Is it Over?

[steelman59]

There has been ranting going on about who is a better QB, do injuries effect the out come of a game, would Seattle exact revenge on the Steelers and one that was mentioned earlier and wish he would come back and post again, was how the NFC would dominate this year. Of course he was a Bears fan, so that is easy.

Well................................

1. It don't matter about who is the better qb. What matters is where the team is in the standings. Steelers 4-1, Bengals 1-3. Is Palmer a better QB? Yes, I'll concede that, but as good as he is, your team is still losing.

2. The Steelers went into the game against one of the better NFC teams without 3 pro bowl players in Hines ward (offense), Casey Hampton (Defense) and Troy Polomalu (Defense). During the game the Steelers also lost Marvel Smith (offense). With all these injuries they still scored 33 TD's and shutdown one of the best offenses the NFC has. Why? It's because the Steelers have depth in their 2nd and 3rd string positions and they have a coaching staff that knows how to motivate and teaches players to not be selfish.
Sorry, injuries may slow down a team, but they should not be used as an excuse for losing.

3. Some made the claim this would be a rematch of SB XL and the Seahawks would exact revenge for the loss in 05. That is lame because so many of the players and coaches are gone from that team. This was just another game, there was no revenge factor involved and if there was Seattle failed miserably at exacting anything from this game.

4. NFC going to dominate the AFC this year? I challenge anyone to pick a NFC team to match against the Steelers, Patriots or Colts. There isn't one.


Yes I think this game answered a lot of issues, including the one about whether Tomlin was the best choice for HC. The Steelers rebounded beautifully from the loss last week.