View Full Version : The Super Bowl XLV Thread
It's almost time! Steelers! Packers! Roethlisberger! Rodgers! Harrison! Mathews! What a matchup.
Green Bay's still a 2.5 point favorite, and that line has hardly moved at all. It was only 1 or 2, speculatively, while the AFC Championship was going on, but when the Steelers let New York back into the game in the second half it went up around 3 in some places, before settling back down. It hasn't really moved appreciably since. I think the line's fair, mainly because of Pittsburgh's offensive line problems. It's a pretty evenly matched game.
But man, as a Steeler fan, it's just great to be playing for it again. This is three Super Bowl appearances in six years, which is pretty insane. This era has a real chance to be just as fondly remembered as the Steel Curtain days of the 70s, and it could end up being more impressive given the league's increased parity since then.
So...predictions? Rooting interests? Meticulously crafted voodoo dolls? Gameday plans and/or food arrangements? Let's hear 'em.
Oh, and as I alluded to in the playoffs thread, we've got a friendly little wager setup: our two resident diehard Packer fans (rauldc14 and WBadger) have agreed to wager with Austruck and myself (both huh-ooge Steeler fans) to "wear" avatars of the other duo's choosing for a week depending on what team wins. I'll repeat the stipulation I used for a similar wager on the 2004 Presidential election: nothing objectionable, pornography, or Canadian allowed. Other than that, anything goes.
Also, Dex, per your inquiry, 7thson is willing to be the third Steeler fan to get in on this if you want to, as well. But I'm guessing we'll have to be creative with your avatar, should the Steelers win, since you wouldn't be embarrassed to wear black and gold (or something anti-Packer) the way raul and Badger would, yeah?
Psychic Isaac
02-03-11, 07:08 AM
So...predictions?
I hate to disappoint everyone... but my crystal ball shows the Packers winning.
http://gainmusclenow.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Green-Bay-Packers-Workout.jpg
But it'll be a close game. The Steelers will almost win it.
I also see a bizarre Pizza Hut commercial with Betty White as a small cheese pizza and Kirstie Alley as an extra large supreme.
Brick Bardo
02-03-11, 08:47 AM
Can't wait for the game. I'm flipping out thinking about it.
Nice analysis of each team's offensive line matchups by Ben Mut (http://www.footballoutsiders.com/word-muth/2011/word-muth-super-bowl-big-men)h; it focuses on Pittsburgh, whose line he's been writing about for around half the season. The short version: yeah, their line is pretty bad, but it matches up pretty well with the rushing style of Green Bay's defensive line, and Green Bay's offensive line a) isn't much better and b) is up against the NFL's top defense.
The analysis makes me fairly hopeful. I think, at gunpoint, I'd probably take the Steelers based on this, which is not something I think I've have said four or five days ago.
Plainview
02-03-11, 05:04 PM
http://assets.gearlive.com/endscore/blogimages/aaronrodgersnfcwildcard.jpg
Next Super Bowl MVP after Green Bay puts Pits through the ringer.
DexterRiley
02-03-11, 05:38 PM
Oh, and as I alluded to in the playoffs thread, we've got a friendly little wager setup: our two resident diehard Packer fans (rauldc14 and WBadger) have agreed to wager with Austruck and myself (both huh-ooge Steeler fans) to "wear" avatars of the other duo's choosing for a week depending on what team wins. I'll repeat the stipulation I used for a similar wager on the 2004 Presidential election: nothing objectionable, pornography, or Canadian allowed. Other than that, anything goes.
Also, Dex, per your inquiry, 7thson is willing to be the third Steeler fan to get in on this if you want to, as well. But I'm guessing we'll have to be creative with your avatar, should the Steelers win, since you wouldn't be embarrassed to wear black and gold (or something anti-Packer) the way raul and Badger would, yeah?
lol @ Canadian allowed.
I accept the Avatar wager with Dionne. I also pledge not to choose this as the Avatar he must use :
because...hey some things gotta be sacred.
http://ijustwanttofitin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nfl_quarterback_roethlisberger.jpg
Psychic Isaac
02-03-11, 06:10 PM
http://ijustwanttofitin.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nfl_quarterback_roethlisberger.jpg
Hot!
Sexy Celebrity
02-04-11, 08:10 AM
My friend's Fios DVR is saying that the Pittsburgh Steelers won this year's Superbowl. I'm not sure exactly how -- in the description of the show, maybe?
So, either it's a goof, or football is fixed and someone typed something they shouldn't have really early, or it's a supernatural, psychic DVR.
Heh. Seen that a few times (also: a few times too many), always with something different written there.
By the by, the over-under's currently 44.5. I like the under.
WBadger
02-04-11, 11:56 PM
Oh man, I am so pumped.
And for some reason I feel more confident about this game than I did any of the other playoff games. Even though I know this won't be an easy game for either team obviously.
rauldc14
02-05-11, 01:36 PM
This is going to be an insane game. It seems like its been months since the NFC Championship game. Really to start this!!
Yeah, it feels like forever over here, too. Can't wait! Just hoping for a good, hard-fought game. A Steelers win would be great, but a game which is as close as most people seem to think this one should be would still be pretty satisfying. I honestly didn't think we'd get this far this year.
Anyway, the local Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an interesting article (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11036/1123296-84.stm) about the point spread. I've never bet on a football game in my life, but I've been pretty fascinated by betting lines and the like for a few years now, so I thought some of the rest of you might find it similarly interesting.
By most accounts this one's a coin flip, but the line has to reflect what most of the public is putting down on the game, hence 2.5 points in Green Bay's favor.
Psychic Isaac
02-06-11, 11:28 AM
Look, all of the other psychics are saying the Packers will win: Psychics Pick Packers (http://www.goddiscussion.com/40246/psychics-and-animals-weigh-in-on-who-will-win-2011-super-bowl/)
I'm quite mad that they didn't mention me.
It's in the air, guys. The vibes are there. Packers will win this. We see it happening. And everyone's saying it'll be a close game, too.
But why didn't they mention me? Oh, well, I'm sure I was counted.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 11:52 AM
Good to see Isaac found his/her powers again. Maybe it's time to re-visit the Ask Isaac thread? I have some questions about a burning sensation when I pee...
rauldc14
02-06-11, 12:19 PM
Here's a homer prediction, but a prediction nonetheless.....
Packers 28 Pitt 20
MVP: Greg Jennings
Psychic Isaac
02-06-11, 01:18 PM
Good to see Isaac found his/her powers again.
