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OT: Holy Terrible Super Bowl Officiating!

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Scheradon

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Thought everyone complaining should read this from the NFL:

 

NFL says Super Bowl 'properly officiated'Associated Press

 

 

The NFL defended the officiating in the Super Bowl on Tuesday, two days after the Steelers beat the Seahawks 21-10 in the NFL title game. The league said Tuesday that no mistakes were made by the game officials, although Seattle coach Mike Holmgren might disagree.

 

"The game was properly officiated, including, as in most NFL games, some tight plays that produced disagreement about the calls made by the officials," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement.

 

The officiating has been a the major topic of discussion since Sunday night. Right after the game, Holmgren suggested that the first-quarter offensive interference call on the Seahawks' Darrell Jackson, negating what would have been the game's first touchdown, probably should have been "a no call."

 

Holmgren, a former chairman of the NFL's rule-making competition committee, fueled the debate Monday during a rally for the Seahawks at Qwest Field when he said, "We knew it was going to be tough going up against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I didn't know we were going to have to play the guys in the striped shirts as well."

 

The questionable calls:

 

• Replays on the offensive interference call showed that Jackson's arms made contact with Pittsburgh's Chris Hope and that they separated afterward. Under the rules, pass interference took place but sometimes the call isn't made.

 

• The first TD of the game scored on a third-down rollout by Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger late in the first half. Roethlisberger appeared to come down short of the goal line, but it was unclear on replay whether he had gotten the ball to the line before going down. Referee Bill Leavy upheld the call because there was not enough incontrovertible evidence to overturn it.

 

• Holding call on Sean Locklear in the fourth: Locklear's penalty erased an 18-yard completion from Matt Hasselbeck to Jerramy Stevens to the Pittsburgh 1 that would have put the Seahawks in position to go ahead 17-14 with around 12 minutes left. It was a close call that was difficult to see on replay.

 

• One call that clearly appeared erroneous came after that penalty, when Hasselbeck threw an interception to Pittsburgh's Ike Taylor, then made the tackle but was called for a block below the waist, giving the Steelers an extra 15 yards. They scored soon afterward on a pass from Antwaan Randle El to Hines Ward. Replays showed Hasselbeck never made contact with the player he was supposed to have hit illegally, instead going straight to Taylor to make the tackle.

 

The Super Bowl crew headed by Leavy was comprised of officials who were graded best at each position during the regular season.

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UnrulyAppendage

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Seriously. I love the people that preface their paragraphs long person_without_enough_empathyfest with "I hate the NFL and never watch it, but the Superbowl sucked". If you don't WATCH the NFL, chances are you don't know what you are talking about when you TALK about the NFL. Before lecturing people try taking an active interest in the subject you are going to discuss.

 

So bad officiating is the norm and the NFL has activist officials who like to determine the outcome of the game? If you are happy with that, that's awesome. yay.gif

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"The game was properly officiated, including, as in most NFL games, some tight plays that produced disagreement about the calls made by the officials," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said

 

sign-funnypost.gif That is pretty funny. Whatever happened to that guy? I think they even made an action figure of him. 27_laughing.gif

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october

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Seriously. I love the people that preface their paragraphs long person_without_enough_empathyfest with "I hate the NFL and never watch it, but the Superbowl sucked". If you don't WATCH the NFL, chances are you don't know what you are talking about when you TALK about the NFL. Before lecturing people try taking an active interest in the subject you are going to discuss.

 

So bad officiating is the norm and the NFL has activist officials who like to determine the outcome of the game? If you are happy with that, that's awesome. yay.gif

 

It's mine, but I don't know what the hell he is talking about. My comment wasn't even about the officiating, it was about people who don't watch the NFL making comments about it. Anyone who can read the English language should be able to figure that out, but I guess I am giving some boardmembers too much credit. screwy.gif

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UnrulyAppendage

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Seriously. I love the people that preface their paragraphs long person_without_enough_empathyfest with "I hate the NFL and never watch it, but the Superbowl sucked". If you don't WATCH the NFL, chances are you don't know what you are talking about when you TALK about the NFL. Before lecturing people try taking an active interest in the subject you are going to discuss.

 

So bad officiating is the norm and the NFL has activist officials who like to determine the outcome of the game? If you are happy with that, that's awesome. yay.gif

 

It's mine, but I don't know what the hell he is talking about. My comment wasn't even about the officiating, it was about people who don't watch the NFL making comments about it. Anyone who can read the English language should be able to figure that out, but I guess I am giving some boardmembers too much credit. screwy.gif

 

I got you the first time Scooter. I gave you too much credit thinking you could understand irony.

 

I'll explain for the understanding impaired.

 

You made the comment for those that watch the game casually should not voice their opinions on the officiating because they don't understand the in's and out's of NFL football. Apparently, the in's and out's of NFL football involve bad officiating which you endorse.

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Hey I was wondering something, was it just my imagination or did

Mike Holmgren not come to middle of the field to greet Bill Cower

after the game was over?

 

Did anyone else wonder that?

 

It seemed like Cower was standing in the middle of the field waiting for something...

 

 

If that is the case, what a real class act...

 

 

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Illiterati-migration

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Hey I was wondering something, was it just my imagination or did

Mike Holmgren not come to middle of the field to greet Bill Cower

after the game was over?

 

Did anyone else wonder that?

 

It seemed like Cower was standing in the middle of the field waiting for something...

 

 

If that is the case, what a real class act...

 

 

tongue.gif

 

Judging by Holmgren's clock management skills during the game, he probably didn't realize it was over until sometime after midnight.

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Scheradon

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Hey I was wondering something, was it just my imagination or did

Mike Holmgren not come to middle of the field to greet Bill Cower

after the game was over?

 

Did anyone else wonder that?

 

It seemed like Cower was standing in the middle of the field waiting for something...

 

 

If that is the case, what a real class act...

 

 

tongue.gif

 

Judging by Holmgren's clock management skills during the game, he probably didn't realize it was over until sometime after midnight.

 

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