Originally posted by PINBALL
Mr parker you are right and wrong
The three best teams in the NFL are....
Steelers
Seahawks
Bronocs
No way New England should be on that list there good but not that good. The hawks will win becuase....
Better QB(has much more experience)
Better O line
As a whole The hawks recievers and TE are better. The steelers do have hines ward and El but the Hawks were able to contain steve smith and he is better than any reviever in this game. The defenses are close but Steelers have a slight edge but the Hawks #1 offense will overpower them.
are you kidding? The patriots were decimated with major injurys all year long and yet still made it to the divisonal playoff game winning thier last 6 out of 8 I believe.for that I would put them ahead of seattle.I would like to seattle play the kind of competition the patriots have played against all year long and see how far they get.like stranglelove said,the only real competion the seahawks have faced all year long is the cowboys and giants which like he said,the giants should have won that game.yes the seahawks have a good O LINE but they havent faced a defense the likes of the steelers yet,and like doc said,bbig ben has more playoff experience than hasselback does.also Big ben has played in some very hostile environments going to indy and beating the colts then beating the broncos in denver which aagain is a snakepit for visiting teams.where hasselback has had the luxury of playing his only two playoff games in the confines of seattle where they have the benefit of the 12th man,something he will not enjoy being on a neatutral site this time.also like doctor strangelove said,they have just played inferious competition all year long where the AFC has all the dominating teams.steelers also have edge because they want it more,they want it for the bus and are playing with heart and desire.seattle is also Im sure but not with the same kind of heart and dewsire the steelers have.edge steelers.this is their year baby.
Seattle won that game against the Giants. Not the Giants losing it.
You say this is Steelers year?
So why throughout the whole season, you go on to say its the Bronco's year?
This whole arguement that Big Ben has more playoff experience over Hasselback is somewhat lacking. Big Ben has one more playoff game than Hasselback. Is that such a huge advantage? Hell no.
Originally posted by Smasandian
Seattle won that game against the Giants. Not the Giants losing it.You say this is Steelers year?
So why throughout the whole season, you go on to say its the Bronco's year?
This whole arguement that Big Ben has more playoff experience over Hasselback is somewhat lacking. Big Ben has one more playoff game than Hasselback. Is that such a huge advantage? Hell no.
err try the last 2 months,I only started posting about the NFL in december here.But while I was saying that I believed that the broncos and the patriots were the two best teams in the NFL before the playoffs began,I DID acknowledge that after the steelers beat the colts that I may be wrong,that the steelers may be the best team in the NFL this year.I did not think the steelers would make it past the colts but once they did,the way they totally confused peytom manning in that game,I said that I might be wrong that the steelers were the best team in the NFL this year.that they might be the broncos.i also said that after they beat the broncos they would win the superbowl because the AFC has more dominating teams than the NFC does and that beating the broncos would be the steelers toughest test.
Originally posted by Smasandian
Seattle won that game against the Giants. Not the Giants losing it.You say this is Steelers year?
So why throughout the whole season, you go on to say its the Bronco's year?
This whole arguement that Big Ben has more playoff experience over Hasselback is somewhat lacking. Big Ben has one more playoff game than Hasselback. Is that such a huge advantage? Hell no.
Who said it was a huge advantage? I was simply stating that Big Ben in fact has more experience then Hasselbeck.
Originally posted by Darth Macabre
Either way, take away Big Ben's first T.D. the Steelers still win.
Nope that was a TD, it was called correctly (too close to tell, if it had not been called a TD on the Field then that should have been upheld as well.)
That Offensive Pass Intereference in the first quatrter on Jackson was bull.
That holding Call in the second half on the play that would have put seattle on the 1 yard line was bull.
and that Gadget play to Randle El, had Steelers holding like no other.
Seattle did blow some chances, but that was not a fair game.
Originally posted by Pezmerga
Nope that was a TD, it was called correctly (too close to tell, if it had not been called a TD on the Field then that should have been upheld as well.)That Offensive Pass Intereference in the first quatrter on Jackson was bull.
That holding Call in the second half on the play that would have put seattle on the 1 yard line was bull.
and that Gadget play to Randle El, had Steelers holding like no other.Seattle did blow some chances, but that was not a fair game.
If it was "too close" to call doesn't mean it was a touchdown. If I was an official I wouldn't have called that a touchdown.
Seriously, what the hell was he thinking?
It was like he was going in is head: "Well jeez it kinda looked, but I blinked....oh hell with it TOUCHDOWN!!!"
Originally posted by Pezmerga
well he did call it that, and it was too close to overturn. I can live with that call, it was very close.Also how about that horsecollar that wasnt called? or that bogus Lowblock penalty on Matt hasselbeck? THE GUY WAS TACKLING.
Hasselback: I see that kind of move every sunday like it is no big deal.
I'm not a conspiracy theory kinda guy, but seriously man, something was a-foot with the officials
Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Dude, even without that "controversial" TD by Roethlisberger, the Seacocks still woulda lost.
wanna know something? I liked that call, I thought it was in.
Im talking about the 2 TDS they stole from Seattle.
http://forums.espn.go.com/espn/thread?foru...345&sortBy=null
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=59713
im not the only one who thinks they got jipped. ALOT of people do, and Im not putting the Steelers down, but seriously as a fan of football arent you concerned by this? Its been horrible all year, heck just look how they tried to hand the game to the Colts when you played them.
this was a horrible year for the refs, and maybe the worst reffing in superbowl history. Im not saying seattle would have won for sure, but there were 4 controversial calls. The DJ touchdown should have counted, the Big Ben one should not have, The 3rd down pass to Stevens should have counted because there was no hold (which would have given seattle 1st and goal on the 2 and alexander wasnt getting stoped all game) and the mack strong run which got a 1st down but was given a god awful spot.
I just dont like the refs playing any role in the outcome of such a big game.. it just shouldnt happen. I watched this game with a ton of Steeler fans and they were barely excited to win because they felt it was such a badly called game they cant truly appreciate it.
oh i forgot the darrel jackson play rulled out of bounds where his foot hit the pylon and he had control.. by the rule back that should count. and calling the penalty on matt for making a great tackle was BS so thats 6 horrible calls by my count.