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Steelers at Broncos NFL Wildcard Playoffs Live Thread

The first weekend of the NFL's 2011-2012 Playoffs concludes with the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Denver Broncos. The Steelers come into this game having compiled the second best record in the AFC this year at 12-4, but fell behind the Baltimore Ravens in tie breakers, making the Steelers the top Wild Card team. Meanwhile, the Broncos slipped into the playoffs as the NFL's only postseason team without a winning record, winning the AFC West with an 8-8 record.

But, the story of the game will be Tim Tebow. Tebow came out of training camp as the third quarterback on the depth chart, but when the team faltered behind Kyle Orton, Tebow was elevated to the starter. Tebow carried the team to a 7-4 record over the final 11 weeks of the year, and, despite losing their last three games, the AFC West crown.

The Tebow Time magic that so dominated the quarterback's early performance seems to have disappeared, and, if the Broncos are going to have any chance to beat Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers, they will need it to return in a hurry.

Enjoy the game!

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Getting ready for this game....

stretching out my laughing muscles. I hope it’s 100-0, Steelers.

Oops
Tebow

Pulling the trigger.. Thought the bible was against that lol

must be old testament !
Hahaha maybe
Should be interesting.
I hope it's more entertaining that the NY/Atl game.

That was a yawner.

Me too, sup Tuna?
Hay Mang!

I’m good. In a pacing mood.

Waiting to see if LeBeau closes the “NFL QB door” on Tebow or he self destructs on his own.

Tebow, whoa oh!!!!! Tebow, whoa oh!!!!

Just kidding. But not really. I want to see Tebow magic again. Its fun hearing the guys on espn and nfl network trying to figure out how this guy is able to get wins.

Well, let's see if Big Ben can move with his ankle.
It's fun to watch him gimp around.
Wonder if Bacon is at the game
Hes somewhere sneaking around the Stanford campus if I were to guess.
with a chloroform hankie in his pocket !
Probably.
He probably has Alpha out in the parking lot with his specially equipped van.
Water tank huh!
Really its just a van with a cage in the back. Nothing really all that special about it.
but what are the stirrups for.....

never mind , I dont want to know !

Sumtimes it's best to not tred!
Alpha says those are personal and don't ask again!
Bacon's getting up-set!
Is that badder than down-set?
I'll stop, I don't want to get darted !
Okay, I'm not with it these days.

But is that what a needle dick does?

tranquilizer darts , lol
so that without a condom?!
OHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Bug fu--er.
& i thought it was just my doc. that said i have the smallest fingers in the profesion!
and a pre planned escape route
Umean those pannel windows!
Haft to stop off a lows pick up sum duck tape!
Hey Beav, can you make your avatar bigger?

Please?

and more naked ,lol
jezz this is not a porn section, there are sum kids on here!
and this coming from someone called beaver , lol
Hay my awtroccitys go only so far!
He can't help it that he lives in a pond.
Can i help it girls like water!
And they are nice when wet!
scantily clothed also!
Or nada..................
Chyt; figures it wood be tunnaflipper that wood.................

next mounth she’s told me for a fact that there will be a tat & it will read DolphinTail!

Of course. I hear they have an entire "uderground network" all the way back to Miami.
I thought Luck left there?
Hes leaving school but is he totally off campus now?

Hes still in classes, right?

8 Todol yds in the Q.!
Thats awesome! They are on pace for 32 yards for the game!
Still not sold on Tebow but that was one hell of a throw.
Another great pass.
Tebow, whoa oh!!!!! Tebow, whoa oh!!!!
Calm down PADY! LOL.
Her wins a supperbowl its back to church on the weekly basis!
8 yrds. 1st. Q now behind!
lol. for some reason i cant root against the guy
But he never drops !
Ha Big Ben can play that game too!
They never drop the ball!
He never leans back on his right leg!
He never leans back on his right leg!
He can't step forward on his left leg too good.
They were imbarassed!
unleash!!!!
Bennys chewing his cud!
Palamaloo cant belive whats happening!
Neither can James.
Whos 99!
Steelers 99 is Brett Kiesel
he is not focused any longer!
This game is going to make me insane!
Happy as all get out!
Relax and enjoy it, LOL

Don’t have any dogs in this hunt.

I have a hat on the line damn it.
I know how you feel!
Ouch!

I didn’t get in on it.

Its a dream that is quickly fading.
Whoever wins will get smacked around by the Patriots

I hope the Ravens take down the Pats in the AFC Championship

The team that is healthest i'm sure!
And I'm embarrassed that Tebow and the Broncos have done more than we did in 2008...
I thought Denver was going to get shut out in this game?

I thought Tebow wasn’t going to complete a pass?

Someone should tell Denver that they aren’t suppose to win because it will upset so many people. :)

Broncos defense is too good for a hobbled Ben + no run game

Though Brady will feast if they make it there.

