*** Complain about the officials thread *** (1 Viewer)

[Irish]

Darrell Jackson did push off in the end zone. Was it very blatant? No. Could it have gone uncalled? Yes. But he did push off.

Sean Locklear did hold Clark Haggans on the pass to the 1. Was it the "there's holding on every play" type of hold? Perhaps. But he did hold.

These weren't blatantly blown calls that showed a misunderstanding of the rules. They were borderline judgment calls that happened to impact key plays.

The bigger problem I have with the DJackson play was how late it was called...it was like once the ref realized that it was a TD, then he decided to throw it.

The ref immediately tried throwing his flag, but he couldn't grab it at first. The only bad call that I saw was the Hasselbeck tackle.

 

[BGP]

I think the problem I've had with some of the things I've seen you post is that you completely discount anyone that has any semblance of a greater or lesser reaction that you do. It comes off as arrogant.

Explain that a bit further. All my teachers described me as the most open-minded person, willing to consider all kinds of ideas and look at every side of every issue. Heck, (I hate to bring this up but...) the top complaint in the werewolf games I've received is that I consider everyone's else opinion too MUCH, and fail to act on my own.It just sounds like you don't know me well to make a statement like that. I really like to know where you get this view.

When you choose to call any Seattle fan a "loser" if they don't agree with your opinion. That comes off as arrogant.Further, in most of the political threads you come off as cold and uncaring. I don't see you showing respect for people that disagree with you. You tell them they're wrong, and your right. Yes, you have courage of your convictions, but you consistently catch a ton of crap because of it. I think your world is mostly black and white.

1. I don't think you read that post correctly. I said its people who don't do the right thing and instead take the easy path that are the real losers. You can't have people running things who know one thng is right in their heart but they don't follow through with it because lying to themselves is easier or less controversial.2. That's a very interesting standard you hold me to with regards to politics, because about 99% of the government leaders on both sides of the aisle have at certain points stood firm on issues and didn't worry about being controversial. And you can absolutely certain the names like Jefferson, Churchill, FDR, and Reagan (names from both sides of the aisle) top the list of most frequently doing it. And you can be absolutely sure it wasn't easy for any of those four guys to do it and they did catch "a ton of crap" for it.

But I ask again, is it better to do what is right or do what is easy?

 

[Steel City]

I think the problem I've had with some of the things I've seen you post is that you completely discount anyone that has any semblance of a greater or lesser reaction that you do. It comes off as arrogant.

Explain that a bit further. All my teachers described me as the most open-minded person, willing to consider all kinds of ideas and look at every side of every issue. Heck, (I hate to bring this up but...) the top complaint in the werewolf games I've received is that I consider everyone's else opinion too MUCH, and fail to act on my own.It just sounds like you don't know me well to make a statement like that. I really like to know where you get this view.

When you choose to call any Seattle fan a "loser" if they don't agree with your opinion. That comes off as arrogant.Further, in most of the political threads you come off as cold and uncaring. I don't see you showing respect for people that disagree with you. You tell them they're wrong, and your right. Yes, you have courage of your convictions, but you consistently catch a ton of crap because of it. I think your world is mostly black and white.

1. I don't think you read that post correctly. I said its people who don't do the right thing and instead take the easy path are the real losers. You can't have people running things who know one thng is right in their heart but they don't follow through with it because lying to themselves is easier or less controversial.2. That's a very interesting standard you hold me to with regards to politics, because about 99% of the government leaders on both sides of the aisle have at certain points stood firm on issues and didn't worry about being controversial. And you can absolutely certain the names like Jefferson, Churchill, FDR, and Reagan (names from both sides of the aisle) top the list of most frequently doing it. And you can be absolutely sure it wasn't easy for any of those four guys to do it and they did catch "a ton of crap" for it.

But I ask again, is it better to do what is right or do what is easy?

BGP, I LOVE YOU! PITTSBURGH STEELERS

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!!!!

