Greatest catch in Steelers history, Santonios' Catch over the Immaculate!!

           Which catch do you think is the greatest? All the old boys still go with the Immaculate. No surprise there, but I dont think they give Santonios' a chance. I think Santonios' Catch is not only greatest in Steeler history, but all time NFL history!

          I receive the Sporting News and in it they surveyed 20 former Steelers. They ask all sorts of questions. The first of which was as follows.....  BETTER CATCH: FRANCOS' OR SANTONIOS'.                             
                                   FRANCOS                    15
                                   SANTONIOS                   4
                                   TOO CLOSE TO CALL      1            
          Now 15 out of 20 is 75%. Can it be that 75% of Steeler nation think that the Immaculate was a greater catch than Santonios' Catch? Please, do not get me wrong, the Immaculate Reception was GREAT. Truly "IMMACULATE", the shoestring catch, no time left, boots a dynasty and all that great stuff!  Seen it a million times and it always puts a smile on my face, could see it a million more. Hopefully that 75% changes as the number surveyed goes up. I think Santonios' head and shoulders above the Immaculate Reception. Here's my case.

           Well, for one, Santonios' Catch was pure skill. Both the catch and the throw.(Beautiful placement of ball) Immaculate was all luck. Santonios' Catch brought my beloved team 6, count'em, 6 Super Bowl rings. Immaculate got us to the AFC title game. Which was big at the time, we had done nothing as a franchise up till then. The drive leading up to Santonios' Catch made it a great game, the catch and Big Bens' throw made it one of the greatest games in NFL history, Super Bowls included. That drive in th '72 title game was going nowhere fast. Most of all, Santonios' Catch was on the biggest stage in the whole world. Super Bowl XLIII, millions of people watching, 43 ticks on the clock and a Super Bowl on the line. I heard that some tv fans did not get to see the Immaculate play out do to time.

          Maybe it just depends on how old you are. To those folks back in that '72 title game, the Immaculate Reception will always be the greatest play, let alone the greatest catch to them no matter what happened in the past or in the future of the Pittsburgh Steelers and, nothing will ever change there minds.

          I guess I can relate. What I saw on Feb. 1 2009 at around 10pm, was the greatest catch and the greatest play in Pittsburgh Steelers history. No matter what happened in the past or what will happened in the future, and nothing will ever change my mind!!