Here. Also says the Steelers' running game is a "fatal flaw":

“Yeah, Pittsburgh beat them and Baltimore could have, but take a real good look at those games and the Vikings played way better in both of those game. Pittsburgh got two fluky defensive scores and the Ravens got on a roll with Ray Rice(notes) in the second half. When you talk about quality of play, the Vikings were the superior team. They have been all year. The way they’re going, Favre just has to be Steve Williams.”

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“Baltimore has some holes in run defense and at cornerback. [Pittsburgh] doesn’t run consistently. Denver’s quarterback [Kyle Orton(notes)] is just sort of a guy … really, every team has some really big flaw.

$10 says he works for Cleveland!

BeantownSteel wrote:

really, every team has some really big flaw.

Pretty much saying this is the same as last year. No team is perfect, the one that gets hot down the stretch and can work around that hole the best will win. I like our chances.

betty Farve=Jesus in cleats

We won they lost. They can call the defensive scores "fluky" but at least one of them was all talent.

Listening to the radio this morning Mike & Mike were talking about the Jets vs. Dolphins game. Ryan had stated in his presser that they completely outplayed the Dolphins so this was a dissapointing loss. Greenburg (a huge jets fan) said NO, you lost so you didn't outplay them. You forgot that STs was a part of the game and were completely outplayed there and it cost you the game. The end.

Our score was bigger than that of the Vikings at the end of the game. We outplayed them.

wow, is this the level and depth required of a scout assessing another team?  his "yeah, but's...." are kind of funny.  I feel like I should be trading cards with him or something. 

When one team wins the super bowl, has a good record, and beats another team that has a good record it is not an upset. If the Browns beat the Steelers that is an upset. If the Vikings beat the Steelers they are the better team until proven otherwise.

There is nothing fluky about our D outscoring there O. When you do that in the NFL you win. Should we also call their KO return a "fluke"???

it is only a fluke when it happens to the minnesota FARVES, indy, MANNINGS or NE BRADY's  all other teams are fair game.

I see where this guy is coming from. Farve carved up our pass defense and our offense was out of sync for most of the day. That being said, I don't think it is a slam dunk that the Vikings would beat us in a rematch.  He fails to point out the Mendenhall fumble which occurred at the Vikings 4.  If we score there it's a 10 point game and the complexion of the game completely changes.  So who knows.  But as I said, anyone that believes the Vikings would win a rematch based on what happened on the "fluke" plays is ignoring the remainder of the game.

And the Ravens missed field goal. Vikings could just as easily be 5-3.

DamageInc wrote: And the only reason the Vikings were undefeated entering the Steelers game was because of some flukey hail mary at the end of the game against the 49ers. San Fran was the better team that day, but it doesn't support his lame argument so it doesn't get mentioned.

bigbologna wrote:

And the Ravens missed field goal. Vikings could just as easily be 5-3.

DamageInc wrote: And the only reason the Vikings were undefeated entering the Steelers game was because of some flukey hail mary at the end of the game against the 49ers. San Fran was the better team that day, but it doesn't support his lame argument so it doesn't get mentioned.

 

       I always go with the old Parcells philosophy, you are what you are. None of this if this and but that.

domw1 wrote:

 

bigbologna wrote:

And the Ravens missed field goal. Vikings could just as easily be 5-3.

DamageInc wrote: And the only reason the Vikings were undefeated entering the Steelers game was because of some flukey hail mary at the end of the game against the 49ers. San Fran was the better team that day, but it doesn't support his lame argument so it doesn't get mentioned.

 

       I always go with the old Parcells philosophy, you are what you are. None of this if this and but that.

yeah.. it all seems to balance out for the most part... and if anything, I would call a kick return as "fluky" as a defensive TD.

the Steelers let two games get away from them earlier in the year, but they are loses nontheless ...

the Steelers beat the Vikings on a day when they did not play their best ball, something to be said for that, frankly.

And, as far as the running game goes, people are sleeping on that.  Mendy is real upgrade to FWP 2009, and the OL is a bit better, too ... This team is evolving, and unlike the Vikings or Denver, has not shot its load at the start of the season.  (though, the vikes are a good team, denver not so much ...)

Again, something to be said for peaking down the stretch ...

dstep wrote: Farve carved up our pass defense

You can say it a hundred times, stepper, it won't be accurate.  Passing a whole bunch of times for a relatively small amount each time does not constitute carving anything up.  You're really overplaying your "the pass defense sucks" cards.