Broncos Defense has nothing to do with the Broncos Offense marching down the field on the Pittsburgh Defense for 2 TD's.
Half time can't cum fast enuff!
Its unconstitutional to root against Tebow.

Interception

I am not 100% sure but I believe that to be inaccurate.
LOL. you might be right
uh oh. Steelers are shitting themselves right now
Steelers have no run game today, and Ben is hurting. Not too surprising, Broncos have a solid D
No more 8 in the box!
the games almost over dont get to far ahead!
The question now is do the Steelers have enough offense to make up an 11 point deficit?
Do they have a defence to hold tebow!
The Steelers must have pissed off some important people in the heavens up above
Just there namesake!
As Shaq says

Don’t be rapin’

Now thats what denver wr do!
Two FGs in the last to redzone trips could come back to bite Denver in butt.
who is the steelers backup QB? cuz ben is killing them .
that was better lol
Charlie Batch
they are screwed, big ben looks like he's got cement shoe's out there, injury aside
Dennis Dixon
What's gonna happen when no one wins the hat?

Did ANYONE pick Denver?

then we have a pick the coach contest , lol
LOL!
I just saw some new coaching candidates thrown into the ring.

Dennis Dixon or Charlie Batch.
Why are we not interviewing these guys!?

i think its just going to be given to me. lol
wow .... Tim Tebow!!
Roethlisberger is playing on one leg practically....

Which is why Tebow is as overrated as Mark Sanchez.

Tebow isn't on the field when ben is..

Just saying

Oh herd this already!
I don't think many are overrating Sanchez these days.
LOL Check my last tweet!
FYI,

The most overrated guy in the whole NFL is probably Troy Polamalu

Whoa

Lets not be ridiculous now..

Who then?
Aaron Rodgers?

If his backup can come in and throw for almost 500 yds and 6 TDs… maybe he is not carrying that team as much as everyone is saying … I would say they have a whole lot of talent there and he is the beneficiary of it all.

I know I am going to get some hate for daring to say that ...
Scorn perhaps but not hate.
I did not say he wasn't any good... but I am just not willing to say they went 15-1 all because of him
Of course not all because of him

But they don’t get there without him. He’s got weapons, but he is the most dangerous weapon

Changing my pick ...

Revis is still the most overrated player in the NFL…

People on this blog think Matt Moore is a franchise guy

In the entire league, hard to say. Polamalu is one of the all-time greats. He has had some concussions, but that doesn’t make him overrated. Asomugha may have been way overrated this year..

we almost over paid for his services!
Revis is WAY OVERRATED...

I am changing my pick …. REVIS

Ehh

Revis is the best corner in football, even if he is a dirty jet

chyt he goats QB's to throw until he get help over the top he aint chyt!
Lol he's the best in the game

It’s not debatable

It is highly debatable ...

He is not that physically talented. BM had it right .. The guy gets the Jordan treatment and gets to put his hands all over our WRs. I saw a clip where Davone Bess beat him because he couldn’t get a hand on him. I am not impressed. People that say he is better than Deion are just plain stupid.

He's not better than Deion

But remember the rules Deion played under were much friendlier towards defenders. Marshall can say what he wants, but Revis isn’t getting special treatment, he’s just really good..

I can’t believe I’m having this argument..

He cheats & the reffs don't call any thing against him!
Untrue
chyt he pulled a miami player in the first meeting got the interseption the reffs said nuthing!
Because it wasn't a penalty
this is where you & me disagree!
I really don't understand how anyone could detract from how good Revis is.

The man is incredible. He is playing in a league that highly favors offensive football, especially through the air, yet the man can play against any receiver no matter their skill sets or body type in man coverage. No only is he the best corner no matter the coverage in the NFl by a signifigant margin but he consistanty in press man coverage can wipe away the best receivers in the game no matter theri skill sets.

Also you used this Davone Bess comment in another post but it has no validity. What game are you talking about?? Revis matched up almost all game on Marshall in both games thsi season, last season Revis only played the second game in New York (he was hurt for the Sunday Night Game in Week 3) and Marshall didn’t play i nthat second game. They matched Revis up in press man coverage for 4 quarters on Bess and despite Nickel not being his natural position and Being a physical corner who should have inherent problems with a receiver of Bess’ style and caliber he anniliated him. He held Bess to 1 catch for 6 yards!!!!!!!! Do you understand how incredible that is in todays NFL, never mind that he does things like this consistantly and against all different types of receiver?

In 2009 he didnt get virtually any reps on Bess so i don’t know what you are talking about and I can’t believe anyone believes that Revis is overrated. The man is going to be a first ballot hall of famer.

Revis's only weakness is a speedy WR that is very good at beating the jam.

Steve Smith beat him badly many times when Delhomme was the QB. Smith would have had 2 TDs on Revis in the same game if Delhomme was accurate at all. The INT Revis had in the Game was because Delhomme threw it 5 yds behind Smith. Smith is incredible.

