Go Aweigh2452
02-07-2006, 05:58 PM
yeah, I know... but here is a photo of the ref... now I know why he made those calls the way he did...
http://www.iboatnw.com/gallery/data/media/12/ref.jpg
Ok, it is true. The Seahawks did not play their "A" game. Stevens had the worst game of his career as a starter. Many of the calls against the Hawks were of the "questionable" variety.
But why weren't the Steelers subjected to the same "high" standards of excellence? Why were they not flagged for lining up in the neutral zone all game long (right defensive tackle)? Why were they not flagged for offsides for the crucial "holding" penalty when Stevens had caught the ball on the 2? Why no flag for offsides on the very next play? Why no calls on Steelers O-line for the same type of "holding" as the Hawks did?
I think it's time that the NFL steps in and takes some action against the referees. The officials of this game should be fined and FIRED! Their "questionable" calls determined the outcome of the SUPER BOWL! This is outrageous and should not be tolerated!!! The only honorable option to right this injustice is to replay the entire game! AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE NATIONWIDE APOLOGIES FROM THE OFFICIALS OF THE FIRST GAME!!!! They should be ashamed for disrespecting the Seahawks (who were robbed of a Super Bowl victory), the Steelers (who will never live down having the Super Bowl handed to them by the officials), and the fans (who had the great disappointment of watching the officiating train wreck)!
If the refs were going to call everything the Steelers' way, the league should have made them wear Pittsburgh jerseys and count them towards the 11 guys Pittsburgh is allowed to have on the field. I'm sorry, but some of those calls were inexcusable. I'm sure that on the Willie Parker touchdown, some Seahawk had the back of his jersey brushed slightly by a Steeler. Why didn't the refs call that and make the entire play come back, so the Steelers would have to punt? Because you shouldn't call nonsense ticky-tack stuff in the Super Bowl, especially on a game-changing play. Well in that case, I have a real hard time understanding how Darrell Jackson gets called for offensive pass interference for the equivalent of a soft NBA hand check. (Watch the replay again; he created absolutely no separation for himself on that play. He didn't alter the DB's motion at all.) I have a hard time seeing how Locklear gets called for holding when he stayed in front of the rusher the whole time, the rusher wasn't going to get to the QB anyways, and you have to practically tackle a guy to get flagged for holding these days. I have a really hard time seeing how Hasselbeck got flagged for an illegal block when he was successfully going for the ball carrier.
Forget the Roethlisberger "touchdown," because even if that hadn't been signalled a TD Pittsburgh most likely would have scored on the next play. Also, let's give credit where it's due; right after the Jackson TD was called back, another WR had the ball in his hands in the end zone and dropped it. Right after the Locklear holding call, Hasselbeck threw an interception. Jerramy Stevens treated the ball like it was kryptonite, Josh Brown was off target all night, Mike Holmgren's two minute drill couldn't get his team out of a wet paper bag, and the Steelers came through big when it counted. Even with that, I count 11 Seahawk points that were indisputably taken off the board due to calls that shouldn't have been made. This just happens to be the margin of victory. Throw in the importance of momentum and context (for example, if the score was 21-21, Seattle would have just gone for the field goal at the end rather than try whatever it was they were trying) and I can't help but conclude that Seattle was robbed in the biggest game in franchise history.
http://www.iboatnw.com/gallery/data/media/12/ref.jpg
Ok, it is true. The Seahawks did not play their "A" game. Stevens had the worst game of his career as a starter. Many of the calls against the Hawks were of the "questionable" variety.
But why weren't the Steelers subjected to the same "high" standards of excellence? Why were they not flagged for lining up in the neutral zone all game long (right defensive tackle)? Why were they not flagged for offsides for the crucial "holding" penalty when Stevens had caught the ball on the 2? Why no flag for offsides on the very next play? Why no calls on Steelers O-line for the same type of "holding" as the Hawks did?
I think it's time that the NFL steps in and takes some action against the referees. The officials of this game should be fined and FIRED! Their "questionable" calls determined the outcome of the SUPER BOWL! This is outrageous and should not be tolerated!!! The only honorable option to right this injustice is to replay the entire game! AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE NATIONWIDE APOLOGIES FROM THE OFFICIALS OF THE FIRST GAME!!!! They should be ashamed for disrespecting the Seahawks (who were robbed of a Super Bowl victory), the Steelers (who will never live down having the Super Bowl handed to them by the officials), and the fans (who had the great disappointment of watching the officiating train wreck)!
If the refs were going to call everything the Steelers' way, the league should have made them wear Pittsburgh jerseys and count them towards the 11 guys Pittsburgh is allowed to have on the field. I'm sorry, but some of those calls were inexcusable. I'm sure that on the Willie Parker touchdown, some Seahawk had the back of his jersey brushed slightly by a Steeler. Why didn't the refs call that and make the entire play come back, so the Steelers would have to punt? Because you shouldn't call nonsense ticky-tack stuff in the Super Bowl, especially on a game-changing play. Well in that case, I have a real hard time understanding how Darrell Jackson gets called for offensive pass interference for the equivalent of a soft NBA hand check. (Watch the replay again; he created absolutely no separation for himself on that play. He didn't alter the DB's motion at all.) I have a hard time seeing how Locklear gets called for holding when he stayed in front of the rusher the whole time, the rusher wasn't going to get to the QB anyways, and you have to practically tackle a guy to get flagged for holding these days. I have a really hard time seeing how Hasselbeck got flagged for an illegal block when he was successfully going for the ball carrier.
Forget the Roethlisberger "touchdown," because even if that hadn't been signalled a TD Pittsburgh most likely would have scored on the next play. Also, let's give credit where it's due; right after the Jackson TD was called back, another WR had the ball in his hands in the end zone and dropped it. Right after the Locklear holding call, Hasselbeck threw an interception. Jerramy Stevens treated the ball like it was kryptonite, Josh Brown was off target all night, Mike Holmgren's two minute drill couldn't get his team out of a wet paper bag, and the Steelers came through big when it counted. Even with that, I count 11 Seahawk points that were indisputably taken off the board due to calls that shouldn't have been made. This just happens to be the margin of victory. Throw in the importance of momentum and context (for example, if the score was 21-21, Seattle would have just gone for the field goal at the end rather than try whatever it was they were trying) and I can't help but conclude that Seattle was robbed in the biggest game in franchise history.