Super Bowl XLV: Aaron Rodgers and the Pack vs. the Steelers and Ben Rotheseburgehergh

For whatever reason we don't have a thread yet for the Super Bowl so here you go. What are everyone's thoughts on the game?

Steelers have:
A better runningback
A super clutch, avoids sacks and converts a bunch of 3rd and longs
Good run defense
Two of the dirtiest players in the NFL
Troy Polamalu's Head and Shoulders commercials
Coach who may or may not be Omar Epps

Packers have:
A decent RB who would probably be a monster in a high school game
A QB starting to break into elite status, new helmet, hates cancer patients
Great pass defense; hard to throw on Woodson/Tramon/Shields
Clay Matthews' upcoming Suave commercials
Donald Driver's 47 local TV ads
The fattest man to ever score a TD in the postseason
Belt

Personally I think (well, hope) the Packers win; it's like the opposite of the NFCCG, where the Packers were the better team, but the Bears matched well against them and had an advantage on the turf. Here I think the Steelers are probably the better team overall but the Packers match up very well against them and they should play well in a dome. Post all your Super Bowl thoughts here!

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Fatter than William REFRIDGIDATOR Perry?

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According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Raji is the biggest player ever to score a touchdown in the playoffs. If his listed weight of 337 pounds is accurate, Raji is 19 pounds heavier than William “Rerigerator” Perry. Yep, Raji is significantly huger than a guy who is famous for being huge. So, seeing his touchdown dance was pretty special, as well as hilarious

"Two of the dirtiest players in the NFL"

I assume you mean Ward and Harrison. I'll agree with you on Ward, but I think Harrison got a really raw deal this year. There's a difference between playing hard and playing dirty. Harrison could play on my team any day.

i am rooting for green bay but i am pretty certain pittsburgh are gonna win. i think sburgh's D can do the same kind of job on GB that chicago did but also score points. rodgers looked sub-par against chicago and he is going to have to turn it all the way around for them to have any hope of moving the ball because i can't see starks getting much out of this match up.

i didn't mean pittsburgh's D would be scoring the points, but you never know.

feel like these teams are p evenly match, could go either way, could also go wildly either was as they havent been the most consistant teams i dont think - so there you have it take it to the bank anything can happen!!!

::reminds self not to argue with bill magill::

yeah this feels like one of the most even matchups i can remember since, i dunno, packers-broncos. feel like steelers are just better though, hope they win. go titsburgh.

I assume you mean Ward and Harrison. I'll agree with you on Ward, but I think Harrison got a really raw deal this year. There's a difference between playing hard and playing dirty. Harrison could play on my team any day.

I kind of agree and kind of disagree. Harrison definitely has gotten a raw deal but he's had a lot of that coming...his famous quote about wanting to knock people out of the game but "not injure them" more or less says it all. I don't think he really knows the difference.

i am rooting for green bay but i am pretty certain pittsburgh are gonna win. i think sburgh's D can do the same kind of job on GB that chicago did but also score points. rodgers looked sub-par against chicago and he is going to have to turn it all the way around for them to have any hope of moving the ball because i can't see starks getting much out of this match up.

I really disagree with this; Pitt's D is really great vs. the run, not so much vs. the pass. Besides Polamalu their secondary is weak and if Rodgers has time I think he'll pick them apart like he did last year. Obviously Rodgers cannot have the same type of game he did last week but he's always struggled with the Bears. As far as I can tell Pitt's strategy is usually to stuff the run and force QB's to throw on most downs and make mistakes. The Pats and Saints both beat the Steelers by basically abandoning the run and throwing on every down, which is GB's game plan anyway. If you're Pittsburgh I can't imagine a worse type of offense to go up against.

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^yea frogbs otm xxp. & then gb's d vs. pitt's o --pitt has vulnerable l&r tackles and maybe a backup center playing? does not bode well considering gbs pass rush. all that said, id still not be surprised if pitt found a way to win a close game

if Rodgers has time I think he'll pick them apart like he did last year

didn't pittsburgh win that game? is that the argument in favor of GB winning?? and the steelers look a ton better now than they did the second half of last season.

keys to the game are pitt's o-line and secondary--if those units have excellent games i think the steelers will win

So bottom line you are saying Packers by 7, because no way is that offensive line going to have a good game, especially not with todays news.

well, no--it is possible that they have a good game.