Revis also struggles against Marshall
And vice versa

They have really good battles

PotM sometimes you make things up! The last time the AFC East played the NFC South was 2009.

In that game where Revis covered Steve Smith in press man for virtually the entire contest Steve Smitth had one reception fo 5 yards and no touchdownshttp://www.nfl.com/player/stevesmith/2504595/gamelogs?season=2009
Revis recorded 3 passes defensed including two interceptions one of which was returned for a Touchdown.

The only type of receiver that can give revis any trouble is a receiver that has enough strength and physicality to out position him when the ball is in the air. Revis is too fast to be beat with speed, he is technically superb and he can close virtually any space so its almost impossibel to get a release on him. He has as good lateral quickness as any receiver in football and his recovery spped is amazing. The only receivers who can give him problems are those smart enough, fast enough and most importantly strong enough to dominate where revis wants to put his hands and how he uses his body to box people out. If you can’t match his physicality blow fro blow he will wipe you out.

Hence his amazing battles with Marshall and the Johnson’s. Yet he can still hold his own against those players. The man is incredible. The best cornerback in the game by a wide margin.

PotM sometimes you make things up!

It’s not the poor kids fault. Years of eating paint chips and huffing gas have left him impaired.

I'm totaly dis agreeing with this statement!
He is good...

But he is not great. He is a product of the system… he did not have as good a season as he has in years past because their defense hasn’t been as good since they lost Ellis to NE. Did you even know who Revis was before Rex Ryan called him the best in the NFL? Be honest … no one here knew him … and he played us 2x a year…

Lol yes I knew him

He was making a case as the best in the business the year before rex got there. He’s a legitimate stud. I understand we’re supposed to hate the jets, but let’s call a spade a spade. Revis is a top notch CB

You didn't know who Revis was until Rex Ryan took the Head Coaching position i nNew York

Are you kidding me?

For every great play he makes he misses about 3 easy ones.

Everytime I see that guy he’s just flopping around out there. If he stayed on his feet occasionally he’d be an all time great.

Who? Polamalu?

Stop it

Yep, Polamalu. Can't do it man.

He’s not THAT great. Taylor was twice the player TP ever was. He’s a glorified OLB.

Sean Taylor?

I agree with that. He was perhaps the greatest physical specimen in the league. He was on his way to being the best safety in history, I’m convinced of that. But that doesn’t make polamalu overrated…

Agree to disagree.

Make a post when he makes a good play and I’ll make a post when he dorks out. We’ll tally em’ up after the game.

Your assessment of Sean Taylor is spot on. Would’ve been the GoAT.

Lol

Sure.. You make a post when he gets voted into the hall too..

Sure.. You make a post when he gets voted into the hall too..Might as well call Ed Reed overrated while you’re at..

I know he'll be in the hall. A couple of rings will do that to a guy.

I’d never call Reed overrated. He’s one of our own. Oh, and leaps and bounds ahead of TP.

Troy Pa is not overrated!!!!

Take it back!!!!! Just kidding. But not really.

Oh, Matty Ice.

Forgot about him. Look at the team around him, every bit as talented as GB.

Can we overrate the whole Steeler Defense?
Troy is way past his prime, hes feeling his age!
I had the Texans but changed to cincy when i saw the hat!
so I was looking at Matt Flynn...

Honestly guys I do not see it… I see an amazing team, surrounding a QB that made a few OK throws… I do not see a franchise QB. He is a system QB… but we don’t have that system…

He's AJ Feeley
I am 100% certain that they are not the same two people but we can get the DNA test if you would like.
another of close proxcimity perhaps!
Kolb

He is Kolb 2.0 !!!

Aka Feeley 3.0 lol
As long as we dont give up 2round picks for a quarterback they might be successful.
See comment above

Exactly !

AJ Feely

I’m afraid he could be another AJ Feely mistake

2nd Quarter

Here we go!

3rd quarter?
This game is crazy
So if we hire Regis do we get Kelly too?
If she can roll numbers as good as Vanna White!
Denver playing with passion
of the christ?
That was witty sir, i commend you
i'm going to hell for that... and probably a few other things as well !
You will be among friends, like me.
good to know I won't be alone , lol
I will be there with you guy. I will bring the beer!
hopefully we can find some ice , lol
Yeah I hate the cold so my version of hell will probably have plenty.
Yeah last 4-5 nites have been below 60 suxed!
Yeah, but the days have been nice. 77 today here.
just the last two!
Yes but it's going to stay in the mid 70 all week.
LOL Thats warm. We wont get out of the 40's for the next few.
Outch got the windows oppen rite know!
It'd better warm up down there.

I’m flying down to Orlando tomorrow night. It’s illegal for Fla to be colder than Wa.

ha ha , we'll try to keep the thermostat up for ya !
Lmao!
Good, I told my buddy he'd have to come up here if I saw a 20 or 30 something in the forecast.
Burrhh!
So much for global warming.

I don’t ever remember owning a jacket when I lived in Florida.

