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14 years ago

When Troy doesn't play they lose a lot more than when Ben doesn't play. What does that make Roethlisberger?

Originally Posted by: Dexter_Sinister 



That means Pittsburgh's #3 safety is not as good as their #2 QB.
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DakotaT
14 years ago
I think Pittsburgh's defense is extremely overated. Remember, they get to play Cleveland, Cincinatti, and Baltimore for six of their games. When they do play high caliber offenses, they normally get torched often. Brady and Manning both can light them up just like Rodgers did in the SB. What Pittsburgh does excel at is being bullies to mediocre teams.

I still say what the Packers D did to the Jets last year in NY was something that was not talk about nearly enough. Our defense isn't perfect but it is getting closer.
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14 years ago

I think Pittsburgh's defense is extremely overated. Remember, they get to play Cleveland, Cincinatti, and Baltimore for six of their games. When they do play high caliber offenses, they normally get torched often. Brady and Manning both can light them up just like Rodgers did in the SB. What Pittsburgh does excel at is being bullies to mediocre teams.

I still say what the Packers D did to the Jets last year in NY was something that was not talk about nearly enough. Our defense isn't perfect but it is getting closer.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 



Well, it's not like the NFC North is full of world beating offenses either. Here are the rankings and points per game for the teams in the Steelers' and Packers' divisions:

15. Detroit 22.6 ppg
16. Baltimore 22.3 ppg
21. Chicago 20.9
22. Cincinnati 20.1
29. Minnesota 17.6
31. Cleveland 16.9

The differences average out to about half a point more in favor of the NFC North. That's not much.

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I think the Packers beat a damn good team in the Super Bowl.

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14 years ago

Well, it's not like the NFC North is full of world beating offenses either. Here are the rankings and points per game for the teams in the Steelers' and Packers' divisions:

15. Detroit 22.6 ppg
16. Baltimore 22.3 ppg
21. Chicago 20.9
22. Cincinnati 20.1
29. Minnesota 17.6
31. Cleveland 16.9

The differences average out to about half a point more in favor of the NFC North. That's not much.

Maybe I'm alone in this, but I think the Packers beat a damn good team in the Super Bowl.

Originally Posted by: Greg C. 



Sure they did. I doubt many Packer fans think otherwise.
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Dexter_Sinister
14 years ago

That means Pittsburgh's #3 safety is not as good as their #2 QB.

Originally Posted by: wpr 


Or it means that Ben is very replaceable and Troy isn't. The Steelers need Troy to win a lot more than they need Big Ben.
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14 years ago

Or it means that Ben is very replaceable and Troy isn't. The Steelers need Troy to win a lot more than they need Big Ben.

Originally Posted by: Dexter_Sinister 



Going back to 05, the Steelers are 6-4 in games Roethlisberger doesn't start. I did not include a week 17 07 game against Baltimore, which was meaningless in the standings, so the Steelers treated the game differently.

The Steelers are 12-9 in games Troy Polamalu doesn't start.

That is a 60% winning percentage without Ben and a 57% winning percentage without Troy.

My main point is that the Steelers are a first class organization. They simply find ways to win. I think it says more about the quality of football in Pittsburgh than it does the quality of the player.
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14 years ago

Going back to 05, the Steelers are 6-4 in games Roethlisberger doesn't start. I did not include a week 17 07 game against Baltimore, which was meaningless in the standings, so the Steelers treated the game differently.

The Steelers are 12-9 in games Troy Polamalu doesn't start.

That is a 60% winning percentage without Ben and a 57% winning percentage without Troy.

My main point is that the Steelers are a first class organization. They simply find ways to win. I think it says more about the quality of football in Pittsburgh than it does the quality of the player.

Originally Posted by: porky88 



Yes, the Steelers are a world class team. They don't get 2 SB wins and 3 appearances in the past 5 years for nothing? It's all been pretty recent. The Pats may have dominated the first half of the 2000s but recently, the Steelers have been the dominant AFC team, despite all the hype of the Pats.
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DakotaT
14 years ago
I would say that the Steelers are a pretty damn lucky team to have won those 2 super bowls in 5 years. There were two plays in the Seattle super bowl that turned that tied and both plays, the call went for the Steelers. The first was the slight push off by the receiver in the end zone that NEVER gets called, and the other was horse caller by Joey Porter that would have gone for a touchdown and there was no laundry.,

The Arizona game was the play that Harrison made for a fourteen point swing at halftime. That was a great play by Harrison, but I thought the play call was horrible. The last three super bowls they've played, I don't think they were the best team on the field in any of them. But you guys are right that they are a quality team that finds ways to win. We're just a little better that's all.
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14 years ago

I would say that the Steelers are a pretty damn lucky team to have won those 2 super bowls in 5 years. There were two plays in the Seattle super bowl that turned that tied and both plays, the call went for the Steelers. The first was the slight push off by the receiver in the end zone that NEVER gets called, and the other was horse caller by Joey Porter that would have gone for a touchdown and there was no laundry.,

The Arizona game was the play that Harrison made for a fourteen point swing at halftime. That was a great play by Harrison, but I thought the play call was horrible. The last three super bowls they've played, I don't think they were the best team on the field in any of them. But you guys are right that they are a quality team that finds ways to win. We're just a little better that's all.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 



Yes, the loss to the Steelers by Kurt Warner all came down to one play - where Warner had first and goal at the Steelers' one yard line and threw an INT that got returned 99 yards. That one play may keep Warner out of the Hall of Fame. Had he thrown a TD, he leads his team in an impossible season to a SB win and he's in. Now, I think more than likely he'll be nominated but won't get in.

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When Troy doesn't play they lose a lot more than when Ben doesn't play. What does that make Roethlisberger?

Originally Posted by: Dexter_Sinister 



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