Oh, you remember that incident (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=20762). Yes. Well, all's well, I've found my powers. They were behind the liquor cabinet. Somehow the damn stuff had drooled out of my mouth one night while I was asleep and because psychic power drool is so powerful it flew around my house for months, very sneakily, until I finally caught it in the dark corner behind my liquor cabinet, next to some stinkbugs. Yes, I was in a drunken Mel Gibson rage one night - my battered obese psychic girlfriend was laid out on the ground - I was trying to find more tequila so I punched through the back of the liquor cabinet, and there it was, dried psychic drool. It tried to fly away, but it was stuck so I ripped it off the wall, put it on a triple cheeseburger and ate it while drinking the only alcoholic beverage I had left, my big bottle of Vanilla Extract.
It took about four days to fully reabsorb into my big system, but all's better and I'm no longer psychically impaired.
Maybe it's time to re-visit the Ask Isaac thread? I have some questions about a burning sensation when I pee...
Fire away.
Heh. So the Pastor comes up to start his sermon this morning, and tells us there's a Parish meeting at 7:00 PM for all who care to attend. :laugh: Carried a Terrible Towel down the aisle at the very end of the service, too, and wore a big Steelers scarf-ish thing, too.
Behold...Yodamalu!
http://www.movieforums.com/upload/yodamalu.jpg
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 02:38 PM
Just awful. Freaky lookin' little thing, that.
Had to copy you: I present to you:
Mingthlisberger
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m203/jakbenmbie/minless.gif?t=1297017472
:up: We are hereby joined together in horrific awesomeness.
Between your hair and my shoulderpads no way we can lose
Well, that's two of the three big Steeler fans on here, so clearly, we need to complete the trifecta. I give you: WEIRD WARD.
http://www.movieforums.com/upload/weird_ward.jpg
"Ward Al" is also acceptable, by the way.
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 04:02 PM
Yoda, your new avatar reminded me of him. It's the hair.
Austruck
02-06-11, 04:42 PM
Thanks, Yoda. You saved me the trouble of making my own avatar. I actually was just looking through pictures online to find ones to do something similar (I would have used Willie Parker for obvious reasons or Polamalu for the hair similarities) ... but now I don't have to! :)
Meanwhile, in my denomination, most of our pastors were chiding us for skipping evening worship with GOD to watch the Steelers. Nobody dares to wear Steelers gear to church on Sundays. It's a bit funny, but hey, as a true believer, I totally appreciate the point and agree with it. But since I never go to evening service anyway, I'm not going to feel bad about it this week. ;)
Devout, but flexible today...
Dog Star Man
02-06-11, 05:48 PM
I got rid of cable TV to buy a huge TV, (figure that, though I never watched TV that much to begin with anyway, and what I have now is for films mostly). Anyway, I will miss the Superbowl... not for the sport, (because I'm a total nerdball like the rest of my friends. My activities with my friends consist of Magic the Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons for heavens sake... and Monty Python quotes abound! I digress... it seems that all my like-minded nerd friends don't pay much attention to sports either. It must have something to do with the acne and horrible flashbacks to gym class. Haha!) Though I will tell you this... I do miss... the commercials. GOD I love the Superbowl commercials. Heck when I had cable I'd put the Superbowl on as background noise, but when a commercial was coming on, I was there man. That was my "touchdown" of sorts. Anyway, enjoy the games my friends! Have fun!
Austruck
02-06-11, 05:56 PM
Can you stream it from online somewhere? At the very least, I'm sure there will be tons of places to go watch just the commercials by morning. :)
Dog Star Man
02-06-11, 06:00 PM
Oh I'm positive. Actually, I do believe youtube has them all like the next day. I completely forgot about that actually. Thanks for the reminder Austruck! :D
Behold...Yodamalu!
http://www.movieforums.com/upload/yodamalu.jpg
How about a hastily-photoshopped companion avatar?
HINES SOLO
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j38/iusreview/hines_solo.jpg
Austruck
02-06-11, 06:34 PM
Sleezy, ha ha ha!
:up: Nicely done. Pretty seamless, too.
T-minus 30 minutes!
Another punt, but the running game looks VERY good early.
Austruck
02-06-11, 07:55 PM
Punt, punt, punt. Exciting game so far. LOL
The Doritos commercials are just so wrong. LOL
Packs run game is looking real good too. This will be interesting. A lot of pressure on Rodgers, but he is handling it nicely.
As I'm typing this what a pretty TD pass to Nelson.
Zuh? I think they had one decent run and like four stuffs.
14-0 Pack. Ben's arm got hit and it costs 'em big. Bummer, because Wallace had a step. Losing that return was rough, too.
Hey everyone, we just lost another offensive lineman! Fun. We also lost a starting CB. His replacement gave up the Nelson TD. Naturally.
Maybe one was a screen or something, but I thought Starks had like 3 consecutive solid runs on that TD drive.
Nice coverage by Williams on 2nd.
Harry Lime
02-06-11, 08:27 PM
Hey everyone, we just lost another offensive lineman! Fun. We also lost a starting CB. His replacement gave up the Nelson TD. Naturally.
Excuses.
Yeah, I'm sure backups are as good as starters. They probably pick their starting lineup by drawing names out of a helmet or something.
Another injury: Sanders is in the locker room and he looks upset. Not great news. We did get a few points, at least, but field goals ain't gonna do it.
Nice hold. A score here and we've still got ourselves a game, I think.
Driver just limped off, too. Would be a big deal if he's out for a bit.
Meh, rough penalty there. Can't be giving away those longer runs.
One of the few mismatches going into this game was on special teams; Green Bay's been very bad on ST this year, and Pittsburgh's been decent. And that almost made a huge difference early but a) the Pack recovered that muffed punt and b) that big Brown return came back on a penalty. That's given away what should be a sizable advantage so far.
Mendenhall isn't bouncing outside as quickly as he did against New York right now. That's a big part of his ability to rip off those 8-10 yard runs.
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 08:41 PM
I never watch football, but I've been watching (kinda, busy at the same time momentarily) the Super Bowl.
I have fallen in love with Green Bay Packers #12, Aaron Rodgers:
http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/aaron-rodgers-mustache.jpg
GO AARON!
Gah, bang-bang play gets picked on a slant. That's a real killer. Anything more than a field goal before the half puts Pittsburgh in a huge hole.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 08:45 PM
Jesus, Rodgers looks even better than Brees did last year. Wow.
TD Jennings. Clark had a real shot at picking it off but the throw was good enough that it wasn't. Rodgers does indeed look sharp.
That INT was huh-ooge. Broke up a decent little drive and gave Green Bay excellent field position. Steelers need an historic comeback to have any chance in the second half, though a few points right here before the half would go a long way towards easing that pressure.
