Kultarr

Well, I couldn't say Bruschi or London Fletcher, obviously. Thomas, Bruschi, and Fletcher are all decent middle linebackers. Thomas got to a few Pro Bowls and Bruschi got a few Super Bowl rings and lots of "good loving" by the media. But, as football players, none of them hold a candle to Ray Lewis in his prime, for example. Harry Carson just happened to be an above average LB on a great defense in New York. How many Super Bowls did Carson carry his team to victory in? How many teams game planned around Harry Carson and didn't worry about LT or Carl Banks, etc.? Brad Van Pelt was an above average LB too. With Carson, I just think if he played for a bad team like the Cardinals, Bucs, or Falcons of the day, very few fans would remember him at all.

There is a special provision in the rule book. If the defensive team is the Seattle Seahawks, the ball carriers helmet is the same as the football. Hence, if the ballcarrier gets tackled short of the goal line but their face plants in the paint, "just give it to them."

Is it lying or laying? I can never remember...

Good for him. Maybe he knew the Steelers had already won the game and didn't need to waste his time.

Thurman deserved to go, no doubt. He was the Michael Jordan of the NFL for his time. Of course, with "logical" guys like Peter King making up the rules along the way, what should anyone expect? Harry Carson is to Thurman Thomas as Zach Thomas is to Brett Favre.

He made a few plays with his legs. Ben did not play well, it is true. But, the Steelers would've been watching on TV without him.

Always the optimist.

They should kick Joe Montana out so Tedy Bruschi can get put in early.

No. And, hindsight is 20/20.

Something about this tickles me greatly. Thanks, SDS!

One of the officiating highlights was when the umpire went all WWF and literally threw himself into the pile on top of Grant Wistrom and some other players. The hilarious part was when the pile cleared out, Wistrom looked at the ump like, "What the hell where you doing down there punching me in the nuts?!?"

It's still a sign that your QB is retarded. Only thing is that now, it's the norm.

I don't know. Ben makes enough plays in big games to keep his team in the hunt. He should get a little credit for that. Hey, and if the refs keep blowing him for 3 or 4 more years, he'll be the next Brady.

Just give it to them.

But, that was a block below the knees. Since Ben did it, it was cool. Hass tackled the guy and as the tumble of humanity fell chaotically to the ground some (*^*&%^$^#in a Steeler jersey almost got tripped up in the wash. That's clearly a penalty!

Yep. This "all star" crew must have been officiating flag football games, or maybe bobsled racing, all year. That was one of the worst calls I have ever seen. And to make it in the Super Bowl. Simply surreal.

And Warren Moon meant more to the NFL than Michael Jordan did to the NBA. Hopefully, the committee will take a dump on Brady and put Zach Thomas into the Hall over him.

I was stunned they admitted a Steeler touched Hass on his way down. Shocked. That's how bad and obviously biased the ofiiciating was.

What the HELL was up with having an ACTIVE player do the coin toss? They had almost every MVP ever there and they have Brady do the coin toss? Throwing the fans in Beantown yet another bone?

That was a mess and very uncharacteristic. Seattle's offense has been a juggernaut this season. To see them look rattled and that lost was bewildering.

What call went against the Steelers? Lots of happy folks around here.

There was no officiating. That was just random misinformed enforcement of rules so that the team that was supposed to win did, in fact, win.

Yes, but in the official's judgement the unconscious player might have made "a football move."