Pay no attention to the team behind the curtain....
Question: What's worse than waiting a week to find out if your beloved football team will play in its first Super Bowl?
Answer: Wating two weeks to find out if your beloved football team will WIN its first Super Bowl!
I am a freaking wreck right now. Just typing this post gets my insides all queesy like the first time I heard about a certain roomate of mine making out with the brother of a certain Biola Basketball Bench Warmer/ass. The Seahawks are in the Super Bowl. Oooohhhhh. Say it again. SUPER BOWL SUPER BOWL SUPER BOWL!!!!! Alright, I feel better.
I think that probably my favorite thing about this game is how non-plussed everyone will be when Seattle wins. I mean, the whole world is picking the Steelers. It doesn't make sense. I know that the Jerome Bettis story is great but normally when there is a loveable underdog the media paints him in these huge, romantic strokes, saying how glorious would an upset be so that player X can win and ride off into the sunset. The difference here is that that emotion has completely taken over logic. Since nobody knows/cares about the Hawks the fact that they are a much better team gets completely overlooked. I mean, people aren't even hoping that Jerome wins, they're talking like he already has. For those of you forgetting why the Seahawks will win Sunday, refer below to exhibit A:
If you don't know who these men are allow me to introduce, from the left, Lofa Tatupu, Robbie Tobeck, Matt Hasselbeck, Shaun Alexander (All Pro, MVP), Steve Hutchinson (All Pro), Mack Strong (All Pro), and Walter Jones (All Pro and concensus best lineman in football). That would be the Seahawks seven Pro Bowlers this year. If the teams top two recievers hadn't missed significant time you'd probably see them up there too. Let's take a closer look shall we?
Defense:
Linemen - This is kind of a tricky comparison due to the fact that Pittsburgh plays the 3-4 and the Hawks play 4-3. Both teams finished in the top 5 both in sacks and in stopping the run. However the majority of Pittsburgh's sacks come from blitzing linebackers and safeties whereas the Seahawks generate the majority of there QB pressure from just rushing the four lineman, allowing Seattle to drop 7 men into pass coverage. Slight Edge: Seahawks
Linebackers - Another tricky call due to the previously cited differences in philosophy and that fact that this is a strength for both teams. Joey Porter and Larry Foote love to terrorize QB's with blitzing while Lofa Tatupu and Leroy Hill have played great in pass coverage and in getting to the line to stop the line. Unfortunately, their both rookies, although damn good ones. Slight Edge: Steelers
Safeties - Clear advantage to the Steelers. Although Boulware and Manuel have played great, Palamolu has somehow been posessed by some Pagan God and allowed to run free amongst the mortals. Advantage: Steelers
Cornerbacks: Marcus Trufant and Andre Dyson. Two underrated cornerbacks. Oh did you see all the deep passes Ashley caught for Denver in the AFC championship by the way? Advantage: Seahawks
Offense:
Linemen - I'm sorry. I know that Pittsburgh's line is good and all, but the Seahawks have the best line in all of football. Three of them are going to the pro bowl and two of them were voted All Pro. No contest. Advantage: Seahawks
Tight End: Heath Miller is a fine rookie who's getting a lot of pub in the postseason. Jeremy Stevens is going to get talked about only because he set off Joey Porter (aka. professional dumb ass). All I have to say is that Jeremy is fully capable of knocking Joey on his butt. You don't teach 6-7, 265 people. Push.
Wide Recievers: Possibly the biggest misconception going into this game (other than Seattle being soft) is that the Steelers have superior Wide Recievers. This is because of the Hawks top two missing significant time nobody has really big numbers. What it does mean is thanks to those guys being out the Seahawks developed the deepest and most versatile Wide Reciever corps in football. They have no less than five wideouts that Hasselbeck is completely comfortable with. They the complete guy (Jackson), dependable veteran (Jurevicius), third down specalist (Engram), deep threat (Hackett) and potential big play guy (Warrick). Pittsburgh's got two to Seattle's five. Advantage: Seahawks
Running Backs: Everybody loves Jerome. Thursdays on ABC!!!! Peter King recently found making out with a game used Jerome Bettis sock!!!! Yada yada yada. This game isn't played on sentiment. There is no bigger disparity in the game than the running back position, where Pittsburgh rotates three RB's (Bettis, Parker, Staley) in order to form a poor man's version of All Pro and league MVP Shaun Alexander. Did I mention he has the best fullback in football lead blocking for him? Big Advantage: Seahawks
Quarterbacks: I'm going to be generous here and call this one a toss up even though I think that Hasselbeck is a superior player at this point. Roethlisberger has been just so damn hot. Although he got away with three in the AFC championship game. Push
Special Teams: Clear advantage to Pittsburgh. Antwaan Randall El not only has a cool name but he also scares the ever living shit out of me. Unless Peter Warrick pulls off something crazy, this is our weak spot. Advantage: Steelers
Coaching: I love Bill Cowher. The dude looks like what a football coach should be. He's got a cool chin and he spits when he yells. He's also a damn fine coach and seems like a genuinely cool guy. I'd also take Mike Holmgren in a second. Advantage: Seahawks
Summary: I really think that with the way the Seahawk D has been going the are every bit Pittsburgh's equal. They have peaked at the right time. On offense it's no contest. The Seahawks are the most complete offense in the league, without a weakness and may be the most unstoppable offense I've ever seen when they're clicking. If both teams play their best, the outcome is clear.
Seahawks 31 - Steelers 17
posted by Nate B @ 12:12 PM
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The Fing Unknown is the official Blog the the Steelers winning the superbowl.
Advantage Steelers
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