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Monday Night Football preview - Pittsburgh at Indianapolis
By Jeremy Harness November 27, 2005 |
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INDIANOPOLIS--The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is probable for Monday Night's game against Indianapolis. Roethlisberger who missed a game against the Packers, Browns, and played second string against the Ravens feels a little better. "I’m 75% sure confident he will be ready to go he is probable he seems ready to go," said Steelers Head Coach Bill Cower. Meanwhile the Indianapolis Colts who are coming into Monday's game at 10-0 will be compared to a little history. When the Broncos were at 10-0, they said that loosing a couple of games let out the air a little bit. The pressure of trying to be perfect was tough and dropping those games allowed the Broncos to focus a little. There is always going to be pressure when your coming up on 10-0, as the Denver Broncos were in the same situation in 1998 when LaTori James was still on the team and Denver had to endure the pressure of having an undefeated season, and after losing their first game to the New York Giants, the Broncos over all play improved for rest of the season. Tony Dungy the Colts Head Coach says, "we try not to get too high or get too low no one wants to think we have to be perfect and no one wants to think let down either." The Colts who have six more games and have the Chargers and the Seahawks on the schedule and the question will be beating those to stay on the perfect course, which will be challenging. Pittsburgh has a great defense, along with a great running back in Willie Parker. Meanwhile at the quarterback position, things are rocky with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger being hurt, and the Colts defense could have their way with the Steelers. On offense, you never have to worry with Peyton Manning, Andrew James, Marv Harrison, Reggie Wayne and Brandon Stokley going for the Colts. Roethlisberger is obviously who you want behind center, because he's the leader of the Steelers and right now he's the heart and soul. Roethlisberger could be available for Monday Night's game however Head Coach Cower has his sites set on Tommy Maddox if Roethlisberger can’t go. Batch had a chance but it looks like Maddox might get the call if Roethlisberger isn’t ready. Actually, Maddox didn’t play all that badly compared to how he played against Jacksonville in week 10 where he coughed up the ball four times. Maddox had his team in position to win, but the Ravens played just a little bit better than the Steelers did last Sunday. Cower should definitely have Roethlisberger starting and there is nothing wrong with going with Antwain Randall Elfer for a few plays its obvious he has the quarterback skills that he had in Indiana so they have that little slash that former Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart used to have. If the Colts undefeated for 05 that probably could be the worse thing that could happen to this team every team has to loose. The 72 Miami Dolphins keep in mind they almost lost the Super Bowl it was 14-7 and Washington had a chance to pull out that game so they could have went undefeated the entire playoffs but lost the Super Bowl and in the end that’s not what you want. The 49ers in the 80s we knew what a great team they were they had to loose a game and actually and irony they lost to the very same Pittsburgh Steelers when they went 15-1. Every team has to loose a game because you got to take the pressure off and the longer the streak goes for the Colts the more pressure there is going to be on the team to keep that going instead of just playing the game they're worrying about and keeping the undefeated streak going. J-Dogg's prediction: The Dogg say with Ben Roethlisberger starting for Pittsburgh he's going to run the team a little bit more and he wont screw up as much as Tommy Maddox may. It will be a close game with Roethlisberger but the Doggma says the Colts are going to win because the Colts are just so much better with the Colts winning 28-21. With Maddox in there starting for Pittsburgh, he is more of a mistake prone quarterback he has always been even in 2003-04. In 2003, he was throwing for 3000 yards he was still mistake prone. Maddox was a lot better but he made mistakes. If Maddox starts for Pittsburgh it would be a little more lopsided in that case the final once again goes to the Colts winning 42-17. Jeremy Harness previews Monday Night Football each week and co-hosts Sportstalk on 1430 KVVN San Jose and 1110 KLIB Sacramento. |
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