Pitt -3 Vs. Jets
 

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3 straight road wins would be something.....

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Pitt now -4.

Only way I can explain it is people are buying into that 'letdown' angle. These teams are as even as it gets.

To me, the only real factor that I take into account is that Rothleisberger (sp) has better weapons than Brady or Manning did. The Jets have proven they can win in hostile environments, the Ds are pretty close so why does Pitt have a better chance of beating the Jets than NE or Indy? It's that BR's supporting cast is better than the two the Jets beat previously.

I just don't agree. Reggie Wayne is better than anybody the Steelers have, and Garcon is no slouch either. And since when are Branch/Welker/Hernandez/Gronkowski/Edelman/etc. inferior to anyone? All I heard last week was how unstoppable that offense was, now it takes a backseat to Emmanuel Sanders and Antonio Brown?

I still think Roethlisberger, Ward, Wallace, Miller and Mendenhall as a total are more solid than the same Top 5 of Indy or NE.

remember Troy P. didn't play last time AND Heth Miller didn't play last time. Miller was big because matt spaeth dropped TWO TD catches. aaron smith MIGHT also get some plays on defense. that would give the D and extra lift. the D is better when AS plays..

Maybe marginally. But they also have a patchwork offensive line, inferior to what the Colts and Pats had.

Polamalu sure didn't look so hot last week and from what I'm hearing he's still far from 100%. Tomlin has been clear that if Smith plays, it'll be in a limited role, and Miller's a nice player, but come on, Spaeth played well in that game. He didn't drop anything. The Jets broke up the last pass in the end zone and even if he caught it, he wasn't coming down in bounds.

the OL is a concern but they've been playing that way for a few weeks. if you think about it, it is impressive the points the Steelers have scored with this OL.

there is a BIG difference between Miller and speath getting open and catching the ball.

OK, the tight end is going to put you over the top this game. Fine.

LOL


I think its a very evenly matched game... so -3 makes sense when you factor in home field advantage points.


While Pittsburgh is a wonderful and beautiful city, I absolutely despise teams from that "other" side of my state.

Go Jets and Buddy's Boy!!

I personally think the thing the Jets have to worry about is Roethlisberger running with the ball. There were times where Brady had tons of time, but the coverage downfield with excellent. Not once did he think about trying to run with it, I'm thinking Ben will be the opposite.

This w/e's theme song should be 'who let the dogs out!'

CHI v. NYC at likely a pick 'em or close spread.

Who could ask for anything more?

Except of course, the cities of GB and Pitt, who have a combined population equal to the number of restaurants in the other two cities. ;)

Great point math!
 

That could be a huge key to the game is big ben's running ability. Not to mention he has won the big games. Brady didn't even think about running, now can understand why with a stress fracture. I think the key player is mike wallace, if hes able to catch some long passes its gonna be hard to keep the steelers from winning this time. With palamalulu and miller back its gonna be a good game. Plus I don't forsee the jets getting that great field position they did against the pats. Go steelers!:rolleyes:

population = football :confused:

If it comes down to quarterback play.......Steelers win! ;)

chi-nyj, the worse rated SB ever. the only people watching that game are in chi & nyc.

Yeah, it'll definitely be a smaller draw than Oakland vs. Tampa Bay, St. Louis vs. Tennessee, Denver vs. Atlanta, etc.

Where do you guys come up with this stuff?

Sharp post.

Are you aware of the ratings the Pats/Jets game got this past weekend?

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...s-for-cbs.html

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:{>: them STEELERS

Pitt O-Line - banged up, Troy P < 100%
Jets - missing Brad Smith and 3 straight games on the road

It will probably come down to the FG kickers

(Pitt -4 is alot to give)

Smith's gonna play. Cro has been nails on kick returns anyway and the wildcat is a minimal part of our offense.

A groin is a tricky injury (especially in cold weather) I'd rather have Brad Smith returning than Cromartie any day

But I think the key is the Jets D-line which has picked it up the last 2 games nicely. They chased Big Ben all over the field last time and Pace is becoming a force now as well

Rothlisberger is a player-maker though and the Jets need to keep him bottled up in the pocket....He's more dangerous on the move

Winning in Pittsburgh last time removed the psychological edge that the Steelers had at home

Should be a good one !!!!

I don't think "psychological edge" applies to a team like the jets especially after consecutive wins at indy and new england. Regardless of the first game, the jets wouldn't be intimidated.

I think weather will be a bigger factor than people are saying. If the track is fast, I think the Jets have a better chance. If it is a bog, I think the Steelers have a pretty nice advantage. The steelers will most likely be able to run more effectively and they have better options over the middle. I like the Jets wideouts vs. the steelers secondary much more than i like the steeler wideouts vs. Jets secondary. This advantage, though, will be nullified by the blitz and Sanchez will see looks he didn't see the first time when Polamalu was out.

I think Pitt wins and covers the points in a low scoring game.

Wayne is slipping. He doesn't need to be doubled and he is no longer a threat to get deep. He will be 33 next year. At this point, Wallace is much more dangerous. Ward is much more physical even at this stage and a better inside target than any of those receivers you named. Garcon is a product of Peyton Manning as is Austin Collie or Tammie or anyone else they throw out there. Garcon is indeed a slouch.

Mendenhall is much better than either of those team's featured backs. This is a huge difference. Mendenhall is a threat to break it. Neither Green-Ellis nor Donald Brown is going to generate any kind of fear out of a d coodinator. Mendenhall is capable of carrying the offense by himself.

LOL @stress fracture. He might have been stressed out that those Jets were going to fracture more than just his foot.

Like Brady was going to run regardless of his little footsy. Brady was lost and he looked helpless out there. I am a Brady fan and I think he is going to go down as one of the best ever. At the same time, just like every other QB at one time or another, he got shut down by a driven team and a terrific game plan.

Pats fans need to deal with it and quit making excuses. Brady's foot looked fine when the jets went to a prevent at the end of the game and it looked fine all season when he was the top rated passer in the league.

ok what i was trying to get to, the jets and bears both Suck!..... the best part of the bears is the D-line and hester returning kicks. best part if the jest is RR running his month. sorry the jets just aren't anything special to watch. on the other side the steelers O-line and DB are average at best. without pressure the DB don't cover that well and the O-line is getting away with "effort" and that's it. the pack is interesting just to see if they can finish this hot run they've started. so IF you like "football" the steelers-packers is the better game. anything else falls into the "who cares" slot.

Stick to college.

whatever.:zz::wf

Deleting your posts is probably a wise move when your last two were "Jets/Bears would be the worse[sic] rated Super Bowl ever" and "Jets and Bears suck!"

have y'all seen flo in the geico commercial saying "go, big money. no, really, go. it's your break time"????

alright, picture her here saying,

"roll tide!!"

"no really, it's time for you to roll on outta here."

All I'm picturing is everyone laughing at you and not your shi.tty butthurt rival school schmuck joke.

wasn't meant to be a rival school shmuck joke, it was meant to be a warning to tide not to argue with someone here or he will be rolling his azz outta here.
keep that picture of me in your pretty little head, ok??

Let it go. The dude was asking for it for a long time. I've banned two people in five years. So stop with the free speech crusade.

consider it let go, ateam. you're absolutely right, i don't know the whole story, just a little from that one thread, and sometimes make things like that my "crusade". i'm usually a troublemaker for a few days each year, so hopefully some of its out of my system now. carry on with your super fly self.