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ao@infinet.com (Mike Harrold) writes:

>I feel you are being unfair to Buffalo.  This is Pittsburgh's first (recent)
>appearance in the Superbowl.  Buffalo's first appearance was also a gutsy
>performance just like the one yesterday.  The difference between the two
          {snip}
>lose 4 straight.  They never gave up.  Neither did Buffalo in their _first_
>appearance.  The comparison is a fraud until we see 3 more appearances.

You are correct.  The Bills played a fine game in their
first SB.  It wasn't until the 2nd through 4th games
that they appeared to get psyched out when things started
to go the other team's way.

I do think that the Steelers showed better composure in
this game than the Bills would have shown in this game
(which would have been the Bills' 5th SB).  But there is
no way to prove it.

cls

Charles L. Spirrison (cls4@Ra.MsState.Edu) wrote:
: kclenden@iac.net (Kevin Clendenien) writes:

: deletions

: >Well, I must admit I'm a little frustrated.  Pittsburgh had ten
: >more first downs, 50 more yards, and controlled the ball 7 more
: >minutes than Dallas, but still lost.

: True, but this also illustrates the problems with statistics.
: The Cowboys offense had fewer opportunities for statistics in
: The second half.  They had two very short but fully effective
: TD "drives" following the Larry Brown interceptions.  Although
: these possessions yielded 7 each, neither allowed the Cowboys
: to gain significant time of possession nor yardage.  Yardage
: wise, Emmitt Smith was shut down.  Touchdown wise, he certainly
: was not shut-out.

: The Cowboys offense also lost a possession opportunity with the
: Steelers' well executed onside kick.

: >Although I have to believe even some die hard Dallas
: >fans were beginning to wonder with four minutes remaining in the
: >game, Dallas did what they needed to win.  That is what separates
: >the great teams from the good teams.  Congratulations Cowboys!

: I had major doubts.  More relief than joy.

: I thought the Steelers showed a great amount of character.  Although
: they started out nervous and uptight, the team relaxed and showed
: much poise in the 2nd half.  The Steelers kept focus and refused
: to get negative when other teams would have (e.g., Bills).

I feel you are being unfair to Buffalo.  This is Pittsburgh's first (recent)
appearance in the Superbowl.  Buffalo's first appearance was also a gutsy
performance just like the one yesterday.  The difference between the two
teams was Dallas' experience.  Pittsburgh is certainly good enough, and I
believe relatively young enough to also hit 4 straight.  They are, however,
also still a class below the best teams in the NFC.  Pittsburgh too could
lose 4 straight.  They never gave up.  Neither did Buffalo in their _first_
appearance.  The comparison is a fraud until we see 3 more appearances.

/Mike



: cls

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kclenden@iac.net (Kevin Clendenien) writes:

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>Well, I must admit I'm a little frustrated.  Pittsburgh had ten
>more first downs, 50 more yards, and controlled the ball 7 more
>minutes than Dallas, but still lost.

True, but this also illustrates the problems with statistics.
The Cowboys offense had fewer opportunities for statistics in
The second half.  They had two very short but fully effective
TD "drives" following the Larry Brown interceptions.  Although
these possessions yielded 7 each, neither allowed the Cowboys
to gain significant time of possession nor yardage.  Yardage
wise, Emmitt Smith was shut down.  Touchdown wise, he certainly
was not shut-out.

The Cowboys offense also lost a possession opportunity with the
Steelers' well executed onside kick.

>Although I have to believe even some die hard Dallas
>fans were beginning to wonder with four minutes remaining in the
>game, Dallas did what they needed to win.  That is what separates
>the great teams from the good teams.  Congratulations Cowboys!

I had major doubts.  More relief than joy.

I thought the Steelers showed a great amount of character.  Although
they started out nervous and uptight, the team relaxed and showed
much poise in the 2nd half.  The Steelers kept focus and refused
to get negative when other teams would have (e.g., Bills).

cls

As I said before, I love to hate the Steelers.... but I do have a lot of
respect for their organization. Yeterday's game did nothing but strengthen
these feelings. As it has become a tradition now, both teams gave us another
great Superbowl. Back in the 70's some magazzine (I can't remember which one...
too long ago) published an article that said something along the lines of "the
NFL has to be eternally grateful to thes two teams (Dallas and Pittsburgh) for
giving us great games in what usually turns out to be an ordinary game
(referring to the SB)". Yesterday's game was no exception. I almost had a heart
attack after the onside kick.

