steelerchad
02-08-2009, 08:33 AM
Alot of the talking heads and fans have been saying Big Ben deserved the Superbowl MVP. I agree with the fact that he was deserving after the incredible 2 minute drive for the win, except for 1 thing. SANTONIO HOLMES.
Santonio had a career day with 131 yards on 9 catches and the game winning touchdown grab on the final drive. You could argue that the throw was just as good as the catch and you'd be right. Both ends of the play were perfect. But it's like arguing the chicken or the egg.
Santonio was the go to guy all day and made all the plays on the last drive and then topped it off with what most people are saying may be the best Superbowl grab of all time. It's rare that a receiver on the Steelers would be so dominant down the stretch as the Steelers usually spread the ball around. But it seemed obvious that Hines's injury was hampering his ability to make plays.
Santonio really only had what most would call an average season. His play in the playoffs was huge though.
Trailing 7-0 to the Chargers with the offense struggling early against San Diego his punt return for a TD kick started the scoring and the Steelers never looked back.
His 65 yard catch and run for a TD against the Ravens in the AFCC game put us up 13-0 and put a dagger in the Ravens heart early. If not for the challenge overturn on his other TD, which I still hate that call. The game would have been put away at that point 17-0.
My only knock on him is the extra stuff. The pot bust was bad. I don't smoke pot, but I also don't think it's the worst thing in the world. However, when you're in his position you have to put the team ahead of yourself. He hurt his team, as we lost to the Giants the game he was suspended. We won't know if the outcome would have been different if he was on the field.
I also am not crazy about all the me stuff. Alot of talk and showboating. I also don't care about a little celebration, but you've got to be smarter than to do something that may cost your team 15 yards in a game.
I think you can chalk most of this stuff up to being young and playing wide receiver in the NFL. When you look at that position in the NFL, he's actually fairly reserved compared to most of his peers. Here's to Santonio maturing into the great receiver I know he can be.
Santonio had a career day with 131 yards on 9 catches and the game winning touchdown grab on the final drive. You could argue that the throw was just as good as the catch and you'd be right. Both ends of the play were perfect. But it's like arguing the chicken or the egg.
Santonio was the go to guy all day and made all the plays on the last drive and then topped it off with what most people are saying may be the best Superbowl grab of all time. It's rare that a receiver on the Steelers would be so dominant down the stretch as the Steelers usually spread the ball around. But it seemed obvious that Hines's injury was hampering his ability to make plays.
Santonio really only had what most would call an average season. His play in the playoffs was huge though.
Trailing 7-0 to the Chargers with the offense struggling early against San Diego his punt return for a TD kick started the scoring and the Steelers never looked back.
His 65 yard catch and run for a TD against the Ravens in the AFCC game put us up 13-0 and put a dagger in the Ravens heart early. If not for the challenge overturn on his other TD, which I still hate that call. The game would have been put away at that point 17-0.
My only knock on him is the extra stuff. The pot bust was bad. I don't smoke pot, but I also don't think it's the worst thing in the world. However, when you're in his position you have to put the team ahead of yourself. He hurt his team, as we lost to the Giants the game he was suspended. We won't know if the outcome would have been different if he was on the field.
I also am not crazy about all the me stuff. Alot of talk and showboating. I also don't care about a little celebration, but you've got to be smarter than to do something that may cost your team 15 yards in a game.
I think you can chalk most of this stuff up to being young and playing wide receiver in the NFL. When you look at that position in the NFL, he's actually fairly reserved compared to most of his peers. Here's to Santonio maturing into the great receiver I know he can be.