Wednesday, December 14, 2005

More Physical Football team?

I think quite highly of Sean Salisbury's analysis on ESPN, much higher than I thought of him as a player. But on this Morning's Sportcenter, he said the Steelers would beat the Vikings because they were back to playing Physical Football, as evidenced against the Bears. I think the Steelers have to be considered the favorite, but this is hogwash. Not to say the Steelers aren't a more physical football team, but execution wins game. This is why the Colts drilled the Steelers. Talent wins games, this is why although the Browns are well-coached they have 4 wins. Coaching wins game-this is why the Vikings teams of the late 80's never did anything. People define Physical as a team that runs the ball a lot, and hits hard and doesn't rely on speed on Defense. One could argue that the Balitmore Ravens and Cleveland Browns fit that description. But these teams lack talent. Indy wouldn't be called a Physical team and they are 13-0. If the Steelers win Sunday, and I am strongly leaning towards picking them, it wouldn't be because of their physicality.

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