I agree 100% I used that logic with taking Colts ML in-game last SNF and they choked that game away. I think it's becoming more and more obvious that who is 2nd and 3rd best dont even matter. Indy is too banged up and everyone else has a major flaw. The Pats have flaws but not as big of ones as everyone else.
Huh?hno:
Please re-read that sentence -- WTF are you talking about? :think2:
Coming into today, Pittsburgh's pass defense had given up 64 fewer yards per game than Dallas's. Also, as much as I have been critical of Polamalu, Roy Williams is TERRIBLE in coverage. Newman is alright and so is Henry but Jacque Reeves blows and 31 couldn't cover Mark Mangino.
Steeler fan all my life but they have serious offensive line problems and it wasn't just today against Jets. Some of Ben's bull-like scrambling has masked the problem b ut against playoff teams it is scary to think how many hits he will take. If it doesn't improve(along with ST's) he will be on IR before getting to playoffs.
You are dead on in your description of the offensive line.
What is now going to happen is that these corners are going to start to get exposed a little more. They really arent that good, no matter what the stats say. Brady and his gang will have a field day through the air.
As for todays game. Stupid mistakes, holding when Clemons fumbled the ball out of the end zone was the worse one. The late hit didnt come back to haunt them, although that was a marginal call. The Steelers brag about running the football at the end of games to keep the other teams offense from being on the field and today they couldnt come up with any key first downs after the 4th quarter pick and that in turn came back to haunt them.
Polamulu has been horrible all year and that is in part of the defense that they are playing. He is out of control when they allow him to roam around but in the cover 2 defense that they played against Cincy he played by far his best game of the season.
They still have a soft schedule ahead of them with games against ST. Louis, Miami and Cincy yet to come. The Patriots game will be ugly but The Pats are head and shoulders above any other team in this league. I see Pittsburgh making the playoffs and winning their home game against a wild card team. Against Indy anything can happen as was evident 2 years ago.
What it all boils down to is that this is just a charade for what will happen in the end. NOBODY is going to beat New England unless disaster strikes that team.
