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The Genius <rbonne1@gl.umbc.edu> wrote:
>I have to disagree.  To me, the biggest problem will be when the Steeler
>offense gets on the field.  O'Donnell, to me, is suspect.  The recievers
>are above average.  There isn't one of them that Deion can't shut down.
>Their passing game is much improved, from downright awful to slightly
>above average.  Their running game has gone from great to also slightly
>above average.  I'll put it this way:  you can stop either one without
>getting killed by the other.  As we all know, this isn't the case with
>the Cowgirls.  One way or another, you're getting scored on.  And now
>with the Cowgirl Defense back up to par, you can forget it.  The Steelers
>can hang in there maybe until halftime, but if you're a betting man take
>the 'Pokes with the points.
>
>Robert Bonnette

Well, Genius, lets take your points one-by-one.
1.  Neil O'Donnell is suspect.
Exactly what do you mean by "suspect"?  If you mean he wilts in playoff games, you're wrong.  He played a strong (but not spectacular) game last week, and had over 300 yards passing in the AFC Championship game last season.  Neil also has the lowest interception rating EVER in the NFL.  He has also shown that he can lead the Steelers back from behind in the
fourth quarter.

2.  The Steelers wide-recievers are above-average.
Well, I agree with you there.  The difference is, the Steelers have 5 above-average recievers (Thigpen, Mills, Hastings, Stewart, and Charles Johnson before he got hurt)  Hate to tell you this, but Deion can't cover all of them at once.  In fact, I think that's what makes the Steeler's passing game so effective.  If a team double-teams one reciever, the other ones will get open, and Neil can find them and get the ball to them.

3.  The Steelers running game is above-average.
Nuff said there.

In fact, I would prefer to have the Steeler's offense over Dallas's for one simple reason:  diversity.  If Micheal Irvin or Emmitt Smith go down, the Comboys are in trouble.  The same can't be said for the Steelers.  The Steelers don't depend on 1 or 2 people to carry their offense.  If Pegram goes down, Bam Morris can step in.  If one of the recievers go down, there is still 4 other good ones to go with.  Of cource, in Neil goes down, the Steelers would be in trouble, but that can be said about 80% of the teams in the league.  With all this being said, I know that this Superbowl is going to be one of the best ever.  It's going to be a hard-hitting game.  But, I've got to say, GO STEELERS!

Big Al