Don't forget to adding Marvin Lewis. The team was out of control the entire game and even before the game.
Steelers defense is suspect, Roethlisberger, if he plays, will be banged up and they could be without Antonio Brown against the best defense in football. I don't necessarily believe it'll be a cake walk, but the Broncos are in a MUCH better position to win this game.
Well, they are the number one seed, so they will be playing at home. But Denver isn't a dominate force that cannot, under any circumstances, lose a game of football because they are just too good.
Nobody said that. In fact, the people making noise about this are folks who expected and hoped that the Steelers would take Broncos out.
It looked strangely tucked against the side of his body to me, but I assumed I was reading into it. But then,
Where are you seeing -4.5, offshore? I'm seeing -5.5 to -6 on VI with no major books actually posting a line yet, nothing on Bovada either. Assume you won't see anything until Ben/Brown status is updated.
Bingo. Burfict was a grade A headcase back in college. All the physical tools, but everyone knew he was batshit even then. The Bungles knew - or damn well should have known - exactly what they were getting. They deserve every last bit of scorn being heaped on them.
Tomlin quote from podium: "I thought both teams represented what the AFC North is all about."
Agreed.
Even if Ben/Brown play, Ben hasn't been great on the road the last two years and considerably worse this year with a 5/9 TD/INT ratio on the road. If you assume either of them can't go or are very limited this is a bad team. If neither can go this is a bottom 5 team in the NFL. The alternate would have been a division rival with the best defense in the NFL the last 10 or so weeks. That would have been a much, much tougher game for DEN.
Very one sided 'analysis' scripted by corporate masters who have much to gain by painting thuggish behaviour as an anomaly limited to a single, no-longer-relevant team. .
It's ESPN. They pick a side and they stick to it, hell or high water. It is an impressive and consistent display of journalistic malpractice.
I've seen users on Reddit say that in high school Burfict once tried to take out Matt Barkley's knees even though they were both committed to USC. The guy is completely unhinged.
I have to agree with Tomlin. Every team from that division is dirty cheap and full of self righteous whiners.
I wonder if the altitude will further impact the concussion symptoms. Teams typically try to fly out early (though that doesn't really help) but that might not be a good idea for someone with a concussion.
what was the context of this? I am having to watch kid shows until game time..(family trade off)
Hell, at ASU (he was committed to USC, but switched on signing day), Dennis freaking Erickson benched him for racking up too many personal fouls. There's a reason (actually, plenty of them) why a guy who was projected as a first-rounder went undrafted.
