Sports Illustrated's Peter King Picks Steelers to Win Super Bowl
by maryrose on Aug 31, 2010 11:52 AM EDT
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Sports Illustrated's 2010 NFL preview issue hits newsstands tomorrow (featuring Mark Sanchez on the Northeast regional cover), and Peter King predicts the Steelers will beat the Packers, 33-27, to win Super Bowl XLV, according to Chris Mahr, publicist for SI.
According to King, "The Steelers' MVP might be Roger Goodell. At press time it appeared likely the commissioner would reduce Roethlisberger's suspension from six games to four for good behavior-Roethlisberger spent the summer kissing babies and signing every autograph within miles at training camp. Byron Leftwich and/or Dennis Dixon should be able to navigate a friendly first-month schedule (Atlanta, at Tennessee, at Tampa Bay, Baltimore) and hand Roethlisberger a 3-1 team when he returns. A six-game suspension? That would be trouble, obviously."
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Damnit!
Now how can I complain that nobody in the media gives the Steelers any respect?
by worldtrip on Aug 31, 2010 12:11 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
I doubt it
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
this is pretty equal to the Madden Curse, thank you Peter King for putting your hex on us! lol.
"In Hoc Signo Vinces!" (With this as your standard, you shall have victory!) -Constantine I
nooooooooo
shut the hell up Peter Mocha FuJavack King!!!
Healing from my new tattoos
Franco made that play because he never quit on the play. He kept running, he kept hustling. Good things happen to people who hustle."
I honestly think when Peter King predicted this notion, he accidentally dropped Tom Brady's Jockstrap!
"In Hoc Signo Vinces!" (With this as your standard, you shall have victory!) -Constantine I
HA! So he got a breath of fresh air and cleared his head, huh?
I was thinking he must have spilled his coffee on the list of teams he keeps, and when the drip stopped spreading at Pittsburgh, he had his choice.
This is a curse...
we wre flying so well under the radara and then this…
damn.....
i dont like this……something about this is sending off some bad mojo…
dang it King DONTJINX US! i like the Steelers under the radar, arrrrggghhhh!!!
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Aug 31, 2010 12:49 PM EDT reply actions
OMG... we're dead
Damn… I was trying to get my hopes up, but this crushes them all…
This is worse than the Madden Curse that got us last year.
Peter King never gets his SB predictions right…
Why couldn’t he just pick the damn Patriots…
Peter King never gets his SB predictions right…
Maybe everyone else will realize this also and we can still remain below the radar
Things can always be worse....
True
but by then it will be too late. The curse is independent of logic.
How do I break it to the cat that since he has been declawed, the rabbit he sees in our backyard would kick his sorry butt?
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Aug 31, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I think a lot of sports writers
Get their SB predictions wrong. I am sure a lot of people picked the Steelers, Colts, and Chargers.
A guy saying a couple of words really means nothing for how our football team will play.
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
*picked the Steelers, Colts, and Chargers last year
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
"A guy saying a couple of words really means nothing for how our football team will play"
WHAT?!
I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
by NYSteelersFan4 on Aug 31, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
go any more?
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Aug 31, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope, hurry up and ask Peter King. Although I think it is too late judging by his choice of Superbowl champion.
yea
he said he was fresh out
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Aug 31, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you sure that was Peter King or Gary Busey?
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
He was re-Deucing?
I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
by NYSteelersFan4 on Aug 31, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
nice
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Aug 31, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
second time the charm?
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Aug 31, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm not going to give up
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Aug 31, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm with Busey
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Now THAT was a funny show.
Busey is such a frickin’ nut-bar.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
by Steel Spike on Aug 31, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
I thought I was one of only like 10 people to watch it. That dude was so crazy it was funny
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Sep 1, 2010 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, we probably were 2 of the 10 people that watched it...
That fat kid was terrible. He wasn’t funny at all. Would have been better with someone different.
Although, it was hilarious how scared he was of Gary.
I love the smell of burnt O-line in the morning!
-Me, ripping off Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now
Good feelings gone
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
To rip off another SI institution...
This post should be re-titled: This Week’s Sign that the Apocalypse is Upon Steeler Nation.
"I am a sinner who does not expect forgiveness, but [Thank God] I am not a government official" Francis Wolcott in "Deadwood", Season 2
by Flying Polamalus on Aug 31, 2010 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
i think more interesting is he respects the packers as much as i do. i have the packers to take the nfc this year too
you and everyone else in the world
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
im a big pack fan right now i can’t lie. i love the way aaron rodgers plays and i like how smooth their transition was to 3-4. thats a well coached team from top to bottom. they got cheated in their loss to the cardinals and they would have fared better than them versus the saints i believe.