Let me finish by saying this: Cowher is a great coach. Not because he took the
Steelers back to the SB, but because the man stuck to his convictions. How many
times have we heard players/coaches say "we have nothing to lose" just to see
them get to the game and act like scared puppies. The Steelers could have been
finished early in the 2nd quarter, but Cowher's aggressive coaching uplifted
his team's spirit to the point that they almost pulled away the W. His comments
after the game were, in my opinion, true and very honest. When the idiot
announcer from NBC (who kept instigating the Steeler players into making the
wrong statement and start accusing each other) asked him whether Cowher thought
the Steelers had lost the game (as opposed to the Cowboys winning it), Cowher
replied with a "they made the plays and we did not" was just a great touch.

Congratulations on a great game and a great season. Your team will be back.

Horacio
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THe irony of the game is that Dallas dominated the 1st half and outscored
them 13-7.  Pittsburgh dominated the second half but was outscored 14-10.

Pittsburgh may have stopped the long drives in the second, but when
Dallas came within the 20, they scored twice with two play drives.  If
you can get 14 pts out of 4 plays and 24 yrds., you don't need a whole
lot of offense.

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kclenden@iac.net (Kevin Clendenien) wrote:
>Well, I must admit I'm a little frustrated.  Pittsburgh had ten
>more first downs, 50 more yards, and controlled the ball 7 more
>minutes than Dallas, but still lost.  I am somewhat consoled by
>the fact that it was a three point game with four minutes to go,
>and Pittsburgh did beat the spread (even the early 11 point
>spread).
>
>Dallas dominated the first half, and never trailed in the second
>half.  Although I have to believe even some of the die hard Dallas
>fans were beginning to wonder with four minutes remaining in the
>game, Dallas did what they needed to win.  That is what separates
>the great teams from the good teams.  Congratulations Cowboys!
>
>As a final note, I want to comment on the sportmanship I saw on
>the field today.  Although there was some dancing going on (by
>both teams), there wasn't any fighting.  In fact, on most plays,
>defensive players (from both teams) were helping the offensive
>players up off the turf after the play was over.
>
>Kevin Clendenien
>kclenden@iac.net
>
GREAT POST! This may be dallas' last year to go back to the bowl in a
while. I SURE HOPE NOT. but it may be.  I sense the steelers are on the
rise.  They have only 9 free agents this year. So this team will be back.
 As for dallas, if they arent successful with most of their free agents
and they dont have a blockbuster draft, this next year may be a long year
for us..  again i sure hope not.

SUPERCOWBOYS

dreyfuss wrote:
>
> kclenden@iac.net (Kevin Clendenien) wrote:
> >Well, I must admit I'm a little frustrated.  Pittsburgh had ten
> >more first downs, 50 more yards, and controlled the ball 7 more
> >minutes than Dallas, but still lost.  I am somewhat consoled by
> >the fact that it was a three point game with four minutes to go,
> >and Pittsburgh did beat the spread (even the early 11 point
> >spread).
> >
> >Dallas dominated the first half, and never trailed in the second
> >half.  Although I have to believe even some of the die hard Dallas
> >fans were beginning to wonder with four minutes remaining in the
> >game, Dallas did what they needed to win.  That is what separates
> >the great teams from the good teams.  Congratulations Cowboys!
> >
> >As a final note, I want to comment on the sportmanship I saw on
> >the field today.  Although there was some dancing going on (by
> >both teams), there wasn't any fighting.  In fact, on most plays,
> >defensive players (from both teams) were helping the offensive
> >players up off the turf after the play was over.
> >
> >Kevin Clendenien
> >kclenden@iac.net
> >
> GREAT POST! This may be dallas' last year to go back to the bowl in a
> while. I SURE HOPE NOT. but it may be.  I sense the steelers are on the
> rise.  They have only 9 free agents this year. So this team will be back.
>  As for dallas, if they arent successful with most of their free agents
> and they dont have a blockbuster draft, this next year may be a long year
> for us..  again i sure hope not.
>
> SUPERCOWBOYS
>


	The Steelers should be commended for the job they did in
SBXXX.  They nearly pulled off the upset of the year.  The Steelers
appear to be moving forward.  The Cowboys may be taking a step or
two back.  Watch out for Andre Hastings and Slash to take off.

	The Steelers are probably the only real scary team in the
AFC right now.  Even though I grew up rooting for the Cowboys, I hope
the Steelers have another great season next year.

awoods