NFL Super Bowl 48 Slap Down LIVE Thread

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[Bender2]

CNN Breaking Sports News... Kent Brockmann reporting--

Tempers flared... just as the Fluffy Niners-Seahags game ended--

"I'm the best corner in the game!When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree... that's the result you're going to get. Don't you ever talk about me. Don't you open your mouth about the best, or I'll shut it for you real quick!"

Bad Sherman... bad Sherman!

Sorry about my boy, Sherman... He is not quiet housebroken yet.

You just cannot take him... anywhere--

Thank you, Mr. Peabody. Your sage advice... is always on target.

As the news Denver and Seattle would be in the Super Bowl reached Washington... Hillary Clinton said with all the snow and cold, "What difference would it make who plays in that frozen New Jersey hell when the state is run by that rat bastard Christie who cannot keep his lying staff from breaking the law and then covering his fat behind with phony crocodile tears and all those hollow, insincere I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry rants ?"

Now, keeping with this Slap Down LIVE Thread... we now go to the far Northwest for what Seattle Fans have to say--

Is my Go Seahawks/Beat Denver Caffè Mocha Espresso... with bittersweet mocha sauce and steamed milk topped with sweetened whipped cream ready?

Hey, making Go Seahawks/Beat Denver Caffè Mocha Espresso with bittersweet mocha sauce and steamed milk topped with sweetened whipped cream properly... takes time and extra effort!

Go Hawks! Rah rah... rah rah!

Well said, Niles, and we will defeat those uncivilized Denver ruffians... won't we, Taffy, my love?

You words are pure poetry... my darling Skipper!

And now we travel southeast... for what Denver Fans have to say--

We love Peyton and how... he will beat those sissy Seahags!

Go Broncos... Go Peyton!

Peyton's on the phone, we wants us to do a wave... I said we would just as soon as Kiff finishes cleaning out the seeds.

Remain calm! I have been assured... there will be enough for everybody! Remain calm!

See! See that, Taffy! That Peyton Manning barbarian... is inciting drug use!

Hey, lighten up, Skipper-- It ain't like... he shot his wife!

This has been CNN Breaking Sports New... Ken Brockmann reporting.

Hey, Bendy! Bendy! Bendy? Did I convince you... to root for my Seahawks? Did I? Did I?

Sorry, Clifford... but the Broncos made me a better... offer!

[Bender2]

Okay, all you Seahags and... Mile High Manning Mules fans, have at it!

[Jeff Chandler]

So it’s the Seagulls VS the Omelets?

[Para-Ord.45]

Ha !

Here`s the lowdown,

if Manning runs the hurry-up and keeps the Seattle D from subbing then Denver may win.
If the `hawks D-line forces quick throws from Manning and roughs him up, Seattle wins.

If the Denver defense can stop the Seattle run game they`ll win.
If not, Seattle.

I`m guessing here but Seattle may force Manning to make mistakes and sack him 3 to 4 times with 1 or 2 interceptions in a win for the `Hawks.

[Starstruck]

Well, since they are both old AFL west rivals to my Chiefs I’m having a tough time picking. Maybe if Manning wins he pulls an Elway and retires which would be good.

[Eva]

What was Sherman saying after the game. I couldn’t make any sense of it. Did someone say something about Sherman before the game that caused the rant?

[Bender2]

Re: I`m guessing here but Seattle may force Manning to make mistakes and sack him 3 to 4 times with 1 or 2 interceptions in a win for the `Hawks.

I really didn't have a dog in this hunt... but after Sherman's thugging of Erin Andrews, I am now on Denver's side.

So, I'm telling ya, .45, I hope you are shooting blanks... and Manning's Mules stomp those Shehawk Thugs down finer than Starbuck's Espresso Blend.

[McGruff]

[Redcitizen]

If Manning loses and retires, that would also be good. :D

[Doctor 2Brains]

The hawks are old AFL rivals to the Chiefs?

[Howie66]

Sheesh!

The Seahags and the Mules, eh?

Looks like this should be called the Fruit Bowl.

I think I’ll just watch some episodes of “Breaking Bad” or maybe “King of Thrones”.

[Para-Ord.45]

Would Crabtree have mocked Sherman if he had caught the game winning TD?

Some insight:

Someone asked Crabtree if Richard Sherman was the best cornerback in the league. Initially he said he didn’t think so... “ It doesn’t matter to me.”

Is Richard Sherman the best cornerback in the league?

“I don’t know (anything) about the best cornerbacks in the league. I just know teams, you know. We are playing the Seattle Seahawks and hopefully we come out with a win. We are going hard.”

