Posted:
#51
Collins has got to get old someday. Maybe this year will be the year Tenn decides he should have retired last year.
Steel -6
Laying off the totals until we see what O's are in synch or not.
Tennessee at Pittsburgh (09/10/2009)
Have to roll with the champs on this one. Good luck everyone!
Posted:
#56
Did all the research on this one and it's a big conflict. Pitt wins at home, Pitt wins home openers big. Tenn has played spoiler in big games and has an equally talented defense. Tenn pre-season totals have all gone over 40 total, Pitts pre-season totals have all been under 31. I was leaning heavily on the under as neither team has a pocket full of explosive plays and both have similar conservative styles of play. Don't like the team pick here, but if my hand was forced I'd take home field and experience and lay the 6.
My play is Under 35
Here is your rekamyenoM 
Posted:
#59
Both teams are coming off great seasons, although the Titans didn’t get it done in the playoffs. Tennessee likes to play power football and so do the Steelers. The interesting matchup will be Pittsburgh’s outstanding run defense versus the Titans’ running game with Chris Johnson and LenDale White.
PITTS -6.5 & OVR
Posted:
#64
Quote Originally Posted by Bringiton_01:
Did all the research on this one and it's a big conflict. Pitt wins at home, Pitt wins home openers big. Tenn has played spoiler in big games and has an equally talented defense. Tenn pre-season totals have all gone over 40 total, Pitts pre-season totals have all been under 31. I was leaning heavily on the under as neither team has a pocket full of explosive plays and both have similar conservative styles of play. Don't like the team pick here, but if my hand was forced I'd take home field and experience and lay the 6.
My play is Under 35
WHAT? An equally talented defense. What have you been smoking? Pittsburgh almost (came up 55 rush yards allowed short) did something last year that hadn't been done since the 1991 Eagles (lead the league in fewest yards allowed overall, vs. the run, and vs. the pass). They also led the league in fewest points allowed last year too. Tennessee has a solid defense, but they just lost Haynesworth to free agency. He was easily their best defensive player last year because he commands double and sometimes triple teams. They are nowhere near Pittsburgh when it comes to defense. The only team that does is Baltimore. And I just threw up a little typing that.
Posted:
#66
Hmm....
Superbowl champions, at home (in Pitt with those fans after the terrible towel stomping)
most starters are returning... like everyone... on the leagues most dominant defense.... best against the pass and run.
a defensive player of the year.... a safety that could win defensive player of the year every year.... a superbowl mvp..... 2 good running backs.... .questionable o-line.... good receivers.... and Big Ben.....
I think Pitt wins by more than a touchdown...
lay the chalk....
Pitt -6.5
Superbowl champions, at home (in Pitt with those fans after the terrible towel stomping)
most starters are returning... like everyone... on the leagues most dominant defense.... best against the pass and run.
a defensive player of the year.... a safety that could win defensive player of the year every year.... a superbowl mvp..... 2 good running backs.... .questionable o-line.... good receivers.... and Big Ben.....
I think Pitt wins by more than a touchdown...
lay the chalk....
Pitt -6.5
Posted:
#67
Tenn +6.5
GLTA
Tennessee didn't have Haynesworth in the game last year and still handled the O-line of Pittsburgh. Tennessee has much better talent on Offense this year than last season and should be able to run the ball effectively with White and Johnson. Also, I don't know if I would like it but we could see VY in the "wildcat" for a few plays. This could catch the Steelers off guard or backfire like an old cluncker!
To many points in this one for the team that had the best record in football last season and a coach that knows how to prepare his team for the road. I think the game will be close and the Titans could win outright but looking at the Steelers winning on late FG.
