Who else thinks Perrera's got some 'splainin to do this week?

[B_Ambuehl]

Can't wait to here what the head of officials has to say this week. I wasn't really rooting for either team just wanted to see a close game. It's bad enough Seattle left the win out on the field through their own poor execution but they seemed to be battling not only a road type atmosphere but the officiating that comes along with that. Many particular calls i'm interested in:

1. That pushoff call that took away Seattle's 1st TD (c'mon man that didn't interfere with the result of the play)
2. That questionable illegal block on Warricks long punt return (which I don't recall seeing on replay).
3. That bullshit holding call on Stevens long pass reception in the 4th Quarter in what perhaps should've been an offsides call instead.
4. That bullshit touchdown call on Roethlisbergers touchdown
5. That blatant holding call that wasn't called against Pittsburgh on one of Ben's scrambles for a first down in the 2nd half.
6. Another questionable holding call against Seattle in the 1st quarter that took away a completion inside the 20 on 2nd down and led to a punt.

edit: and a couple more I now remember:

7. That bullshit timeout that was awarded to pittsburgh in the 2nd half in what should've been a definite delay of game.
8. That 15 yd penalty against Hasselbeck for an illegal block in what was an obvious attempt at driving through a blocker for a tackle.
9. An obvious horsecollar tackle that wasn't called against Pittsburgh in the 2nd half.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by jspchief

It was bullshit because the refs didn't call the defensive interference when the DB made contact with Jackson on the goal line during that play.

He let the DB put his hands on Jackson on the goal line, which should have been illegal contact. But then got stingy a few steps later when Jackson pushed off. If you're going to call a tight game, at least be consistent.

Unless you grab or pushoff that is just incidental contact IMO... He was running his route back and forth and they tangle up, that is fine.. But when the ball is thrown he pushes off to get seperation.. It is a iffy call but it is the correct one.. It is not called enough unfortuneatly, and that is why we get all the complaining..

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Roeth's TD was a TD. I don't understand complaining about that one.

I did not see the ball cross the white line on the replays... HIs head did, but the ball did not cross that line from the sideline camera..

[Gravedigger]

Yeah I won't argue that some calls could've changed the game but honestly pittsburgh would've won regardless. Seattle didn't play like the number one offense AT ALL they weren't even playing the same game as pittsburgh. True calls were blown and miscalled but Seattle didn't deserve the win and now everyone is gonna go off about the officiating like it can be changed now.... so starts a three month hiatus up until draft about refereeing

[Mecca]

Well come on now, this is the crew that penalized Hasselbeck for making a tackle.........

[Taco John]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

Yeah I won't argue that some calls could've changed the game but honestly pittsburgh would've won regardless.

I just don't believe that. I was sitting there with a Seahawks buddy, and I was telling him, "Aw, come on man... Your guys have to bounce back from that stuff... And they kept bouncing back... And every time they did, they would get penalized on something stupid. And then the Steelers would do something that got totally overlooked, like call a timeout AFTER the clock had ticked zero, or horse collar tackle a rusher for no penalty.

I honestly believe in a fairly called game, Seattle would have won this game.

[jettio]

When I think of the letter that Joe Seahawk posted about how much a lucky ticket lottery winning Seahawk fan would pay to go and see the game, you have to say that the one thing every team and fan "deserve" is a fairly officated game.

There is no way to say that one team "deserved" to win when there were so many momentum changing bad calls in the game.

As much money as fans shell out to root their team on, that was horrible officiating.

[jettio]

Originally Posted by wutamess

Another *****ed up call.

In the first qtr... Jeremy Stevens fumbled the ball after taking 2 steps to turn around to go upfield. The dickheads prematurely blew the whistle and called it incomplete instead of a fumble.

I know it's against the grain but just another example of how poorly officiated this game was.

It would have been interesting to see if any Steeler would have recovered the ball before it went out of bounds if the official was not blowing the whistle.

Seahawks could have challenged that play, and if the play was overturned they would have benefitted from the bad call on that play because they would have credit for the catch and the Steelers would have been denied their opportunity to recover the fumble.

That was another bad call, but unlike all of the other crap calls, that was reviewable and the Seahawks failed to challenge it.

[Basileus777]

Originally Posted by jettio

It would have been interesting to see if any Steeler would have recovered the ball before it went out of bounds if the official was not blowing the whistle.

Seahawks could have challenged that play, and if the play was overturned they would have benefitted from the bad call on that play because they would have credit for the catch and the Steelers would have been denied their opportunity to recover the fumble.

That was another bad call, but unlike all of the other crap calls, that was reviewable and the Seahawks failed to challenge it.

This non-call did not hurt the Steelers though. They got the ball on the 20 right after the punt on the following play. They actually gained field position.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by tk13

Seattle had chances to win that game and didn't... they had an INT deep in Pit territory and missed 2 FG's. I thought the PI call was ticky tack though for sure, which has been par for the course in these playoffs. Probably one of the worst officiated playoff seasons I can remember. I don't think it was quite Super Bowl quality officiating out there, but what can ya do.

That INT happened AFTER Seattle had a completed pass (to the 1 yard line) called back for a BS holding call.

[jynni]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Roeth's TD was a TD. I don't understand complaining about that one.

Yeah - that's one I never saw as questionable. If you draw an imaginary line at the plane of the goal line upwards, the nose of the ball would cross it. The ball doesn't have to cross the entire line - the nose of the ball just has to touch that imaginary barrier.

[64 Chief]

I was rooting for the steelers. However there were 3 obviously bad calls favoring the steelers that greatly helped their win. That is my humble unbiased opinion. This is bad for the NFL.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Taco John

I just don't believe that. I was sitting there with a Seahawks buddy, and I was telling him, "Aw, come on man... Your guys have to bounce back from that stuff... And they kept bouncing back... And every time they did, they would get penalized on something stupid. And then the Steelers would do something that got totally overlooked, like call a timeout AFTER the clock had ticked zero, or horse collar tackle a rusher for no penalty.

I honestly believe in a fairly called game, Seattle would have won this game.

Imagine that. A donkey fan complaing about officiating...

[RedThat]

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

Who the fuck are you?

I don't know?

Read the name

[RedThat]

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

Get fucked.

I don't need to. Thanx anyway.