Steelers or Seahawks

Originally posted by xkalybr
Don't care who won the Superbowl, but IMO, the refs called a very bad game. They favored the Steelers and gave them all the calls.

Daryl Jackson TD in the 1st QT was a TD, but they said offensive pass interference because D. Jackson pushed off. Very iffy and questionable call.

Daryl Jackson caught a 2nd TD and they said he was out of bounds. Tell me anyone, if one foot is in bounds and the other brushes the pile on (orange foam stick in the end zone) isn't that a TD? I thought the pile on being touched meant TD all the time.

Ben Rothesliberger's TD looked like he was stopped on the one yard line. The ball was around his chest area when he was tackled.

Late in the 4th, Pittsburg tackled a Seattle WR with a blatant horse collar tackle. Even Al Michaels said it was a horse collar, and the refs never called it. Two plays later, Hasselbeck threw the INT.

Madden remarked about a holding call against Seattle which was very questionable. Instead of the ball on the 1 yard line, they got pushed back to like the 30 yard line.

I repeat, I don't care who won the game. I'm a Giants fan, but the refs were favoring Pittsburg this game.

Opinions???

I admit that the refs were favoring the steelers in this game but a few points I want to make is Rothlesberger DID make that touchdown.all the ball has to do is cross the plain -which it did and its a touchdown.It doesnt have to cross the blue area.The ball crossed the plain line when Ben was in the air and thats why it was called a touchdown.

I also agree with the refs that Jackson pushed off and they made the right choice calling that pass interference.It clearly showed him shoving him away from him.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Seriously, homes! Why the hell were the Stones performing at the Superbowl anyways? Those British vatos probably don't know the first thing about football, much less give a shit.

Originally posted by Dr. Strangelove
The only two calls that Seattle got screwed was the Hasslebeck penalty and maybe the holding call.

Please STOP with saying Rothesburger didn't get in. It was impossible to tell.

And maybe if Seattle didn't screw up in the end of both halves and Stevens didn't drop balls in three crucial plays, Seattle wouldn't have lost.

The Raiders got screwed in the tuck rule in the Snow bowl a few years ago but know what. They also had a 3rd and 1 which would've WON the game if they got a first. They couldn't get a measely one yard and lost. They didn't deserve to win the the game which is true for Seattle. Seattle had their chances but blew them- the better team won.

Agreed.Those were really the only two calls that they got screwed on.I agree that the officials did a lousy job of calling the game and seemed to favor the steelers but I agree with doc.The seahawks had opportunitys to overcome those mistakes but did not capitalize on them when they were given those chances.Stevens more than the officials,cost them the game dropping all those crucial passes he should have caught.I think the seattle players should all gang up on Stephens and beat the crap out of him.Great superbowl teams can overcome bad calls like that and seattle isnt quite that great yet.Lets not forget the steelers had that horrible non call go against them in that indy game saying that polamulu did not intercept Mannings pass when the rule books clearly say it should have been an interception.The steelers were able to overcome that horrible call though that could have cost them the game.They had the resiliancy,seattle did not.

Thats also a great point strangelove makes that just like the raiders could not blame that horrible tuck rule call that went against them,god I wanted the raiders to win that game back then against the pats,just like the raiders failed to take advantage of opportuintys in that game to win it like not getting that first down on third and one which would have won the game for them-great point doc,the raiders also blew it in that game by being so conservative,they were deep in the pats territory early in the game on 4th and one and instead of trying a field goal or going for it like Gruden should have,being mr conservative he punts the ball away.Man its the playoffs,you got to go for it. Those missed opportuinitys by the raiders cost them that game,not the bad tuck rule call.Like he said,the raiders did not deserve to win that game which is also true for seattle.The better team won.Aagin if seattle wants to blame someone for this loss,blame stephens and tell Holmgren to trade his sorry butt away for blowing it for them.

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Wrong, and that wasn't funny.

Bettis tore it up!

Dont be a hater, just cuz yer a Seacock fan.

his job is to be a short yardage and more importantly goal line back. He couldnt get the job done getting in the endzone from a couple yards out. He is a backup RB, had a great career but had little to do with any championship.

Bettis is the man and was a contributor!

and big ups to MVP Ward!!!!

Bettis didn't do anything really. 14 Rushes for 43 yards , wow 3.07 yards per carry, most of which was picked up after the Seahwaks were screwed out of any chances anyway .Willie Parker was more of a contributor.
Hines Ward is probally the Worst MVP ever, he played horrible. Guy Dropped way too many catches.

Mr. Parker, you have a reputation for not knowing what the hell you are talking about , so i'll just ignore your post.

This is interesting as well.. its Pennsylvania and West Virginia (both states almost down the middle though) Against the World.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=frontpage&pollId=35171

I didn't bother reading anything in this thread, I was just wondering..

I didn't see Holmgreen after the game. Maybe I blinked. 😐

Was he out there, or did he just go into the locker room?

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Bettis is the man and was a contributor!

and big ups to MVP Ward!!!!

Obviously your a Steelers fan.

Too bad they "Won"

If I was one of the Hawks players at the end I would give the old finger and a friendly F*@$ you to the officials then dropkick him.