Yeah it freezes there from time to time and always has.
This a lot of watering of plants!
been here all my life and had more than a few ice cycles

hanging off the truck, every few years or so

Yeah I can remember being in Miami and all the fruit trees being covered

in ice.

Ugh.

It only freezes time to time here too. I’ll definitely take my chances there.

last year in Jan it put ice on the ground!
Week after Christmas last year

It hit 30 in Miami. I was in the keys freezing. No heat in the place I was staying.

One of the coldest days I can remember is a day that I spent in Key West.

Way too many times in the Keys as a whole but I spent a lot of my childhood on Long Key.

2 years ago ,I was in the keys at thanksgiving, 45 deg.'s with 20 m.p.h. winds

that sucked , but it was only one day.

I would take 20 degrees here over 45 in the keys any day.

Something about that moist air that makes it seem like hell.

It was horrible, lol , I had to go buy a jacket

cuz who takes winter clothes to the keys !!!

I am with you. I have been there. Spent many holidays in the Keys.
How can the ice caps be melting?

I’ll take your avg. temp over mine any day of the year except September.

Because the earths overall average temp goes up each year.

This of course throws overall weather patters off. The debate is not if global warming exists as 100% of scientist agree that is true. The cause is what has them split 95 to 5 percent.

I have seen studies that say that the overall global temperature

hasn’t risen as much as “scientists” say and has the earth has actually experienced cooling.

All the air conditioning

Most likely

tell me that in august, lol
Nature show ice water-lakes sink to the bottum & cut glaciers away from the bottum up!
Well if an overwhelming percentage of scientist say one thing

then I will go with that and not let politics interfere with my science.

Except politics is interfering

The reason most of these studies never see much light of day is because it affects the political agenda of global warming.

And something else that NEVER gets talked about is that the sun is the largest factor in global climate. When the sun experiences minimums and maximums, the earth feels the difference. The majority of global warming can be attributed to the sun’s behavior. But no one ever talks about that, because that affects the political agenda.

and the sun has better lawyers!
Bottom line is that the council of scientist that they all belong

to have agreed that the earth has gotten warmer each and every year since the 50’s. They do not need “studies” to prove fact when a recorded temp is a fact. The MAJORITY of scientist agree on this.

the majority of scientists that you hear about

the ones that disagree get swept under the carpet by those who don’t want any contrary opinions.

It is a terrible misconception that science and scientists are infallible. Most of the time it doesn’t matter. But in certain cases, like in origins of life discussions, whenever science says something against the popular opinion, it gets dismissed by those who don’t want it.

The fact is that there is strong evidence out there that speaks against global warming. But no one sees it because of the politics involved.

I'm not saying I agree or disagree

It’s just that evidence is getting ignored due to politics. The true science is being forgotten because it doesn’t fit a certain agenda.

Also if you look at the majority of those stuides and

they do get published and shown in the media by outlets such as Faux news, most every one of those so called studies were conducted with monies from who? Go look up the facts behind the so called facts and you will find names like Exxon Mobil and Warehouser to mention just a couple of the notable names.

There are studies published in reputable scientific journals

that suggest that evidence. I rarely trust anything that comes from a major media news source and they are all biased.

Links?
I'll have to dig them up...

I don’t have them bookmarked or anything.

Oh and the fact that one side of the politcal

spectrum could “hide” anything that is readily available in this day and age of the internet is bunk.

I have MUCH less faith in the gov't than you do

as I think we are moving to an era where things that go against the state will begin to be censored.

And the politicians don’t have to hide anything, they just have to convince the masses that what they are saying is right. The majority of people will never look for themselves. If the government said the moon was made of green cheese and got a few crooked scientists to agree, most people would just agree.

I was part of that government directly

or indirectly for years. I know things are not perfect and can always be made better but there is always going to be things that need to be corrected in any organization of any size.

I really don't care that much about the global warming stuff

other than from a science POV. I wish more people would talk about the sun’s impact in climate.

Also the hole in the ozone

layer is directly over Australia. Everyone agrees that the hole is man made. Guess who has the highest Asthma rate in the world by a giant percent? Basically the same thing that they say causes one causes the other. You know what the right thing to do would be? To enact laws to try and reverse this but instead because it is not politically people suffer and die so others can prosper. I am sure thats what Jesus had in mind.

Please, Jesus

was not a capitalist.

No Jesus was a socialist.
he was neither
Well he would be labeled one

now days with all the healing of the sick and the feeding of the poor and the loving people that were not like him.

Well I would wager...

that the majority of people in power don’t care about what Jesus or any other figure says about suffering. They only care about one thing: themselves.

My favorite line in all of the Matrix movies: “What do all men with power want? More power.”

See theres where I agree with

you Duke. The one thing that comes to mind when some of these politicians are spouting hate based on the Bible is that they are for sure not thinking of WWJD!

