Big Bens TD

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by hail_2_da_skins

I think the ball crossed the plane of the goaline. As bad as the officiating has been in the playoffs, this crew actually did a good job.

you think that crew did a good job ? holy crap you must have been watching a different game.

the offensive pass interferrence
big bens td
the holding on seattles left tackle when the hawks completed a pass to the 2 yardline
the cut block they called on hasselback
the timeout they awarded pitt. after the playclock had already hit 0

thats the main ones i can think of i'm sure there are plenty more. notice how all those i mention favor the steelers. this game was determined before it started.

[RedskinPete]

Originally Posted by wolfeskins

you think that crew did a good job ? holy crap you must have been watching a different game.

the offensive pass interferrence
big bens td
the holding on seattles left tackle when the hawks completed a pass to the 2 yardline
the cut block they called on hasselback
the timeout they awarded pitt. after the playclock had already hit 0

thats the main ones i can think of i'm sure there are plenty more. notice how all those i mention favor the steelers. this game was determined before it started.

For being the Super Bowl where the NFL best should be the refs were so bad it hurts the mind. :frusty: The call that was a TD[big Ben QB run] well I saw that his hole arm didn't even get in so how could the ball? Be that as it may the rest of the bad calls is something that should never take away from a game like this!

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by RedskinPete

For being the Super Bowl where the NFL best should be the refs were so bad it hurts the mind. :frusty: The call that was a TD[big Ben QB run] well I saw that his hole arm didn't even get in so how could the ball? Be that as it may the rest of the bad calls is something that should never take away from a game like this!

just a bad game all the way around. i was disapointed. your right though, you would think the nfl could at least put some good refs out there to call such an important game. the nfl needs to hire full time ref.

[skindogger47]

As soon as I heard that the head official was a former cop I was like, well, we know he's an idiot, and he'll probably make his mind up early and jump to conclusions. I don't care, though, nothing but the holding call was the actual wrong call.

As for Roethlisberger not getting across, well that might have mattered on 4th down. But they were going to go for it and get that touchdown on the next play regardless.

Mike Holmgren just turned in possibly the worst coaching performance in Super Bowl history, which also didn't help the Seahawks' chances.

[firstdown]

I think the ball just did cross the line than the Seahawk player knocked his arm back and he may have even fumbled the ball but that would have been after it crossed th plan.

[wolfeskins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I think the ball just did cross the line than the Seahawk player knocked his arm back and he may have even fumbled the ball but that would have been after it crossed th plan.

the referee didn't think the ball had crossed the goel line either. if you notice on the replay, the ref is running toward ben holding his right hand in the air with a closed fist (indicating 4th down) it wasn't until he reached ben and saw that ben had stretched the ball over the goel line when he raised both hands indicating a td. it was crap, total crap. almost every person i've talked to today or every radio person i've listened to has said that that was one of the worse officiated games they have ever seen and that seattle got screwed. dan patrick, in particular, was very vocal about it.

[onlydarksets]

I like that the Skins aren't letting this go. In discussing Tag's speech last week, the Skins had this to say:

The Redskins also had issues with instant replay last season. In Week 10 at Tampa Bay, it appeared Washington's defense had stopped Bucs' fullback Mike Alstott on a two-point conversion attempt, but replay officials ruled otherwise in a game the Redskins lost 36-35.

http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=2233

Subtle jab, but I like that they are sticking to their guns - not because I like to hold grudges (which I do), but because it's important to keep the league's high profile replay mistakes in their face to avoid future mistakes.

[Hog1]

Reportedly, Roethlisberger made comments on David Letterman last night stating "I did not think I made it". I told coach, "coach, I don't think I got in".

[Luxorreb]

Holmgren and Hasselbeck's time management was not worthy of a SB victory. Neither was the league's MVP's effort all postseason. Seahawks were exposed, see NFC West...

[firstdown]

With all the tech now days you would think that they would have a system that the second the ball crosses the line it would lock in all of the film. If their was a dispute they could go back and hit a putton they would play film from about three seconds before the ball crossed. The film would stop at the point the ball crossed the line and the ref could look at all the angles and make the dicision. If the call is clear than the system would just move on until the next TD.