DAMPs Football Forum

es ist so weit das helle leuchten am Himmel
der Gang der Gezeiten
das grüne blühen im Regenwald
das freudig spielen von Kinder auf spielplätzen
das alles ist jetzt vorbei da Bill Cohwer und die Pittsburgh Steelers aus holen um den alles vernichten hammerschlag in Detroit nieder schmettern zu lassen
um sie Schlacht dieser zeit für sich zu entscheiden
am schlimmsten wird es die arme der Seattle Seahawks
treffen
wenn der mächtige feldHerr Joey Porter die arme der Steelers in die alles entscheiden Schlacht führt
er begleitet vom gerüchte vollstrecker Troy Polamalu....


also Pittsburgh 30 - Seattel 24

Ich drück den Steelers die Daumen aber ich denk die Seahawks lassen nix anbrennen und ziehen schon im ersten Quarter mit 2 TD davon. Aber die letzten 10 Jahre hab ich 9 mal daneben gelegen, deswegen hat das net viel zu sagen.

weiss gar nicht, ob ich schonmal nen ernsthaften tip abgegeben hab, aber wenn hat der eh nicht gestimmt

Ich gönns dem Bettis, aber ich glaube das Seattle zu stark sein wird.

Steelers 21
Seahawks 34

bettis und cowher hättens schon verdient...aber ich denke Shaun Alexander wird too much sein, für die steelers abwehr...ausserdem sind mir die pittsburgh cornerbacks zu unsolide (joe jurevicious und Darrell Jackson should have a fine day)...

PIT - SEA 24 - 34

das habe ich alles vor denn denver spiel schon gehört
aber das ist ok ihr habt ja alle ehe keine ahrnung

das is meine einschätzung und wenns nicht "dein Team" wäre, würdest du vielleicht auch anders denken.

Einem Team was gönnen ist was anderes, als seine Leistung möglichst objektiv einzuschätzen, oder?

im grunde genommen ist es mir auch total egal, wer gewinnt...hauptsache : das spiel wird gut...denn die play offs waren dieses jahr (mal wieder) totaler bockmist, bis auf chicago vs. carolina

ZITAT:
im grunde genommen ist es mir auch total egal, wer gewinnt...hauptsache : das spiel wird gut..

Amen!

das ist ok ich halte das nur für ein gutes Omen
vor denver haben auch alle gesagt die D hat da nicht gegen zu setzten

Steelers are hungry
Steelers win even though it sucks but they win

ZITAT:
im grunde genommen ist es mir auch total egal, wer gewinnt...hauptsache : das spiel wird gut..

Auch von mir ein fettes Amen!

Ich würde es Bettis gönnen! Aber ich glaube irgendwie, dass die "Seeadler" das Rennen machen werden!

Meine Prediction:

Seahawks 31: Steelers 17

P.S.: Gott bewahre, wenn die STEELERS wirklich gewinnen sollten! Dann dürfen wir uns das Simon-Daum'sche-Gelaber ein ganzes Jahr lang anhören!

Dann wird der Babeldaum zum Babbeldaum

@Alex:

Ist er das nicht schon längst?

Besonders dann, wenn er was getrunken hat und Englisch redet...oder es versucht!

"Simon, I absolutely don't know, what you're tryin' to tell me!"

Porter ready to settle war on the field




Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter spent a good portion of the Steelers' final press conference taking verbal shots at Seattle tight end Jerramy Stevens, who suggested there might be a breakdown in the Bettis bandwagon in Super Bowl XL on Sunday.

And Porter -- who is described by teammates as the Steelers' most emotional leader -- hinted he will take his feelings toward Stevens to the field with him.

"He's a tight end; I've never, ever been afraid of a tight end," Porter said. "They'd better not let him block me. I bet they won't make that coaching mistake.

"We're going to try to tap out as many people as we can; I'm going to put it like that. We're going to try to send as many people to the sidelines as we can."

Asked for his explanation of "tap out," Porter tapped the side of his head, demonstrating the motion players frequently use when they want to leave the game, usually because they are tired or injured. Porter obviously took exception to a remark by Stevens regarding the warm reception Bettis has received in his hometown during activities leading up to the NFL's championship game at Ford Field.

"It's a heart-warming story and all that, but it will be a sad day when he leaves without the trophy," Stevens said.

So, after two days of maintaining a relatively low profile in Super Bowl week, Porter came out swinging. Verbally, that is.

"I understand how any person feels," he said. "You don't want to come into the game thinking that you are going to lose. I can appreciate that but at some point in time you are supposed to not say something.

"I don't think he is worth enough to talk like that. Personally, I think he is soft. That's just me. This is his fourth year in the league and you have never heard anything about him until right now. He is just starting to play.

"He was a first-rounder. You aren't too good if you are a first-rounder and you barely play four years, and that is just my opinion. If you are a first-rounder, you are supposed to come in and play immediately. You are barely getting on the field in your fourth year? And he got on because somebody got hurt so I don't respect his game or anything he talked about."

Porter is no stranger to controversy. He was critical of the game officials in the Steelers' playoff win against Indianapolis, suggesting after an instant-replay reversal of an interception by teammate Troy Polamalu that NFL officials wanted Colts quarterback Peyton Manning to advance to the Super Bowl.

Although his fellow Steelers might not always agree with Porter, they say they respect his willingness to stand up for his teammates.

"I think it's easy to criticize him for what he said in the past," Bettis said. "But it's not like things he said in the past weren't true. The guy speaks off the cuff, he shows you what he believes and what he thinks. That's not a bad thing.

"You all ask us to tell you something and when we kind of skate around the truth, that's accepted. But when we tell you what we believe to be the truth, I think we've been criticized."

Steelers coach Bill Cowher defended Porter, who had been guarded in his interviews through the first two days of the Super Bowl media blitz.

"It's just Joey being Joey," Cowher said. "I was pretty proud he lasted this long. He's an emotional leader for our football team. He's very respectful and we understand Seattle is a very good football team. We all know that."

Depending on the situation and the Seahawks' pass-protection schemes, there is a good chance that the 6-foot-7, 260-pound Stevens and the 6-3, 250-pound Porter could settle their differences on the field Sunday. Porter is one of the Steelers' best pass rushers and Stevens could be in situations where he will be attempting to block Porter.

"The good thing about it is I finally have somebody that I get to go against, instead of somebody that I don't get to go against," Porter said. "It is somebody who I get to line up against every single play and we will have the chance to settle our differences."

Although he was indignant with Stevens' remark concerning Bettis, Porter seemed to relish the incident for its motivational value.

"When you get a chance to take it personal, it gets you a little extra fired up," Porter said. "Now I feel like I have a chance to take it personal and I thrive off that.

I like it this way anyways, to tell you the truth. I don't want to go into where you have to be in a situation where you can't say how you really feel and you act like it is going to be a nice game.

"It is not going to be a nice game," he said. "They are trying to come out here and win the same trophy that I am trying to win. Only one of us can have it. Now I know how they really feel with the comments they said so I can tell you how I really feel. I don't have to hold any punches anymore. It is what it is. They are looking for a fight; I have been ready for a fight."

Stevens said he has no regrets regarding his statement that touched off Porter's tirade. "I don't regret," he said. "I spoke the truth. No, I don't regret.

"I was answering the questions. I definitely meant no disrespect toward Jerome, he's a Hall of Famer."

Stevens also declined to respond to Porter's charges that he is "soft."

"I have no thoughts on that," he said. "I will be ready to play on Sunday, just like my team will be ready to play on Sunday. I know Joey's a great player. I look forward to the challenge