Roethlisberger admits: 'I don't think I got in'

FOXSports ^ | 2/7/06

[ml/nj]

ping !

[B Knotts]

I know what a touchdown is.

The play was very close, and could have gone either way.

It was the line judge's hesitance, and his TD signal only after seeing Ben on the ground, that made people think that something wasn't right.

The review was correct, in that it was not clear enough either way to overturn the call on the field.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

If one bad call

Ahhhhh...would that it were but one.

[upier]

From another post: "And it's now been explained to you many many times that those calls were CORRECT. At this point anybody saying those calls are wrong is just stating an article of faith and deliberately living in denial of the facts. Warren Jones HIMSELF said the holding call was CORRECT. It was the right call, player that got called had been warned before to stop holding, he did it again, exactly the way he'd been told not too. 100% LEGIT flag, 100% legit wiping out of the play, 100% living in denial to continue to insist it was wrong."

When it comes down to it the Steelers played better than the Seahawks and won the game. The Seahawks only converted 20% of their 3rd downs, they dropped many passes, they missed two field goals, they gave up the longest running TD in SB history, they got faked out of their jocks on the Randal El pass, they demonstrated the worst clock management I've ever seen, etc. Jones was holding all game and he finally got flagged for it. The receiver pushed off. That is the definition of offensive pass interference. The Seahawks are a good team that made too many mistakes to win that day. They can only blame themselves.

[freedumb2003]

(courtesy 82ndAirborne)

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"So what, questionable calls are a part of the game. If one bad call makes them fall apart, then they didn't deserve to win anyway."

1. It was more than one questionable call.

2. The vast majority of the questionable calls went against Seattle.

[Varda]

Roethlisberger said yesterday that after seeing the play on tape, that it was a touchdown. By the way, new photos are coming out that show it clearly.

By the way, the league has reviewed the officiating and have upheld the calls. It just goes to show that Al Michaels and John Madden are still morons.

[Hatteras]

"From the 1 inch line, their chances were excellent either way."

And there's no way Bettis would cough up the football at the goal line in such an important game, right? ;-)

[freedumb2003]

There was exactly one bad call: the Hassleback illegal blocking call.

Photo evidence proves the offensive pass intereference, Ben DID get in (the ball broke te plane at the apex of the div -- most of the crybabies are pointing to the end of the dive), and the holding call.

What about all the holding calls that DIDN'T get called against the shehawks? What about the clip that DIDN'T get called when the Shehawks whacked Ben on the 7 on his back?

Seattle got beaten. Period.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"There was exactly one bad call: the Hassleback illegal blocking call"

Either you're one of the idiot referees, or you're a Steelers fan.

I've seen better officiating at a Pop Warner game.

[NCC-1701]

I had no dog in this fight. I'm neither a Seahawk or Steeler fan, but one word of advice: if you're that close to the goal line and you want to cross that line, stick the ball out in front of you. Make dam#d sure that at least the ball gets in. The rest of you can be laying in the field of play. Big Ben could have done that. There was no defenders in position to knock the ball loose. In the futere, my money is on him or anyone extending the ball over the goal line. Leave no doubt about it.

[jdsteel]

From the 1 inch line, their chances were excellent either way." And there's no way Bettis would cough up the football at the goal line in such an important game, right? ;-)

Excellent point, well taken, but I'd have to say he'd be hugging that ball for all it was worth....if he was holding it. According to Cowher & Ben, the next play was another QB Sneak. Even against a very good Seahawks line, chances of an inch were very, very good.