While I care about the moral level of the countries leaders

I doubt very many of them could be considered true Christians, simply based on their behavior.

most politicians pray to one god......$$$$$$$$$$
If we didn't label the

congressman as powerful VIPs, I think a lot of this could be solved.

term limit's are about the only way to curb it

and even that won’t stop it all.

Campaing reform laws would

help and also and amendment that says corps are not people.

How can they be?

They aren’t biological animals!

Neither are robots

Are you saying robots can’t vote? ROBOTS ARE PEOPLE TOO

The supreme court ruled that

they were. Thus the amendment being batted around.

And I do not really base who I vote for

based on whether or not they say they are Christian or whatever. For example, unless Mitt Romney is going to come down with some kind of law saying everyone must become a Mormon, I couldn’t care less about his religious affiliation. While there are some affiliations that would scare me, most would not.

Well, that is because we

make senators celebrities, where in England they are seen as average Joes.

I have much less faith in state gov't than

you do.

Well pot you live in Fl so......
Exactly
ugghhhhhhhhh , yeah , great gov. we have

as good as your’s tex , lol

LOL No worries I am super

pissed at the Tx legislature right now.

LOL Look at it this way if its political George Bush

says its true and Romney who will be the next candidate says its true and both base this belief on having seen all the government data. Who says its not true? Hmmm Sara Palin and Rick Perry. I will stick with the truth!

Another thought. The ones that choose to believe it is 100% not true have something to gain from it financially. Its the other side that made science a political talking point not the ones that believe in it. Somehow this is ONLY an issue in the US but of course since we believe that we are so superior to others around the world we must be right and everyone else is wrong.

I also trust nothing a politican says

Think about it like this: If evidence was presented that said global warming wasn’t happening or that the source said it wasn’t man-made, who stands to lose by that? Everyone who has a vested interest in promoting “green”. So if you are a politician who has invested time and money into promoting global warming, and evidence comes out saying you were wrong, wouldn’t you do everything in your power to shut them up?

I will never understand how anyone can argue

against the green movement. How can taking care of the earth vs. slowly destroying it be against anyone’s beliefs? How is doing the right thing a political talking point? I worked directly with the EPA for years and saw many things and you know what? Even if the earth is not getting warmer things are bad and getting worse. Are there a few regs that I have seen that I dont get? Sure a very few but most were sound and had purpose that protected people, animals and lives. So for me when I hear politicians saying that the EPA has too much power and should be curtailed or done away with I am mortified and pissed. Not only as someone that has seen what the truth is first hand but as a human-being, a father and a Christian. My soul will not let me side with the other side. No matter how much they hold up their Bibles. Just sayin’!

I'm not saying anything about the green movement

as the Bible would say that taking care of the earth would be the right thing to do. But if someone who has been saying “The earth is warming! The earth is warming!” comes across someone who says “Nope, you are wrong.”, the person who was proven wrong will do anything and everything they can not to look stupid. Politicians do it all the time.

But the sad thing to me is that there is

evidence that something is going on and the cause is the primary debate. Basically if it were addressed it would mean a better world for all of us but that wont happen because it will cost too many powerful people some of their profits and we cant have that even if it is the morally sound thing to do.

And would save millions.
I'm not sure, but I think the sun is about to start a new phase

of increased activity, meaning we will probably experience a hotter climate. Yet no one will talk about that. That’s the real science that gets ignored by the media.

Well, isn't the Sun on ten year

cycles of increased and decreased activity?

It's 11 year cycles of sunspots

and I’m not sure if we are going into a minimum or a maximum. If we are going into a minimum, then we should expect slightly lower overall global temps. If it’s a maximum, then we’ll experience slightly higher temps.

temps depending on the level of solar output of course
How is that getting ignored by the

media? I fear that you are ill informed as I have seen plenty on this. Also if you don’t follow the media how would you know one way or the other?

Well, he could just be keeping track

of mins and maxs on his computer.

Stop pot.
Actually I do read stuff about solar activity

strictly from the science point of view.

That a line you're running on?
I follow some media

but I don’t think they are talking about it enough.

Oh darn you and your knowledge.
now if we can just get beav to bring the pond bunnies, it might be bearable !
Love this statment!
It wouldn't be a party with out the beav and the babes!
I'm all for it.
Referees

In my almost 40 years of watching football, I can’t remember so many bad calls in one weekend of playoff football !!!

That's BS! The refs need to let the play develop!!!!!!!
The refs suck this year, this hitting a defensless WR crap is so stupid
I take that back
Yeah I agree

We should just let 200 lb guided missiles running faster than 99.9% of humans in existence just hit another human in the head..

Brilliant, lets kill people on the field. Or better yet have them kill themselves after they retire because of brain damage..

Listen NFL players get paid A LOT of money, they understand the risks of playing this game.

You wouldn’t give a cop a gun and be like “oh we won’t send you to that bank heist because it’s too dangerous”

It’s part of the job.

