01-16-2005, 06:20 PM | #551 |
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New england at pittsburgh.. hmm.. that'll be a snoozefest.. 9-3
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01-16-2005, 06:22 PM | #553 | |
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Wasn't this game supposed to be a shootout. Some on ESPN were saying NE would need to score 30 to have a chance. |
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01-16-2005, 06:24 PM | #554 | |
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"ESPN" being the definitive word. |
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01-16-2005, 06:24 PM | #555 | |
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You're exactly right. This game was lost during week 1. The only way Indy is going to get by NE is by having home field advantage. |
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01-16-2005, 06:26 PM | #556 |
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So what happened to all that talk about the Pats having nobody in the secondary to play this week and how they would have no chance at stopping Manning and his trio of 1000 yd. wideouts.
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01-16-2005, 06:27 PM | #557 |
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well, the colts never tried to throw past 3 yards, so we'll never know.
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01-16-2005, 06:30 PM | #558 |
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Guess Peyton's gonna get more time to work on his commercials...
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01-16-2005, 06:40 PM | #559 |
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It's hard for me to root for the Pats since they are traditional division rivals of the team I have supported my whole life... but...
There is a lot to like about this team. They just have so many things that I respect -- their offseason strategy, their innovative playcalling, their use of role-players so effectively, their general sense of selflessness, their ability to capitalize when granted an opportunity... good heavens. All the great "dynasties" in recent NFL history have yielded a sweep of hall-of-famers -- but this is such a "team" effort, I doubt it happens here. I almost can't help but root for the Patriots. This week was, in a sense, the epitome. The Pats were overshadowed by the Colts and their justifiable hype from that offense. But the Patriots stood up to it, played well with the players they had, and put forth another very impressive effort. The fact that the Manning offense was slowed down is impressive, but this game was about more than that, even. Just a great team effort. Wow. I am awestruck. Great football team. |
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NE has a great shot to win the SB again. This defense should tear up Pittsburgh. Whoever comes out of the NFC is just fodder.
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01-16-2005, 06:43 PM | #561 |
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What a dominating performance by the Pats. Should be a good game next week.
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01-16-2005, 06:44 PM | #562 |
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Bruschi for President!
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01-16-2005, 06:46 PM | #563 |
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I think the Pats defense will murderize the rookie Roethlisberger next week.
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You're spot on with your point about fear. The trouble with that theory is the Steelers aren't scared of the Pats. The 'mystique' doesn't mean anything to them. They beat them up on Halloween. The Pats were putting nine guys in the box routinely in the second half and the Steelers just kept shoving the ball down their throats. After yesterday, it's foolish of me to ask anyone to say that the Steelers will win, but to write them off as a stepping stone to destiny for New England because they struggled against the Jets is a mistake. Both teams will be pumped. It should be an excellent game.
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not to gloat...but...welcome to a good ole fashion NE-asskickin Payton. Couldn't post during the game cuz I don't have a TV by the computer, but WOOHOO!! Bring on Pittsburgh!
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01-16-2005, 06:53 PM | #567 |
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Kind of makes you think about the meaning of 'Most Valuable'. In one way it shows his value to the team to play well, but it's in a game where he played horribly.
I'd agree without a doubt that Manning deserved the most outstanding player of the year, as he had the greatest statistical season by a QB ever. Maybe he did and maybe he didn't deserve the MVP award so hands down, but this game should show that some who thought Manning didn't deserve the MVP award weren't so crazy. Last edited by mckerney : 01-16-2005 at 06:58 PM. |
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horrible call? horrible call?? he hooked Givens and spun him around away from the ball. Even if it wasn't pass-interference it would have been defensive holding so quit whining. Face it, the Colts got GAMED. OUTPLAYED. COMPLETELY. |
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By the Way... (yes, this is a Foz Rant)
every single person who whined and cried this week how the Pats were destroying the field to somehow cheat and give them an unfair advantage against the Colts, should raise their hands and apologize individually to the New England groundskeepers about their misconceptions. That field was snowed on for four quarters, and stood up great. New England cheats, my ass. (this is not just aimed at folks here, but the Daily Quickie guy on ESPN called it awful and said something like it was destroying a sense of fairness.)
