Super Bowl 45 still pisses me off

[K_C_]

Who was the cocksucker (back-up linebacker) that had a personal foul on the goddamn kickoff return before the Steelers final drive, costing them a shitload of valuable yardage?

That fucking CUNT should have been shot after that game.

[lifelongsteel]

Who was the cocksucker (back-up linebacker) that had a personal foul on the goddamn kickoff return before the Steelers final drive, costing them a shitload of valuable yardage?

That fucking c*nt should have been shot after that game.

Don't forget that the Ben pick six from the end zone followed a penalty on that kickoff. If memory serves the return went to the 40 or so and went back inside the 5 after the penalty.

[Legacy User]

Who was the cocksucker (back-up linebacker) that had a personal foul on the goddamn kickoff return before the Steelers final drive, costing them a shitload of valuable yardage?

That fucking c*nt should have been shot after that game.

Don't forget that the Ben pick six from the end zone followed a penalty on that kickoff. If memory serves the return went to the 40 or so and went back inside the 5 after the penalty.

Keyaron Fox is the answer to the original question, by the way.

[Legacy User]

Who was the cocksucker (back-up linebacker) that had a personal foul on the goddamn kickoff return before the Steelers final drive, costing them a shitload of valuable yardage?

That fucking c*nt should have been shot after that game.

Don't forget that the Ben pick six from the end zone followed a penalty on that kickoff. If memory serves the return went to the 40 or so and went back inside the 5 after the penalty.

Ben must be a fucking c*nt also for that pick 6...

[Legacy User]

Who was the cocksucker (back-up linebacker) that had a personal foul on the goddamn kickoff return before the Steelers final drive, costing them a shitload of valuable yardage?

That fucking c*nt should have been shot after that game.

Don't forget that the Ben pick six from the end zone followed a penalty on that kickoff. If memory serves the return went to the 40 or so and went back inside the 5 after the penalty.

/crickets chirp

[jeemie]

There is nothing here to respond to. It's just an opinion that appears to be driven more from emotion than anything else.

Not having his team ready to play? Is this middle school? Did he forget to make sure that everyone had a good nights sleep and a good breakfast?

What do coaches do anyway, if they don't prepare to have their teams in the best possible position to win?

The Steelers have been marked by slop execution and play for nearly five years now.

Either our players suck, and that's why they keep making mistakes, or the prep before the game doesn't put them in the best position to succeed.

In either case, the coaching staff (and FO/scouting) bear a reasonably significant portion of the issue- they either to find better, smarter players or prep them better.

I hate to keep bringing up New England, but in general, you don't see slop play from them to the degree you see it in Pittsburgh.

And a large part of that is the pre-game prep Belichick puts his team through, AND the confidence it inspires in them. This has been documented countless times.

I wouldn't say New England has talent that is heads and tails better than Pittsburgh so that we can blame it completely on the players.

[Legacy User]

There is nothing here to respond to. It's just an opinion that appears to be driven more from emotion than anything else.

Not having his team ready to play? Is this middle school? Did he forget to make sure that everyone had a good nights sleep and a good breakfast?

What do coaches do anyway, if they don't prepare to have their teams in the best possible position to win?

The Steelers have been marked by slop execution and play for nearly five years now.

Either our players suck, and that's why they keep making mistakes, or the prep before the game doesn't put them in the best position to succeed.

In either case, the coaching staff (and FO/scouting) bear a reasonably significant portion of the issue- they either to find better, smarter players or prep them better.

I hate to keep bringing up New England, but in general, you don't see slop play from them to the degree you see it in Pittsburgh.

And a large part of that is the pre-game prep Belichick puts his team through, AND the confidence it inspires in them. This has been documented countless times.

I wouldn't say New England has talent that is heads and tails better than Pittsburgh so that we can blame it completely on the players.

Bet Blunt would agree with this statement

[StillMadAtSlobber]

There is nothing here to respond to. It's just an opinion that appears to be driven more from emotion than anything else.

Not having his team ready to play? Is this middle school? Did he forget to make sure that everyone had a good nights sleep and a good breakfast?

What do coaches do anyway, if they don't prepare to have their teams in the best possible position to win?

The Steelers have been marked by slop execution and play for nearly five years now.

Either our players suck, and that's why they keep making mistakes, or the prep before the game doesn't put them in the best position to succeed.

In either case, the coaching staff (and FO/scouting) bear a reasonably significant portion of the issue- they either to find better, smarter players or prep them better.

I hate to keep bringing up New England, but in general, you don't see slop play from them to the degree you see it in Pittsburgh.

And a large part of that is the pre-game prep Belichick puts his team through, AND the confidence it inspires in them. This has been documented countless times.

