***AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME*** PITTSBURGH vs. DENVER

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: ironk
Go Steelers

Only because i hate the broncos uniform, don't like shannahan, and who the hell names their kid "champ"?

Obviously parents who knew their son would be a star someday.

 

[lederhosen]

Go Steelers! My two favorite teams on Sunday's: 1. The Raiders 2. Whoever is playing the Bronco's

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: lederhosen
Go Steelers! My two favorite teams on Sunday's: 1. The Raiders 2. Whoever is playing the Bronco's

Haha, spoken like a true Raiders fan. Gotta keep that rivalry alive! I freaking HATE the Raiders. I can't stand anything about them.

What's worse is I'm an Oakland A's fan (big time). Go figure.

 

[Captante]

I think the Broncos will win this game because of two things... first the size & speed of their defensive line should wear the Steelers down & second its in the new Mile-high stadium which will only add to Pittsburgh running out of gas in the second half.
I'm guessing its a close game at the half & Denver takes over mid third quarter.

 

[ajf3]

STEELERS... Easy.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: ajf3
STEELERS... Easy.

If they plan an attack the way they did against Peyton, then yeah....they'll win. It was interesting to see them throw some long balls down the field and move the ball the way they did against the Colts defense.

I pick Steelers for this game and I sincerely believe that the Seahawks are going to pull the next game out against Carolina.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

If they can find a way to reduce the impact of Smith the way they did Moss (he's just as crucial to the Redskins as Smith is to the Panthers), then I think Seattle definitely has a good chance to win.

I guess I'm pulling for a Seattle win because that would mean Pittsburgh would have to go through a 3rd seed, a 2nd seed, and two number 1 seeds to win the superbowl

 

[laurenlex]

Originally posted by: lederhosen
Go Steelers! My two favorite teams on Sunday's: 1. The Raiders 2. Whoever is playing the Bronco's

Ah, but the good news: Shanahan OWNS the Raiders.

This will be a good game. Just because Pitt beat Indy, who destroys Den, does not mean Pitt is better than Den.

Denver's O line has a tough task. If they can handle the blitzes and get Bell and Anderson 100 yards, I think Denver will win.

 

[zaphod911]

wtf dont deserve it?? we deserved it for the past 3 years. its been a while that we have had a team this good, and that the chances were good. besides, if theres only one reason we deserve the win, its cuz of bettis.

 

[laurenlex]

No team "deserves" to win a Super Bowl. The better team THAT DAY wins the game.

But I kinda feel your pain as a Broncos fan. After Elway got blown out of 3 Super Bowls, I just felt "It was his turn" to win the big one. Thankfully he did.

If the Donkeys were eliminated, I would be rooting for PITT, but now I'm hoping for another Bettis fumble :EVIL

 

[HoO Haw]

Denver all the way!!!!
Anything is possible.... (Fumble)

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: zaphod911
wtf dont deserve it?? we deserved it for the past 3 years. its been a while that we have had a team this good, and that the chances were good. besides, if theres only one reason we deserve the win, its cuz of bettis.

We?

Are you on the squad?

 

[murphy55d]

If the Steelers exotic blitz schemes confused Manning and the Colts line like they did, I just can't see Plummer dealing with it.

 

[robothouse77]

Originally posted by: murphy55d
If the Steelers exotic blitz schemes confused Manning and the Colts line like they did, I just can't see Plummer dealing with it.

watch tape of any of the regular season games. then talk about what plummer can do on the roll out.

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: robothouse77

Originally posted by: murphy55d
If the Steelers exotic blitz schemes confused Manning and the Colts line like they did, I just can't see Plummer dealing with it.

watch tape of any of the regular season games. then talk about what plummer can do on the roll out.

run into porter?

 

[laurenlex]

<Joe Namath> I Guarantee Jake Plummer won't get sacked 5 times </Joe Namath>

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: robothouse77

Originally posted by: murphy55d
If the Steelers exotic blitz schemes confused Manning and the Colts line like they did, I just can't see Plummer dealing with it.

watch tape of any of the regular season games. then talk about what plummer can do on the roll out.

Nothing to do with rolling out... he's going to be CONFUSED. How do you escape pressure when you don't know where it's coming from?

Have you even heard of the zone blitz before?

 

[Nutdotnet]

I don't know how Vegas (and others) are actually picking Denver to be favorites, other then basing it on seeding.

Honestly, everywhere I read it's the Steelers getting the nod.

Hell, check out SI.com. 5 out of 6 analysts are picking Pitt, and the only one that's not is giving Denver a 1-point win.

What I want to know is how many of these analysts are simply picking Pitt because they beat Indianapolis.

Denver =! Indy. Two completley different teams.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
I don't know how Vegas (and others) are actually picking Denver to be favorites, other then basing it on seeding.

Honestly, everywhere I read it's the Steelers getting the nod.

Hell, check out SI.com. 5 out of 6 analysts are picking Pitt, and the only one that's not is giving Denver a 1-point win.

