Super Bowl XLIII Game Thread - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardina (2 Viewers)

[Oof!]

Gonna complain about that call too?

Yes we ####### are.NFL is going to be a two-hand touch league before I die.

The rules are the rules, the refs can't decide they don't like the rules.

Talking to you is like talking to a Hitler Youth circa 1943.

He ran over the holder. What part of that play did you miss?

You have an interesting interpretation of the word "ran over".

No kidding.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

Gonna complain about that call too?

Yes we ####### are.NFL is going to be a two-hand touch league before I die.

The rules are the rules, the refs can't decide they don't like the rules.

Talking to you is like talking to a Hitler Youth circa 1943.

He ran through a defenseless player, after the kick. That is called 110% of the time.

He didn't run through anything. He lost his balance and held up, gently holding back his momentum after tripping forward.

Is it against the rules to run into the holder? Are there degrees of running into him that are okay? If not it was the proper call.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

And CareerBuilder wins the best commercial contest.

By "best" do you mean "worse", that one was awful.The Bud horse commercials are a disapointment too.

Anyone that doesn't laugh at a commercial that involves punching small animals, but laughs at those stupid horse ones or those awful other ones that people were bringing up earlier, is clearly 80+ years old.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Gonna complain about that call too?

Yes we ####### are.NFL is going to be a two-hand touch league before I die.

The rules are the rules, the refs can't decide they don't like the rules.

Talking to you is like talking to a Hitler Youth circa 1943.

He ran through a defenseless player, after the kick. That is called 110% of the time.

He didn't run through anything. He lost his balance and held up, gently holding back his momentum after tripping forward.

 

[Heh-Man]

The Steelers haters here are hilarious.

Hope they win just so I can read all the #####ing on here tomorrow.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

And CareerBuilder wins the best commercial contest.

I'm willing to consider this, neck and neck with The flower company.

Yep, the flower one was the only other decently funny one tonight.

 

[CrossEyed]

Cross Eyed doing what he does when any Pittsburgh team is in an important game: making a fool of himself

Your Pittsburgh hate gets a little old after a while. Actually, it's been old for quite a while.

 

[Lehigh98]

And CareerBuilder wins the best commercial contest.

By "best" do you mean "worse", that one was awful.The Bud horse commercials are a disapointment too.

Anyone that doesn't laugh at a commercial that involves punching small animals, but laughs at those stupid horse ones or those awful other ones that people were bringing up earlier, is clearly 80+ years old.

The over-repetition killed it for me.

 

[brednbuddah]

Any Steeler fan worth their salt will truly admit gift 3pts and keeping the entire 3rd Qtr away from the cards.pathetic.

the roughing call shouldn't have been called but the other 2...

boss. where was holmes going other than out of bounds? he barely had his hands on the face mask. this is the super bowl. earn the ring.when in your life have you ever heard of running into the holder? tell me. please.

 

[Oof!]

Roughing the holder was weak at best. He did hold up. Is the defender supposed to just take a nose dive to the ground? He's already got the kicker to avoid.

He's supposed to be under control. Can't believe people are actually questioning that call.

In related news, everyone understands why you are supporting the refs here. Extra men on the field for you guys now in the last two SBs.

 

[MrPhoenix]

Cross Eyed doing what he does when any Pittsburgh team is in an important game: making a fool of himself

Your My Pittsburgh hate devotion gets a little old after a while. Actually, it's been old for quite a while.

Fixed

 

[identikit]

The Steelers haters here are hilarious.Hope they win just so I can read all the #####ing on here tomorrow.

100% agree...Priceless stuff...

 

[bleachercreacher]

Roughing the holder was weak at best. He did hold up. Is the defender supposed to just take a nose dive to the ground? He's already got the kicker to avoid.

He's supposed to be under control. Can't believe people are actually questioning that call.

He was tripped by the lineman. If someone is tripped and then hits the punter they don't call running into the kicker.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Cross Eyed doing what he does when any Pittsburgh team is in an important game: making a fool of himself

Your Pittsburgh hate gets a little old after a while. Actually, it's been old for quite a while.

How about that recession?

 

[chris1969]

Roughing the holder was weak at best. He did hold up. Is the defender supposed to just take a nose dive to the ground? He's already got the kicker to avoid.

He's supposed to be under control. Can't believe people are actually questioning that call.

You should believe it. He was tripped and pulling up. There was no intent like when Hines Ward blindsides a guy not in the play.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

This thread needs more BGP.

 

[Die]

This was an interesting paper on going for 4th down. It argues that teams should be considerably more aggressive on 4th down than they really are.

On the team’s own half of the field, going for it is better on average as long as there are less than about 4 yards to go. After midfield, the gain from kicking falls, and so the critical value rises. It is 6.5 yards at the opponent’s 45 and peaks at 9.8 on the opponent’s 33. As the team gets into field-goal range, the critical value falls rapidly; its lowest point is 4.0 yards on the 21. Thereafter, the value of kicking changes little while the value of going for it rises. As a result, the critical value rises again. The analysis implies that once a team reaches its opponent’s 5, it is always better off on average going for it.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

Awesome Tires 1st commercial here.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

This thread needs more BGP.

As far as common sense: BGP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cross Eyed

 

[Ridgelake]

Gonna complain about that call too?

Yes we ####### are.NFL is going to be a two-hand touch league before I die.

The rules are the rules, the refs can't decide they don't like the rules.