(browns still suck)

 

[3MTA3]

Seems like alot of people forgot that just a few weeks ago, there was a game where officiating was so horrid, it led to a heart attack of one particular Steeler fan. But you know what, the Steelers overcame that officiating and won the game. Say all you want about the officiating, Seattle did not step up and make the big plays this game.

Was DJax's pass interference the right call - - textbook shove-off, however I've seen worse.

Was Ben's run a TD - , I see no evidence that supports either argument

How about that holding call and Hasselbecks penalty - - terrible calls

 

[PsychoMan]

First of all, I did not go into this game biased to either one of the teams. I think Cowher is a great coach, and I wanted to see him get a Super Bowl ring - that being said, I don't think the win was deserved.

Hasselbeck & Alexander played very well - Ben played terribly & the Pittsburg running game looked bad (except for one play).

Officiating was horrible and completely biased - maybe cost Seattle the game entirely on its own.

Seattle won the time of possession battle, had more first downs, gained more yards, and forced more turnovers.

Pittsburg had 3 good offensive plays the entire game, and somehow that's all it took to win.

Being an unbiased fan, I just wanted to see a good game, and the better team win. Unfortunately I don't think I saw either.

 

[Slinger]

Scoreboard. Nothing you or anyone says can ruin it for the Steelers fans. Scoreboard.

 

[CA_7]

Am glad I am not a Seattle fan this morning. I would be very bitter after the way that game was officiated.

 

[Steel City]

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS - PITTSBURGH STEELERS!

 

[Keys Myaths]

Darrell Jackson did push off in the end zone. Was it very blatant? No. Could it have gone uncalled? Yes. But he did push off.

Sean Locklear did hold Clark Haggans on the pass to the 1. Was it the "there's holding on every play" type of hold? Perhaps. But he did hold.

These weren't blatantly blown calls that showed a misunderstanding of the rules. They were borderline judgment calls that happened to impact key plays.

The bigger problem I have with the DJackson play was how late it was called...it was like once the ref realized that it was a TD, then he decided to throw it.

The ref immediately tried throwing his flag, but he couldn't grab it at first. The only bad call that I saw was the Hasselbeck tackle.

This is true. He reached for it immediately, and didn't grab it...just missed it. He was going to throw it.

 

[beachbum]

just wanted to chime in with my congratulations to the steelers on their win... classy organization, great coach, passionate players

having said that (and before coming home to read this thread) my brother and i had already commiserated about what a poorly officiated game this had been:

1- the holding call on Hasslebeck's pass to the 1 yd line was a farce... it was the most egregious and costliest of the game's penalties (especially considering the situation);

2- the action in that offensive pass interference call gets flagged maybe once in ten times... ticky-tack at best;

3- the cut-block call on Hass during the interception was patently ludicrous;

4- mostly i was surprised to see the offensive holding penalties so one-sided... after the first couple flags, we watched and found the officials were not calling the steelers' line for the same action as the seahawks' line

again, congratulations to the steelers, but as a fan of the game this was difficult superbowl to watch

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I'm not a fan of either team.

Yes, Seattle had a few calls go against them, but this was nothing even remotely like the complete screw-job the Steelers overcame a few weeks ago.

Pittsburgh was in funk the whole first half and only managed to get maybe their B game going in the second half. But one half of their B game was enough to lay a double-digit loss on the Seahawks.

I feel pretty confident that the better team won.

 

[Power Monster]

Horrible SB! The officials fixed this game and the Seahawks were robbed. I can care less as I had no $ on this game and I am not a fan of either team but that was just terrible...

 

[Steel City]

Horrible SB! The officials fixed this game and the Seahawks were robbed. I can care less as I had no $ on this game and I am not a fan of either team but that was just terrible...

The better team won. Officials my ###.

 

[fruity pebbles]

Steelers made more big plays plain and simple. They played for touchdowns, Seattle played for field goals.

 

[Banger]

The Seattle defense is not very good and the Steelers were able to exploit them when needed. The game was not the Steelers best by any stretch and Seattle shot themselves in the foot on a number of occassions. In the end, the Steelers won and they deserved it.

 

[Kirby]

The ones that pissed me off the most...

DJax Off Pass Interference.