:laugh: Man, Randle El is not a tall man, but he's made a few of those insanely high jump catches this year. Great play, but even though it worked out, I don't love that they're taking those sorts of chances already, though.
Heh. Just as I post that they go deep to Wallace and it's slightly underthrown. Guess they've decided they've got to start taking their chances.
Man, another tight pass from Ben, but it leads to a huge conversion on 3rd and 10, particularly given that we weren't in field goal range before that. He's really taking some shots with this 18-point deficit.
Charles Woodson got hurt on the Wallace incompletion. Probably okay, since it's close to halftime and all, but we'll see. Big deal if he's at all hurt in the second half.
TD Ward Al! How the crap did Roethlisberger loft that ball in there off his back foot? I thought he was throwing it away!
Definitely keeps the game a little interesting, provided they don't give up some last-second field goal before the half here. Offense looks decent enough, but obviously any comeback will require a) not giving GB great field position and scores on turnovers and b) the Steeler D actually closing on some of those near-sacks and forcing a turnover or two with pressure. They've done it all year, and they'll have to do it in the second half to make a game of it.
Just hoping for a fun, competitive game, though. The Packers are a great franchise and I'd be really happy for Rodgers. Pack's one of a handful of teams I wouldn't hate losing to.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 09:08 PM
holy yoda spam in this thread
:D
Does Tomlin dare the onside kick to start the 2nd half ala the Sean Payton Special?
Huge questions going into the second half: who's injured, and how badly? Both teams may be missing a wide receiver and a cornerback: Sanders and McFadden for Pittsburgh, and Driver and Woodson for Green Bay.
holy yoda spam in this thread
:D
Hey, spam it with me! :) I've gotta babble to someone. I get really neurotic during playoff games.
Does Tomlin dare the onside kick to start the 2nd half ala the Sean Payton Special?
I hope not. The surprise onside is actually a very good percentage play, but the defense hasn't played well enough to risk it just yet, and I think the edge is off the surprise thanks to last year's game. Maybe if we hadn't scored that TD before the half, but 11 points isn't enough of a deficit to justify another big chance. I'm already nervous as all get-out with the way they were chucking the ball around before the half, even though it worked.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 09:12 PM
The packers have been playing without Driver thru big chunks of the season, not as big a loss as it might appear on paper.
James Jones is more than capable to step up.
True, but it's the Packers third and fourth guys I'm mostly worried about; Jones can step up for Driver and Nelson for Jones, but whoever has to replace Nelson would be the thing. In theory, at least.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 09:17 PM
Should have posted this before the game obviously..but what the heck Chris you can give it a go..with the benefit of 1st half in the books. :cool:
the following is What we are using to break ties if necessary in our playoff Draft. What say you?
1. Who Wins
2. Over/Under 44.5 total pts
3. Aaron Rodgers Rushes for a TD- Yes or No
4. Ben Raplesburger Rushes for a TD- Yes or No
5. Hines Ward scores a TD- Yes or No
6. James Jones scores a TD- Yes or No
7. Steelers 1st half point total = ?
8. Packers 2nd half point total = ?
9. Total Yards passing Pitt+ GB = ?
10. Total Turnovers + Field Goals = ?
My guesses:
1- Green Bay
2- Over
3-Yes
4- Yes
5- Yes
6- Yes
7- 17
8- 21
9- 525
10- 5
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 09:18 PM
oh and black eyed peas suck live.
that sweet child o mine cover was ear splitten bad. ive seen better covers by drunks on youtube.
Driver and Shields to return, but Woodson won't. That could be important.
Sanders out too, apparently. That hurts a bit; not a huge name but he's made some huge plays in the last few games.
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 09:35 PM
Why did they even invite the Black Eyed Peas and Christina Aguilera? They're so mid 2000's. They need someone like Janet Jackson (but not Janet Jackson) to sing and take their clothes off.
Bad call on the facemask. I can see why; he had his hand just under the facemask and the movement indicated one, but yeah, bad call against Green Bay.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 09:38 PM
Shocker.
Big run for Mendenhall! That's the quick bounce outside I was talking about earlier. That half-second difference in the reacceleration makes all the difference.
I'll give our resident Seahawks fan a few free unchallenged cheap shots. ;)
I really like that we're playing the Pack. I feel like both these teams are going to be in the thick of things in the years to come. Both historically successful franchises stocked with interesting players, great defenses, and exciting quarterbacks. And each has a long-haird defensive menace. :D Very cool.
MENDENHALL! Following a huge run by Redman on third down. It's 21-17. Steelers running the ball well again, which will be huge if they get a lead at some point.
We have a football game, gentlemen.
All 50 yards on that drive were on the ground. That seems significant.
Crowd sounds way, way louder now that the game's tightened.
Finally, a sack! Rodgers has been slippery as heck tonight.
Good field position. Ahhhhh. I'm nervous now. The game was more mellow when we were getting creamed.
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 09:50 PM
A slippery Rodgers sounds fine to me.
That trippy Hyundai commercial freaked me out.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 09:53 PM
Why did they even invite the Black Eyed Peas and Christina Aguilera? They're so mid 2000's. They need someone like Janet Jackson (but not Janet Jackson) to sing and take their clothes off.
oh Fergies tatas' fallen out of her top would have been welcomed.
also, whats with the middle school level choregraphy out on the field? its embarassing.
I was half expecting the Gov to put in an appearance.
http://0.tqn.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/D/f/bush_college_cheerleader.jpg
This is the third or fourth time I've heard the crowd chanting something that I can't make out. Anyone know what any of the chants have been?
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 09:54 PM
Two of my favorite things: Stella Artois and Adrian Brody.
Another huge 3rd down conversion. Feels like there've been a half dozen huge 3rd and short conversions on both sides already tonight.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 09:57 PM
I really like that we're playing the Pack. I feel like both these teams are going to be in the thick of things in the years to come. Both historically successful franchises stocked with interesting players, great defenses, and exciting quarterbacks. And each has a long-haird defensive menace. :D Very cool.
very diplomatic of you yoda, however i think its quite possible this is Aaron Rodgers one crack at a championship.
Sadly i think its very possible he follows Steve Young as excellent, mobile quarterbacks whos careers are cut short due to Concussions.
Understand, i don't wish this to happen, but certainly see it as a distinct possibility.
I actually didn't even think of that, but you're right, that stuff can end a career unsettlingly quick. Let's hope not.
Bad throw by Ben deep to Wallace, but a great pump fake on the next throw.
GREAT play by Clay in Roethlisberger's face. If he'd actually have caught that tip, that'd have been a really sick play.