What I want to know is how many of these analysts are simply picking Pitt because they beat Indianapolis.

Denver =! Indy. Two completley different teams.

And just how many analysts picked Pittsburgh to beat the Colts?

Everyone who's gung-ho for Pittsburgh right now is either a fan (in which case I fully understand) or has seriously underestimated Denver.

 

[laurenlex]

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
I don't know how Vegas (and others) are actually picking Denver to be favorites, other then basing it on seeding.

Honestly, everywhere I read it's the Steelers getting the nod.

Hell, check out SI.com. 5 out of 6 analysts are picking Pitt, and the only one that's not is giving Denver a 1-point win.

What I want to know is how many of these analysts are simply picking Pitt because they beat Indianapolis.

Denver =! Indy. Two completley different teams.

Uh, lets see. Vegas odds-makers are the ABSOLUTE BEST sports prognosticators and experts on the planet. Would Vegas place billions in revenue to an idiot like Pete Pricso or some ex NFL player?

Can the Vegas guys write? Probably not. Can they pick games? You bet.

Do they have more inside information than sports writers? Yep

Do they have better analysis, statistical tools, and information? Yep

Are their jobs on the line if they post crappy odds? Yep

Do they get it wrong sometimes? Yep

The Broncos have gotten no respect since the playoffs began. I am glad they are not getting any now. Extra fuel for pre-game psyching up.

 

[alchemize]

Originally posted by: murphy55d

Originally posted by: robothouse77

Originally posted by: murphy55d
If the Steelers exotic blitz schemes confused Manning and the Colts line like they did, I just can't see Plummer dealing with it.

watch tape of any of the regular season games. then talk about what plummer can do on the roll out.

Nothing to do with rolling out... he's going to be CONFUSED. How do you escape pressure when you don't know where it's coming from?

Have you even heard of the zone blitz before?

Hmm 3-4 zone blitzing. Let's see, San Diego x2, Oakland x2, New England x2, Baltimore...no Denver's never seen that before.

And I'm sure that they never practice the blitz. I mean Denver never blitzes...right?

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: Mucho
Steelers didn't deserve to win.

Lol, they won despite bad calls and Colts threw the game out the window. The Colts BLEW It..... steelers deserved to win

(take 7 points away because of polamalu's interception and its not even close)

(add 7 points on the random, never happens, fumble by bettis, and the blowout woudl have been 28 to 11)

(add whatever advantage on the blown pass interference call in the first half)

Steelers manhandled Indy

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: Mucho
Steelers didn't deserve to win.

Lol, they won despite bad calls and Colts threw the game out the window. The Colts BLEW It..... steelers deserved to win

(take 7 points away because of polamalu's interception and its not even close)

(add 7 points on the random, never happens, fumble by bettis, and the blowout woudl have been 28 to 11)

(add whatever advantage on the blown pass interference call in the first half)

Steelers manhandled Indy

Haha...NO...Pitt did NOT MANHANDLE Indy. They won the game, but that's about it. There was no "domination". Indy was making a comeback...they ran out of time.

Pitt was the better team that day yes, but to say they were simply dominant is well, retarded.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: laurenlex

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
I don't know how Vegas (and others) are actually picking Denver to be favorites, other then basing it on seeding.

Honestly, everywhere I read it's the Steelers getting the nod.

Hell, check out SI.com. 5 out of 6 analysts are picking Pitt, and the only one that's not is giving Denver a 1-point win.

What I want to know is how many of these analysts are simply picking Pitt because they beat Indianapolis.

Denver =! Indy. Two completley different teams.

Uh, lets see. Vegas odds-makers are the ABSOLUTE BEST sports prognosticators and experts on the planet. Would Vegas place billions in revenue to an idiot like Pete Pricso or some ex NFL player?

Can the Vegas guys write? Probably not. Can they pick games? You bet.

Do they have more inside information than sports writers? Yep

Do they have better analysis, statistical tools, and information? Yep

Are their jobs on the line if they post crappy odds? Yep

Do they get it wrong sometimes? Yep

The Broncos have gotten no respect since the playoffs began. I am glad they are not getting any now. Extra fuel for pre-game psyching up.

I still don't put as much stock as you seem to for "Vegas".

It's a toss-up...I really don't think there is a favorite which means one thing:

GREAT FOOTBALL!

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: alchemize

Originally posted by: murphy55d

Originally posted by: robothouse77

Originally posted by: murphy55d
If the Steelers exotic blitz schemes confused Manning and the Colts line like they did, I just can't see Plummer dealing with it.

watch tape of any of the regular season games. then talk about what plummer can do on the roll out.

Nothing to do with rolling out... he's going to be CONFUSED. How do you escape pressure when you don't know where it's coming from?

Have you even heard of the zone blitz before?

Hmm 3-4 zone blitzing. Let's see, San Diego x2, Oakland x2, New England x2, Baltimore...no Denver's never seen that before.

And I'm sure that they never practice the blitz. I mean Denver never blitzes...right?

Those teams do not run a defense that is remotely similar to what Pittsburgh does.