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Originally Posted by What!
My biggest concern pre-game is T. Polumalus ankle. If they are masking the seriouness of the injury and he cant do what he does which is be all over the field pre and after snap we are in big trouble. That is why teams get so confused. DO we block or dont we. Is he blitzing or is he dropping back. If he cant give all the pre-snap looks Hasselback and the line will be able to see the blitzes and coverages more easily.
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I've never heard of a single defensive player built up so much before a game. That's just amazing. Troy is a great talent, but so is Steve Smith. It is very hard for a single great player - especially on defense - to perform at the level he has been playing at game after game after game. The Steelers may well win, but don't expect some earth shattering game for one single defensive player. When it does happen - especially in the Superbowl - it is almost never The Player that was hyped ad nauseam prior to the game.
It's so hard to be a game breaker - especially so far off the ball on defense. Of course the gimmick to the Steelers scheme is what gives TP his opportunities. But I wonder if there is a Achilles heel for that scheme? Some tweak or hole similar to the key to Martz's offenses, the run & shoot, and the 46? I guess we shall see.
The Steelers' DC was the man who designed the 3-4 to combat Walsh and Holmgren's WCO. Holmgren developed the WCO/3WR/2TE to combat the 3-4. Interesting interesting interesting minds in this game. It could be the seed of a coaching scheme that starts a trend in the NFL - or a one-game masterpiece from one side or the other. THis is one of THE BEST coaching-coordinator-staff matchups ever; Maybe since Wyche-Walsh - and much better than that match-up.