I wouldn't say New England has talent that is heads and tails better than Pittsburgh so that we can blame it completely on the players.

Bellichick pounds the fundamentals, and quizes the players on them.
Tomlin declares sloppy play unacceptable.

Bellichick teaches.
Tomlin delegates.

[Legacy User]

Imo no one gets out of the roster what Bellichick does.

He selects players for situation, virtually everyone else selects players by position.

Tomlin is on the verge of understanding this but he see's things in terms of position flexibility...where as BB finds guys that have a skill set that translates to situations/alignments. For example, he selects front 7 players that allow him to play both 34 and 43 fronts, where as we look exclusively for 5 techs that can play DT in packages and ILBs that can cover in packages. On offense, he has rb's that are purely situational, his TEs and WRs are all inside/outside capable, and he literally shuffled through hundreds of Oline combinations before they gelled at the mid point last season.

But the whole truth is he is ahead of everyone else in everything....exploiting the rule book, game planning, and in game adjustments.

[lifelongsteel]

There is nothing here to respond to. It's just an opinion that appears to be driven more from emotion than anything else.

Not having his team ready to play? Is this middle school? Did he forget to make sure that everyone had a good nights sleep and a good breakfast?

What do coaches do anyway, if they don't prepare to have their teams in the best possible position to win?

The Steelers have been marked by slop execution and play for nearly five years now.

Either our players suck, and that's why they keep making mistakes, or the prep before the game doesn't put them in the best position to succeed.

In either case, the coaching staff (and FO/scouting) bear a reasonably significant portion of the issue- they either to find better, smarter players or prep them better.

I hate to keep bringing up New England, but in general, you don't see slop play from them to the degree you see it in Pittsburgh.

And a large part of that is the pre-game prep Belichick puts his team through, AND the confidence it inspires in them. This has been documented countless times.

I wouldn't say New England has talent that is heads and tails better than Pittsburgh so that we can blame it completely on the players.

We're 51-29 over the past 5 years. haven't researched it but that probably puts us in top 5 in the league, in a really tough division no less.

That's why i think your concerns re: lack of prep, sloppy play etc. are unfounded. It might "feel" true. But i don't think it's actually true.

And can we stop with the Pats and BB comparisons now? They are in a different league than everyone. It's like comparing a golfers career to tiger woods. of course he's not tiger woods. and of course tomlin isn't BB.

[SteelBull]

I think the bottom line is this site is too full of whiny bitches who have no perspective. Wish the high and mighty know-it-alls were fans of any of the non-NE franchises! Their heads might explode though.

We have the best franchise in sports IMO and hopefully we can at least appreciate that. We criticize here because we are really into this, but at some point you have to wonder...

[Legacy User]

The Packers had lost, what...more than half their starters? It was the most incredible example of depth in the free agency era. We had the better team on paper. We ended up being paper champions.

Packers then lost their best defensive player and team leader for the 2nd half to injury. They lost Donald Driver and Sam Shields in addition to Woodson.

Ben threw 2 picks and Mendy fumbled. Rodgers threw no picks and the Pack recovered their only fumble. Game over.

The stat line makes the game look like a thriller but we were never in it. The Steelers were clawed back but never had the lead or even a tie. Momentum, sure. Pushing the Packers around? Sure. But Rodgers was clutch and their team of backups won the day.

You should be pissed. It was a piss poor performance. It was a much worse performance than many of you guys can admit because of your western PA perspective. The entire city of Chicago was also rooting for the Steelers to kill the Pack. It was real fun hearing a boatload of relocated Cheesehead fans saying how they are the NFL's best franchise.

[Donnie Brasco]

The Packers had lost, what...more than half their starters? It was the most incredible example of depth in the free agency era. We had the better team on paper. We ended up being paper champions.

Packers then lost their best defensive player and team leader for the 2nd half to injury. They lost Donald Driver and Sam Shields in addition to Woodson.

Ben threw 2 picks and Mendy fumbled. Rodgers threw no picks and the Pack recovered their only fumble. Game over.

The stat line makes the game look like a thriller but we were never in it. The Steelers were clawed back but never had the lead or even a tie. Momentum, sure. Pushing the Packers around? Sure. But Rodgers was clutch and their team of backups won the day.

You should be pissed. It was a piss poor performance. It was a much worse performance than many of you guys can admit because of your western PA perspective. The entire city of Chicago was also rooting for the Steelers to kill the Pack. It was real fun hearing a boatload of relocated Cheesehead fans saying how they are the NFL's best franchise.

That's kinda how I feel: it was based on expectations.

Yea I'm kinda pissed at SB XXX, but we weren't supposed to have any shot- we had the Cowboy fans shitting their pants until Cowher/Hastings happened.