they also have a superior HC
they also have a superior HC
Talent wise...Very close.
Ravens are a mentally tougher team.
Ravens are a better coached team.
That is the difference between watching the game on TV and playing in it.
The Ravens are absolutely better right now, no doubt. They are also a hot team at the moment, and while you can't quantify that, it means something.
I hate to say it, but right now, they are a more physical team than the Steelers. When they hit a rut this year, you could see that the Ravens had their flaws, but the Steelers need to improve to reach their level.
I think the only thing the Ravens were better at this year is putting it all together when it mattered most. Otherwise, we're pretty even with them.
If Ben doesn't go down with injury and our O just stays the same as they were in the 1st half of the season and the D improves like they did in the 2nd half, we could VERY EASILY have won the division over the Rats.
Sometimes things just come together and a team comes together for a special cause - like it did for us in 2005 - like it is now for the Rats. I hope the Rats story doesn't end as sweet as ours did.
This season for the Rats is very, very reminiscent of how it was for us in 2005.
No doubt, at clutch time Flacco >then Ben. Sad but true. Also, let us not forget what B did in the playoffs. They were heavy underdogs vs. both Denver and Pats, and won convincingly. THAT's where they were impressive. Who comes into Pats house, in the play offs, and beats Brady after being BEHIND at the half? Answer? No ONE. It's never happened. And who SHUTS out Brady in the 2nd half, at his house in the play offs? NO ONE. The fact that the Ravens accomplished that is very impressive and makes them deserving to be at the show.
No way are we even with their WRs, unless you pretend this is 2011 season instead of the 2012. Our WRs constantly sucked this year. Boldin and Smith eat our two best WRs for lunch. Wallace, of 2012, superior to those guys? Not even close. And don't be too quick to cast our TEs better than theirs. Pitta is a rising star and Dickson is better than our #2 TE.
And the level of superiority at RB can't be overlooked; not only are they better there, it's my a light year. Rice is one of the very best backs in the league and Pierce is better than ANY of our backs, period, and he is 2nd string.
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