HUGE sack for the Pack on 3rd and long to push the Steelers way back on the field goal attempt, which Suisham misses. He missed way wide left, probably because he had to kick the crap out of the ball at 52 yards. Big stop for the Packer D there. I think Pittsburgh should've been ready to take just 6 or 7 yards on that and take a makeable field goal attempt. Oh well.
Rodgers throws for 18 on the first play. You could tell they were in trouble when he scrambled and bought the extra time. That's usually more than enough to find someone downfield.
Starks for a loss on the next play, though.
Big hold on 3rd down to keep the Pack out of field goal range.
Troy with his hand in his heads after that one...he knows he'd have had a pick if he'd reacted a little quicker.
Heh. Joe Buck says the Pittsburgh touchdown before the half was big for "momentum." Also big? The, uh, points from it.
Bad throw by Ben blows what should've been an easy 3rd down conversion. He's really not throwing very well today, and the only reason he's had some success is that when he's thrown well he's done it in bunches.
Williams just straight up punches someone in the face on that punt! That's gonna back Green Bay up somethin' fierce.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:10 PM
Another huge 3rd down conversion. Feels like there've been a half dozen huge 3rd and short conversions on both sides already tonight.
I think it would have been better had the Pack annihilated the Steelers, At least you'd have the whole of the 2nd half to get used to the idea, and resign yourself to the fact the better team won.
but now....
Chris is fallen for teh Hope and Change idea as if it can actually happen.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45171000/jpg/_45171633_-1.jpg
:D
A big three and out here to gain a bunch of field position would be massive. This feels like a very important drive, one way or the other.
You may be right. I was a lot calmer before when the Steelers were getting their butts kicked. :laugh: They've definitely tricked me into being vaguely hopeful now. But if we lose a close, well-played game, I don't think that'd be too heart-wrenching.
Wow, what a play on 3rd down. Looked like a great conversion, then a fumble, then GB recovers, and then it's an incomplete pass. McCarthy's going to challenge it. Guys on TV seem to think it's going to stay an incomplete, but we'll see. It's a pretty important call.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:15 PM
This is a stupid challenge, no ever wins these incomplete pass calls.
I wish they'd put up more statistics on that. Sometimes they put up the coach's success rate...why not put up more specific numbers? League-average for certain types of calls and/or the same for that coach alone. That'd be interesting, right? Nevermind, better that they just hire another CGI programmer to teach that dancing robot how to do the macarena.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:17 PM
Yeah, I can't think of a single time that an incomplete call has been overturned. It would be somewhat interesting.
Are will.I.am and Mike Tomlin related?
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:19 PM
No. Tomlin actually has talent. Unless maybe Will is a the retard in the family that everybody just humors in order to keep him from going off on all the guests.
If they are, then Omar Epps is his twin brother.
And yeah, Tomlin's a pretty cool, non-nonsense guy. He's had some pretty entertaining press conferences over the last few years.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:21 PM
Well wawa. you never know, maybe its time for even steven, surely you remember the unofficial uniforms of the officials back in the 2005 Super Bowl
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/99569001_58757bacc8.jpg?v=0
:D
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 10:22 PM
ALF! The Golden Girls! (on a commercial)
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:23 PM
I won't believe it until the game is over Dex, Pit has already gotten a few of those classic bogus calls.
Great call from Tomlin, having the Packers punt again. If they get even a decent outcome on a punt, or can make them punt again, you gotta do it. You want that special teams unit as involved as possible.
Whoa. Hat right on the ball.
Come on D! Let's get this thing back!!
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 10:28 PM
Aaron Rodgers' frustration is sexy. I need a #12 jersey.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:29 PM
on the bright side, Mendenhall can join Polamalu in the Commercial Ad game
http://grinandbakeit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/butterfingers.jpg
:D
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:29 PM
Packers dropping an awful lot of passes.
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 10:29 PM
Now, I'm not a football expert, but Nelson should have passed that.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:29 PM
Jordy Nelson is making a case for MVP yo
Mendenhall is definitely iffy on ball safety, but on that one the helmet was right where it needed to be.
Big 3rd down conversion there, but the Packer offense still looks a little out of sync. Only takes one play, though.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:31 PM
ooooo
that stings yoda
its gotta.
hey wheres dionne at?
I think Timmons' near-swat interfered with Nelson's line of sight on the ball there.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:31 PM
Jennings is your MVP if this holds up. No way they don't give it to a guy with 2 TD's
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 10:31 PM
I think the Packers secured their win just now, no?
Probably. There's more than enough time to make up 11 points, but it obviously isn't usual.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:33 PM
Be sweet if the score stayed right here. I had a 7 for Pitt last quarter in our work pool and I have it again this quarter. And now I have an 8 for the Pack
So um... NO MORE SCORING PLEASE!!!!!
Man, those turnovers. 21 points off of them. Defense has played really well, but the offense hasn't made it easy on them.
There's still time, but that's definitely the last mistake they can afford to make.
Heh, a Kevin Greene sighting! He was one of our ferocious linebackers back when I first started following the team around 94-95. I'm sure Green Bay's lucky to have the guy.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:38 PM
Steelers will score another TD..just to once again dangle the possibility
Steelers moving the ball. Man, makes that last turnover even more frustrating. Had a lot of confidence we'd have taken the lead there.
Steelers will score another TD..just to once again dangle the possibility
:D Probably. It's all good, I'll take a close, exciting loss over a moderate one. I'm glad we've made a game of it, if nothing else.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:41 PM
Why is Wallace #17? It doesn't look like a very fast number.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:43 PM
Gotta give it up for Hines Ward. he's a shoo on for Steeler wall of fame or whatever it is they do in Pitt to recognize the favourites.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:43 PM
Boooo!!!!!
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:44 PM
Also Randal El has found the fountain of youth.
oooo dangle
dangle
yoda
:D
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 10:44 PM
Uh oh. Rodgers is getting so frustrated, he's gonna burst.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:44 PM
I do have an 8 for the Steelers though so another field goal and I'm in!
Did you post that Wallace thing right before the TD?
Huge 2-point conversion! Love that uber-flexible play they dialed up, too. You know they were saving that one.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:46 PM
Yeah, I don't like that number... he looks slow in it.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:46 PM
I do have an 8 for the Steelers though so another field goal and I'm in!
I've got a grand on the packers straight up, not to mention an Avatar with Dionne, who should be showen up anytime now i figure.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:49 PM
look out for the draw play up the gut with starks
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 10:49 PM
They need to get their hands off my man (#12, Rodgers).
Sack on 1st down! Tomlin looks fired up. He and I both just did the same fist pumping motion.
