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stillers4me
04-02-2011, 07:49 AM
I chose the photo at left because it shows something that you won't see often - Troy Polamalu (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1626/troy-polamalu) tussling with another player. Troy knocked down Julius Jones (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3418/julius-jones). Jones took it personally and pulled Troy's hair. Troy appeared to be having words with Jones. I expect that Troy said that his mother looks older than Troy's mother, or some similar observation that cut him to the heart. It resulted in an Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty for Jones.

http://cdn0.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/982733/gyi0062278619.jpg (http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/photos/a-tale-of-two-teams-the-2010-pittsburgh-steelers-game-7)
It was an interesting incident. Brees threw the ball towards Jones, and Troy headed for Jones full tilt and did one of his patented flying moves, which resulted in a tackle. The only thing was, Jones didn't have the ball, as it fell incomplete behind him because James Farrior (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1595/james-farrior) batted it just enough to deflect it. I can see why Jones would be offended, but nobody touches The Hair, especially now that it is insured. In watching this play a number of times to try and sort out what happened, I found myself thinking that if the re-worked launching rule passes, Troy is going to have to change the way he plays. And speaking of player safety issues, I noted that 1) the announcers were sure to mention the Harrison fine for the hit on Massaquoi several times, and 2) a montage of the big hits in the game (Steelers (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/pittsburgh-steelers)/Saints, that is) was played near the end of the third quarter.
But now on to the game: Game 7 - @ New Orleans Saints (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/new-orleans-saints) - Final Score Steelers 10, Saints 20...............

Read more @ http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2011/3/27/2075342/a-tale-of-two-teams-the-2010-pittsburgh-steelers-game-7

XxKnightxX
04-03-2011, 07:38 AM
The game was more of a defensive slugfest than one would predict from the final score, or the fact that the Saints were one of the contenders, or the fact that Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger are pretty fine quarterbacks. *The Saints were pretty much out of cornerbacks - they started the game with one healthy corner, who managed to get injured on the opening play. *One would expect the Steelers to be able to take advantage of that fact, but one would be wrong, because the Saints defense spent pretty much the entire game with 8 or more guys blitzing. It is an interesting point, however, because in the Super Bowl we saw the offense unable to take advantage of injuries to the Packers defensive backfield.

Deja Fricking vu. Couldn't do it in sb xlv and couldn't adjust here.