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Foz, the definitive word in your post was "ESPN". They are in the business of over-hyping. SkyDog was right, I/we got to stop listening to yankee sportscasters.
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01-16-2005, 06:58 PM | #571 |
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That field actually looked rather average.. not great.. but not chewed up as bad either..
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I can't wait for next week. Should be one for the ages. |
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01-16-2005, 07:16 PM | #573 |
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i like the Pats chances against the Steelers this time around. Especially with a healthy C-Dillon. Don't forget he was injured and didn't play at all in the last game. With C-Dill the Pats are able to control the clock a lot better, which will keep Pittsburgh off the field. Bring it on baby!
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Isn't that what was said in the NBA last year, that whoever comes out of the East was going to be fodder? Instead Detroit rocked the Lakers.
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Tony Dungy's fault? For playcalling on offense? Are you kidding me? Well if he gets the blame for the playcalling today, then he should get the credit...not Peyton Manning, not Tom Moore, etc,.....for the "greatest offensive season" Unbelievable |
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Just like that defense "tore up" Pittsburgh earlier this season? |
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If I were Dungy I would have tried to ram the ball down the Patriots throat. They didn't give James the ball enough to succeed doing that and I think he could have. Every success they've had against the Patriots previously was based on James getting yards to set up the big play. I guess they forgot to double bag it this time. |
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So, uh, how 'bout those holding non-calls, Foz? What's your take on those? |
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The best quote I heard was Bruschi saying "What rule are they going to change next year?" Outside of the Superbowl wins that might have been the Pats greatest win. Unbelievable performance particularly in the second half. Pretty much 30 minutes of perfect football. It will be hard to duplicate next week.
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Not sure how apparent it was on the television broadcast, but this was pretty bad on both sides of play by both teams. I actually commented to the guy I went to the game with that it seemed they were so focused on the calls from 5 yards passed the line of scrimmage that they completely overlooked the mauling both teams were doing to eachother from the line of scrimmage back. It just seemed to get progressively worse through the game as the weather got worse and players realized they weren't going to call anything in that area. |
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It was pretty apparent there, too. Although it wasn't obvious that it was happening every down, there were several plays where Colts O-Linemen were holding Pats rushers as well as the missed plays being pointed out here. But hey, heaven forbid people not be able to find some reason the Colts lost other than that the Patriots cheat. This is getting flippin' ridiculous. The Patriots' defense beat the snot out of the Colts' offense stuffing the running game, the Colt's receivers couldn't handle the ball in the cold and the snow, and the Patriots' running game ran all over the Colts' defense. The Patriots are a better team, period, paragraph, end of discussion. As has been pointed out innumerable times, there is offensive holding on every play if you want to find it. Despite all these "non-calls", the Colts still got more pressure on Brady than the Pats got on Manning, with a couple of sacks and several stuffs of Dillon. So can we give it a rest? How about all of you that were picking on the Patriots' fans and wondering if we would be man enough to admit that the Colts were the better team stand up and admit that the Patriots are pretty good, too? Without whining about the officials or adding a "but..." on the end? Biggest surprise of the game to me: Edge not getting much on the ground. I thought for sure Indy would be able to power-run in this game, especially given the field conditions. I was really surprised at how easily they gave up on the running game. Both teams were hitting and missing some on the running game, but the Patriots stuck with it and got their big runs. Indy never seemed to give James much of a chance to get it rolling. Right now I think the Pats beat Pittsburgh next week, just because Big Ben is starting to look like a rookie and Bellichik will get to him this week. Next year is Pittsburgh's turn, with Ben really exploding in his second year and New England trying to break in two new coordinators. Indy looks like they've peaked just short of the top, although they may surprise with their defense getting better.
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Is it me, or is there a lot more "Kerry Collins" in Ben Roethlisberger than "Joe Montana". I think in the next 2-3 seasons you will see an average QB, but nothing close to what the media is hyping him to be right now.
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I think there's a better than fair shot that Ben will have more "Tom Brady" in him than the other two. He may not be the best QB you've ever seen, but all he does is win games. Sure, having a great running game and defense help tremendously, but that also means he's being allowed to learn without too much pressure being heaped on him. He showed a lot in the Dallas game, for example.