3rd and 10. Ahhhhhh! I'm freakin' out a little.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:51 PM
Wow.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:51 PM
Jennings is Money.
lookin like Sterling Sharpe out there
That's one big conversion. Over the middle, like a lot of the sizable gains today. Can't allow anything more than a field goal on this drive, probably no matter what.
Gay on the coverage there. I dunno if McFadden is still out, but if so, we're really missing him.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:54 PM
nice run by starks
who cooulda guessed that.....
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:56 PM
Gay on the coverage there. I dunno if McFadden is still out, but if so, we're really missing him.
Sexy Celeb now knows which jersey to get if the Steelers win.
:)
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 10:56 PM
Nelson has missed a LOT of catches tonight.
WHEW! Overthrown ever, ever so slightly, presumably because of the pressure on Rodgers.
And it's looking a lot like Super Bowl XLIII all of a sudden: Ben gets the ball with a couple of minutes left with a chance to win the game. This time, he needs a touchdown to win (they were only down 3 against Arizona). Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 10:57 PM
Sexy Celeb now knows which jersey to get if the Steelers win.
:)
I saw that. I was gonna say something, but decided to use restraint. Thanks for speaking up, though. :laugh:
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:58 PM
Nelson isnt used hardly at all for 14 games, and then is expected to be the man down teh stretch.
its a yearly thing. and Strange.
Packers certainly miss Jermichael Finley in these move the chain moments
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 10:59 PM
dangle
dangle
Wow. A penalty to push back the drive, again, just like XLIII, when the holding call pushed them back to start that drive to the 12. They went 88 yards. This time, they need to go, what, 85-90?
If Big Ben actually pulls this off...they're gonna start buiding a statue tomorrow morning.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 11:03 PM
did Ben just use the hand gesture of teh devil?
what the hell was that?
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 11:04 PM
Ben doing his best Neil O'Donnel impersonation
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 11:07 PM
At the end of the day, nobody confuses the AZ defense with that of the Packers,.
imo the MVP is the Packers D collective.
thats why they won
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 11:09 PM
http://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/green-bay-packers-helmet-logo1.jpg
http://sportsmeister.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/aaron_rodgers_wide.jpg
I'd say it's Jennings, easily. Not only because he played very well and caught two scores (you could make a case for Rodgers, too, of course) but because the Packers defense gave up almost 400 yards. The turnovers were why they won; even one fewer would've swung the game, from the looks of things.
One of the local guys just said that "football is, at its elemental core, fundamental." That sentence is a work of art.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 11:11 PM
Class move by Jennings to refer to Donald Driver as their best receiver.
I think DD who has been hampered by injuries last few seasons, will hang em up in style.
Had the Steelers won, i think Randal el and perhaps hines ward might have gone the Jerome Bettis fairytale ending route, but now im not so sure.
Randle El maybe, but i think Ward plays next year. What do you think ?
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 11:12 PM
http://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/green-bay-packers-helmet-logo1.jpg
http://sportsmeister.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/aaron_rodgers_wide.jpg
hey, out of curiousity, do you refer to em as Fudge for short?
:D
Yeah, I think Ward plays another couple of years. I think there's another Pittsburgh receiving record or two he hasn't broken yet, and obviously this team could easily be back sometime in the next few years, so he has a decent chance of going out on top. Randle El's harder to say; part of me wonders if he'll have to retire whether he wants to or not. Sanders and Brown can probably put up the same kind of numbers he can and they obviously have a lot more youth/potential/upside.
Anyway, big congrats to raul and Badger. Enjoy it, guys. I know how sweet it is, and it couldn't have happened to two cooler MoFos, or to too many more likable teams than this one. :) The Pack played a much more disciplined game and just didn't make the big mistakes that the Steelers did.
And, of course, we all get to enjoy a little schadenfavre this way, too.
Powdered Water
02-06-11, 11:15 PM
One of the local guys just said that "football is, at its elemental core, fundamental." That sentence is a work of art.
You'd love Ron Fairly. He's a Baseball color guy that is actually going to be back for several games this season since our beloved Dave Niehuas died. Dude says really inane stuff like that all the time. And is always totally deadpan when he says it. You gotta love it, really.
Sexy Celebrity
02-06-11, 11:17 PM
hey, out of curiousity, do you refer to em as Fudge for short?
:D
Oh, lordy. Took me a moment to get that.
Double fudge.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 11:21 PM
Anyway, big congrats to raul and Badger. Enjoy it, guys. I know how sweet it is, and it couldn't have happened to two cooler MoFos, or to too many more likable teams than this one. :) The Pack played a much more disciplined game and just didn't make the big mistakes that the Steelers did.
And, of course, we all get to enjoy a little schadenfavre this way, too.
hey hey hey, not for nothen but i did draft Aaron Rodgers and James Jones.
speaking of which, what impact if any does the Superbowl participants have on next years draft?
I think its plausible that Jennings takes Larry Fitzgeralds spot.
I think Nelson is a good flex option next year.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 11:27 PM
Rothlesburger and Wallace both move up several rounds as well.
http://gif.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/BABY-ABUSE.gif
Yeah, Wallace is going up a few rounds, I think. Ben's going to be maybe 8th among QBs, since there's such a high number of quality QBs now.
I don't think Jennings goes up a ton. Rodgers stays about where he was, too. Nelson's the only guy on Green Bay's side of the ball that I think improves dramatically in draft position.
DexterRiley
02-06-11, 11:44 PM
Woodson with a Broken Collarbone, wanted to get taped up and get back out there.
how very Un-Cutler like eh.
WBadger
02-06-11, 11:58 PM
I couldn't hold back the tears. :D
http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/01172/Celebration01_1172582cl-3.jpg
Let 'em flow, Badger. Congrats on a great win man.
And in your magnanimous victory, please have mercy on my avatar. :D
WBadger
02-07-11, 12:17 AM
Ah yes, the bet. Will find you a masterful avatar soon.
rauldc14
02-07-11, 12:27 AM
I am so pumped up! What a great game and great win! It would be a great end for Donald Driver if this were it, but I could still see him coming back. Same goes for Chuck Wood.
Hats off to the Steelers for a hell of a game though too!
http://lombardiave.com/files/2010/12/aaron-rodgers-3.jpg
Congratulations Packers fans!
To Aaron Rodgers, who had everything go against him including The Draft and replacing a legend in his own pants, Bret Favor.
http://images.tvrage.com/screencaps/14/2746/19161.jpg
To Ted Thompson, who had the nerve draft Rodgers and trade Favor. The decision to go with Alex Smith first overall must really sting for The 49ers. Is Berkeley that far away?
