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Post by groundchuck on Feb 6, 2006 8:08:13 GMT -6
I am going to MMQB the Steelers for a minute. Why throw down inside the 10 with a 14-3 lead? The TO put Seattle back in the game. If they would have called a run even if they did not score it would have set up a field goal giving them a 17-3 lead, and a chance to kickoff thus Seattle would have had to drive a longer field for any type of score. Instead Seattle gets back in the game using the short field created by the int return. Granted the Steelers could have fumbled or missed the FG but in the NFL the odds of not coming away with at least 3 points inside the 10 is very small.
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Post by coachcalande on Feb 6, 2006 16:32:14 GMT -6
Im with you...at least twice i saw the steelers throw on 3rd and 2....dang, you got a hall of famer back there and two cracks at 2 yards???...
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Post by coachpeterson on Feb 7, 2006 11:51:45 GMT -6
I agree that in hindsight it wasn't a very good call. I was very surprised by it, I thought they'd play it conservative. I thought they'd run it. Or maybe a rollout with a pass/run option, something high percentage with no risk of a huge mistake. What they ran was the one play I would think they'd avoid, something not only with a high risk of interception, but also a route that has a high risk of it being returned all the way if it is intercepted.
But if we're going to MMQB the Steelers, we really should Seattle as well for their lack of clock management. It amazes me how time after time teams at the professional and division 1 college levels so frequently make major mistakes when it comes to clock management. It's really not that hard to learn and execute properly.
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Post by wildcat on Feb 7, 2006 12:03:52 GMT -6
Very surprised by the call as well. Pittsburgh usually is SO conservative when sitting on a lead.
That was a 10-point swing. Pittsburgh should have ended that drive up AT LEAST 17-3. As a result of an absolutely terrible decision by Roethlisberger (and Whisenhunt, for that matter), Seattle was able to close the gap to 14-10.
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Post by coachroe on Feb 7, 2006 12:06:08 GMT -6
Not to mention the call of the curl flat or whatever on 3rd down at the end of the game. Curl flat is a good combo, but guess what, not when you throw a 1 yard flat route with time running out and the guy can't get out of bounds. Not to mention that Holmgren and Hasselbeck just looked lost out there during the two minute drill.
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Post by coachnicholson on Feb 7, 2006 12:33:48 GMT -6
I have to agree with you guys. While I was glad that the Steelers won the game I was dissapointed with the lack of organization during the game. How can Holmgren and his staff get that flustered in the dang Super Bowl?
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Post by brophy on Feb 7, 2006 13:08:51 GMT -6
Only one thing still sticks in my mind from the Super Bowl..... Did anyone else catch the Suzy Kolber / Shaun Alexander interview during pre game?.... did anyone else hear that pregame interview...?? Alexander talked about how well rested or whatever he was (no nerves) for the biggest game of his life.... SK: "Shaun how did you sleep last night? Any pregame jitters or anxiety?" SA: "No. As a matter of fact, I got the best sleep I've ever had in a while. I am well rested. I guess I have YOU to thank....."  did that strike anyone else as weird? |
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Post by tye2021 on Feb 7, 2006 14:20:40 GMT -6
I don't think it was a bad call at all. The play was there and the wr was open Ben just threw a bad pass. If that ball is up and over the shoulder the way it was supposed to be thrown its a touchdown and that game is over. You also have to remember that their running game wasn't working for them at all. Willie Parker had one big run other than that him and Jerome Bettis both were held in check.
Now having said that.... on 3rd and 2 or 3rd and goal I would have ran the ball!
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