Holding on Warricks good return.

Holding on Stevens big(only) catch.

The no call on the offsides right after the holding call.

The horse collar!!! Horrible No call.

Hasselbecks tackle.

If I was Holmgren I would see if KY needed me to do some commercials free of charge.

 

[Challenge Everything]

Am glad I am not a Seattle fan this morning. I would be very bitter after the way that game was played by my team.

Fixed

 

[DCThunder]

Congrats to the Steelers and there fans.

That said, anyone want to rationalize the non-call on the Porter horsecollar tackle of Alexander or the holding call on the punt return?

 

[Kirby]

Congrats to the Steelers and there fans.

That said, anyone want to rationalize the non-call on the Porter horsecollar tackle of Alexander or the holding call on the punt return?

That was the one that just topped it off. Open field.. everyone in the stadium could see the horse collar tackle. Terrible.

 

[3MTA3]

I've seen a ton of horse-collars this year go without being called. The rule is there but this is one the refs rarely enforce. Don't know why because it can end careers, but again, it hardly ever gets called. If you can tell me that you've seen that called more than once this year, I'd be surprised.

 

[Nagle2998]

I thought there was only one really bad call and that was the holding call that cost the Seahawks a TD. Now there were a few questionable calls like the push off and was Big Ben in for the TD and if he was why did the ref not call it right away he looked like he was going to spot him at the one then decided it was a TD. I think Pitt was and is the better team but I also felt that maybe the refs were leaning towards Pitt some. I just want to see what Porter says now about the refs wanting a certain team to win. One last thing if I was a Seattle fan I would be more upset with Stevens who ran his mouth and played just like Porter said soft.

 

[larry_boy_44]

The refs didn't lose the game for Seattle, but they made it more difficult to win.

you mean taking 2 TDs away from Seattle and giving one to Pittsburgh didn't lose them the game, really?I coulda swore they only lost by 11, and should have won by 10, at least...

 

[Reaper]

All I could say all game was "MAN, If I were a Seattle fan I'd be go BERZERK right now"........

That's just a tough way to lose a Super Bowl.

We ALL know - Even the majority of Pitt fans, that the calls were Lopsided and BAD..

NO.. It didn't make Seattle lose - But, when teams and games are so close, it makes a HUGE difference....

I feel for Seattle fans - It's shouldn't go down like that.

I just think, like Old school Hockey - That in the playoffs and the Superbowl, you should allow tick tacky fouls - especially on a TD play - There's no reason to call tick tacky holding calls or a tick tacky Push off.....

BAD Calls. PERIOD.

 

[Steel City]

The ones that pissed me off the most...

DJax Off Pass Interference.

Holding on Warricks good return.

Holding on Stevens big(only) catch.

The no call on the offsides right after the holding call.

The horse collar!!! Horrible No call.

Hasselbecks tackle.

If I was Holmgren I would see if KY needed me to do some commercials free of charge.

THE BETTER TEAM WON!

 

[Kirby]

I've seen a ton of horse-collars this year go without being called. The rule is there but this is one the refs rarely enforce. Don't know why because it can end careers, but again, it hardly ever gets called. If you can tell me that you've seen that called more than once this year, I'd be surprised.

I think they only call it on Roy.

 

[larry_boy_44]

I'm a Bears fan and had no money on the game. I can't believe the BS calls that turned the game around.

#1 the push off call on D. Jax should have been a touchdown. Even Steve Young said that was a touchdown.

#2 the holding call (I think it was on Lochlear?) that brought the Jeremy Stevens first down at the 1 or 2 yard line. Following play was INT.

I just wanted to see a fair game. Officials decided this game.

don't forget, the LB that got "held" on #2 was offsides not only on that play, but on the very next play (the sack by Pitt), too...

 

[jetpack]

Is this the better team the one that missed two field goals, had several other drives stalled by dropped passes, consistenly gave up field position on lousy punts, and could not stop the opponent from getting critical first downs? Face it: Steelers made less mistakes. In a game that was very evenly matched that was the difference. That's why the Steelers are the better team today.

