Kaptain Karl said:
Methinks you're just trying to be a "pot-stirrer". (Remember, my team was the Broncos....) The officials were not nearly the meddlers that the "sour grapes" crowd may be claiming. (I noticed on ESPN, the panel was split: The ex-NFC players were saying the Refs made too many calls. The ex-AFC players thought it was a well-called game. Hmmm....
That offensive pass interference was a legit call ... especially as pointed out, Jackson did it right in front of the Ref.
I don't know how any objective viewer of that replay can claim #7 did not score. The ball certainly *looked* as if it came in contact with the plane of the End Zone. That's all that needs to happen for a TD.
<edit> The Refs overturning Hasselback's fumble was a good call, right...?
The most idiotic segment of the game? The Seattle series just before the Half ... bizarre! Really poor Clock Management. </edit>
Good game, Steelers. Congrats!
- KK
No question the Seahawks shot themselves in the foot. How many passes were dropped in the red zone and even in the end zone.
I thought that pass interference play was ticky-tack. 9 times out of 10 it's not called and if is, it's called on the defence.
I though the 'berger TD was not a TD. The ref came into spot the ball and then 'berger brought the ball over the goal line after he was down and the ref put the other arm up and call a TD.
A phantom holding call costing the Seahawks another TD.
That exchange at the end of the half changed the momentum of the game. Seahawks going in to score making it 10-0 instead it's 3-7.
Yes that was the correct over-rule on the fumble, but I thought that ticky tack too. Foote just touched Hassleback but he tripped and fell. That should have been Steeler ball. But I know, like the "tuck rule" you have to call it according to the book. And the book says he was touched so it down by contact.
As for the end of half dance, it didn't hold a candle to the end of game hash up the Seahawks had.
The Steelers played a poor game the Seahawks were better (statistically), but not enough to overcome the bad calls.
You don't have to be objective to know that the officiating during these playoffs as a whole has been very bad. They've made numerous questionable calls.
The Palamolo interception dissallowed??
The "off sides, no not offsides, uh, noone crossed the line of scrimmage so no foul" fiasco?
The pass interference call on the Pat's DB??? That should have been offensive interference.
The Troy Brown muff where he was knocked off the ball before it hit the ground.
There were calls in the Panther/Seahawk game that were questionable as well. I just don't remember them. I think there was a similar touchback off a fumble or interception that was incorrectly ruled in that game (like it was in the Pat's/Broncs game).
These are supposed to be the best referees of the year. It's just hard for me to believe that's true.
And to set the record straight, I'm a Cowboy fan from my youth and a 49er fan to boot. I root against the Steelers after watching the beat the Cowboys in the '70s, and have enjoyed their playoff frustration until now, so I'll admit that.
