title that he wins...lmfao...it's another knife stroke in the ribs to the Browns fans who had to watch Modell win in Baltimore...
Pats 21
Steelers 17
The Jets defense gave him trouble, the Pats will confuse him more. The Jets offense couldn't generate an offensive TD, the Pats will.
It's a nice story and all, and I'm a believer in Big Ben. But not this game, at least not this year.
The Jets gave him trouble...or...did Ben make some trouble for himself...
I've seen other teams do what the Jets did to him...Ben just didn't make the mistakes...
I don't know that it was the Jets...as much as it was the playoffs...
enough teams threw the kitchen sink at Ben this year...including the Pats...
I agree Roeth will see more...
but I think it WILL be his day anyways...
Would have been a better read if the Jets could have gotten their offense doing something. There wasn't a lot of pressure because the Jets weren't really putting any scoring pressure on.
He needs to ace that glove shit too.
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