truth on hold Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Could have been a good game except the officials truly ruined it. I am no fan of either team so I have no particular axe to grind or bias. other than wanting to see a good Super Bowl. But consistently and suspiciously throughout critical moments of the game the officials made calls that consistently went against the Seahawks. Granted one of them was overturned (one of them was not), but the question remains why so many calls against Seattle? In particular, which call do you think was the worst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Could have been a good game except the officials truly ruined it. I am no fan of either team so I have no particular axe to grind or bias. other than wanting to see a good Super Bowl. But consistently and suspiciously throughout critical moments of the game the officials made calls that consistently went against the Seahawks. Granted one of them was overturned (one of them was not), but the question remains why so many calls against Seattle? In particular, which call do you think was the worst? 595793[/snapback] Define "worst". The call on Rothlesburger's TD was the most damaging to Seattle...but the "blocking too low" on Hasselbeck's tackle was the most egregiously stupid, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Where is the "all of the above" option? A big :fyou to the NFL for this charade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfist Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Define "worst". The call on Rothlesburger's TD was the most damaging to Seattle...but the "blocking too low" on Hasselbeck's tackle was the most egregiously stupid, I think. 595800[/snapback] i think by worst he means the most detromental (and incorrect) call against seattle in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartshan-83 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I think the most damaging was the hold after Stevens' catch. That started the chain of events that drove the game out of hand. They have 1st and goal from the 1 if that doesn't happen. They almost certainly get 7 out of it. But then two plays later, Hassel throws the pick. Then the ridiculous penalty on the return. 4 plays later it is 21-10. No holding call there, and it is probably 17-14 Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I think the most damaging was the hold after Stevens' catch. That started the chain of events that drove the game out of hand. They have 1st and goal from the 1 if that doesn't happen. They almost certainly get 7 out of it. But then two plays later, Hassel throws the pick. Then the ridiculous penalty on the return. 4 plays later it is 21-10. No holding call there, and it is probably 17-14 Seattle. 595817[/snapback] My thoughts exactly. Of course it's not a given that Seattle would score a TD but given the year Alexander had and his TD total I'd say it's pretty likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeOiler Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I don't think Ben got in on that TD run, but i don't blame them for not overturning it on replay....couldn't clearly see that he didn't get in. What was more disturbing was the side judge running in to spot the ball short...was as tho he initially forgot that the steelers were supposed to get all the calls, but remembered as he was running, so signaled TD. WHAT THE @Q#()@ ??? The other calls were inexcusable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 Define "worst". The call on Rothlesburger's TD was the most damaging to Seattle...but the "blocking too low" on Hasselbeck's tackle was the most egregiously stupid, I think. 595800[/snapback] good question. guess i'll leave that nuance up the voter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeOiler Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 The other play at the end of the 1st half -- Hasselback threw to DJack, who caught it going into the end zone. They called him out....clearly lookd in to me!! And no review!! He got one foot down, then the other CLEARLY kicked over the pylon. That is a TD....not even reviewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I don't think Ben got in on that TD run, but i don't blame them for not overturning it on replay....couldn't clearly see that he didn't get in. What was more disturbing was the side judge running in to spot the ball short...was as tho he initially forgot that the steelers were supposed to get all the calls, but remembered as he was running, so signaled TD. WHAT THE @Q#()@ ??? The other calls were inexcusable... 595820[/snapback] That was my read, too. They probably made the right call based on the rules but i don't think he got in. Did anyone else think that the Steelers were offsides on the phantom hold, too, that would have been first and goal on the one? The OLB definitely jumped the snap, it was just a matter of whether he crossed the LOS before the ball moved. I think he did. Actually, I think he did it two plays in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 The other play at the end of the 1st half -- Hasselback threw to DJack, who caught it going into the end zone. They called him out....clearly lookd in to me!! And no review!! He got one foot down, then the other CLEARLY kicked over the pylon. That is a TD....not even reviewed. 595825[/snapback] That's another one I was wondering about and agree with you. he clearly clicked the pylon with his second foot before going out of bounds. I thought that the Steelers screwed themselves when they called that time-out and it gave the guys in the booth extra time to look it over but they never did. And the announcers never mentioned it. Anyone know the real rule on that? I think that should have been a TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartshan-83 Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Did anyone else think that the Steelers were offsides on the phantom hold, too, that would have been first and goal on the one? The OLB definitely jumped the snap, it was just a matter of whether he crossed the LOS before the ball moved. I think he did. Actually, I think he did it two plays in a row. 595831[/snapback] That was my gut reaction too. I just couldn't tell if he crossed or not. But I tend to think that he was NOT offsides, because on the very next play, he got off early again. I think he nailed Hasselbeck's count. But it was very close either way IMO. Hold was BS though...even more Fd up if he was offsides to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfist Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I don't think Ben got in on that TD run, but i don't blame them for not overturning it on replay....couldn't clearly see that he didn't get in. What was more disturbing was the side judge running in to spot the ball short...was as tho he initially forgot that the steelers were supposed to get all the calls, but remembered as he was running, so signaled TD. WHAT THE @Q#()@ ??? The other calls were inexcusable... 595820[/snapback] i now am totally confused as to what 'breaking the plane' of the goalline is...in the broadcast they said all they had to do was get INTO the white line area...not cross it...in which case i agree with them..the football was into the white line..but it never crossed it, which i always believed a touchdown was..(hench BREAKING the plane)...somebody clear this up for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Where's the "worst call that went against Pittsburgh" thread? I can think of a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 That was my read, too. They probably made the right call based on the rules but i don't think he got in. Did anyone else think that the Steelers were offsides on the phantom hold, too, that would have been first and goal on the one? The OLB definitely jumped the snap, it was just a matter of whether he crossed the LOS before the ball moved. I think he did. Actually, I think he did it two plays in a row. 595831[/snapback] I'm glad to see others saw what I did. I am a Hawks fan (second team, Bills #1 always) and I was totally disgusted. It was just like watching any Bills game - just no respect and all the breaks given to the favorites who had "90% of the fans in the stands" according to the talking heads. And the Stones sucked too. Yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Where is the "all of the above" option?A big :fyou to the NFL for this charade. 595801[/snapback] I'm with you. All of them were bad calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I'm glad to see others saw what I did. I am a Hawks fan (second team, Bills #1 always) and I was totally disgusted. It was just like watching any Bills game - just no respect and all the breaks given to the favorites who had "90% of the fans in the stands" according to the talking heads. And the Stones sucked too. Yuck. 595843[/snapback] Well, to me, that was by far the best halftime show ever. Even if they did suck. Because of the extreme and often criminal sucktitude of 40 previous halftime shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofiba Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 i now am totally confused as to what 'breaking the plane' of the goalline is...in the broadcast they said all they had to do was get INTO the white line area...not cross it...in which case i agree with them..the football was into the white line..but it never crossed it, which i always believed a touchdown was..(hench BREAKING the plane)...somebody clear this up for me? 595839[/snapback] The white line is the plane. As soon as the white starts, that is the goaline. You enter that zone, you score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeOiler Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Where's the "worst call that went against Pittsburgh" thread? I can think of a couple. 595840[/snapback] What were they, i don't remember any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 in 30 years of watching NFL football, i can never ever remember a TD being called when the ball was downed where Rothlesberger put it. Either that was no TD or the 100's of other times a player who downed a ball at that spot got robbed of a TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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