 

[3C's]

Darrell Jackson did push off in the end zone. Was it very blatant? No. Could it have gone uncalled? Yes. But he did push off.

Sean Locklear did hold Clark Haggans on the pass to the 1. Was it the "there's holding on every play" type of hold? Perhaps. But he did hold.

These weren't blatantly blown calls that showed a misunderstanding of the rules. They were borderline judgment calls that happened to impact key plays.

The bigger problem I have with the DJackson play was how late it was called...it was like once the ref realized that it was a TD, then he decided to throw it.

The ref immediately tried throwing his flag, but he couldn't grab it at first. The only bad call that I saw was the Hasselbeck tackle.

This is true. He reached for it immediately, and didn't grab it...just missed it. He was going to throw it.

These people don't want to hear that. They want it to be the ref giving the call to the Steelers after the db complained. But after replaying the play many times you can clearly see the ref whiffed on the flag the first time.

just wanted to chime in with my congratulations to the steelers on their win... classy organization, great coach, passionate players

having said that (and before coming home to read this thread) my brother and i had already commiserated about what a poorly officiated game this had been:

1- the holding call on Hasslebeck's pass to the 1 yd line was a farce... it was the most egregious and costliest of the game's penalties (especially considering the situation);

2- the action in that offensive pass interference call gets flagged maybe once in ten times... ticky-tack at best;

3- the cut-block call on Hass during the interception was patently ludicrous;

4- mostly i was surprised to see the offensive holding penalties so one-sided... after the first couple flags, we watched and found the officials were not calling the steelers' line for the same action as the seahawks' line

again, congratulations to the steelers, but as a fan of the game this was difficult superbowl to watch

1. Lincoln Kennedy called the play a takedown by the Olineman.2. Was it pass interfence or not? Whether it's called once in 10 or once in 100, by the book it was PI. It should have been called. If it had not been called, the Steelers would have rightfully had a non-call to complain about.

3. Yes, that was a bad call. Didn't have a huge effect on the outcome of the game.

 

[larry_boy_44]

I'm a devote Seattle homer, and the refs had a big impact on the game, but that's not why Seattle lost. They had chances to make plays and didn't.

the officials made AT LEAST 10 blatant calls in Pittsburgh's favor... they gave Pittsburgh 21 points on Seattle (1 given TD that didn't happen, 2 taken away TDs from Seattle)...very few teams can come back from a 21 point defecit...

 

[PMENFAN]

I don't think either team played great offensively. I think it had much to do w/ the defense played by each side also.

DJax pushed off, it's a penalty. they weren't screwed. You don't want to lose touchdowns to penalty, don't push off. If you change direction, and stiff arm a defender and pull away, you will be called about 99% of the time, regardless of the advantage gained.

ON Roethlisbergers TD, I'm quite sure the nose of the ball broke the plane. It doesn't have to go in, just any piece of the ball breaking any plane of the white. I will say that if they said no TD on the field they would not have been able to overturn it.

Seattle couldn't get it going offensively, and much of that was because of the Steelers D. Plain and simple. Both D's played very well. I loved the Seattle gameplan, which minimized the effectiveness of Polamalu.

If Jeremy Stevens holds onto a couple of easy catches, we have a different game. Pitt likely still wins, but it's closer.

 

[Kirby]

The ones that pissed me off the most...

DJax Off Pass Interference.

Holding on Warricks good return.

Holding on Stevens big(only) catch.

The no call on the offsides right after the holding call.

The horse collar!!!  Horrible No call.

Hasselbecks tackle.

If I was Holmgren I would see if KY needed me to do some commercials free of charge.

THE BETTER TEAM WON!

Homer

 

[Reaper]

I'm a devote Seattle homer, and the refs had a big impact on the game, but that's not why Seattle lost. They had chances to make plays and didn't.

the officials made AT LEAST 10 blatant calls in Pittsburgh's favor... they gave Pittsburgh 21 points on Seattle (1 given TD that didn't happen, 2 taken away TDs from Seattle)...very few teams can come back from a 21 point defecit...

