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Since when? He isn't down by contact then. If that's true, that's as retarded as the tuck rule.Quote:
Originally Posted by RSL
Either way, Steven's drop was still a fumble. So the Steelers would've had at least one more turnover and the refs didn't take away anything nearly so big from the Seahawks.
Sore losers.
It's been that way ever since I've been watching football, which is going on 17 years now.
They took away a first quarter touchdown on an offensive pass interference call that most people thought was questionable at best.
...what? Ok, so he fully extends his arm against a player who then doesn't move. That's sort of what refs look for. Looked pretty obvious to me.
I am so sick and tired of listening to Steelers bashing.
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They're a good team, they did a lot this season to earn their way to that stage.
This kind of thing happens every year, people don't like the team that wins and immediately look for some reasons on how the other got "cheated". It's nothing new.:rolleyes2
Hasselbeck just sort of lost it in the second half. It looked like Pittsburgh was pressuring more then, too. But those sort little 1-5 yard passes as the clock was ticking down were just retarded.
I feel the refs may have taken away more momentum from the Seahawks than the Steelers did. However, the Steelers had their share of calls against them before, and they were able to outplay the refs (Exhibit A: Colts game). The Seahawks offense instead seemed to crumble under poor play. And I mean, that double reverse Randal El pass to Hines Ward? That was just way too insane. If your team can pull that play off, damn man, just go ahead and take the trophy, you freaking deserve it.
Both defensive units were fantastic, however. I was thoroughly impressed.
I have to give some credit to the Steelers. The Parker run and the TD pass from Randal El to Ward were pretty impressive.
Also, Josh Brown didn't do the Seahawks any favors missing two (admittedly long) field goals.
ahahaha, that's exactly what a friend of mine said. He was rooting for Seattle (he didn't give a damn about the Seahawks, he just didn't like Pittsburgh) but after that TD pass to Hines War from Randal El, he basically said "Ok, the Steelers deserve to win just because of that play." xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Neel With A Hat
EDIT to RSL: the 54-yard one barely counts. xD The other one was a legitimate miss, though, and even though it didn't make a difference to the final score, it still could've been a momentum turner.
What realy makes this Super Bowl suck is that the Steelers won (god I hate them). But ya, the refs did a piss poor job. 6 months to go until next season....
Anywyas, yeah, the bad calls ( and that they were) took a lot of momentum away from seattle, (to say anything else is a joke) and even gave the steelers a clearly missed Touchdown. This lead the steelers to a a 7 to 3 lead in halftime. The touchdown was out, and Madden had a cow on that, the illegal blocking (or whatever) was called on a tackle! I mean WTF! Then the holding play, which was never reviewed (save by madden on ABC) was clearly a mistake. Not just a mistake, but one that costed the Seahawks a HUGE play. On that note, it was hard to see how the ref even cried holding, especially when the action was happening not feet away. The @#$ BJ coulda called it better than the LJ in my opinion.
What else, ah yeah the OPI that costed them a TD - that was nearly bull, a call - but that is nearly the equivilent for some over zealous ref that calls offensive holding on every damn play. Let the boys play football, the recever was just breaking innto scramble, and the arm motion could have arguably been our for 'herding' purposes. Its kinda like runing into someones fist imo. I can live with that call though.
I have to agree with ya raist, the Stealers (as I shall now call em) had a few great plays, but if that is really the mark of a great team, the vikes would be sitting a little better :p
As for the cocky smiles, I was not calling them out for savoring victory, but to display themselves in such an undeserving manor took a lack of class, and that is what I meant by cocky smiles. Personally, I really didn't care who won (I did want to see the Seaducks do it though- kinda), I just wanted to see a decent football game. What I did get was a poorly run game officiated by a referee whom should have stayed coaching high school sports (as it was mentioned he did, while Coach Mike H. was coaching HS level - funny factoid). I really expected more, I guess. It was a dissapointment either way.
The stealers were outclassed, outgunned, and out played for the first (nearly) three quaters. After that the ducks seemingly just got sick of it, as did I. I Actually gave my wife controll of the remote for the remainder 4th quater. She kept it there, and she found herself as befuddled as I was.
Either way, with the NFL ranking in its grossly illrewarded dough from this game, the should give 100% optical coverage to thier ref - no case there.
Bipper
One of the worst officiated games I ever seen, Big Ben turns in a a pretty sub par game going 9-21 gaining only 123 yards, and Matt Hassleback turns in a great game going 26-49 with 273 yards, and Seattle still loses. Looks like the refs were buying into the whole homecoming thing. nobody from Michigan likes Bettis, he went to Notre Dame, traitor if you ask me.Quote:
Originally Posted by bipper
Anyway, one touchdown called back, a mystery holding penalty and bad clock managment cost the Seahawks the game, MVP refs.
All I have to say to NFL.com is bullcrap!
And I had $10 on the Seahawks!
oh no ten dollars how will you manage
$10? Thats it? try $30, and it wouldnt have pissed me off that much if the game was called fair,the NFL owes me money.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rengori
No More football for a LONG time, this blows.
Roethlisberger's td was not a td, but the Steelers would probably have pounded it in on 4th down anyway. That first quarter td pass was totally not pass interference, though.