PatsWickedPissah said:Despite much of the whining here and elsewhere, the Steelers are the 2005 season SuperBowl Champs because...
1. They overcame long odds winning playoff games against 4 good and very good teams.
2. They won the SB despite an abyssmal choke-ridden performance of their 22 rating QB. Roethlesberger siezed this playoff's "Manning Award" from surprise contender Tom Brady, but his team played well enough to win despite his 'contribution'.
3. They won because Cowher, never a great game day coach, coached well, far better than his opponent whose team looked as if they'd never practised a 2 minute drill, q.v. the end of each half.
4. They overcame bad calls by refs (the INT against the Colts) and are not themselves responsible for any of the gift calls by the refs.
As uninspiring as the SB was, that post season run was one for the ages.
And basicaly, they scored more points in the SB.
I will have a hard time with the Rothlesburger Brady comparisons though.
In our 3 SB wins, the Pats won because of Brady (no he was certainly not the only reason, but his contributions were huge, big enough that he was voted MVP in 2 of them).
I would say the Steelers won inspite of Big Ben. Now that certainly does not apply to the playoffs were Big Ben was a beast. But for the SB, I believe it fits!