Super Bowl XLV: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers

• thavoice

  Thinthickbigred;653531 wrote:I would have bet the same thing but I heard on ESPN today that tickets are being sold to Wisconsin people over PA people by a 2-1 count ... Man I dont like that .. I want the Stiller nation to overwhelm Jerry's world We got to get on the ball .. sound the alarms ... People with the means need to buy buy buy I dont have it or Id be there

  Does not mean a whole lot I do not think becuase I venture to say a pretty good percentage of fans a the game will not be from the respective states....
  
  
  ..but it would not surprise me if the packers fans outnumber steeler fans....it is their first trip in a long, long, long time. I had friends go to SB 40 in Det.....they still say they used all their good will from their wives for many, many years and will not even attempt to go. Face it..........when you go for the 3rd time in 5 years the excitement, and what the fans will shell out, is a bit lower than normal. It is just natural. People took out loans to go to the SB games....
• killer_ewok

  

  Reports are Pouncey will miss the Super Bowl. A lot of people thought Freeney was out last year and he played. Hope this is a similar case.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  rock_knutne;653806 wrote:Trust me, the Steeler nation will take that place over, no doubt about it!

  
  wow rock, you can see the future too? You are truly great!
• Non

  

  killer_ewok;654454 wrote:Reports are Pouncey will miss the Super Bowl. A lot of people thought Freeney was out last year and he played. Hope this is a similar case.

  
  Doesn't sound too good.
  
  I think it's going to be up to Bronco Legursky
  
  they really don't have a backup to him, Essex I guess would be the emergency center I heard
• Tiger2003

  

  Thinthickbigred;652414 wrote:
  Wisconsin Badgers has by far the largest travel fan base in all of college football .. Its true they have always done it so its not suprising that Green Bay is doing this .. cmon Stiller nation we have a reputation to uphold

  
  I don't believe this statement.
• rock_knutne

  DeyDurkie5;654468 wrote:wow rock, you can see the future too? You are truly great!

  
  Yawn............
  
  .............too bad you'll be sporting that avatar well in to next season!
• rock_knutne

  killer_ewok;654454 wrote:Reports are Pouncey will miss the Super Bowl. A lot of people thought Freeney was out last year and he played. Hope this is a similar case.

  They also said Pouncey has a hard cast on that ankle......not good.
• rock_knutne

  Tiger2003;654494 wrote:I don't believe this statement.

  
  Don't believe it because it's absolutely not true.
• rock_knutne

  If Pouncey can't go it will defintiely hurt but Green Bay is 18th against the run and I don't think they've faced anyone to this point that play as physical as the Steelers do. I think Pittsburgh can run it down their throats.
• Tiger2003

  

  UPDATE on Maurkice Pouncey injury. Teammate says he is a no go for the Super Bowl.
  
  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/26/steelers-teammate-says-pouncey-is-out-for-the-super-bowl/
• rock_knutne

  There was a lot of debate on the radio today about fearing the Packer passing game and rightfully so. Some people think that stopping their running game and making Green Bay one dimensional won't be enough. I disagree with that sentiment, I hope the Packers are throwing it on every down out of neccesity, I like Pittsburgh's chances with Harrison and Woodley coming hard off the edges.
• Non

  

  The Steelers rushed for 147 yards and 166 yards in the two games against the Jets, which had the No. 3 run defense in the NFL.
  
  In their last nine games, they rushed for over 100 yards as a team in all seven games except the two Baltimore games.
  
  I think that does bode well. Neither the Steelers nor Ravens run the ball well against each other. Two great defenses and a lot of familiarity.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  rock_knutne;654497 wrote:Yawn............
  
  .............too bad you'll be sporting that avatar well in to next season!

  
  actually the bet is 30 days or a steelers loss...so technically the avatar is coming down shortly...nice try though artard!
• Non

  

  rock_knutne;654506 wrote:There was a lot of debate on the radio today about fearing the Packer passing game and rightfully so. Some people think that stopping their running game and making Green Bay one dimensional won't be enough. I disagree with that sentiment, I hope the Packers are throwing it on every down out of neccesity, I like Pittsburgh's chances with Harrison and Woodley coming hard off the edges.

  I liked how they were batting down passes against the Jets. I think they had five. That's a good way to defend some of the quick, short passes.
• rock_knutne

  Tiger2003;654504 wrote:UPDATE on Maurkice Pouncey injury. Teammate says he is a no go for the Super Bowl.
  
  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/26/steelers-teammate-says-pouncey-is-out-for-the-super-bowl/

  I'll believe it when it comes from Tomlin's mouth and not Kemoeatu. Pro Football Talk and The Trib have been wrong more than a few times in the past.
• rock_knutne

  DeyDurkie5;654510 wrote:actually the bet is 30 days or a steelers loss...so technically the avatar is coming down shortly...nice try though artard!

  
  Yawn.............
  
  ..............I don't have the time to worry about the bet you LOST. My attention is focused on a certain team playing in the Super Bowl that you said wouldn't finish in the top two of the division. LMFAO......talk about a "nice try"!
• Non

  

  Aaron Smith continued to practice on a limited basis. He better pick it up soon and get into some real practice time or he'll be out. There's no way he'll play unless he has a full week of legitimate practice, at least.
• rock_knutne

  Non;654514 wrote:I liked how they were batting down passes against the Jets. I think they had five. That's a good way to defend some of the quick, short passes.

  
  Good point, guys like Keisel were doing a great job at batting down passes.
• Non

  

  
• Non

  

  Scott Van Pelt said on the radio yesterday that Lamarr Woodley is the only five-star recruit to be playing in this Super Bowl.
  
  I wasn't sure where he got his information and if it was accurate or not.
  
  But thought it was an interesting piece of info.
• Thinthickbigred

  Not having Pouncy would be huge for GB .. He is a pro bowler in his first year and he makes all the line calls .. They say he is going to be the next great Stiller center ... He will play .. Just shoot the ankle up come game time .. This is the super bowl !!!!! Ill lay 10-1 he plays
• LJ

  

  Mendenhall was a 5 star on Scout
• Tiger2003

  

  LJ;654597 wrote:Mendenhall was a 5 star on Scout

  
  I couldn't remember if he was a 4 star or a 5.
• LJ

  

  I am sure Woodson would have been a 5 star had they had the rankings then
• Ironman92

  

  Agree completely on the pass deflections by the d line.