I always hated the Pack when they have Farve, cause I hate Farve
now that hes gone they are probably my favorite NFC team.
Favre?
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
fonix
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill
pha-hone-ex
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
How do you think they got cheated against the Cardinals?
I like the packers cause I like cheese. And that is logical.
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
did you see the official review and all that of the obvious face mask on the final play of the game? that wasn’t called? it resulted in a fumble recovery for a td in OT and aaron rodgers was grabbed by his facemask and slung around
I don't recall
I wasn’t saying I didn’t think there was a penalty, just wanted a memory jog cause I forgot
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Just watched the replay
The head ref was staring right at it. Is the rule you have to turn their head?
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
not anymore… there used to be a difference between 5 and 15 yard penalties but now all of them are supposed to be 15
Right, I know that
But I thought to get the penalty you had to grasp and turn their head or pull them down by it. It didn’t look like that happened. His hand landed there after it slapped the ball and didn’t pull him down by it.
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the penalty is you only have to grasp. the difference between the 5 and 15 yard variety was the 5 yard kind only needed grasping where 15 needed twisting or movement of the head… now all it takes is any kind of grasping the face mask and its 15. and even if he just slapped the face mask, hands to the head is another penalty. but not for a QB who gets nailed 50 times a year, only for brady.
haha
Good point on the QB’s head, wasn’t even thinking about that.
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
does Suh’s beheading of Jake Delhomme count? lol
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Aug 31, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Suh looked like a fat kid trying to get into a locked cookie jar, Jake’s head being the cookie jar
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Aug 31, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Looked like Suh got a bit of his facemask as well
Look for a crapload of penalties with Suh.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
lol a bit of his facemask? lol
he had a hand full, silly Suh theres no cookies in Jake’s helmet
"If I could start my life all over again, I would be a professional football player, and you damn well better believe I would be a Pittsburgh Steeler." Jack Lambert
"Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain." Joe Greene."I believe the game is designed to reward the ones who hit the hardest. If you can't take it, you shouldn't play." Jack Lambert. "I'm a steeler fan, you damn well better believe I'm better than you". Yours truly
"I beat rival fans like Woodley beats QBs......With a club!!!!" yours truly
by H-burgSTEELfanatic on Sep 1, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you see the play before that?
You know the one pass to Jennings that if completed would have won the game?
I'm getting tired of saying this: Dick LeBeau’s system is so complex very few rookies can make an impact.
That D hasn't slowed a elite QB yet
Ben torched them for 500+ yards Warner missed on only 4 passes and the first string D couldn’t stop Manning this preason. Yes it’s only preseason but that D is in trouble
I'm getting tired of saying this: Dick LeBeau’s system is so complex very few rookies can make an impact.
Would love to see this Super Bowl match-up
Remember the regular season game last year? This would be a game for the ages.
"Successful destination is the pinnacle, make no mistake, but the fun is in the journey." - Tim Gleason
I'd like to see our defense play better than last time
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah...
no
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
that might be true
i just ended my last man crush with Keenan Lewis.
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
you’d be setting yourself up to get hurt if you let that go on any longer
"I wore my purple camo to the practice, but they wouldn’t let me into the autograph zone. No clue why."- Mr MaLoR
by kick him in the head on Aug 31, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea
he isn’t faithful and looks like a man crush beater….
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Aug 31, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I tried to temper your feelings Johnny...
I was worried you were falling head over heals for the guy, but you went all “that’s my man” on me, so I backed off.
I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
by NYSteelersFan4 on Aug 31, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
You know
Sometime you just get blinded in a situation like that. I was foolish. Then I started looking at his facebook and all the people were writing on there “I’m your number 1 fan” and he replies “Thanks”. I’m thinking, “I thought we had something Keenan?”
"I'm from Maryland, and no one can beat me!"
by John Stephens on Aug 31, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Two timing mofo...
You deserve better. You’re from Maryland. It’s as if he didn’t even know that. Did you tell him?
(by the way, Isaiah Williams signed with Pittsburgh West today, thought you’d get a kick out ofthat)
I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
by NYSteelersFan4 on Aug 31, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Big headline for that game =
Dick LeBeau v. Dom Capers
"Successful destination is the pinnacle, make no mistake, but the fun is in the journey." - Tim Gleason
by chewiesteeler on Aug 31, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Dom Capers...the ex-steelers D coach and the ex-Panthers head coach right?
now he is the D coach for the Packers? Wow, this guy is still around…he is as old as Ric Flair. But Flair is awesome!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
"In Hoc Signo Vinces!" (With this as your standard, you shall have victory!) -Constantine I
That's correct
He is the DC for the Pack. They switched to the 34 last year with Capers.
"Successful destination is the pinnacle, make no mistake, but the fun is in the journey." - Tim Gleason
by chewiesteeler on Sep 2, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love to see any SB matchup that involves the Steelers.
