Er, ABHarding, I am something of a newbie at this message board stuff, but is it possible you have put your posting in as a quote rather than a spoiler? Only it does contain a spoiler for an episode I haven't seen yet!
Anyway, I was going to add some more earlier on but had to get off the computer, so now I have been mulling it around in my head all day! Here goes... when Sam is out of her depth the SGC can call on the Tokra, the Asgard, even the odd Goauld for help, or Jack can download the Ancient database into his brain, or they have even been known to call Rodney in to help! In 48 Hours it wasn't simply a case of Rodney was wrong and Sam was right; firstly they asked the Tokra for advice and the Tokra more or less said Rodney was right about the DHD, then they had to get instructions from that Goauld on how to save Tealc, and in the end Sam managed to ruin the DHD, which I guess would probably count as "screwing up" if Rodney did it. (Well, okay, she did save Tealc, but if you lose a vital piece of equipment in Atlantis it is perhaps more serious than at the SGC.)
I also think that Sam can (usually) present some options and a risk assessment to, say General Hammond or whoever and then the decision is out of her hands and she will do what the higher authorities decide, whereas on Atlantis, Weir is the highest authority and does not have that much experience of making big decisions, so Rodney must feel more responsible for influencing the decisions she makes. And the same with Shep.
Compared with all the possible help the SGC can get, in what I have seen of SGA so far - not very far into series 2 yet - the Atlantis contingent have to rely on themselves to succeed or fail without any outside help (I know they have the Ancient database, but it needs translating). And that usually means Rodney! That quote from The Storm, "Despite what you may all think, I am not Superman", is usually quoted as a funny, but I think there is a grain of truth in it as regards Shep because he really does sometimes seem to think Rodney can do anything. So I suppose he is bound to be disillusioned if and when he realises this isn't true, like finding out (spoiler for under-8's follows!)
Also, Weir and Shep don't usually think much of any plan that involves everybody surviving but Atlantis being destroyed, unless it is a case of using the self-destruct to prevent enemies from getting control of the city. That's another consideration that the SGC don't usually have. So, no undue pressure! What I am trying to say is that maybe Sam would find things very different in Atlantis from how they are at the SGC.
That will have to be it for now! Sorry for taking up so much of your time...
Anyway, I was going to add some more earlier on but had to get off the computer, so now I have been mulling it around in my head all day! Here goes... when Sam is out of her depth the SGC can call on the Tokra, the Asgard, even the odd Goauld for help, or Jack can download the Ancient database into his brain, or they have even been known to call Rodney in to help! In 48 Hours it wasn't simply a case of Rodney was wrong and Sam was right; firstly they asked the Tokra for advice and the Tokra more or less said Rodney was right about the DHD, then they had to get instructions from that Goauld on how to save Tealc, and in the end Sam managed to ruin the DHD, which I guess would probably count as "screwing up" if Rodney did it. (Well, okay, she did save Tealc, but if you lose a vital piece of equipment in Atlantis it is perhaps more serious than at the SGC.)
I also think that Sam can (usually) present some options and a risk assessment to, say General Hammond or whoever and then the decision is out of her hands and she will do what the higher authorities decide, whereas on Atlantis, Weir is the highest authority and does not have that much experience of making big decisions, so Rodney must feel more responsible for influencing the decisions she makes. And the same with Shep.
Compared with all the possible help the SGC can get, in what I have seen of SGA so far - not very far into series 2 yet - the Atlantis contingent have to rely on themselves to succeed or fail without any outside help (I know they have the Ancient database, but it needs translating). And that usually means Rodney! That quote from The Storm, "Despite what you may all think, I am not Superman", is usually quoted as a funny, but I think there is a grain of truth in it as regards Shep because he really does sometimes seem to think Rodney can do anything. So I suppose he is bound to be disillusioned if and when he realises this isn't true, like finding out (spoiler for under-8's follows!)
Spoiler:
That will have to be it for now! Sorry for taking up so much of your time...
I guess we can't all be RM/DH thunkers. 
Of course we all thunk for different people and that's good. 
Hasn't been updated in ages. The first 5 chapters are good though. 
Are you a Telya/Rodney shipper?! Just teasing. 
And loved the new pics from ADB... I hope that it won't be too hard to get our collective hands on that movie when it comes out.
I also think he is confident not over confident "Trinity" 
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