Is there an OFFICIAL Congrats to Seattle thread?I feel for you guys.

Worst possible way to go out. You can't even Hang the Kicker.

 

[larry_boy_44]

The thread I was in in the FFA is gone now. I still don't see where the Seahawks lost bc of blown calls they lost bc of bad plays and missed opportunities.

Had Sea made plays they could have overcome several bad calls. What does that tell you about how Pit played?Not a fan of either team, but a poor game all around.

Tells me Pittsburgh made the plays and Seattle did not.

the only way the Steelers made any plays that won them this game is if the refs are on thier team...

 

[larry_boy_44]

  X infinity.

The refs didn't cost anyone anything.  The officiating was just fine tonite.

You're not allowed to tackle a guy below the waist? Good to know...

Yup. A couple of questionable calls. Show me the game that hasn't had any. There were some much much MUCH worse officiating efforts during this year's playoffs. The bad calls tonite were not game changing nor of greater numbers than the average game. Its done. Sorry if you can't live with it.

the Super Bowl shouldn't have more than 10 bad calls that ALL go against one team, though...

 

[Power Monster]

Horrible SB! The officials fixed this game and the Seahawks were robbed. I can care less as I had no $ on this game and I am not a fan of either team but that was just terrible...

The better team won. Officials my ###.

I have no idea who the better team was yesterday- there was not a level playing field to determine that outcome. Trophies and celebrations can ensue and certainly there are so many good players on the Steeler's team BUT there was no way we could have determined the outcome of "who the better team was". When I think about this SB I will always think about how the refs fixed the game in front of millions of people. Just blatent and sick and it has nothing to do with either club...

 

[Kirby]

Darrell Jackson did push off in the end zone. Was it very blatant? No. Could it have gone uncalled? Yes. But he did push off.

Sean Locklear did hold Clark Haggans on the pass to the 1. Was it the "there's holding on every play" type of hold? Perhaps. But he did hold.

These weren't blatantly blown calls that showed a misunderstanding of the rules. They were borderline judgment calls that happened to impact key plays.

The bigger problem I have with the DJackson play was how late it was called...it was like once the ref realized that it was a TD, then he decided to throw it.

The ref immediately tried throwing his flag, but he couldn't grab it at first. The only bad call that I saw was the Hasselbeck tackle.

This is true. He reached for it immediately, and didn't grab it...just missed it. He was going to throw it.

These people don't want to hear that. They want it to be the ref giving the call to the Steelers after the db complained. But after replaying the play many times you can clearly see the ref whiffed on the flag the first time.

just wanted to chime in with my congratulations to the steelers on their win... classy organization, great coach, passionate players

having said that (and before coming home to read this thread) my brother and i had already commiserated about what a poorly officiated game this had been:

1- the holding call on Hasslebeck's pass to the 1 yd line was a farce... it was the most egregious and costliest of the game's penalties (especially considering the situation);

2- the action in that offensive pass interference call gets flagged maybe once in ten times... ticky-tack at best;

3- the cut-block call on Hass during the interception was patently ludicrous;

4- mostly i was surprised to see the offensive holding penalties so one-sided... after the first couple flags, we watched and found the officials were not calling the steelers' line for the same action as the seahawks' line

again, congratulations to the steelers, but as a fan of the game this was difficult superbowl to watch

2. Was it pass interfence or not? Whether it's called once in 10 or once in 100, by the book it was PI. It should have been called. If it had not been called, the Steelers would have rightfully had a non-call to complain about.

It looked like more attempted pass interference.

 

[Reaper]

The ones that pissed me off the most...

DJax Off Pass Interference.

Holding on Warricks good return.

Holding on Stevens big(only) catch.

The no call on the offsides right after the holding call.

The horse collar!!!  Horrible No call.

Hasselbecks tackle.

If I was Holmgren I would see if KY needed me to do some commercials free of charge.

THE BETTER TEAM WON!

Not nice - No one can take Your Super Bowl Trophy Away.... Go play.At least realize there were some HIGHLY questionable calls and that it SUCKS to lose a game that includes HIGHLY questionable calls......

