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Official NFL Playoffs thread - Why bother, just give the Pats the trophy edition
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Spectral Glider
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jasonbay said:
Look at the rest of his post, he clearly doesn't know what he's talking about anyway. That's ok, after watching one playoff game, all the dopes that think they know everything about your team come out of the woodwork.
Oh noes! We're not allowed to comment on other teams now! What did I say that was so appalling? That Ben showed lots of promise? That he was great the second half? That Miller is a beast? Oh, that Ben was "protected?" Care to pull out the stats? Care to refute the claim? Wanna point out how Willie Parker would have easily been number 1 in attempts had he stayed healthy? No. You just put out that blanket statement and it makes you feel better about yourself. More power to you, sir.Spectral Glider said:
btw, I would say that Garrard was even more protected throughout the season than Pittsburgh. And I do watch your team a lot. They are shown here more than any team not named Giants or Patriots.
Yo, Karakand: from now on whenever someone says the Raiders suck, we can just pull out the "you can't talk about our team" card! Gonna need it a lot for JRuss next season, so get it laminated.
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Rorschach said:
http://www.nfl.com/players/benroethlisberger/profile?id=ROE750381
Guy has more TDs than Terry Bradshaw in a season. He's thrown more and more every year since his rookie season and net jockeys who swallow the pablum that the media feeds them spew it back on the web to make them seem smart when they make their trollish posts. You are so awesome, Steeler genius.
1) I didn't claim that he wasn't improving. In fact, I said the opposite of that. I just said he has some more learning to do and it's not saying he isn't good, but he is very young. People forget that because he's accomplished and been through so much in such a short time.Spectral Glider said:
2) I didn't claim to be a "steeler genius"
3) The TDs are due to the fact that, while they do have all those rushing attempts and Willie Parker got the hand off more than any back in the NFL, they capped off the drives with Passing TDs. They only have NINE rushing TDs through the whole season and Willie only has 2 of those. Even Daunte Culpepper has more rushing TDs. It's like that Holmes TD today. Stack the box get burned on the outside.
Does it mean that I think he's shitty because of that? Of course not. You need look no further than Minnesota and San Diego to see that it's not that easy even in those systems.
Oh, and the sucking off the media part is rich considering they've been billing this thing all day and all week as the #2 vs #3 quarterback...:lol
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Yeah, if only it wasn't such a small group. :[Karakand said::lol
I'll call Kinko's tomorrow and see if we can get a group discount.
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topsyturvy
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sophmore slump guys, he'll bounce back for a 1000 yard season this year.Branduil said:
honest
man, I really should've gone with my gut and picked seattle instead of getting caught up in the media hype over the skins. that was the one game I really felt like I didn't pick right... but then I also didn't exactly feel safe picking the seahawks given how shitty their schedule was all season, and how meaningless most of the games they played were.
Flizzzipper
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I will preemptively blame Del Rio for their eventual loss, if they had a real coach they could win the super bowl.bionic77 said:
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Rorschach said:
Parker had the yards because he wasn't splitting time with anyone unlike like what many other teams do. He was, more or less, the whole running game. And Parker's average per gain was just 4 yards. And that was before his game against Jacksonville, he had been only in the upper 3s all year. His yards per carry has gone down every year since his first season as a starter as his carries have gone up and the offensive line play has gone down, from close to 5 yards a carry down to 4.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RoetBe00.htm
Look at Ben's yards per attempt and yards per completion, 7.8 and 11.9. You don't get those numbers by "capping off long drives set up by Parker." His completion percentage has gone up in the face of his sack percentage going up as well.
http://www.nfl.com/players/situationalstats?id=ROE750381
Ben's put up more and better numbers, either wins, yards, TDs, completion %, 3rd down %, a conference championship and a SB trophy...or whatever than anyone the Steelers have had under center since Bradshaw. And as I already said, he's had some better numbers than even the hall of famer. Yet, because the media has pegged Ben a game manager or caretaker, those who don't really follow the Steelers have beaten that misconception into the ground and still do it. Kordell Stewart was a game manager with pedestrian numbers that was propped up by a monster running game, that was the definition of caretaker.