It'll be interesting to see how he handles New England the second time around. And next year could be telling. But it's hard to knock a guy who has yet to lose.
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Too early to tell. The kid needs to adjust to the speed of the playoffs and he'll have to do it in a hurry this week. I think, however, that to bury the rookie who shattered the NFL standard for rookie QB performances with Kerry Collins comparisons because he struggled against the Jets is absurd. He was second in the NFL in yards per attempt to Manning. Fifth best overall passer rating. 101.1 rating on third down. 118.5 in the fourth quarter. Has never lost a game. Completes passes at a seventy percent clip when trailing (rating - 113.3). But yeah, Kerry Collins.
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I think Ben R. has a calmness about him that gives you confidence he can succeed.
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Collins in 96: 204-364, 56.1%, 2454 yards, 14 TDs, 9 INT Ben in 05: 196-295, 66.4%, 2621 yards, 17 TDs, 11 INT Both had a very good running game and great defense early in their careers. Both took their teams to the conference championship. I see a lot of parallels to this point... |
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Nice point if Collins were a rookie that year and just getting his first exposure to the NFL. As it was, he was in his second year in the Panthers offensive system. Perhaps the more accurate comparison would be... Collins as a rookie: 214-433, 49.4%, 2717 yards, 14 TD, 19 INT QB rating: Collins as a rookie - 61.9 Collins '96 - 79.4 Ben '05 - 98.1 Oh, and I almost forgot. YPA: Collins '95 - 6.27 Collins '96 - 6.74 Ben '05 - 8.88
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The point is we don't know how good Ben is because he has a great OL, two very good RBs, the best defense in the league and is rarely asked to throw. He's just as likely to be Kerry Collins as he is a great QB given the situation he's been in. It's not necessarily a knock against him, it's just meant to temper all this enthusiasm for a guy that really hasn't done much to this point given his starting situation. |
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This quote lets me know that you haven't really watched very many Steelers games this season...or if you have, you've been working on something else while the game is on TV. I can see, however, where someone who has seen him play in snippets/highlights, looks at the stats, and listens to the national media report on how his supporting cast is the sole reason for his success would make this comment. The real question you have to ask is what the Steelers record would be with Tommy Maddox as the starter. Would they still be 16-1 and riding a fifteen game winning streak? If Ben "hasn't done much" this season, your answer has to be yes. Do I think he'll be the next Marino? No. He plays for the Steelers. They will continue to structure their offense around power rushing and a great defense, at least as long as Cowher is the head coach. But he has made great plays this season. He uses the pump fake like a veteran. He has excellent poise in the pocket. He's a winner. His career is just getting started. Smacks of an "I told you all along he wouldn't be all that" type of commentary. If you're right, you can say you've been saying he's not that great all along. If you're wrong, no one will remember anyway. It's a great thing to do. I do it all the time myself.
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I honestly don't know if Ben will be great or not. I'm simply saying that his current situation is not one that allows people (esp the media) to call out NYG and SD for drafting guys like Manning and Rivers instead of Ben. That's my lone beef in all this is how much of media is acting like Ben is this star and everyone else in the top 10 should be shooting themselves for not taking him. He's a nice rookie QB but he's rarely even been losing in a game to this point. I think NE will be a great test to see where he is right now, but even if he stinks I don't know that it means anything for his future. It's just the Steeler's system has a knack for making poor to average QBs look like Pro Bowl guys (Stewart, O'Donnell, Maddox) because they focus so much on running and defense that the QB is more of a caretaker than playmaker.
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I think one comparison point is that I don't think anyone believes the Steelers would have won 15 games with Maddox at the helm. Since his name was brought up, I don't think they would have won 15 with Collins either. Collins would have found a way to lose at least 2-3 of those games for them with boneheaded plays. What made Ben R.'s rookie season remarkable is the lack of interceptions and big mistakes. He had better stats than Brady, but the track of their first playing seasons are pretty similar in style. Play consistent, don't make mistakes and don't give the defense a big play. I think watching Ben R., he has the intangibles that don't show up in stats that will make him a winner in the league. |
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