Tim Tebow is God's evangelical consolation prize for the GOP nominating Mitt Romney

Aarontology: If that's the actual reason, the Steelers deserved to lose.

Even if it wasn't the real reason, the defense was so awful and the offensive line protection so poor that they still deserved to lose.

/Or more accurately: the Steelers didn't deserve to win.

This loss will be Mike Tomlin's cross to bear.

Earlier in the game, Simms-behaving like a parent who puts each one of his child's drawings on the refrigerator-claimed that a woefully wide heave to an open Eddie Royal was a "pretty good throwaway." Atta boy, Timmy!

That was great. I was waiting for Simms to compliment the way Timmy didn't trip over his shoelaces. Such athleticism!

Good trolling by subby, I must admit. I am in awe of his incredible psychic powers.
Pittsburgh blew it, Mr. Tebow took advantage, he earns the victory.

Tebowing > Roethlisbergering.

Pittsburgh sucked.

I think Ike Taylor must have had some gambling debts to pay off. He shuts down the best receiver of every team the Steelers have faced all season then he lets Demaryius farking Thomas get 200+ yards on FIVE catches. Either that or God really does intervene in football games.

/removes tinfoil

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Aarontology: If that's the actual reason, the Steelers deserved to lose.

Even if it wasn't the real reason, the defense was so awful and the offensive line protection so poor that they still deserved to lose.

/Or more accurately: the Steelers didn't deserve to win.

It also didn't help that Tomlin wasn't a great coach yesterday. Bellichick exposed the Broncos offense for the fraud that it was by just containing the QB and making him read the coverage. Granted, that was tough for the Steelers to do with the holes in their depth chart, but blitzing a mobile QB and making him move isn't a recipe for success.

I am disappointed that the Steelers seriously underestimated Tebow. The game was theirs to lose, and they lost. Yeah, Big Ben isn't 100 percent, Mendenhall was out, Pouncey was out, and they couldn't play 100 percent. But I feel the Steelers should have made up for the lack of quality starters with heart and tenacity. They were complacent and overconfident yesterday.

If loving Tim Tebow is wrong, then it looks like I'm still right.

Well, when the game was on the line, it was one pass he didn't one-hop.

SigmaAlgebra: I think Ike Taylor must have had some gambling debts to pay off. He shuts down the best receiver of every team the Steelers have faced all season then he lets Demaryius farking Thomas get 200+ yards on FIVE catches. Either that or God really does intervene in football games.

/removes tinfoil

Was that Taylor who had a hand on Thomas when he made that catch and still couldn't bring him down? That was pretty inexcusable.

I can't wait for the Ravens / Saints Superbowl.

Tebow is arguably the greatest pro quarterback of the 21st century

If the Broncos beat the Patriots, I may have to convert.

This ruins my vision of the Texans ripping through the AFC North en route to the Super Bowl, but I'll get over it

Denver called a great play, got great execution, and it got the best possible result. Even good defenses get caught in the wrong call.

Shutdown Corner wrote a really good breakdown of the play (new window). Coach Fox mentioned the Broncos' developing a really strong first-and-10 run tendency, and then put play action into the call. the safety with inside leverage on Thomas was up for the run. Then all Tebow had to do was lead his receiver across the middle. He did that excellently well. and a 24 year old is usually able to outrun a 31 year old.

You know who else was a great quarterback? Brett Favre.

66dude: I am disappointed that the Steelers seriously underestimated Tebow. The game was theirs to lose, and they lost. Yeah, Big Ben isn't 100 percent, Mendenhall was out, Pouncey was out, and they couldn't play 100 percent. But I feel the Steelers should have made up for the lack of quality starters with heart and tenacity. They were complacent and overconfident yesterday.

and when the Packers won the SB with 15 players on IR last year, and 2 more hurt in the SB, the injury excuse is all gone.

this was more a failure of scouting. Colbert needs to step it up and maybe start drafting some O-linemen that actually function.

and Pit. also cost me my play off pool.

In therr defense, I did watch Tebow skip several passes to his receivers running crossing patterns during the game. It was the deep ball that doomed the Steelers on Sunday...

P'burgh was hurt, and it showed. (Although I'll go put on another layer of tinfoil after wondering aloud, "who owed who money and settled by throwing the game?") It will be interesting to see what happens against NE. I vigorously dislike any evangelical homophobe, but I also admit watching Tebow is... entertaining? Something. And I'm glad the Ravens don't have to get through the Ramblin' Rapists *again* to get to the Superbowl.

I, for one, would like to see Denver get by NE (and, ya' know, at this point, I just don't think anyone can count them out or dismiss them blithely), just so a certain Mr. Reed can enjoy gathering up a few of those fluttering long-ball heaves in his direction. Tebow did well against a seemingly-nonexistent secondary... little different facing ol' "where'd he come from?!"

WinoRhino: I can't wait for the Ravens / Saints Superbowl

I'm hopin' for the Harb-Bowl, myself. It even has everything to make it more widely marketable than some of the other possibilities -- brother vs. brother, east coast vs. west coast, new coach vs. hasn't-won-one-yet, resurgent former-great team vs. keep-getting-close-but-failing, great defenses and running backs....

But that may just be me.

Aarontology: Exactly. And in the process they basically handed the Patriots a conference title berth.

