Boltstrikes

Ben Roethlisberger did not play a very good game in the first half but if we're going to discredit everything he did because Charles Woodson went down, then we might as well do the same for his negatives. That first interception wasn't his fault. Mike Wallace had his man beat and Nick Collins wasn't in position over the top to stop what likely would have been a completion for at the very least, a long reception. Instead, Pittsburgh's offensive line got overpowered (what else is new?) and Ben got hit before he could actually set his feet and release a better ball. Ended up being underthrown and picked off for a touchdown. Did he look great in the first half? No and it their lazy start definitely screwed them, but it wasn't all on him. Everybody on that Pittsburgh defense sans Lamaar Woodley and James Harrison looked pathetic. Big Play William Gay may have played the worst game a guy in the Super Bowl could possibly perform, defensive player of the year Troy Polamalu did nothing except get out of position on a Greg Jennings touchdown, and Ryan Clark sucked again but what else is new. Not sure why Pittsburgh got away from Rashard (Rushard) Mendenhall so quick. Despite the fumble, he still gave them the best chance to win. Guess they had no choice when they inexcusably wasted two timeouts, though. As for the Ben Roethlisberger and legendary comments, deserved or not, you are lying to yourself if you don't think a win today would have about nearly guaranteed his entry into the Hall of Fame just as long as he didn't suddenly drop dead and still managed to play at a consistent level the rest of the way. Personally, I already consider him the best quarterback in Pittsburgh history. The guy is the most clutch quarterback in the league right now with only Tom Brady and to a lesser extent, Peyton Manning being close. There is no doubt in my mind that Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback in the game right now after his performance today. It's still understandable if you would take the likes of Brady, Manning, or Brees over him but Aaron Rodgers has EVERYTHING you look for in a quarterback. Arm strength, accuracy, intelligence, poise/leadership, and mobility. Personally feel Steve Young is the most skilled quarterback to ever step on the gridiron and Aaron Rodgers reminds me such much of him with the amount of ways he can beat you. With how young they are and talented at about every single position it seems, this is the first team in awhile that legitimately looks like they could be working towards a dynasty. Gonna be difficult in this day and age with the amount of parity around the league, but I'm just that high on Aaron Rodgers. Helps when you've got arguably the best general manager in the game, a top three defensive coordinator and a great offensive mind in Mike McCarthy, who without him Greenbay wouldn't be where they are today (essential part in the develop of what was a raw Aaron Rodgers back in 2006).

Super talented? If I was you, I'd be happy. This frees you from paying a sure-fire bust top ten money. Nothing he did at Texas Tech translates to the NFL. The majority of his production came off catching passes close to the line of scrimmage with no defenders even close to him, then running untouched. He doesn't have overwhelming athletic ability. There is nothing special about him other than his stats which the Texas Tech offense inflated. And only his freshman stats were that great. His sophomore numbers were about what you would expect from a Texas Tech WR. They are all the same. Sing the King, Singletary, will coach that team up like he did at the end of the season and should get you anywhere from 7 wins to 10 IMO, with or without Crabtree. Anyway, I'm going to be the first to call it - Crabtree is bluffing. Because he knows sitting out the season would be career suicide for him. We saw what sitting out a year did for Mike Williams... for Crabtree it will be even worse because he will plummet in the draft thanks to how loaded next year's class is with WR's, and the fact that I doubt anyone is going to want to take on his ego. At this point it's unclear whether there's any truth to this rumor, but if there is truth, then I have no problem wishing failure upon Crabtree's career. Anyone who is willing to pull a stunt like that doesn't deserve anyone's goodwill. Crabtree is talented, I don't know how you can say that he isn't, system or not. True, the guy doesn't wow you with measurables but neither does Anquan Boldin and he's one of the best WRs in the league. Crabtree clearly is not going to be a guy that will burn the secondary, but he has good hands (something that has absolutely nothing to do with what system he was in in college), he's tough to tackle and he runs pretty good routes, especially for somebody that came out of that system. If he were going to be in next year's draft would he be the first WR taken? Like I said earlier, I doubt it. Plus, judging by your post, you seem to have something against him in general so whatever. Not really, I actually like his arrogant swagger like I do with every player who is a bit cocky, ect. because it entertains me and NFL needs entertainment. I just don't think he'll be anymore than maybe a possession receiver for a team. Plus, don't you guys still have Josh Morgan (could be wrong last name, but eh)? He is pretty good.

Super talented? If I was you, I'd be happy. This frees you from paying a sure-fire bust top ten money. Nothing he did at Texas Tech translates to the NFL. The majority of his production came off catching passes close to the line of scrimmage with no defenders even close to him, then running untouched. He doesn't have overwhelming athletic ability. There is nothing special about him other than his stats which the Texas Tech offense inflated. And only his freshman stats were that great. His sophomore numbers were about what you would expect from a Texas Tech WR. They are all the same. Sing the King, Singletary, will coach that team up like he did at the end of the season and should get you anywhere from 7 wins to 10 IMO, with or without Crabtree. Anyway, I'm going to be the first to call it - Crabtree is bluffing. Because he knows sitting out the season would be career suicide for him. We saw what sitting out a year did for Mike Williams... for Crabtree it will be even worse because he will plummet in the draft thanks to how loaded next year's class is with WR's, and the fact that I doubt anyone is going to want to take on his ego. At this point it's unclear whether there's any truth to this rumor, but if there is truth, then I have no problem wishing failure upon Crabtree's career. Anyone who is willing to pull a stunt like that doesn't deserve anyone's goodwill.