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Did Officiating Sway the Outcome of Super Bowl XLIII? (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=201601)

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Originally Posted by DJay23 (Post 5451216)

Regarding something I posted on a thread last week, the Steelers fans are whining again. One of the most exciting Super Bowl endings ever and they want to talk about the holding in the end zone.

YOU WON!

well it was obvious holding

Jeez, get rid of instant replay in the NFL. All it has done is raised more questions than before. Think about some of the worst officiated games you have ever seen? The answer will most likely come from a modern era game with replay in effect. Don't give the officials the chance to second guess themselves. All of these high-def shots and 15 different angles really minimizes the importance of an entire game and narrows it down to 3-5 plays, which is a bunch of pickles. I have seriously heard more conversations discussing the officiating, rather than putting the focus on what a great game it was.

I thought that the officiating was bad, but about even. What kills me is the consistency of calls. It seemed like the Cards were getting the ticky tack stuff in the first half and Pitt got it in the 4th quarter.

I don't know if it affected the outcome, but it was bad IMO.

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Originally Posted by EyePod (Post 5451105)

I thought the Woodley penalty was called, but it was adden on after the play (where Pittsburgh got the ball). Now if they didn't... THAT would have been something!

per NFL:

PENALTY on PIT-56-L.Woodley, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 14 yards, enforced at PIT 43.

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/playby...08&week=POST21

Now not that this is a huge issue, but compared to what Kris Dielman got thrown out for in the game against the Chiefs (you all remember right?), Harrison should have been tossed immediately.

I'm tired of the Steelers getting all the calls. It never fails to amaze me.

Horrible officiating day for that crew.
They botched all kinds of calls.

And that debacle at the end was simply unacceptable.
Review the damn play!

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Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding (Post 5452334)

I'm tired of the Steelers getting all the calls. It never fails to amaze me.

Feels just a little like that's just about every trip to the Superbowl for them huh?

LMAO

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Originally Posted by Micjones (Post 5452354)

Horrible officiating day for that crew.
They botched all kinds of calls.

And that debacle at the end was simply unacceptable.
Review the damn play!

This.

If anything, there should have been a review of the last play.

Heh...check out Mike Pereira's wikipedia article before it's too late. The last bullet is the most interesting.

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Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding (Post 5452398)

This.

If anything, there should have been a review of the last play.

Allegedly, they did.

I made the poll 50/50 :D

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 5452476)

Heh...check out Mike Pereira's wikipedia article before it's too late. The last bullet is the most interesting.

How bout a link, n00b?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pereira

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Notable accomplishments

* Created playoff officiating assignments based on cohesive crews who spent the season together instead of those who were rated the highest at their positions [3].

* Instrumental in having down-by-contact calls reviewed by instant replay beginning with the 2006 NFL season to determine if a player fumbled the ball before he was down, and who recovered it. Previously, these plays could not be reversed once officials blew the whistle.

* Assisted in the redesign of officiating uniforms worn with the start of the 2006 NFL season which are supposed to be more comfortable for officials to wear in extreme weather over the old polyester uniforms. The uniforms were designed by Reebok using Play Dry material technology to keep officials both warm and dry during the winter months of the season. On the shirt, the position and number are removed from the front pocket and the lettering and numbers on the back side are black-on-white and are smaller print and the sleeve shows the uniform number. Officials will also wear full-length black pants with white stripe during the winter months to stay warm. This was the first major design overhaul since 1979, when the position name was added to the shirt, but later abbreviated in 1982.

* Blind as a bat. Tried to justify the horrific officiating of Super Bowl XLIII by stating that the incomplete pass by Kurt Warner with five seconds left was a fumble as ruled on the field.

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Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding (Post 5452485)

How bout a link, n00b?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pereira

Why should I do it myself when I know one of my minions will do it for me? :evil:

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 5452493)

Why should I do it myself when I know one of my minions will do it for me? :evil:

...off topic but...

How come there are no yellow/red cards under your post?

You know, not that I was thinking about giving you a Red Card or anything...

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Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding (Post 5452496)

...off topic but...

How come there are no yellow/red cards under your post?

You know, not that I was thinking about giving you a Red Card or anything...

Because I am invincible.

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Originally Posted by dtebbe (Post 5451114)

There was a clear block in the back on that TD right before half-time. The Cardinal player was lining up to make the tackle and a blocker grabbed him with 2 hands on the back and threw him down. Apparently I'm the only one who saw it. Should have been the end of the half.

It's at about :12 in this video:

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DT

Holy Crap, I never noticed that.

Its pretty clear.

I'm not sure how the offsetting penalties would have worked though. Keep in mind, that Arizona was called for a penalty on that play as well.