As this will eliminate the friction in the ADB household with my (supposedly) Patriot supporting wife, I'll be OK with this.

As long as it's not the Ravens *pa-tooey* that win the conference.

WinoRhino: I can't wait for the Ravens / Saints Superbowl.

Looks like it.

/please let the Broncos beat the Pats before it happens. That's past maximum trolling and into ludicrous territory

I Said: If the Broncos beat the Pats we should all go protest an abortion clinic with a sign that reads "I don't want to do this, but until you can stop Tebow, he's making a strong argument"

*snert*

Jesus is the answer. God has guided Tim Tebow through the ups and the downs.

The love God had for His only Son is the one constant throughout it all.

God bless you, Tim. God bless you. The Super Bowl awaits you.

pmmal: 66dude: I am disappointed that the Steelers seriously underestimated Tebow. The game was theirs to lose, and they lost. Yeah, Big Ben isn't 100 percent, Mendenhall was out, Pouncey was out, and they couldn't play 100 percent. But I feel the Steelers should have made up for the lack of quality starters with heart and tenacity. They were complacent and overconfident yesterday.

and when the Packers won the SB with 15 players on IR last year, and 2 more hurt in the SB, the injury excuse is all gone.

this was more a failure of scouting. Colbert needs to step it up and maybe start drafting some O-linemen that actually function.

I think a bigger priority is to get some people on the defensive line who can do more than eat up space and actually get some pressure on the QB. The Steelers didn't even knock Tebow down once on Sunday. Imagine what a QB like Rodgers or Brees would do with that kind of time in the pocket.

I have to imagine *if* the broncos win any more games in the playoffs, we'll get other excuses as to why tebow helped win the game that can't be attributed to any skill he has.

There were WAY too many people talking at my parents house during the "explaination" for why the latteral wasn't actually a fumble that allowed Pittsburgh to go get the tying touchdown.... anyone here know what supposed reason was given for why that wasn't an obvious fumble?

Pittsburgh didnt deserve to win that game and had they won it with that call I would probably have been a bit irate (that and the no-calls on facemasks 2 different times in the 4th quarter).

SigmaAlgebra: I think Ike Taylor must have had some gambling debts to pay off. He shuts down the best receiver of every team the Steelers have faced all season then he lets Demaryius farking Thomas get 200+ yards on FIVE catches. Either that or God really does intervene in football games.

/removes tinfoil

nah, it's just a reallly terrible matchup for him physically. he always plays really timid against those types of WRs. compound it by playing single safety most of the game to try and force the pass instead of the run and ... well that's that...

Try winning in the playoffs with a hurt QB.
Aside from that, Denver fought for that win.

I was saying it all f*cking week and no one believed me. Your secondary is crippled with injury and you're forcing someone to throw against you.

WHAT THE HELL DID YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN?!?

It's not that Tebow cannot throw, it's just that he cannot throw well. Give him 5 seconds every down and he'll find someone to duck-tail it to.

66dude: I am disappointed that the Steelers seriously underestimated Tebow. The game was theirs to lose, and they lost. Yeah, Big Ben isn't 100 percent, Mendenhall was out, Pouncey was out, and they couldn't play 100 percent. But I feel the Steelers should have made up for the lack of quality starters with heart and tenacity. They were complacent and overconfident yesterday.

Plus they had their safetys up on the line. The pass defenders had no backup. Tebow did his job well, Pittsburgh defense did their job poorly.

SigmaAlgebra: pmmal: 66dude: I am disappointed that the Steelers seriously underestimated Tebow. The game was theirs to lose, and they lost. Yeah, Big Ben isn't 100 percent, Mendenhall was out, Pouncey was out, and they couldn't play 100 percent. But I feel the Steelers should have made up for the lack of quality starters with heart and tenacity. They were complacent and overconfident yesterday.

and when the Packers won the SB with 15 players on IR last year, and 2 more hurt in the SB, the injury excuse is all gone.

this was more a failure of scouting. Colbert needs to step it up and maybe start drafting some O-linemen that actually function.

I think a bigger priority is to get some people on the defensive line who can do more than eat up space and actually get some pressure on the QB. The Steelers didn't even knock Tebow down once on Sunday. Imagine what a QB like Rodgers or Brees would do with that kind of time in the pocket.

And as long as they invest in the O-Line like they should, Tebow will be able to run the play action in the NFL just like in college, with pretty good results, as long as his team is absolutely committed to the beating you have to take to run the play action in the NFL. It'll work until the O-line gets tired of the pounding, stops believing, or Tebow gets hurt. He also needs receivers that run their routes perfectly every time, even KNOWING there's maybe six chances a game to get the ball. They'll also need to believe they can get touch downs on most of those passes, if they complete them.

Tebow doesn't have the shelf life of an NFL QB, and he's not going to break under the beating he's taking. He's got the shelf life of an NFL running back, so he's got three years or so to get surrounded by an O-Line and the tight ends his style will need to keep winning.

Perhaps Von Miller had more say in that game than a higher authority:
But we would not have 50+ relies to a thread, or 24 hour ESPN coverage of tebow.

Oh And a belated MILE HIGH FIVE salute to Captain Steroid !

netweavr: It's not that Tebow cannot throw, it's just that he cannot throw well. Give himanyone 5 seconds every down and he'll find someone to duck-tail it to.


That combined with the bullshiat PIs