" Just go and lay your hand on a Pittsburgh Steeler fan, and then I think you'll finally understand"
" In America" Charlie Daniels Band
by idiscgolftexas on Aug 31, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
"Who is Joe Namath? This is a guy who, if he played in the league today, I'd probably just go hit him late and see what he did, just for the hell of it. Joe Namath can go to hell; he can kiss my ass." - Greg Lloyd, after NBC commentator Joe Namath accused Lloyd of playing dirty.
by count'em_six on Aug 31, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Peter King defends this pick on PTI tonight...
Should be on in about 5 minutes. Link to follow (hopefully).
I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
Saw that
Guy doesn’t think our QBs will be an issue. He also said that we’re going to go 2-2 without Ben.
Kinda find it hard to believe because the Colts, Ravens, and maybe the Jets could pose a big threat.
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
Quitter's Proud United Member #11
And he loves him some Mike Wallace...
I’m in wait and see mode on the Jets. I like where they’re going, but they’ve got to do it. Miami and NE are still going o be tough. But there are a lot of really good teams this year, the AFC is deep with talent.
I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
by NYSteelersFan4 on Aug 31, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I liked the Jets better before
the Revis drama and Pace’s injury. They still can be a force but Sanchez is going to have to step it up a notch or three for them to get to the playoffs in that division.
How do I break it to the cat that since he has been declawed, the rabbit he sees in our backyard would kick his sorry butt?
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Aug 31, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
And I gather
that Sanchez is not impressing at the moment…
"You learn more in failure than you do in success." - Mike Tomlin
by Rebecca Rollett on Aug 31, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Sanchez sucks
period, like J. Russel level almost. It seems like people forgot how bad he was last year, and now people have NFL game tape on him? Look for him to struggle this year and the Jets to come out the gates slow and that team will fall apart.
Steelers football is supposed to be 60 mins, recently it's been 45. The additional 15 are currently under construction.
by tannofsteel84 on Sep 1, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Come on
Sucks? Russell level?
I thought that he played decently for a rookie in a tough environment. Lots of room for improvement, sure, but in a league where rookie qb’s rarely even play let alone play and win more than they lose, he deserves some credit for that.
I will be interested to see how it goes this year though since most players, particularly qb’s, go through some pretty significant growth into their second year. Offset, of course, by the fact that teams now have game tape as you mentioned, as well as the higher expectations.
If Russell's numbers were projected out over a full season...
Sanchez still throws more picks than him. Yardage wise, Sanchez was well above Jamarcus though.
I think Sanchez has what it takes to be really, really good, but he’s not ready yet, or at least hasn’t shown enough to me, to put them in an elite category, evewn with the rest of their talent.
I bet a fun thing would be to go way back in time to where there was going to be an eclipse and tell the cave men, "If I have come to destroy you, may the sun be blotted out from the sky." Just then the eclipse would start, and they'd probably try to kill you or something, but then you could explain about the rotation of the moon and all, and everyone would get a good laugh.
by NYSteelersFan4 on Sep 1, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
No
but Sanchez is a work in progress. I think he is making the effort which is more than could be said about Jammy. I don’t know if he will be elite but I think he will eventually be top 20 if not top 10.
How do I break it to the cat that since he has been declawed, the rabbit he sees in our backyard would kick his sorry butt?
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Sep 2, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Jets are overrated
they will crumble.
Healing from my new tattoos
Franco made that play because he never quit on the play. He kept running, he kept hustling. Good things happen to people who hustle."
and when that J-E-T-S cookie crumbles...Sexy Rexy will eat it!
NOM, NOM, NOM!!!
http://katchop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rex-celebrates-copy.jpg
"In Hoc Signo Vinces!" (With this as your standard, you shall have victory!) -Constantine I
wait a min...d'oh!
"In Hoc Signo Vinces!" (With this as your standard, you shall have victory!) -Constantine I
I think Rex was at our training camp
To try and then fail, is not unacceptable. But failing to try, is accepting failure.
oooh man thats bad
i hope he doesnt read this poast
Healing from my new tattoos
Franco made that play because he never quit on the play. He kept running, he kept hustling. Good things happen to people who hustle."
Peter King's early ...
predictions can be a little off; he really hits his stride and becomes more accurate the week after the Super Bowl.
or after his late night sessions of looking at Tom Brady pictures
Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"Don't wory, I'm an untrained professional" WVPF
Canal Street Chronicles resident Steelers Fan
by WVPiratesfan on Sep 1, 2010 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
SUPER BOWL--PREDICTION
WITH BEN AND HIS FRONT LINE HEALTHY-THE STEELERS WILL GET WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERES———————-THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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