Big Question: Troy Polamalu Factor

[stillers4me]

There are a few ways to measure how the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers) fell short against the New York Jets (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/nyj/new-york-jets) a month ago.

The most obvious measurement was the five-point margin on the scoreboard, 22-17.

The Steelers also lost by 10 yards, getting the ball exactly that far away from the goal line with two cracks at the end zone in the final seconds.

The Steelers lost by two unusual plays, a 97-yard touchdown on the opening kickoff and a fourth-quarter safety that eliminated the possibility of a chip-shot field goal to force overtime.

You can also say the Steelers lost by a hair.

Or, maybe more accurately, several thousand bushy ones tufted over the nameplate on Polamalu's jersey.............

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[stillers4me]

"How do you not love watching the guy play? I hate watching him play if he is against us. He should probably rest up and not play this week."


That Rexy, he's such a jokster. :chuckle:

[43Hitman]

Damn, when you have a defensive player that can affect the spread by a point, you have something special. No matter what happens, we are blessed to be fans of such a talented organization. Form top to bottom, we have the best the NFL has to offer.

[GoSlash27]

Troy isn't a deciding factor in that game or this game coming up IMO. Fact is we shoulda blown their doors off and we simply didn't execute. Special teams crapped the bed, Spaeth dropped pretty much every pass thrown his way, and Memo got safetied to seal the deal. We have the weapons to completely destroy the Jets,we've simply got to execute better.