Posted on 02/07/2006 4:55:05 PM PST by bikepacker67
Moreover, the execrable officiating cheapens their championship because it's what folks are talking about now, not the glory of Bettis.
Forever Tainted.
The only reason the nFL apologized for the reversal of the Palamalu interception in the Indy game was because Pittsburg still won.
Don't expect similar admissions about the bad calls in this game.
Every professional football player should get a $40,000 per year salary. Unless their team wins the superbowl. In that case, they should get $100,000,000 for each member of the team. Then we'd see some real competition.
I guess the referees threw those interceptions too, and managed the end of regulation time for Seattle too.
Scoreboard.
I thought the "disputed" calls were all correct, and that Seattle failed to capitalize when it counted.
We had a great thread about this subject yesterday.
My take. The officials were outrageously bad, but when the time came, Pittsburgh came through.
Teams have to overcome this stuff, but sometimes it is impossible. You know like the tuck rule! Seattle could have overcome, but alas, we all will have to listen to the loud mouth Steelers for a year.
I'll never forget the Patriots telling the Steelers to "cancel those reservations" back in 2001 after they beat them in the AFC Championship game.
The Steelers are a trash talking team, but they played good when it counted, and they did not call the bad penalties.
Seattle outplayed the Steelers and got screwed by the officials and still had several chances to turn the game around by making a catch, by making a catch inbounds, and by making fieldgoals. So it was a combination of luck by the Steelers, inept officiating, and blown chances by the Seahawks.
how many field goals did the sehawks miss? If they were that good, they could have gotten more points. They were moving the ball well but did not do squat in the red zone. How bout that nice fancy play the steelers pulled off with whats his name... I don't like either teams but watched anyway... I think the sehawks screwed themselves. They looked better but could not get it done... its all about points. it is what it is...
I'm really starting to get embarrassed for the Seattle fans.
You might be on to something. As someone new to watching football, I can't help but notice that once a team is behind they seem to give up. Much of the playoffs was like that.
I also can't believe that guys who get paid so much money can drop so many passes. Lastly, how the hell can you not have a defensive strategy against "gadget" plays. The Bengals and Seahawks both looked like chumps when they ran those plays. Veterans, please educate me on this point.
If they had WRONGLY lost that game in Indy they'd be bytching louder then the Starbucks crowd.
They STOLE FLUCKIN 14 POINTS from the Hawks.
I REALLY didn't care WHO won this game, but it was SOOOOO lame that the Refs were so biased.
Sickening.
Of course, controlling the entire first half and scoring only three points, receivers dropping easy catches and the worst clock management in NFL history did not contribute to Seattle losing.
Maybe they'll win when they go again in 30 years.
I'm really starting to get embarrassed for the Seattle fans.
One day. After that you have to remember that it was just a game. Much of the Seattle whining is by liberals who thought they *deserved* a Superbowl win. They don't care whether the Seahawks earned it or not, they just think they deserved the win. Disturbing (and I'm a Seahawks fan until the 49ers get new ownership).
You can bet one thing Petro... Forever this will be tainted to all but you ironheads.
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