Don’t get me wrong, hit’s to the head should be enforced, but I’ve seen some BAD defenseless receiver calls this year.

Lol @ ref conspiracies

Really guys?

I don't think there's any "conspiracies"

But the call at the end of the MIA Pittsburgh game in 2010 comes to mind…

Not in the NFL. NBA, that's a whole different conversation.
DJ Williams. wow
The steelers get a lot of help.
true story
Agree

See Miami game last year !!!

Enzone call the rull is older then my grandfather!
Or SB vs. Seattle.
How the hell can the reffs be so obtoose!
shawshank reference !! good one , lol
The genius of the Beav!
Way over the top!
And yet right on the spot.
thx!!
yw
I aint sum butterball turkey!

Quit turning me!

mmmmmmm turkey !!!
WTF does that mean beav?
feeling of basting comes to mind!
Just giving credit where it's due.
JKA i love what youens are saying over here, now get to the cheese & rec it to death!
Bullshit

Just like the Lions, the Broncos got screwed out of a fumble and points !

sounds like

When we played the steelers in 2010. Happens all the time with Pittsburgh apparently…

See comment above

Exactly !

I think they usually have allegiance to certain teams.
Show me what you got. what you got Raji. LOL. That comercial brings joy to my heart.

Discount Double check.

Rodgers is hilarious
the cheeze head outside kills me , lol
He hehehe!
RODJJAAHHHS DISCOUNNT DOUBLLEEE CHECKK!
every time a penalty is called against Pittsburgh

A baby is born.

how are those stats even possibly linked lmao
a baby named Tebow
broncos look very hungry.
they havent ate since lunch
You're confusing them with Rex.
TEBOW TIME BABY
Tebow is accurate today wtf is up with that? lol.
he's trigger happy today

when the pressure is on, he is a different guy

He doesn't eat because he feeds on the pressure
Lol

Nice

Tebow Time
Credit

Agree. And you have to give him credit- it’s in his first playoff game against the #1 defense in the NFL .

that was a nice play, but they got the penalty
Two score game
the steelers better pick it up in this drive
this is a pretty good game
At least one of them is a good game this weekend.

When was the last time all the home teams won during Wildcard Weekend? I can’t remember.

2006 season playoffs. Remember Seattle hung on through the Extra point fiasco as 4th seed

Philly beat the Giants as the 3 seed, Indy over KC (the famous shutting the Chiefs running game down game despite having the worst run defense in the league that season) and going on to win the Superbowl and the Pats over the Jets as 4th seed.

2006 season playoffs.

Sad thing is, the patriots will destroy Denver next week unless

the Bronco D can step up and Tebow has a PERFECT game

This game

But everybody said that about THIS game too.

well, rottenbereger being hobbled , isn't helping , but still no excuse !
This team features a team with a QB that is not 100%. That makes a huge difference for Pitt.
Ben

Ben doesn’t play defense and he got away with a fumble as well.

Broncos D doing a fantastic Dolphin impression....
LOL. Glad I wasn't the only one thinking this.
I don't know why when teams get up 2 scores in the 4th Quarter, they decide to stop playing their normal defense.
Which is a change, because every team that has gone AGAINST Denver has done it all season

Other than Kansas City

They need to take time off the clock & score a field goal!
I'm glad the Steelers are losing

may not last long, but I can’t stand them. Them losing to Tebow would be awesome.

I agree.

I think they’re so overrated coming into these playoffs. Their offense hasn’t looked good at all, especially scoring just 13 points in a game against the Browns.

Big Ben being hurt changes their whole team
I don't care... as long as they lose
Agreed

Rooting for a Saints – Ravens Super Bowl.. Tired of pitt, new england, the giants, green bay.. Every year lol

I want Texans 49ers

to show everyone that it’s still not just a passing league

Except it is...
yeah i KNOWWWWWWW it is

but it would be ironic if they got in because they arent big passing teams

Lol how would the network sell that matchup?

Alex Smith vs TJ Yates
Can’t wait!! Lol

Wouldn't the Broncos be a more appropriate example?
Tebow in the super bowl

The universe would crack in half

basically, imagine if he won?
wash your mouth out lol
We might see 20 passes total in that game
I drew the Texans on our playoff teams drawing. so i hope the somehow make it
Ugh WTF. Turnover and a stupid challenge to boot

Now they’re lose a timeout on top of it

...on Q the broncos fumble....they should have realized that Pitt would be ripping at the ball
It was just weeks ago new england stomped a hole in denvers defence!
Excuses

People keep trying to make excuses for punk-ass Pittsburgh. Look at the Texans, they are overcoming the most injuries and winning without crying. This is pro sports- no excuses!

DONT BE THE DOLPHINS DENVER!
COME ON BAILEY CATCHE THAT
here we gooooooooooo!!
Wow!
3:48 to go, can he do it?
or do we get to see the new overtime rules used?
Prime Tebow time..
WOW !

I certainly wasn’t expecting this type of game,…this is great !