To former Ram Ryan Pickett, coming up big on the forced fumble.
And finally, to one of my all time favorites linebackers coach, Kevin Greene.
Oops, forgot about Mike McCarthy.
rauldc14
02-07-11, 12:39 AM
In other news I really think that Rodgers can get back to the big stage again in his career.
Also, I think Nelson has proved that he can be an eventual #2 WR for us when the time comes.
WBadger
02-07-11, 12:45 AM
In other news I really think that Rodgers can get back to the big stage again in his career.
Of course. We're the second youngest team in the national football league, it's a bright future for us.
And for guys like Driver and Woodson, if they were to retire, we've got guys filling in the role nicely.
Favorite commercial Budweiser Western "Tiny Dancer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhNJ9ONw7Tg
Man cannot live on pancakes alone.
rauldc14
02-07-11, 01:17 AM
Of course. We're the second youngest team in the national football league, it's a bright future for us.
And for guys like Driver and Woodson, if they were to retire, we've got guys filling in the role nicely.
I just can't see Woody retiring though. I really hope not either. Tramon, C Wood, and Shields could work wonders. Even slipping Woodson to Safety would really open things up.
Amusingly, it worked for Rod Woodson; he shifted to safety later in his career and even won a Super Bowl with Baltimore that way.
A good game! I'm glad it was close there at the end, as it started off looking pretty one-sided.
DexterRiley
02-07-11, 11:59 AM
Alighty Dionne, nothing 2 bad, Your Avatar for the week
I'll give you the choice of
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8wXEeLYGLyA/R9mJlThPZKI/AAAAAAAAAtg/goUJeY8j0rY/S1600-R/Pittsburgh+Steelers+Suck.jpg
or
http://files.sharenator.com/terrible_towel_STEELERS_SUCK_BALLS-s607x457-16127-580.jpg
Ah, the morning after. Doesn't feel too bad, particularly as I look back over the game and how it unfolded. We were down by 18 (!) and had the ball with a chance to take the lead, what, three times? And one of those times we were just outside of field goal range before the fumble? It was a really exciting game, another great Steelers comeback, and it just fell a few plays short. One less big turnover probably does it. People would have completely lost their minds if they'd pulled this one off after falling into that hole.
Feel pretty good about the defense, too; one of the TDs they weren't even on the field for, and two others the Pack only had to drive half the field. They weren't the dominant defense they've been all year, but they were decent. Ditto for the offense, which put up almost 400 yards. We moved the ball way more than I'd have expected us to be able to. And this with our best offensive lineman out, replaced by a guy who was making his first ever career start in the flippin' Super Bowl! Craziness.
I really didn't think we had it this year; I figured a loss in the first couple of rounds was probably the most likely end to the season, largely because of the ridiculously patchwork offensive line (we were on our third-string LT most of the year, and fourth at one point, I believe). I even said in one of the threads this year that I just didn't think we'd get that far, but the offensive line somehow got its crap together and was actually more or less average in the playoffs.
I'm really pleased and genuinely surprised that the Steelers came so very close to winning another Super Bowl in a year like this. Missing Ben for four games, losing all but one starting offensive lineman (and several of them switching positions), losing our punter, switching kickers, etc. It's really crazy that we made it this far. Would've been nice to cap off such an improbable season with one more improbability, but they came a lot further than all but the most optimistic Steeler fans could have hoped for. :up: I'm thankful for a really great, unusually thrilling season, particularly in the playoffs, and I'm glad we lost to such a great, likable team, too.
DexterRiley
02-07-11, 12:24 PM
Yoda the Steelers Choked.
you can't say was a great comeback if they don't win. that doesn't track.
I did think it was refreshing for Ben to aknowledge the loss is on his shoulders, because it is.
The NFL is a QB centric league. Glory be yours when Team wins, Goat Horns when they do not.
Choke schmoke. The pick-six came because a defender hit Ben's hand as he threw, and the Mendenhall fumble was just a great helmet-on-ball tackle. It all counts, but very little of it was straight-up boneheaded. The Packers get a lot of credit for both; defensive pressure and great, hard tackling on those two plays won them the game.
I think you can absolutely say it's a great comeback if they don't win. Making a game of a blowout is impressive whether you finish the job or not, to my mind. I thought the same thing when the Jets nearly came back two weeks ago. If a team gets one more play and pulls out a win, they're "gritty" and have "heart," but if they come back 95% of the way and don't quite get that last play, suddenly none of those things apply. NFL pundits tend to be pretty myopic this way in that they're entirely outcome-based, and tend to draw up their narratives in dramatically different ways based on just a play or two.
And yeah, the NFL is quite QB-centric. Personally I've never thought that the all glory/all blame thing going to the QB made a lot of sense, but right or wrong that's almost always how it is. But yes, I thought Ben taking the blame was absolutely the right thing to do.
DexterRiley
02-07-11, 12:54 PM
Oh thats the funny thing of course.
any one that has played FF knows all about Aaron Rodgers, while the mainstream Sports talking heads are talking him up like he's an overnight sensation. its hilarious really.
Yeah, I'm always amused by the disconnect between fantasy and reality; a lot of FF players were talking that guy up a lot earlier in the year.
Sometimes it does seep in, though. I feel like Tony Romo is more famous in real life because he's good in fantasy, for example. If tons of fantasy owners think of a guy as a superstar, I think that can trickle into popular opinion at large sometime, which is why you'll see guys like Rivers and Romo listed among the very best at their position even among guys who tend to favor QBs with better W-L and/or playoff records.
DexterRiley
02-07-11, 01:04 PM
Tony Romo is more famous in real life because he was layen the wood to Jessica Simpson.
Alighty Dionne, nothing 2 bad, Your Avatar for the week
I'll give you the choice of
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8wXEeLYGLyA/R9mJlThPZKI/AAAAAAAAAtg/goUJeY8j0rY/S1600-R/Pittsburgh+Steelers+Suck.jpg
or
http://files.sharenator.com/terrible_towel_STEELERS_SUCK_BALLS-s607x457-16127-580.jpg
Friggen frakkin mumbling under breath -- lol
DexterRiley
02-07-11, 08:38 PM
hey maybe the avatar should stick till the FF draft..lol
Psychic Isaac
02-07-11, 09:25 PM
I hate to disappoint everyone... but my crystal ball shows the Packers winning.
http://gainmusclenow.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Green-Bay-Packers-Workout.jpg
But it'll be a close game. The Steelers will almost win it.
;D:king::up::D Yet another accurate prediction from the great Psychic Isaac!