Besides the fact that he let up and didn't run him over he was tripped by the Steelers lineman. If he wasn't tripped he wouldn't have lost his balance and could've stopped. Horrible bull #### call.

That sums it up pretty well. The guy was tripped up by a lineman and could not get his balance. Pathetic, pathetic call. One of an obscene number this game.And no, I'm not a Cardinal fan.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Any Steeler fan worth their salt will truly admit gift 3pts and keeping the entire 3rd Qtr away from the cards.pathetic.

the roughing call shouldn't have been called but the other 2...

boss. where was holmes going other than out of bounds? he barely had his hands on the face mask. this is the super bowl. earn the ring.when in your life have you ever heard of running into the holder? tell me. please.

I honestly can say I have never seen a defensive player run through a holder before like that. It was so far after the kick it was ridiculous. I understand being miffed about the first two but that was unneessary roughness if I ever seen it.

 

[Pskov1420]

Running into the Holder isn't listed here: http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/penaltysummaries

If it is a penalty then that play definitely was a penalty too, but I've never heard of it before and can't find it listed anywhere.

 

[big_donkey]

I'm a Phin fan and could not care less who wins this game. There should have been a flag on the FG, but running into, not roughing.

i hope the Cards can get it close again

 

[The Ref]

Running into the Holder isn't listed here: http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/penaltysummaries

If it is a penalty then that play definitely was a penalty too, but I've never heard of it before and can't find it listed anywhere.

It is 100% a penalty, and a textbook example tripped or not.

 

[Popinski]

Roughing the holder was weak at best. He did hold up. Is the defender supposed to just take a nose dive to the ground? He's already got the kicker to avoid.

He's supposed to be under control. Can't believe people are actually questioning that call.

He was tripped up and did hold up. Can't believe you are surprised that people are questioning it. Well, actually, I can.

 

[CrossEyed]

Guess that wasn't holding either?

 

[brednbuddah]

Any Steeler fan worth their salt will truly admit gift 3pts and keeping the entire 3rd Qtr away from the cards.pathetic.

the roughing call shouldn't have been called but the other 2...

boss. where was holmes going other than out of bounds? he barely had his hands on the face mask. this is the super bowl. earn the ring.when in your life have you ever heard of running into the holder? tell me. please.

I honestly can say I have never seen a defensive player run through a holder before like that. It was so far after the kick it was ridiculous. I understand being miffed about the first two but that was unneessary roughness if I ever seen it.

ok. I didn't see it that way, but ok. you guys are going to win, but I wouldn't want to win like this. Its like racking them up again after the guy scratched on the 8 ball. not very satisfying.

 

[T Bell]

Gonna complain about that call too?

Yes we ####### are.NFL is going to be a two-hand touch league before I die.

The rules are the rules, the refs can't decide they don't like the rules.

Talking to you is like talking to a Hitler Youth circa 1943.

He ran through a defenseless player, after the kick. That is called 110% of the time.

Actually he pulled up. And when's the last time you saw that called?

 

[greenroom]

Shock a flag against Az.

The refs are doing this for the Steelers

 

[MrPhoenix]

Guess that wasn't holding either?

Actually, looked more like a facemask to me.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Roethlisberger has done a great job covering Fitzgerald tonight.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

Pretty sure the refs threw dirt in Hightower's eyes to make him drop that.

 

[Lehigh98]

What happened to all the pregame talk about how you have to redefine your idea of "open" when throwing to Fitz?

1 catch for 12 yards, how many targets has he had?

 

[MrPhoenix]

Roethlisberger has done a great job covering Fitzgerald tonight.

wat

 

[The Ref]

Roethlisberger The Refs has done a great job covering Fitzgerald tonight.

 

[comfortably numb]

And CareerBuilder wins the best commercial contest.

By "best" do you mean "worse", that one was awful.The Bud horse commercials are a disapointment too.

Anyone that doesn't laugh at a commercial that involves punching small animals, but laughs at those stupid horse ones or those awful other ones that people were bringing up earlier, is clearly 80+ years old.

The over-repetition killed it for me.

I can't stop laughing at punching the animal!, and the other commercial with the moose ###

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

This thread needs more BGP.

As far as common sense: BGP>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cross Eyed

which bgp alias has been on? Always enjoy watching his misery.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Roethlisberger has done a great job covering Fitzgerald tonight.

M-V-P

 

[big_donkey]

Please quit whinnnnnnnnnnngggggg Cards fans. The game isnt over.

 

[MrPhoenix]

Jared's getting fat again.

 

[CrossEyed]

Cross Eyed doing what he does when any Pittsburgh team is in an important game: making a fool of himself

Your Pittsburgh hate gets a little old after a while. Actually, it's been old for quite a while.

How about that recession?

It's OK, I understand why a football fan from Detroit would be bitter.

 

[Lehigh98]

Seriously?

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Roethlisberger has done a great job covering Fitzgerald tonight.

wat

You'll see.

 

[Oof!]

Of course.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

Ooooh Rod Hood fans around here are gonna go nuts.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

weak

 

[thatguy]

**** this game. I'm disgusted.

 

[The Ref]

Allright - that was a bad one.

 

[MrPhoenix]

Cross Eyed doing what he does when any Pittsburgh team is in an important game: making a fool of himself

Your Pittsburgh hate gets a little old after a while. Actually, it's been old for quite a while.

How about that recession?

It's OK, I understand why a football fan from Detroit would be bitter.

When was the last time the Pirates were in the World Series again?

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Weak call