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That was silly. I can freeze frame a hundred fuzzy things during a game and make it look like it was a bad call.He points to Hope holding because of a clenched (not clinched) fist, but there is no way from that grainy picture that you can tell that he even has a hold of the arm and if he was holding it sure didn't seem to impede Jackson from getting open. Funny how he doesn't show a picture of DJ with his hand on Hope. Based on his silly freeze frames I bet it would look a lot more like offensive PI than in it did in live motion.
Wow! I thought it was bad but I had no idea it was this atrocious!
That was silly. I can freeze frame a hundred fuzzy things during a game and make it look like it was a bad call.He points to Hope holding because of a clenched (not clinched) fist, but there is no way from that grainy picture that you can tell that he even has a hold of the arm and if he was holding it sure didn't seem to impede Jackson from getting open. Funny how he doesn't show a picture of DJ with his hand on Hope. Based on his silly freeze frames I bet it would look a lot more like offensive PI than in it did in live motion.
Wow! I thought it was bad but I had no idea it was this atrocious!
Quoting sportswriters that are trying to be as controversial is silly because of course they are going to ride the refs, but to say the Seahawks would have won without the bad reffing is missing a lot.
I can agree that the refs were not at their best, but lets say things did change a bit, then maybe Roethlisberger doesn't throw an INT in the second half because that play right there turned what could have been a rout into a close game. If Roethlisberger throws the easy TD instead of the INT, then it is a 21-3 lead for Pittsburgh.
So if you can say if this or that call changed the Seahawks would have won, then you are forgetting that Pittsburgh was going for an 18 point lead in the 3rd Quarter and if not for a horrible game by Ben, they could have easily gotten it.
lets also not forget Hasselsuck's untimely interception deep in Pitt territory that could have really turn the table for the seahawks, so despite 'bad' calls, Hasselsuck still didn't get it done...his penalty at the end of that play didn't help matters, either..
SIX in '06! Here we go Steelers, Here we go!
Yeah, that's the argument you've heard all the Steelers fans present, isn't it? LINK?Bottom line. Ugly game, we played less ugly than they did.
According to superbowl.com, teams have been assessed fewer penalties than the Steelers 14 times in 40 Super Bowls. If you like, you could look up how many other teams have had three penalties -- this would probably add at least another half dozen teams to the list.WARNING: Looking at box scores will introduce actual facts into this discussion.
Seperate out the false starts. Theres not a lot of room for judgement calls when a 300 pound lineman suddenly stands up when nobody else is moving. The Steelers got 1 call against them during play. How many teams have done that? More importantly how often has the ratio been so slanted?
OK. Separate out the Seattle holds. It is fairly common for a team to be called for multiple holding calls when they attempt 49 passes in the game. Sound silly? Not nearly as much as your argument. More importantly, there is no easy access to which calls were false starts in other Super Bowls.By the way, one team having 4 more penalties than the other team happened 13 other times in the 39 previous Super Bowls (that's 1 out of 3 for the division-impaired). Not unusual.
What's the point? You are still going to
about the officiating.The Seahawks top ranked offense only scored one TD -- if you have a gripe about the SB not being a good game you should be blaming the Seahawks for contiually shooting themselves in the foot.
Just an FYI: Sarcasm is usually useful or appropriate if you're actually funny.Am I not allowed to defend the Steelers?
No officiating? Maybe they could play a pick-up game in the local school yard too. :X Stop yer whinin'. Legally entitled to a good SB? GET REAL!
Um, no, it didn't. But please keep up with the mentally superior angle...that's money.Sorry about that. The first one flew way over your head so I had to lower the bar.Just an FYI: Sarcasm is usually useful or appropriate if you're actually funny.
I believe even you can acknowledge that holding will be called more often when a team passes 49 times (Seattle) compared to 23 times (Pittsburgh). It is even more likely when the team passes nearly two-thirds of the time (49 out of 77 plays) and trails for basically all of the second half.
You tried to correct me, I didn't try to correct you.Um, no, it didn't. But please keep up with the mentally superior angle...that's money.Sorry about that. The first one flew way over your head so I had to lower the bar.Just an FYI: Sarcasm is usually useful or appropriate if you're actually funny.
I agree the better team won and the Steelers took the tough road to a well deserved championship. But don't tell me there was only one bad call in the game as that is ridiculous and throws your credibility out the window.What's the point? You are still going to
The Steelers played a more difficult schedule than Seattle, played tougher teams during the playoffs than Seattle ON THE ROAD, and beat the Seahawks by 11 points in the Super Bowl. Not much more to say.