Steelers O-line is the weakest part of their team even with Pouncey. Packers D-Line is pretty stout, with Raji and Jenkins and the OLB's. We can talk 2/7, but expect a monster game from the Packer front 7.

didn't pittsburgh win that game? is that the argument in favor of GB winning?? and the steelers look a ton better now than they did the second half of last season.

Rodgers threw for 383 yards that game. The reason why they lost is because Roethisburger threw for some unreal amount as well (500+) and led the team on a ridiculous last-minute TD drive that involved all sorts of GB DPI and holding (plus an unreal TD pass similar to the 2008 SB one). The problem with the Packers last year is that experienced QB's would tear them apart. Look at their losses - Favre twice, Roethisburger, and Warner in the playoffs (their other losses were to Palmer and Freeman). They don't really have that problem anymore; Favre sucked against them this year (and really against everyone else too, so maybe it doesn't count), and not even Tom Brady really had a good game against them; nor did Eli, Matt Ryan, McNabb, or Cutler. They gave up 37 fewer points this year and their secondary is coming up huge in the playoffs.

Steelers offense was quite good in 2009 (and the game I mentioned was a career day for Big Ben); the defense is what let them down.

BTW, this is Mike McCarthy:

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Steelers O-line is the weakest part of their team even with Pouncey. Packers D-Line is pretty stout, with Raji and Jenkins and the OLB's. We can talk 2/7, but expect a monster game from the Packer front 7.

― The Curse of Dennis Stratton (Bill Magill), Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:11 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

yes i realize this--this is why the steelers line needs to have a good game for them to win

packers front 7 should be a v. effective unit against pittsburgh and they have guys who can take down "ben"

even tho teams are about even I'd put money on packers, just feels right

thing is, it's not just a good GB pass rush getting past a weak pittsburgh O line - the opposing pass rush is going to get close to both of these QBs time and time again. roethlisberger will handle that better. and mendenhall vs GB run d is going to be more of a balancing threat than starks vs pittsburgh run d.

that's why my other key is the pitt secondary--rodgers won't have tons of time but i think he can throw on those guys unless they step it up

as was pointed out earlier, teams that can execute in the spread are bad matchups for pitt--there's a reason they haven't beaten the pats in a consequential game for the last ten years

I agree with that. Curious to see where they position Polamalu, i assume they will do what they did against the Ravens and keep him deep. Against the Jets he was in the box.

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yeah--what is the deal w/polamalu should be a big story--i guess he's playing with an injury and hasn't be doing much on this playoff run

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ha, roffles is a rapist

also i love dragonpunch rodgers SO MUCH

I really disagree with this; Pitt's D is really great vs. the run, not so much vs. the pass.

Pittsburgh's pretty great against the pass, and their pass rush is insane. Certainly better than Chicago's.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2010/columns/story?page=hotread20/MikeMcCarthy

this is a nice story abt mike mccarthy--both of the coaches in this game seem like good dudes

According to Football Outsiders Pass Defense Efficiency Ratings, these are the number 1 (Pit) and number 2 (GB) defenses against the pass.

Yeah but I don't feel like they'll match up so well vs. GB. They don't have a great secondary.

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It's not a bad secondary either. Ike Taylor's a great CB aside from the skillet hands, Clark's an underrated player, we know about Polamalu. It's not as good as GB's, but not being as good as the best secondary in the league is hardly a crime, plus their pass rush is wayyy better than the Packers.

yeah they're not bad by any stretch

well I wouldn't say bad either but I don't forsee AR having big problems against them

rapesberger is the wild card here imo, i can see GB having trouble w/his skill set. btw dope board description. -_-

I don't have anything to add bc I don't know my x's and o's well enough to throw down witchu all, but I will say OMG I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS GAME

"plus their pass rush is wayyy better than the Packers"

Pittsburgh-48 sacks for 319 yards lost on the year
Green Bay-47 sacks for 333 yards lost on the year

I thought the same thing. I mean our front 4 is HUGE, and we have Mr. Suave. Even Big Ben has got to be a little scared of guys like Raji. Would you want to be hit by a guy like that??

steelers haven't shown much ability to get to the qb rushing just four. which is maybe ok against sanchize, but less so against rogers.

keys to the game are pitt's o-line and secondary--if those units have excellent games i think the steelers will win

otm

obviously i'm rooting for the steelers, but i pretty much love everything about the packers. including the fact that their coach is from pittsburgh

important thing to remember about the pitt defense is that they really just run their stuff with minimal adjustment and variation--it's their talent against yours

one thing about the atlanta game - the packers o-line played terribly, there were at least 5 times where defenders got hands on rodgers but couldn't finish the sack because he's so elusive. i think steelers' pass rushers are more likely to close the deal.