Yeah griff, sure is something else

The Broncos are playing for FG or OT right now, they don’t want to give Pitt the ball back

If broncos win,..

Only one person will win. If Steelers take the game, 11 people have that combination and the contest goes to the total points tiebreaker. I’m torn,….

I am out thanks to the score even if the Steelers win.
Broncos=Dolphins in the 4th this time
Wow, amazing D, looks like OT is possible
NEW OT RULES BABY!
overtime !!!!! damn i'm worn out , lol
TEBOW TIME 2.0
why complicate things with new rules..
These are great new rules
Wow. Fun game

I bet the ratings are going to go thru the roof for this one

Great Descision by the NFL to make this the late sunday game
TEBOWWWWWW TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Wow!!!!!!
And the Tebows go on to fight another day.
wtf just happened !!!
THAT... THAT just happened!
do they call that play the holy grail?
Ben

Big Ben blew the coverage- Lol !!!

TEBOW TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
And the Lord said "Let there be light".
safety got burnt looking into the backfield
I cannot beleive this
Tebow said "F" overtime.
that would be a news story in and of itself
Front page news.
LOL... Simms just said "Thomas, big receiver out of Central Florida"

He went to GT. He’s thinking of Marshall.

Okay.

I thought I was wrong.

LOL... Simms just got confused
Wow.

And, Tebow threw for the most yards against the Steelers all season.

Maybe he is the answer after all?

Looked at the boxscore, Tebow didn’t pull his usual stuff at the last minute. Den scored 20 points in the first half.

The Patriots have a battle ahead of them
Tebow was sandbagging his passing skills all year
Or he could be getting better.

Never count out the guy who has a lot of heart, miles and miles of heart.

Mile High Heart
Wow

I believe

Yep. Hopefully we won't have to worry about Elway trading ahead of us to take Griffin now
Just wait until they beat the Niners in the Big Ten Bowl, er, I mean, Super Bowl
Yup

We need to trade up for Griffin

Which is why I hope we don't get Philbin. I think he'll just bring in Flynn and call it a day.

He looks good but I want our own guy

Thats a big maybe

We all assume that Philbin comes with Flynn… What if he doesn’t want to tie the success of his first HC gig to a backup QB?
I think it’s lazy to say that we will target Flynn automatically if we sign Philbin

Yeah I agree, just going by reports I see and whatnot

I know it’s all speculation. I just hope we find the right coach that WANTS the Dolphins.

The list for me is Carmichael, Fewell, or Chudzinski

Any of those three I’m good with

hmm why Fewell?
Love the defense in NY.

And he was interim coach of the Bills before Gailey, so he’s got some familiarity with this division

I love the Giants "D" also

I’m really not sure what type of coach I want. I’d like an offensive guy, but Cameron sucked. Who would you want as OC?

If we signed Fewell?

I’d stick with Daboll or target an up and coming QB coach (because they are usually the only position coach involved with the gameplan)

Perry Fewells defense is similar in many ways to Nolans in Miami schematically

They do alot of aggressive zone blitzing, mix up their cverages alot, change the depths of their safeties constanly e.t.c.
despite them ovbiously running a 4-3 as compared to the Dolphins 3-4.

The thing I like is how he uses his personnel

Especially the 4 DE set he uses on passing downs, and then he stunts them. I love their scheme with our personnel, except that we need a playmaker or two in the back 7

Perry Fewells defense in New York was similar this season to Nolans in Miami chematically

despite being a 4-3 as compared to a 3-4. Lots of zone blitzing, run alot of combination coverages, implement roving and presnap movement packages, play their safeties at all diifferent depths e.t.c.

Yeah

I like Nolan’s scheme too, just think we are better suited to a 43. Especially because it allows us to not pay Soliai huge money

We have holes in the 3-4 right now as it is

which have to be addresses so a switch to the 4-3 would’t be too difficult. Both have their benefits, both are adequate defenses and I think this team could address their needs for either.

Thats true

And I’ve said before that it’s mostly personal preference.

I think you take our current personnel in a 4-3, you have Wake back at DE, Odrick, Starks, McDaniel, and Langford that can play any spot on the DL, and Merling who would benefit most because he can slim down to his college playing weight of 275 and get his quickness back

I prefer the 3-4

but they are both viable defenses and the Dolphins could handle a change effectively this offseason if they decide to that from a personnel standpoint. There are adjustments that will have to made but this team definately could handle that transition.

Also

I agree that we don’t want Flynn. I don’t want either.

Chudzinski seems to be a popular name around here, though I haven't seen him mentioned as a candidate that Miami wants to interview yet
Misdirection

The get the media hyped up about Fisher who they never really wanted. Then they bring in someone under the radar.

We need a new GM
Yes we do IMO

Looks like Ireland will get once more chance. He better get a QB someway, somehow this time.

One thing I have said all along ...

