[quote name='hopesfall']I'll go ahead and break it down for you one time, and then you can go ahead and quit posting because you are just going to make yourself look worse and worse. 1st quarter - Jackson makes a catch in the endzone, gets called for a push off. Hmm, looking at the replay, it is (if anything) very light. In fact, as the commentators stated, the officials weren't going to make the call right away, and then the Steelers whine, and oh look, a penalty. Momentum gone. 2nd half, a catch should have brought the Seahawks down to the Steelers 1. Oh look, penalty. Phantom hold. Interesting. Momentum shifted there, don't you think? Oh, and next play, what's this? Oh yes, a tackle from behind. No call. Ok, so then on the interception return, blocking below the waist? Really? Interesting, because to me it looked like a tackle. I guess I get those two terms confused. These are HUGE moments in the game, and yeah Seattle made some errors. But go back and WATCH this game. Seriously, just WATCH IT. I'm begging you. There is probably a reason why people are posting in here (who aren't even pulling for the Seahawks, keep in mind) talking about how horrible the officials were today. It isn't just Seahawks fans; it is anybody who actually paid attention. If you want to respond to this, go for it, but I'm done going back and forth with you. I recorded the game, I'll upload it and send it to you if you'd like to sit down and watch it.[/QUOTE]
1. Jackson did push off in the endzone. It wasn't the worst pushoff I've seen, but it was right in front of the ref.
2. There was obvious holding away from the play on the punt return that would have put Seattle in Pittsburgh territory. Stupid, undisciplined penalty, completely Seattle's fault.
3. The offensive holding call, holding calls are often marginal, and the call didn't go their way. Shit happens. Champions overcome adversity like that, losers cry about it. They chose to cry about it.
4. The low block was a bad call, a horrendous call. But, it meant very little, 15 yards on top of the interception really didn't matter all that much, the horse was already out of the barn, so to speak, he already threw the pick.
Do you want to go over the bad calls in the Denver-Pats game?
1. Asante Samuel called for pass interference, when it should have been offensive pass interference on the Denver receiver. The ref 2 feet from the play makes no call, the ref across the end zone throws the flag.
2. The Troy Brown muff on the punt return should have been fair catch interference, he hadn't dropped the ball yet before being hit, he was bobbling, but you can't touch a player on a fair catch until they drop it.
3. The pick Brady threw in the end zone that was returned to the 1 should have been a touchback, he fumbled through the end zone. It is physically impossible to fumble from his right hand, from the 1, in the direction he fumbled it, and not go through the end zone.
I just gave you 3 bad calls off the top of my head that directly led to 21 points. Still, I blame the Patriots for not executing and making bad plays for losing that game. Seattle had a couple of marginal calls, and 1 bad call, not go their way. They also had several calls go their way, at least 1 fumble by Seattle was called an incomplete pass. The refs did not cost Seattle the game. Seattle cost Seattle the game.
Oh, and I'm so broken up about somebody ignoring me. I really, genuinely care what people think of me on the internet. I think you just need a hug. We could hold hands, and maybe later, we could spoon.
ing interception.[/QUOTE]
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