The phone lines have been ringing off the hook today. I AM HOT! :furious:
Austruck
02-07-11, 10:15 PM
Okay, let's get this over with. Who's making my avatar?
Ditto. Badger and raul get to pick 'em. I'm okay with either of them picking one for either of us.
rauldc14
02-07-11, 11:16 PM
I'm going to be a bit on the nice side and give this one to either of you just because I thought it was a bit funny:
http://images.sportsline.com/images/spin/spun/spun-621.jpg
;D:king::up::D Yet another accurate prediction from the great Psychic Isaac!
The phone lines have been ringing off the hook today. I AM HOT! :furious:
So how much money did you NOT win on the Game? :cool:
I thought it was a very entertaining game and almost went right down to the last minute (or did it, actually?) The Steelers' major turnovers seemed to be caused by good defense, but that interception for a TD was obviously caused by a kickoff return penalty. Anyway, I don't really have that much to add. I was rooting for the Pack because, as usual, I didn't watch a single regular season game, but I watched all the playoff games and they just looked the best to me and an "overachieving" team too, so I liked that.
As an aside, I decided to watch the game with the sound on (I usually play music) because the commercials are supposed to be all the rage, but I thought most all of them yesterday were as ineffectual as your average commercial.
honeykid
02-08-11, 12:14 AM
I can't be bothered to go through the whole thread to see if this has already been posted (sorry about that) so if it has, just ignore. If not, ladies and gentlemen, Packers and Steelers, I present to you...
The Superbowl As 'Directed' By Various Filmmakers. Enjoy.
http://www.slate.com/id/2283867/
DexterRiley
02-08-11, 02:38 AM
thats hilarious HK.
Psychic Isaac
02-08-11, 04:26 AM
So how much money did you NOT win on the Game? :cool:
Urgh... I see you have some psychic abilities of your own! :)
Austruck
02-08-11, 12:09 PM
Yoda, do you want that avatar, or should I use it? (It's funny, although a bit tasteless since Ben WAS hit by a car while riding his motorcyle a few years ago....)
I didn't even think about that, actually. Eek. I guess it's not a big deal, since he's fine. I'll take it.
DexterRiley
02-08-11, 01:01 PM
Yoda, do you want that avatar, or should I use it? (It's funny, although a bit tasteless since Ben WAS hit by a car while riding his motorcyle a few years ago....)
Ben should be Thankful he hasn't been hit by the girls Father.
just sayen
also i was expecten a yoda in a packer uniform gif
or yoda with a cheesehead or somethen.
Austruck
02-08-11, 01:21 PM
Well, if someone makes something like that for Yoda, I'll take the car one. Whatever!
WBadger
02-08-11, 10:29 PM
http://prod.static.packers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/images/imported/GB/photos/clubimages/2011/02-February/Rodgers_Disney-14--nfl_medium_540_360.JPG
Roethlisberger?
Austruck
02-08-11, 10:58 PM
Okay, boys -- what's my avatar? You can quit torturing me now! I mean, c'mon! :)
rauldc14
02-08-11, 11:20 PM
sadly, I didn't even notice the motorcycle until you said something about it. It's all good though.
Plainview
02-08-11, 11:21 PM
Yoda the Steelers Choked.
you can't say was a great comeback if they don't win. that doesn't track.
I did think it was refreshing for Ben to aknowledge the loss is on his shoulders, because it is.
The NFL is a QB centric league. Glory be yours when Team wins, Goat Horns when they do not.
I completly agree with you Dex, I was having a good laugh when I read GREAT COMEBACK.
rauldc14
02-08-11, 11:29 PM
It is weird to think that the Packers were also a James Jones easy drop away from being up 28-3.
Plainview
02-09-11, 12:21 AM
http://images.paraorkut.com/img/pics/animations/s/stools_on_stealers-1966.gif
My current desktop background.
I completly agree with you Dex, I was having a good laugh when I read GREAT COMEBACK.
:rolleyes: See my reply earlier. The idea that a comeback is only a comeback if it results in victory is silly for a variety of reasons.
Re: James Jones. He did drop some big ones, but he's had the drops all year, so it's not exactly flukey.
DexterRiley
02-09-11, 01:02 AM
It is weird to think that the Packers were also a James Jones easy drop away from being up 28-3.
Its even Weirder to think, without some key James Jones TD catches down the stretch and in the playoffs, they aren't in the big game.
Somebody needs to introduce James to teh stickum supplier that fixed Braylon Edwards problem.
Plainview
02-09-11, 02:51 AM
:rolleyes: See my reply earlier. The idea that a comeback is only a comeback if it results in victory is silly for a variety of reasons.
Re: James Jones. He did drop some big ones, but he's had the drops all year, so it's not exactly flukey.
I agree a comeback is a comeback regardless of winning but a GREAT comeback needs to be followed by victory. Great to me would be one of those special momments in sports history. A great comeback would be the Eagles scoring 4 touchdowns in the FINAL 7 min to beat the Giants eariler this season. That would be a great comeback but as for the Steel turning on the guns in the second half and still losing in the end, well that happens every other Sunday.
DexterRiley
02-09-11, 05:59 AM
Yes, i mean otherwise the Detroit Lions are a great comeback team. They are often down by 3 scores and rally ..only to lose.
I don't accept Yoda's argument that the pick 6 shouldnt count asgainst ben because the O-line let a defender strike him as he was throwing.
Because, lets be honest, that would mean when he throws a TD from the pocket and doesn't get hit, the O-line doesnt get the credit heaped on them.
Glory or Goat Horns this is the way of the NFL QB.
I agree a comeback is a comeback regardless of winning but a GREAT comeback needs to be followed by victory. Great to me would be one of those special momments in sports history. A great comeback would be the Eagles scoring 4 touchdowns in the FINAL 7 min to beat the Giants eariler this season. That would be a great comeback but as for the Steel turning on the guns in the second half and still losing in the end, well that happens every other Sunday.
I think this breaks down pretty easily; what if someone was down 45 and came back to within 1? That wouldn't be "great"?
I think it's great not because it's mind-blowing to come back from being down 18...but to be down 18 to a team as good as the Packers, still being in a position to wit it three or four times in the fourth quarter, and doing it in the Super Bowl? I think it's the context and the setting that make the difference here. This wasn't just some random Sunday.
I don't accept Yoda's argument that the pick 6 shouldnt count asgainst ben because the O-line let a defender strike him as he was throwing.
Because, lets be honest, that would mean when he throws a TD from the pocket and doesn't get hit, the O-line doesnt get the credit heaped on them.
Well, they should, or at least part of it.
