Super Bowl XLIII Running Thread

I think the Giants offense was better, while the Steelers defense is better and special teams, well, I have no idea.

 

Harrison may be a world-class asshole, but I agree with Simon that this is not that bad. Certainly not something that should have gotten him ejected.

 

I agree that last year's Giants were better offensively due to their advantage on the line and the Steelers of this year have the better defense.

Tough to say about special teams. The Steelers led the league in kickoff and punt coverage durring the regular season, but gave up some big punt returns in the postseason. Then again, the sucked on returns during the regular season and got a huge one on a punt from Holmes against the Chargers.

Maybe it would come down to kickers. With the game on the line, I'll take Jeff Reed. He had a really bad stretch late this season, but he got it straightened out by the playoffs and he has been outstanding the last few seasons.

 

he punched the guy in the fucking back. that's ejectable.

 

no, just from watching his actions.

 

The Steelers have the worst punter in the league. That ends the special teams discussion for me.

Giants take offense, by a good margin, and the Steelers defense is better.

Head-to-head, I would take New York because they could run the ball and the Steelers cannot.

 

Surprisingly enough, Berger had a pretty good game on Sunday.

 

I watched him since Sepulveda went down, and he sucked.

I think he almost missed a punt in the playoffs.

 

Re: James Harrison

A maladjusted linebacker? Why I never heard of such a thing. It's a POSITION for sociopaths.

 

He clearly is trying to keep the guy on the ground and I'm not sure I'd call it a punch. Definitely dirty and worth a flag, but I definitely don't think he should be kicked out of the game for it.

 

In this particular case?
It's a freaking football game. Again, I'm not defending his conduct here, and I would not have griped if he'd been tossed.
I just think it's juvenile to extrapolate that someone is a horrible human being based on second-hand reports and what someone sees that happens in a ballgame.

 

ok, if you don't call it a punch, what do you call it?