It SUCKS - And there's few worse ways in sports to go out - Feeling like you were good enough but, didn't get a fair chance.....

Congrats - YOU WON - Now, as a SPORTS FAN why not give a ton of respect to Seattle fans and understand why they may feel miserable and cheated this morning.....

I feel REAL BAD for Seattle fans......

Pittburgh fans that wave their towel in the face of this... Ehhh... Poor Sportsmanship. But, EXPECTED

 

[larry_boy_44]

I'm a devote Seattle homer, and the refs had a big impact on the game, but that's not why Seattle lost. They had chances to make plays and didn't.

the officials made AT LEAST 10 blatant calls in Pittsburgh's favor... they gave Pittsburgh 21 points on Seattle (1 given TD that didn't happen, 2 taken away TDs from Seattle)...very few teams can come back from a 21 point defecit...

Is there an OFFICIAL Congrats to Seattle thread?I feel for you guys.

Worst possible way to go out. You can't even Hang the Kicker.

I'm not a Seahawk fan at all, I don't care who won this game either way, I was just looking forward to what should have been an entertaining Super Bowl and instead watched a fixed game...

 

[Steel City]

The ones that pissed me off the most...

DJax Off Pass Interference.

Holding on Warricks good return.

Holding on Stevens big(only) catch.

The no call on the offsides right after the holding call.

The horse collar!!! Horrible No call.

Hasselbecks tackle.

If I was Holmgren I would see if KY needed me to do some commercials free of charge.

THE BETTER TEAM WON!

Homer

And proud of it, bro.

 

[Kirby]

The ones that pissed me off the most...

DJax Off Pass Interference.

Holding on Warricks good return.

Holding on Stevens big(only) catch.

The no call on the offsides right after the holding call.

The horse collar!!!  Horrible No call.

Hasselbecks tackle.

If I was Holmgren I would see if KY needed me to do some commercials free of charge.

THE BETTER TEAM WON!

Not nice - No one can take Your Super Bowl Trophy Away.... Go play.At least realize there were some HIGHLY questionable calls and that it SUCKS to lose a game that includes HIGHLY questionable calls......

It SUCKS - And there's few worse ways in sports to go out - Feeling like you were good enough but, didn't get a fair chance.....

Congrats - YOU WON - Now, as a SPORTS FAN why not give a ton of respect to Seattle fans and understand why they may feel miserable and cheated this morning.....

I feel REAL BAD for Seattle fans......

Pittburgh fans that wave their towel in the face of this... Ehhh... Poor Sportsmanship. But, EXPECTED

Yup.. and I am a Dolphins fan.. so I was just watching a superbowl. And actually rooting for Hines because I got a candy bar if he scored.

 

[3C's]

Congrats to the Steelers and there fans.

That said, anyone want to rationalize the non-call on the Porter horsecollar tackle of Alexander or the holding call on the punt return?

Read the horsecollar rule. A horse-collar tackle is an open-field tackle in which a defender uses the shoulder pads to immediately bring a ballcarrier down. Key words there are open field and immediately. I don't think that tackle warranted getting flagged because he didn't bring him down immediately i.e. he didn't jerk him down backward by the pads.

 

[PMENFAN]

I'm a Bears fan and had no money on the game. I can't believe the BS calls that turned the game around.

#1 the push off call on D. Jax should have been a touchdown. Even Steve Young said that was a touchdown.

#2 the holding call (I think it was on Lochlear?) that brought the Jeremy Stevens first down at the 1 or 2 yard line. Following play was INT.

I just wanted to see a fair game. Officials decided this game.

DJax extended his arm into the body of the defender. It's illegal contact at a minimum and PI if the balls in the air. Just like all penalties, it's not called all the time, but on this change of direction, DJax has his arm extended, a stiff arm, into the defender, and changes direction, and the defender is unable to follow. Penalty. Don't blame the refs, blame DJax. Create seperation w/o pushing off. The holding call was borderline, and called about half the time. If you're on the edge, and you get your arms outside your body, you'll likely be called for holding.