My argument isn't that it shouldn't count against Ben, just that there are (as there usually are) extenuating circumstances. It wasn't a crappy throw, or a terrible read on the coverage. The Pack got pressure and hit his arm. Good for them. It was a good defensive play that the offensive line didn't stop.
Glory or Goat Horns this is the way of the NFL QB.
Yup. I don't think it should be this way, but it definitely is.
DexterRiley
02-09-11, 12:01 PM
Well, they should, or at least part of it.
My argument isn't that it shouldn't count against Ben, just that there are (as there usually are) extenuating circumstances. It wasn't a crappy throw, or a terrible read on the coverage. The Pack got pressure and hit his arm. Good for them. It was a good defensive play that the offensive line didn't stop.
i get that they should, my argument is simply do not.
With the possible exception of the left tackle (the blindside protector), on any given NFL squad there you can add the salaries of every member of the O-line (and in some cases their backups as well) and the total will be less than the QB.
Should it be that way? Nope, sure shouldn't. Football ( and hockey for that matter)has always been a bit of a contradiction. Team sports with team thinking that at the same time rewards individuals who couldnt complete their tasks without everyone else completing their assignments.
When i played hockey, i slid between left wing and defense, while my brother was a goalie. I could miss the net 30 times but score twice and get my picture in the paper, while my brother could stand on his flippen head for 30 saves (because i was a glory hound who got his pocket picked goin for the Bobby Orr special..hehe)
but get caught thru the five hole and have it cost us the game..well he'd get nothen but grief until our next contest where he could "redeem" himself in the eyes of the fans.media.
small town liven is funny that way.
Austruck
02-10-11, 01:44 PM
So, ummm... why are you guys torturing me? Which one of the original three needs to post my avatar? I'd like to get this over with, boys....
(tapping foot)
DexterRiley
02-10-11, 02:09 PM
So, ummm... why are you guys torturing me? Which one of the original three needs to post my avatar? I'd like to get this over with, boys....
(tapping foot)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyCa35_mOg
WBadger
02-10-11, 07:41 PM
here you go Austruck:
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2011/01/30/alg_football_aaron-rodgers.jpg
A true keeper.
Gah, she got the least upsetting one, by far. I wouldn't have minded using that one at all.
Grumble grumble et cetera.
Sexy Celebrity
02-10-11, 08:03 PM
Hell, I wouldn't mind using it either. :randy:
DexterRiley
02-11-11, 01:17 AM
i think yodas head chopped on to aaron rodgers neck would have made sense.
Two more days and I get to ditch this sucker, thank goodness.
Just about over the game. Keep coming back to that fumble; I think it was probably the biggest play in the game, but obviously there are lots to choose from. Still a great game.
One thing that seems pretty striking, looking back, is Troy Polamalu. He was having a career year through most of the season, but he hasn't looked right since coming back from that injury, and he didn't make any big plays in the three playoff games he played in, basically. I'd still rather have him back there than not, but in a game against a team whose biggest strength is throwing the ball, Troy being at something like 75% looms large.
Lots of woulda coulda shouldas, of course. Dunno if we'll ever get any kind of confirmation on this, as it seems like making excuses due to injury in huge games is something no football player is willing to do, but we really missed the "old" Troy down the stretch.
DexterRiley
02-13-11, 12:43 PM
or...you could keep the Av till FF draft, this would also be acceptable.
:D
Austruck
02-14-11, 01:41 PM
Okay, okay. My "week" starts now. Thanks for going easy on me. :)
Alright it is time to ditch this Avie today I think - I may have gone over too - not sure but by tommorow its out :)
Yeah, mine should be up now. I'll switch back when I get home.
DexterRiley
02-15-11, 01:29 PM
Alright it is time to ditch this Avie today I think - I may have gone over too - not sure but by tommorow its out :)
it looks good. I wouldn't just say so if i didn't mean it either.
:D
Austruck
02-21-11, 12:37 PM
I'm ditching mine now too. It's been a week. Pleh. Go, Pirates!
Confirming what a lot of Steeler fans had suspected:
Steelers' Polamalu was hurt for all playoffs (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11070/1131141-66.stm)
If it looked as though Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu was hurting in the postseason, especially the Super Bowl, it's because he was.
Sources have confirmed to the Post-Gazette that Polamalu was playing with an injured Achilles tendon that robbed him of his trademark burst and explosiveness and was much worse than the Steelers let on. The injury occurred near the end of his 45-yard interception return for a touchdown Dec. 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Despite the injury, Polamalu remained in the game and had a second interception in the fourth quarter to help seal the victory. But he was never the same after that.
Meh.
DexterRiley
03-12-11, 12:02 PM
I agree Chris, Steelers staff obviously felt Troy at 70% or whatever it was, gave the Steelers a better chance at success than the backup at 100%.
Strange time it must be in River City, with 2 prominent and popular athletes (Crosby being the other), whose careers may well be cut short due to injury.
Ugh, don't remind me. I think Crosby's going to be fine in the long run, but I am just old enough to remember Pat LaFontaine having to retire early because of repeated concussions, and outside of football I think hockey is probably where they're most likely to recur like that.
Troy is a lot iffier...he's about to turn 30 and it's not hard to imagine this being a big turning point in his career. I think he's got a few more good years left in him (he seems to be insanely well-conditioned), particularly given how much of a student of the game he seems to be. I think if he loses a step he makes it up in the video room. But yeah, it's not out of the question that either could have very different careers going forward.
I sure hope not; particularly in Crosby's case, given how young he is. It hurts, too, that he was basically cruising towards another MVP this year; I think he was out for something like 2-3 weeks before someone finally caught him for the points total. Sick.
DexterRiley
03-12-11, 01:26 PM
Well the thing with Crosby is unique, in that on the one hand he's 24, so the notion of retirement seems ridiculous even by Pro athlete retirement years.
On the other, its not like a regular body injury that commenly is problematic in hockey (back, knees and such), Concussions have to bring you pause. Memory loss and other symptoms have gotta be scary as hell, and its not as though Sid is gonna somehow avoid violent collisions as thats the nature of the game.
The weird thing for Sid (and to a lesser extent Troy perhaps) is in terms of legacy, he's wrapped it up.
Stanley Cup- Check
MVP- Check
Gold Medal in Olympics- Check
hell, for a whole new generation of Canooks, Crosby will be forever known for the Goal that Sealed the Deal.
For my generation, that was "the Rush" with Mario Lemieux in 87' For the Canada Cup.
Oh yeah, thats the other thing, Crosby is in one of those rare circumstances, whereby as popular as he is, as accomplished as he is, The best player to ever don a penguin jersey will always be Mario.
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