jakez4ut
Patience... It's what's for dinner
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Rant, rave, predict and have the game thread all in one place.
obviously i'm very excited that the Pittsburgh Steelers will once again be heading to the big game.
i guess initially when i look at the cards right now, the big question is 1. can you get meaningful pressure on Warner, consistently? and 2. who is going to be the guy or guys, assigned the task of making sure Larry Fitzgerald doesn't single handily beat you?
i for one believe the cardinals as a playoff team. their offense will definitely be the best we've face in a while. the only thing comparable proably would be the Patriots game when there was so much to account for.....from a WR standpoint.
as physically tough as this team has proven to be, i think against the cardinals, it will be more of a thinking man's game, finding match ups, countering tihs or that.....should be interesting.
one thing for sure.....AZ has gotten off to very fast starts in the previous 3 games. they've been on top of thier opponents so fast, it makes the other team over react and think they have to get in a shoot out.
no doubt they'll want to put the game on Ben's shoulders and see if he can make them beat them over the top. that's what's freed up their DEfense to go after the qb as much as they have lately.
the Steeles on the other hand...i can see them mixing it up quite a bit on Defense. they're going to have to get to Warner and make him at least throw when he doesn't want to. and the secondary is going to have to do what they did yesterday....be ball hawks.
all in all i think this is a very intriguing match up....the two units that the two teams are best known for will be going head to head against one another. CKW gets to coach his old team, and you know he knows the Steeler personnel as well as anyone. i'm sure he'll have a trick or two up his sleeve.
But Tomlin has proven to be wise beyond his years. the preparation for this game should be interesting.
it's the Super Bowl. the Steelers have been there done that before. this is AZ's first trip and you have to wonder if there isn't just a little bit of a let down emotionally for the fact of just getting there.
plus i think the bye interuppts their rythem. that team was clicking....i think behind closed doors they'd tell you they'd rather just play this weekend.
on the other side, the steelers probably could use another week off after last night.
right now, i like the Steelers 31-23. as we get closer to the game and injuries become more clear, obviously that can change a little.
either way though i think this has potential to be a very entertaining game. and who know,s the cardinals may just shock evyerone again. that's going to be the big think for the Steelers....they're going to have to deal with a team that's going to be told for two solid weeks they have no shot at winning. those teams tend to show up mad wanting to prove something. how do the steelers counter that and turn it in to something they can use?
Go Steelers.
obviously i'm very excited that the Pittsburgh Steelers will once again be heading to the big game.
i guess initially when i look at the cards right now, the big question is 1. can you get meaningful pressure on Warner, consistently? and 2. who is going to be the guy or guys, assigned the task of making sure Larry Fitzgerald doesn't single handily beat you?
i for one believe the cardinals as a playoff team. their offense will definitely be the best we've face in a while. the only thing comparable proably would be the Patriots game when there was so much to account for.....from a WR standpoint.
as physically tough as this team has proven to be, i think against the cardinals, it will be more of a thinking man's game, finding match ups, countering tihs or that.....should be interesting.
one thing for sure.....AZ has gotten off to very fast starts in the previous 3 games. they've been on top of thier opponents so fast, it makes the other team over react and think they have to get in a shoot out.
no doubt they'll want to put the game on Ben's shoulders and see if he can make them beat them over the top. that's what's freed up their DEfense to go after the qb as much as they have lately.
the Steeles on the other hand...i can see them mixing it up quite a bit on Defense. they're going to have to get to Warner and make him at least throw when he doesn't want to. and the secondary is going to have to do what they did yesterday....be ball hawks.
all in all i think this is a very intriguing match up....the two units that the two teams are best known for will be going head to head against one another. CKW gets to coach his old team, and you know he knows the Steeler personnel as well as anyone. i'm sure he'll have a trick or two up his sleeve.
But Tomlin has proven to be wise beyond his years. the preparation for this game should be interesting.
it's the Super Bowl. the Steelers have been there done that before. this is AZ's first trip and you have to wonder if there isn't just a little bit of a let down emotionally for the fact of just getting there.
plus i think the bye interuppts their rythem. that team was clicking....i think behind closed doors they'd tell you they'd rather just play this weekend.
on the other side, the steelers probably could use another week off after last night.
right now, i like the Steelers 31-23. as we get closer to the game and injuries become more clear, obviously that can change a little.
either way though i think this has potential to be a very entertaining game. and who know,s the cardinals may just shock evyerone again. that's going to be the big think for the Steelers....they're going to have to deal with a team that's going to be told for two solid weeks they have no shot at winning. those teams tend to show up mad wanting to prove something. how do the steelers counter that and turn it in to something they can use?
Go Steelers.