Crabtree was sloughing off Sherman all week so in the heat of the moment Sherman pops off.

Don`t care who wins the SB, prefer NCAA and the SEC myelf so it comes down to game plans, execution and individual plays. I`m leaning Seattle unless Manning can sit in the pocket for 5 seconds allowing him to pick the `hawks apart.

[Para-Ord.45]

Seattle used to be in the AFC west.
Never got used to them in the NFC.

[TexasCajun]

We have no bird or horse in this fight/game?

...checking out the Puppy Bowl 2014 line-up.

[Starstruck]

Right. They moved to the NFC in 2002.

[2harddrive]

Welcme to the pot-saturated 2014 STUPOR Bowl!

[skinndogNN]

Let’s be honest, the mainstream media hates this matchup. Why? There’s no NorthEast media darling team they can kiss their butts?

Against any other team I would be rooting for the Seahawks because I thought they got robbed by the refs the last time they got to the Super Bowl, but Manning is just too likable. I’ll be rooting for the Broncos.

[Jack Black]

I'm super happy with the outcome, being a Washington State citizen and Seahawks fan. The Seahawks were the #1 seed in the playoffs, and that helped us. We are a very good team this year, but we are a great team at home.

Denver also benefited from the #1 seed in the AFC, and everyone had to play in their stadium.

So, it's interesting that the two best teams have not been upset in the playoffs, no come-from-behind dream team stuff this year. Just the two most powerful teams that dominated their respective conferences, and got the job done without too much drama in the playoffs meeting in the Superbowl.

I think it will be an excellent game. Seahawks fans are still angry about the Pittsburgh loss in the Superbowl a few years back, where the officiating was terrible. So my biggest hope is that we have a good clean game without a lot of ridiculous penalties.

From Wikipedia:

Reaction to officiating[edit]

The officiating in Super Bowl XL was met with criticism from a few members of the media soon after the game. One call that was complained about was an offensive pass interference on wide receiver Darrell Jackson for a push-off against Steelers safety Chris Hope that nullified his 16-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.[13] In the second quarter, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger dove for a touchdown and was tackled by Seahawks linebacker D.D. Lewis short of the goal line. While laying on the ground with possession of the ball short of the goal, Roethlisberger then reached forward with the ball, placing it over the line after he was down. Another complaint had to do with a penalty in the fourth quarter against Seattle right tackle Sean Locklear for holding Steelers linebacker Clark Haggans that nullified a deep pass. Also disputed was the penalty on Hasselbeck for an illegal block while making a tackle during Ike Taylor's interception return.[14]

Kansas City Star writer Jason Whitlock encapsulated some views when he wrote the day after the game, "Bill Leavy and his crew ruined Super Bowl XL. Am I the only one who would like to hear them defend their incompetence?"[15] Initially, some fans reacted negatively as well. A February 7 online ESPN poll found that, with 103,167 votes cast, 61.7% of those votes were cast for the choice of "officiating mistakes affected the outcome of Super Bowl XL."[16][17]

Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren himself took issue with the officiating at a celebration for his team on February 6 at Qwest Field, saying, "We knew it was going to be tough going against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I didn't know we were going to have to play the guys in the striped shirts as well."[18] Holmgren was not fined for the remarks.

In response to the criticisms leveled at the officials, the NFL, just two days after the game, released a statement defending the officials' performance. "The game was properly officiated, including, as in most NFL games, some tight plays that produced disagreement about the calls made by the officials," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement.[19]

High-profile referee Ed Hochuli said "the league felt, actually, that the Super Bowl was well officiated. Now, that doesn't mean there were no mistakes. There are always mistakes, but it was a well-officiated game." [20] On August 6, 2010, while visiting the Seahawks' preseason training camp for an annual rules interpretation session with the Seattle media, Leavy brought up Super Bowl XL without being asked, and admitted to having blown calls:[20] It was a tough thing for me. I kicked two calls in the fourth quarter and I impacted the game, and as an official you never want to do that. It left me with a lot of sleepless nights, and I think about it constantly. I'll go to my grave wishing that I'd been better ... I know that I did my best at that time, but it wasn't good enough ... When we make mistakes, you got to step up and own them. It's something that all officials have to deal with, but unfortunately when you have to deal with it in the Super Bowl it's difficult.[21] The Super Bowl XL officiating controversy was later listed as #8 on the NFL's list of the top ten controversial calls of all time.[22]

[ken5050]

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[ken5050]

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