Steelers vs. Cardinals: Best Super Bowl Ever

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Huh??? Pittsburgh's defense did not play terrible. Harrison and Woodley just killed Arizona. How many holding penalties did they force that killed drives? How about the game changing play which was a defensive TD? I don't call that luck. It was pure coaching and that play totally fooled Warner.....

I agree, excellent defensive call. PISS-POOR offensive play call. When you get inside the five you can't try to pass it in there out of a spread formation unless you either throw the fade, whip, quick slant or something in the back of the end-zone. Play action is fine, but you have to protect your QB by giving him throws that are low risk. There isn't time for anything else and you have too many bodies crammed into a small space. You have two very big & physical WRs let them earn their paychecks, I'll throw a fade to Fitz and take my chances, you can't double him to the outside.

This is the same thing that happend to OK in the National Championship (OK's offensive coordinator cost them the Championship IMO).

So many times these "genius" OCs think their playcalls will overcome anything. There's nothing wrong with executing simple plays and if they aren't there, come away with points.

[GTripp0012]

Which is not to say the Steelers shouldn't have won based on their merits from the regular season, but only to dispute the point that the Super Bowl Champion is always the team that has the best postseason. The Arizona Cardinals were the very best team in the NFL postseason this year, and by a pretty significant margin. The Steelers are the (rightful, IMO) Champs, as much because of circumstance because of greatness.

[djnemo65]

This Superbowl was a lot like the Panthers/Patriots game, in that it's fourth quarter was so exciting it caused everyone to collectively declare it the greatest ever while forgetting how sloppy the previous three quarters had been (interestingly, this is the fifth Superbowl in the last 10 years to be instantly declared the greatest ever by the people with whom I was watching it, along with Rams/Titans, Rams/Patriots, Panthers/Patriots, and Giants/Patriots).

That being said, it was a pretty damn exciting fourth quarter. All the stars of the game came through on the biggest stage and you can't ask for much more than that.

[MTK]

I tend to agree with irish. This talk of who had the better postseason is pretty pointless. The bottom line is only one team finished the postseason with a W and that was the Steelers. They're the champs, everything else is a moot point.

[SBXVII]

I'll say it again. It was a ho-hum game even leading up to the game. I guess the only people who were phsyched about it had to be Cardinal and Steeler fans. This was the first SB I did not sit completely through even if nothing else but to watch the commercials. My attitude was if Pitt wins good for them they have the most Lumbardies, if the Cards win good for them they will have won one. It was not a game that really mattered to me. Perhaps to others but not me so it was not the greatest game ever.

I would give all the Skins SB the best ever but close runner ups was the Rams/Titans.

[skinsfan69]

I think Arizona has no one to blame but themselves. Mostly their defensive backs who simply didn't get the job done on the last drive. They had the game won. After all they overcame during the game, they had Pittsburgh 1-20 backed up deep and they simply could not stop Pittsburgh's offense.

[MTK]

Only the Redskins get lucky in the playoffs. And lucky just to make it.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Only the Redskins get lucky in the playoffs. And lucky just to make it.

LOL..........I'd rather be lucky then good any day!

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Giantone

LOL..........I'd rather be lucky then good any day!

I guess you would. It got you a SB win last year!

[44ever]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I guess you would. It got you a SB win last year!

Ha ha I was gonna say it 53. But I assumed he knew it

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