[Stardust]

Well..as much as it absolutely kills me to post on here, following a Super Bowl loss, first let me congratulate the Green Bay Packers. They are a first class organization, with a solid coaching staff, solid players, and a great group of fans. Although losing a Super Bowl is always terrible, if I had to pick a team other than my own, it would be the Packers. Aaron Rodgers is just plain fantastic. He made huge throws all game, and was the victim of some big drops too. The Packer receivers played a solid game too, minus the drops. NOW, for my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers. They giftwrapped 21 points to the champs. I will go to my grave not blaming Big Ben. The two picks were not his fault. The first one, he got hit as he threw it. Had he not gotten hit, Mike Wallace would have danced into the endzone. The second pick was the result of a great defensive play. Rashards fumble just cannot happen. Not at that stage of the game. In Green Bay territory, down by four points, with the games momentum on your side. You just cant do that. When we held GB to a field goal with 2 minutes to go, I felt good. I have supreme confidence in Ben Roethlisberger, and our receivers, and I always will. Tonight was just Green Bays night. I am satisfied with our season. I dont think anybody in America gave this team a chance to go to the Super Bowl. Most had us picked third in the AFC North. This team overcame a BUNCH, and came within a drive of winning its 7th Super Bowl trophy. But congrats to the Green Bay Packers on winning tonight. Next year though, the Pittsburgh Steelers will get that seventh trophy.

None of the three turnovers were necessarily the Steelers fault and credit MUST be given to the Packers. As you said on the Picks, the Green Bay defense made those plays happen. On the first, the Steelers new center was beat badly on a flat out Bull Rush by the Packers D Line. Ben was buried in and the defender made a great play to get to Ben and clip his arm. On the 2nd Pick, the defensive back came from no where and at perfect timing, literally took the reception out of the receivers hands. Both of those were excellent plays.

And on the fumble, you want the Running Back to hold possession. But you have to give Clay Matthews credit. He made an outstanding hit. That hit won the game for the Packers and was needed in order to turn the momentum back to the Packers.

I don't like Ben, but the INT were not his fault. On the fumble, I give Matthews all the credit for the hit.