GLTA
Posted:
#68
pitt has the revenge factor, crazy homers very loud, pitt qb has something to prove and they are national champions until they're not.
tn is very deep on the o side,they're deep period and actually spent bucks on some WR this season, but with a good DL Albert Haynesworth well be missed and it will show on the scoreboard. the monster had 2 men, sometimes 3 on him and he still got to the qb and/or ball. Huge, huge shoes left unfilled and I have serious doubts about TN qb performance this year after winning more games in the egular season than anyone thanks to ALBERT!
Pittsburg and Over for me, good luck to you. GET SOME!
Posted:
#71
Titans have many more offensive weapons this year. I predict Javon Ringer will take Lendale White's spot in a year or less. Better receivers too. Also, do not factor in missing Haynesworth. Titans D will be just fine without him. I'm taking the OVER. Revenge factor will be big for Pitt and they will want to run up the score. Should be a great game and thank gawd football is here.
Have a great season everyone.
Have a great season everyone.
Posted:
#74
riding the over 35.5
first game of the year should have some fire works with all these players jacked up. tomlin tried to down play the whole towel stomp, but i doubt the players feel that way. both teams also have opportunistic defenses which should lead to more offensive opportunities.
GL everyone
Posted:
#75
Quote Originally Posted by stalker:
I think last years game between these teams is a little misleading. The Titans forced 5 fumbles (recovered two) and had two interceptions in that game which basically was the difference. They didn't run the ball that well, 31 carries-117 yards, good for an average of 3.8 yards per attempt. And I don't think the Titans will be able to control the clock in this game. In fact they didn't even control the clock in last year's game and the Steelers D should be even better this year. Plus that game was played in Tennessee. This game is in Pittsburgh, it's the first game of the year, the Steelers are coming off a Super Bowl win, and they're probably still a little pissed about losing to the Titans last year and watching them stomp, spit and blow their nose on the terrible towel.
As for Kerry Collins I wouldn't say he rarely makes mistakes. For his career he almost has a 50:50 td-int ratio (186-179) and his career passer rating is only 73.8. In 6 of the 15 years he's played he's thrown more interceptions than touchdowns. Last year was one of the top 3 seasons of his career and it wasn't even that good of a year (12 td's, 7 int's, 2,676 yards, 58.3% completion rate and a qb rating of 80.2).
And I don't know why you think Ben was out much of the preseason. He missed one game. But actually played more than expected in the others, especially when Tomlin's main goal was to keep the starters healthy throughout the preseason.
STEELERS & OVER FOR ME
I think the Titans and Kerry Collins fall off a little bit this year. It happens every year when a team that was good one year has a let down year the next and vice versa. The Titans are my choice for being the team that takes a step back this year.
hmmm..i could be wrong but didn't ben sit out the first two preseason game due to a minor injury??
as for pit d being better than last year, we'll have to see.. they maybe better due to another year expereince.. but they are basically fielding the same team... as is the titans d.. if you look back, haynesworth actually missed that game, and Tn was still about to put pressure on ben and force those fumbles... jones, who replaced haynesworth, actually played in that game and force 3 of those turnovers.. plus you can actually look at the turnovers in 2 ways.. 1 those turn overs basically shorten the field for both teams.. or 2. those turn over cost them points... in my opinion, it was the former stied of the latter.. so taking that out of the equation do they really score those points.. but who knows...
as for collins, you really can't compare his stats when he was starting b4 in oakland, ny and now... in oakland, and ny he was expected to win games with his arm.. in TN he expected to manage the game..
as far as i see, both them will pound the ball.. it will come down to a battle of the trenches.. i see it farely even when TN got the ball.. but when pits has the ball, TN dline has the upper hand... rememeber that the steelers o line was one of the worst last year.. and ben was running for is life alot of the time.. its basically the same line back this year.. the oline gave up 49 sacks last year compare to the 12 tn oline gave up...
all in all.. it should be a very defensive game here... defence with championship and that what these two teams are built on... of course all this is one man opinion... and i wish you all the best on you plays.. as for me.. i'm staying on the under here.. and relying on the strength of these two teams, their defence, to keep things close.. and low..
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