 

[Kirby]

The ones that pissed me off the most...

DJax Off Pass Interference.

Holding on Warricks good return.

Holding on Stevens big(only) catch.

The no call on the offsides right after the holding call.

The horse collar!!!  Horrible No call.

Hasselbecks tackle.

If I was Holmgren I would see if KY needed me to do some commercials free of charge.

THE BETTER TEAM WON!

Homer

And proud of it, bro.

That's obvious... but why would someone be proud of being a homer?

 

[JohnnyU]

Is it baseball season yet?

 

[Arm Chair Express]

  X infinity.

The refs didn't cost anyone anything.  The officiating was just fine tonite.

You're not allowed to tackle a guy below the waist? Good to know...

Yup. A couple of questionable calls. Show me the game that hasn't had any. There were some much much MUCH worse officiating efforts during this year's playoffs. The bad calls tonite were not game changing nor of greater numbers than the average game. Its done. Sorry if you can't live with it.

D Jax pass interferance call minus 4 pts (because they got a field goal)Hold call on Stevens play at the 1, minus possible 7pts (because they threw a int versus running with alexander from the 1)

Roth's touchdown that wasn't, minus 4 (because they would have gotten a FG)

That's a 15 pt swing, open a blind eye and you still won't see anything. Clear blind Homerism on your part. Give Seattle 15 pts and they win the game by 4. I'm not a fan of either team and thought Seattle got screwed.

 

[Reaper]

Is this the better team the one that missed two field goals, had several other drives stalled by dropped passes, consistenly gave up field position on lousy punts, and could not stop the opponent from getting critical first downs?  Face it: Steelers made less mistakes.  In a game that was very evenly matched that was the difference.  That's why the Steelers are the better team today.

Not being a fan of either team - I agree, it was a real Even match....I also think most of those calls could have gone the other way...

IF that happened, and I don't think it would have been a bigger travesty if it did, then I think Seattle would have a had a Real good chance to win that game...

The holding call and the Push off - Just those to calls alone could go the other way and no one would say Peep. But, Seattle would probably win...

I feel for Seattle fans this morning....

 

[3C's]

X infinity.

The refs didn't cost anyone anything. The officiating was just fine tonite.

You're not allowed to tackle a guy below the waist? Good to know...

Yup. A couple of questionable calls. Show me the game that hasn't had any. There were some much much MUCH worse officiating efforts during this year's playoffs. The bad calls tonite were not game changing nor of greater numbers than the average game. Its done. Sorry if you can't live with it.

the Super Bowl shouldn't have more than 10 bad calls that ALL go against one team, though...

If you're going to make an assinine comment like that, you better be able to back it up. I highly doubt you can.

 

[3MTA3]

X infinity.

The refs didn't cost anyone anything. The officiating was just fine tonite.

You're not allowed to tackle a guy below the waist? Good to know...

Yup. A couple of questionable calls. Show me the game that hasn't had any. There were some much much MUCH worse officiating efforts during this year's playoffs. The bad calls tonite were not game changing nor of greater numbers than the average game. Its done. Sorry if you can't live with it.

D Jax pass interferance call minus 4 pts (because they got a field goal)Hold call on Stevens play at the 1, minus possible 7pts (because they threw a int versus running with alexander from the 1)

Roth's touchdown that wasn't, minus 4 (because they would have gotten a FG)

That's a 15 pt swing, open a blind eye and you still won't see anything. Clear blind Homerism on your part. Give Seattle 15 pts and they win the game by 4. I'm not a fan of either team and thought Seattle got screwed.

I love this stuff.....ok can I playNo holding call, Alexander rushes up the middle fumbles and Steelers return it for a TD - 7 pts

Steelers win by 3

 

[CA_7]

Just heard that Seattle lead in time of possession, won the turnover margin and had more total yards

 

[gadkins]

Does anybody think Stevens fumbled that ball. It looked to me that he caught the ball and was turning up the field and he got wacked. Their was no one but Steelers around the ball. Just don't think the game was called that badly. The only call I would disagree with was the block by Hasselbeck.