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iapetus said:There's a lot of talk about that over on the Jags board - Big Ben's got a few new fans as a result of that, and at least one I-want-to-have-his-babies proposal.
Ben's second and third picks were all on him, and he knows it. The first was just an awesome play by Mathis who, god damn it, always makes that play regardless of who the Steelers have under center, be it Maddox, Ben or Batch. Mathis is a Steeler killer.
I loved the way the Steelers as a whole, both offensive and defensive, in the fourth quarter. Showed a lot of heart and looked like the team I had expected at the beginning of the season. If they can get healthy next year and fill a few voids (Offensive line, corner back, etc...) I think they'll be able to go far next year.
The thing I hated most about the game was the fact that they gave me hope. I had come to acceptance that they were banged up, playing bad, and would most likely get blown out. But when they started surging and then took that one point lead..... that changed :lol
The thing I hated most about the game was the fact that they gave me hope. I had come to acceptance that they were banged up, playing bad, and would most likely get blown out. But when they started surging and then took that one point lead..... that changed :lol
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harSon said:
Defense played better than I thought they would. Well, except for Carter, I've seen enough of him. He's too slow and too slow to react, two horrible qualities for a safety. Tomlin finally got smart and put both Hoke and Woodley on the field. Too little too late I guess. I had no faith going into this game, so at 28-10, I was sure it was over. But Ben and the Boys were almost willing it to make it happen on their own. I still feel like Tomlin and Arians fucked it up though despite the spotty play in the first half.
What did he say?iapetus said:There's a lot of talk about that over on the Jags board - Big Ben's got a few new fans as a result of that, and at least one I-want-to-have-his-babies proposal.
It was hard to see what was going on after the game through the tears.
The defense actually played a decent game. Just like the last game we couldn't make the game saving drive at the end, but before that they played well. We stopped the run and put the game on Garrard. And they were able to do a decent job of executing that.Spectral Glider said:
Specials teams was oh so bad. Everytime we were punting it was like we were spotting the Jags 15 yards. And this is the guy we drafted!
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Giants inactives for today:
13 J. Lorezen 3rd QB
26 D. Ware RB
29 S. Madison CB
60 S. O'Hara C
33 G. Pope CB
75 M.Wright DT
83 S. Moss WR
86 J. Collins TE
Bargh.
13 J. Lorezen 3rd QB
26 D. Ware RB
29 S. Madison CB
60 S. O'Hara C
33 G. Pope CB
75 M.Wright DT
83 S. Moss WR
86 J. Collins TE
Bargh.
bionic77 said:
Was less about what he said, but the way he just quietly waited on the field while Garrard finished an interview so that he could congratulate him on the win. That's just pure class.
bionic77 said:
You seemed to be running scared after MJD's touchdown - seemed like letting us start on the 40 was fine as long as MoJo didn't get his hands on the ball. He's good, but it's always going to hurt if you think he's that good.
Spectral Glider
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bionic77 said:
Don't remind me. That also makes the QB draw on 3rd and 5 from your own 20 an even worse call than the abomination that it already was.
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iapetus said:To be fair, you owed us some bad punting after the previous game.
All I can say is, you better pin Mr. Ass Chin deep and crush him next week.
yankeeforever2
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*head desk*Wellington said:
The back up center didn't seem bad and moss isn't such a big loss, was hoping madison would be back though.
BlueTsunami
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Its like New England crashed the party and left a deuce in the guestroom toilet, only to find it there a week after
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Ruegamer is good, and I think he does some things better than O'Hara, but I guess I am in the minority there. :lolyankeeforever2 said:
I expect to see a ton of blitzes right up the middle to put pressure on Manning.
It's going to be all about this guy today:
Let's do eeeet.
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