The guy is clutch…. say what you want about the guy… when he needs to make plays he just makes them. His form is awful, blah blah blah completion percentage, etc… but he just wins games… He is the anti Chad Henne… Henne is all stats, with no ability to finish a game. This guy will play like crap for 58 mins and then get it done when the game is on the line. I remember saying we should trade for him when he started the season sitting on the bench…… people said I was crazy…

I'm confused about the OT rules

I thought this was supposed to be the first game in NFL history that both teams were guaranteed to possess the ball? That’s what Ron Winter said at the coin toss. That’s what Simms said. What happened?

Hahaha

Good thing winter gave the “with two exceptions” caveat

I must of missed that.

I guess it only applies if the defense does not give up a TD. Then it’s over.

Lol yeah

The only way both teams do not get a possession is a) defensive score, or b) a td

Yeah, I see that now thanks
Also

Sorry about laughing after your first comment. Thought you were being sarcastic lol

No I wasn't

I actually didn;t know the rules. I just saw on the header on TV that both teams got a possession – didnt see the caveats.

Gotcha

Yeah they aren’t too complicated, just ensure that a first possession fg doesn’t end the game, especially if it’s like 1 first down and a 55 yarder

Obviously Im just kidding.
Lol really thought he was being sarcastic
Haha thats funny.

Btw Nicky I kind of feel bad about calling you out a few weeks ago over Chad Henne. You are right, my feelings or perceptions aside you have the right to think, say or feel anything you want as a fan.

We were 4-9 at the time and I didn’t mean to take frustrations out on you or anything like that.

No worries

It was left in that thread. I don’t take anything personal on here. At least we agree on revis lol

Yea

I can’t believe that anyone would undermine how incredibly talented Darrelle Revis. Mindboggling.

There are still Henne fans about

though I’m doing my best to thin out the herd

Lol
It wasn't so much me being a "Henne fan"

it didn’t really have to do with his play on the field per se.

But thats an old deal.

He had potential, but his time here has past
Lol

I wonder where he’ll end up? Maybe he’ll go to the Jets with Sparano as OC lol

Hopefully Seattle thinks he could be a franchise QB.

Takes out a team for us and gives Henne another shot with a good supporting cast.

Haha thats funny.

Btw Nicky I feel kind of bad about calling you out over the Chad Henne comment a few weeks back. No matter my feelings you have the right to think, say or feel anything you want as a fan. With hindsight i would take it back.

We were 4-9 at the time (only a few days removed from the Eagles game) so that may have had to do with my frustration. :)

No a touchdown ends the game no matter what.

The rule is that a field goal on the first offensive possession wont end the game. A Touchdown does however or a defensive score. If the first team (Denver) had driven down the field and seettled for a field goal and then Pittsburgh scored a Touchdown. Game over. If they Steelers responded with a field goal then it becomes Sudden Death.

Hope that helps.

It does thanks

I’m glad they’re doing that format instead of the college thing at the 30 yard line

Also had the Broncos punted it becomes sudden death.

Had the Steelers gone down and kicked a field goal the game would have been over. The Broncos would not have had another possession.

and yes the College format is terrible.
All I'm confused with is why they couldn't change it for the reg. season too

With just 16 games, every one is important and usually crucial for playoff ramifications. They should be treated as such IMO

That Tebow is something else

Can’t help pulling for the guy. That heavy run offense works AS LONG as they can nail 2 or 3 big plays each game and keep the safeties of the LOS. Pittsburgh was still run blitzing in OT even after giving up at least 4 long plays – 5 if you could a 34 yard pass interference.

Tebow threw for the most yards against Pittsburgh all season

Oh the irony! Pittsburgh came into the game with the #1 pass defense in the NFL. Ike Taylor got burned at least 3 times. Rough game for him.

So McDaniels faces Tebow next week. Interesting
LOL @ Rich Eisen

He said " You can’t beat Tim Tebow with a hail Mary". Ha Ha.

Ha

Love it

What is the worst sequel ever made?
Spider man 3
Or whichever Huard brother was younger
Every Saw sequel gets my vote

I’ll throw in The whole Final Destination franchise

Never watched a Saw movie

and only saw 2 of the FD movies. Not my cup o’ tea.

Clerks II?

I walked out of that movie 20 minutes in.

You missed

Rosario Dawson’s rooftop dance. Never have tits looked so good behind a t-shirt

i bet

now way i could have made it that far with all the suckage beforehand though

Rosario is hot!!!!!
I am not a fan of Boondock Saints 2 but the first one was great!
Oooh good call
Batman and Robin was as bad as a movie can get
Yeah that was a pile
Also while Meatballs was not a great movie Bill Murray at least is funny in it making it somewhat worth watching.

Meatballs Two is terrible. Also from the Vacation movies “Eddies Island Vacation” is one of the WOST movies ever made, ever……

John Tucker must die was a great movie !!
I wasn't here for this thread, but I still wanna say...

LONG LIVE THE GIMMICK!!!

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