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01-30-2011, 05:31 AM
Steelers' secondary faces 'big challenge'
Rodgers has many talented options in Packers' receiving corps
Sunday, January 30, 2011
By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
These Steelers probably have faced better quarterbacks than Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers.
And they surely have faced better individual receivers than anyone on the Packers' roster.
But add it all up?
"They have a more talented group than most," safety Ryan Clark said. "If you mention Tom Brady and you compare Green Bay's group to the one in New England, Green Bay wins by a landslide."
"It's probably the best receiving corps in the league," the other safety, Troy Polamalu, said. "And, when you have Rodgers there, too ... we're going to have a tough challenge."
It might be the singular challenge that defines Super Bowl XLV next week in Arlington, Texas: Green Bay's No. 5-ranked pass offense, averaging 258 yards per game with a remarkable five players having 40-plus catches, vs. the Steelers' secondary.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11030/1121329-66.stm#ixzz1CW8LoeAo
Rodgers has many talented options in Packers' receiving corps
Sunday, January 30, 2011
By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
These Steelers probably have faced better quarterbacks than Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers.
And they surely have faced better individual receivers than anyone on the Packers' roster.
But add it all up?
"They have a more talented group than most," safety Ryan Clark said. "If you mention Tom Brady and you compare Green Bay's group to the one in New England, Green Bay wins by a landslide."
"It's probably the best receiving corps in the league," the other safety, Troy Polamalu, said. "And, when you have Rodgers there, too ... we're going to have a tough challenge."
It might be the singular challenge that defines Super Bowl XLV next week in Arlington, Texas: Green Bay's No. 5-ranked pass offense, averaging 258 yards per game with a remarkable five players having 40-plus catches, vs. the Steelers' secondary.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11030/1121329-66.stm#ixzz1CW8LoeAo