"plus their pass rush is wayyy better than the Packers"

Pittsburgh-48 sacks for 319 yards lost on the year
Green Bay-47 sacks for 333 yards lost on the year

― The Curse of Dennis Stratton (Bill Magill), Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:47 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark

ok maybe not wayyy better, but i just mean pittsburgh's is more multidimensional - take away claymaker and GB has some guys who can penetrate and some guys who can blitz, but nobody dominant.

what network has the game this year?

fox

Armadillo Rodgers: out 2-4 weeks with a fractured carapace

lol

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armadillo rothlisberger suspended for playing while under the influence of ants

Roethlisdillo questioned on assault charges: "I thought she was just playin' possum."

*applauds*

excelsior!

Personal foul: Horn to horn, 15 yards

Tail pulling, 5 yards

"Cutlerdillo just curled up completely on that play"

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phyllis dillo picked the steelers to win the super bowl

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animal planet cld have like a humanbowl

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really hope the NFL and Cowboys lose.

initially i was like w/e litigous society but the nfl's compensation offer is wack. $5 mil in damages tho??

I know very little, but I had assumed the 5 mil was a collective figure for all 1,000 plaintiffs, which is $5000 each...am I wrong? (Serious q!)

NFL should make this go away with 10K per person AND superbowl ticket/airfare/hotel for anyone who didn't get in.
they're about to be embroiled in a massive shitstorm of bad press during the lockout; 10 mil of goodwill to the fans would be well spent there.

yeah forks otm. i thought only like 200 ppl were suing? could be wrong.

I thought so at first too but it is not just the displaced suing. It also includes those who got seats that complained of obstructed views and poor seat quality.

The article says 1,000 I think. Some of my friends are calling it ridiculous due to the NFLs counter offer...but it doesn't take hotel costs, airfare, other costs that wouldn't have been incurred if they hadn't gone to Dallas, etc.

Also some season ticketholders claim they paid up to 100,000 dollars for season tickets because it came with a promise of a premium SB seat. If that's so, NFL/Cowboys are fucked.

initially i was like w/e litigous society but the nfl's compensation offer is wack. $5 mil in damages tho??

― call all destroyer, Thursday, February 10, 2011 7:51 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

The league initially said Monday those fans would get $2,400 -- three times the face value of the ticket -- and tickets to next season's Super Bowl. The fans also were allowed on the field after the game and given merchandise and food.

On Tuesday, the NFL added a second option: They can choose to attend any future Super Bowl instead of being limited to the 2012 game and receive round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations. If fans choose that option, they will not get the $2,400. They can wait until after the conference championship games each season to see whether their favorite team reaches the Super Bowl.

sounds pretty good to me??

I would still take option #1

i assume for some ppl that the money would be too good to pass up but there would be something awesome going into the playoffs every year knowing that if things shake out in a way you like that you can just pick up the phone and be at the super bowl

Anyone been watching "Full Color Football" reruns on NFL channel?
fun stuff.

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Anyone been watching "Full Color Football" reruns on NFL channel?
fun stuff.

― VegemiteGrrl, Saturday, February 12, 2011 2:46 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark

yeah its very good

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i took a bunch of screenshots from it while i was watching it a while back

I watched that when it first aired last year. Very good.

ohhhhh yeeeeeeah

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bling!

all i can hear in my head is ryan reynolds saying GRRREEN PACKERS MIGHT RGHGHG

hahaha

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woodson awarded obama a certificate as a part owner of the packers
obama asked if, as an owner, he could send rodgers to the bears

wait, aaron rodgers is president now, he can't play for the bears

He could do both jobs better than anyone else could do either, imo :) <3 <3

obama asked if, as an owner, he could send rodgers to the bears

― daria-g, Friday, August 12, 2011 7:31 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

lol

haha nice

there's no way we need a super congress now that aaron rodgers is president

cannot believe that Rodgers is now head of the super congress

bad move

wait

who's head of what now

obama is an owner of the packers. i think he made aaron rodgers president, you see that photo there?

frankly, i think he should've done this months ago, bj raji would have busted up the debt ceiling no problem

it is so great that these two teams played in a super bowl

although the score should have been like 9-7 or something and my team should have won, of course

you have a rich fantasy life, Mookie

Man, this is a tough year for Cutler already. Not only do Bear fans despise him and think he's a quitter, but he also got dissed by the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Not a good start to 2011 for him.

link?

oh, nevermind; i get it.

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