Does Super bowl 48 signal a return to Steeler football or?

Over the last few years the Seattle Seahawks have become the poster boys for the new NFL. From working closely with Nike to develop cutting edge uniforms that are marketable to their fan base to an immersive fan experience at their home stadium to a team built largely through solid drafting.They are everything that Roger Goodell wants to put forward as the image of the changing face of the NFL.

So after playing in the league's premier event on Sunday and winning it utilizing a style of play more reminiscent of Steeler football does it signal a return to that style or is it a huge black eye for the league and a PR nightmare for Goodell who has tried to present a safer game with emphasis on player safety above all else. Make no mistake the Seahawks hit everyone on every play, destroy them, punch them in the mouth, smash mouth strategy was until recently the way the Steelers used to play every and are no gun shy to return to with the Commissioner's increased fines for legal hits once so much a part of the game. The hits leveled in the Super bowl every bit as violent as hits by Harrison and Clark and ones that drew penalties during the season. It begs the question if this type of play is allowed in the biggest game of the year could it . Return to the regular season,

 

Say it does, are the Steelers ready for a return to Steelers Football?

 

That is also a very good question.

 

So really those that are calling this Super Bowl "boring" are closet Goodell fans?! Well thankfully I loved every minute of this Super Bowl! LOL! Just kidding about the Goodell part. I really do wish this kind of football would be on display every week. It gave me hope as a Steelers fan that we can still do things the old fashioned way and have success. You're right though that they probably will change even more rules to benefit the offense. I honestly believe that Goodell was NOT happy with this game but WOULD have been if the the bronco's OFFENSE had put up 43 and the hawks had the 8. The majority of the hype for 2 weeks was all about the broncos offense and an offensive player more than anything. Offense is just "sexier" for the media I guess.

 

First, this year's Super Bowl was boring, but that wasn't due to the style, it was due to the scoreboard being a blowout.

Second, the NFL never left this style. The Steelers STILL want to do it, they just don't have the horses to play that system.

 

The reason I didn't think this Super Bowl ever got boring was because the defense never seemed to be content and they didn't start playing what would basically be tantamount to "defensive Marty Ball". They kept pressuring and hitting and I mean hard. If they had just played to basically protect a big lead then I would agree that it was boring. But because they played with so much heart I found it incredibly fun to watch.

 

I'm sure it was a dud of a game for those that just casually tune in to the NFL and especially for that game specifically. I'm just saying for me personally I enjoyed watching it. It was actually the most watched program in the history of tv, in spite of that fact.

 

The "analysts" though were absolutely gushing about how fun they thought this game was to watch though. I saw Heath Evans the other day talking about how he thought it was an awesome thing to see. Most of the guys on NFL Network seemed to really like it and not think it was boring. Am I the only one on here that actually found it fun from start to finish? I know some guys liked the defense but I don't think I've heard any of them say they were "bored" or not. Actually, for me personally, this is the most fun I've had watching a Super Bowl in a really long time. I'm with you though. I would love to see us do that to a team in the Super Bowl.

 

maybe ,at least for me , i liked till almost the end since i wanted to see if the seattle defense completely shut down manning and the broncos offense , i would have liked more if was 43 -0

 

Fixed!

 

Enjoyed the game

can't wait for superb owl 49 and superb owl 50
when the Steelers return to their usual dominance

didn't need the points for seattle
won the coin toss
got the over

now it's
Steelers at 33-1 for superb owl 49
oh yes, got my slip already

 

Heath Evans, Sean Merriman, and Curtis Conway were talking about how "awesome" it was to watch on a show I was watching. They were talking about how brilliant the schemes were and how fun it was to watch peyton be confused by their coverages. I'm actually paying peyton a compliment by saying I liked the game because I also enjoyed watching him try to figure out the d. If anyone could have cracked the code he could have. That was another element I enjoyed about it. I have it on dvr and might actually watch it again really. Me and my boy freak are gonna have a Super Bowl REviewing party. LOL. You and TTF can come if you want.

 

LOL. I think you might go and watch peyton's only sb win wher rex grossman handed him the trophy. I think rex should get a ring for that game. LOL. I'm sorry I'm dogging your boy. You should change your name BFF. HA!

 

A good defensive effort by Seattle. Probably the second best defensive effort in SB history. Stats tell us the BEST defensive effort was the Steelers in SB IX. They gave up 6 points, the second lowest number of points given up in a SB. Miami gave up only 3 in one of the SB's. Of course the 6 points the Steelers gave up wasn't on the defense. It was on special teams, on a blocked punt the Vikings recovered in the end zone. The Steelers gave up the lowest number of total yards (117) in SB history and had five turnovers. And a lot of us don't even think that was the best defense of the 70's dynasty. All I know is for that one SB game that was the best defensive effort period that has ever been played in SB history. I remember watching that game and just thinking over and over " these guys are really bad a$$ ". I'm a homer to some extent and I've been proud of the Steelers many times over the many years, but never any prouder than that day. Not only because of their defensive preformance but because that was the first SB won by the Steelers. I waited thirty years for the first one and sure am glad I didn't need to wait that long for the second, third and fourth SB trophys. Had to wait just a little while for numbers 5 and 6. Im thinking it isn't going to be too long of a wait for number 7.

 

What's amazing is that after Super Bowl 13 Chuck Noll said "I don't think we've peaked yet" and when I saw that press conference the first time I got to see that game in its entirety I was amazed that he said that. I mean how much better could they have possibly gotten?

 

My friends we aren't even close to the type
of defense you saw Sunday night. Tell
me who on the current Steeler defense
may start for the Hawks? Maybe one
Timmons, thats if he decides to show up
and play. Seahawks play with passion,
Steelers????

 

Refresh my memory, why do you like the Steelers?