Originally posted by OB1-adobe
Obviously your a Steelers fan.

Too bad they "Won"

Don't be sore. If that "controversial" TD by Roethlisberger didn't count, the Seacocks still woulda lost. Just cuz you lost 50 bucks to one of your co-workers, doesn't mean it was a questionable win.

hey Who here thinks that Hines Ward should have gotten the MVP of the Super Bowl

i think it should have been Troy Palamalu

^ ✅ I wouldn't mind that at all.

Originally posted by darthvader_fan
hey Who here thinks that Hines Ward should have gotten the MVP of the Super Bowl

i think it should have been Troy Palamalu

Why? I'm a big fan of Polamalu but he was pretty much a non-factor.

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Don't be sore. If that "controversial" TD by Roethlisberger didn't count, the Seacocks still woulda lost. Just cuz you lost 50 bucks to one of your co-workers, doesn't mean it was a questionable win.

What about the TD the Hawks had a very good chance at on the 1 yard line that got called back to a Phantom Hold...that the Steelers were offsides on anyway? What about the TD that got called back on the Bogus Offensive Pass Interference? What about the no call on the Horse collar. What about the bogus call on Matt Hasselbecks Tackle that put the Steelers into Range for that Trick Play? It's of if you want to Wear your blinders, but the Officals affected the outcome of that game. I'm not trying to necessarily attack the Steelers, but I have a huge Problem with the NFL and it's Officiating at this point. What if the Steelers had been the ones screwed over? I bet you would be upset then.

Originally posted by Pezmerga
What about the TD the Hawks had a very good chance at on the 1 yard line that got called back to a Phantom Hold...that the Steelers were offsides on anyway? What about the TD that got called back on the Bogus Offensive Pass Interference? What about the no call on the Horse collar. What about the bogus call on Matt Hasselbecks Tackle that put the Steelers into Range for that Trick Play? It's of if you want to Wear your blinders, but the Officals affected the outcome of that game. I'm not trying to necessarily attack the Steelers, but I have a huge Problem with the NFL and it's Officiating at this point. What if the Steelers had been the ones screwed over? I bet you would be upset then.

There was absolutely nothing wrong with the officiating. It was fair and perfectly down the middle. Just cuz your team lost: "OH MY GOD!, THE REFS MUSTA SCREWED'EM!" please.......

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
There was absolutely nothing wrong with the officiating. It was fair and perfectly down the middle. Just cuz your team lost: "OH MY GOD!, THE REFS MUSTA SCREWED'EM!" please.......

Nice answer buddy.
Why dont you answer his questions, instead of retorting with canned bullshit responses.

MVP should of gone to Darrell Jackson. He played an amazing game. Hines Ward was the best player on the Steelers team, but he wasnt that great. He dropped a few passes. (Considering this is the superbowl, and Ward is a very good WR).

Overall, most players on the Steelers played like crap. Give Cowher and his coaches credit for calling a good game.

Dude...say for the sake of arguement that Roethlisberger's TD didn't count, ok? It really wouldn't have made a difference. It woulda been a closer game, but the Steelers still woulda won. Everyone likes to knock on the refs, but would YOU do as gooda job? I don't think so. The reason so many "iffy" calls were made, is cuz the Seacocks got caught trying to do dirty shit.

Congratulations to the Steelers; they worked hard all year for this. While Hines Ward is a great MVP candidate, I thought the MVP award should have gone to Clark Haggans. He had only one sack and five tackles, but he stepped up and stopped the Seahawks on third down on numerous occasions.

Willie Parker's from the city I work in and everyone at work is talking about the kid. I think when he gets a nice contract soon they might want some of that dough, too! Anyways, he's got a ring so he should be pretty easy to spot around town.

If you look at the Randle El toss replay, you'll see Parker streaking down the left sideline wide open. If, for some reason, Ward was covered, El could've thrown to the left and Parker would have had an easy sprint to the end zone. He would have gotten the MVP award easiliy with 2 TD's.

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Dude...say for the sake of arguement that Roethlisberger's TD didn't count, ok? It really wouldn't have made a difference. It woulda been a closer game, but the Steelers still woulda won. Everyone likes to knock on the refs, but would YOU do as gooda job? I don't think so. The reason so many "iffy" calls were made, is cuz the Seacocks got caught trying to do dirty shit.

Thats a load of shit.
We're not talking about Big Ben's TD.

We're talking about all the other bad calls.
I'm not going ro repeat on how the Seahawks could of won, because it has been repeated countless times.

Can we do a better job reffing?
Probably not, but its their job to get the calls right, they get trained and paid to do it.
I can just see a welder responsible for welding support joists on a bridge. He is the only person who can do it because he has the qualifications. So if he ****s up welding the joints, and 1000 people die, is a response of this quality," sorry guys, but can you do it better, because I know you cant" allowed? No.
It's called a job. Everybody has a different job and they're experienced, trained and get paid for it, and if they **** up, then its thier fault, no matter if somebody else cant do it.

Refs hold full-time positions like high school P.E. coach and insurance salesmen. The ref for the Indy/Steelers game was a principal at a Catholic Prep school in California. So no, it's not their "real" job. Maybe you mean the NFL should look into hiring full-time referees...and for that I would agree.