Posted on 01/15/2006 1:45:08 PM PST by ml/nj
I'm a Giant Fan. I was at the '56 Championship game against the Bears so I've been a Giant Fan for a long time. My season really ended last week. But I can't help myself, I watch these Playoff games any way.
I thought there were some bad calls yesterday, but the Steelers-Colts game was just too much. These calls were beyond bad. They were beyond inept. They were dishonest.
Specifically, I'm thinking of the non-call when all of the Colts came across the line of scrimmage and through the offensive line. If they weren't drawn off then they were offside. Why did the refs blow the whistle if there was no infraction? (And if they didn't whistle the play dead, why didn't the Steelers get penalized for Delay-of-Game?) The refs aren't supposed to be inventing new rules as they go along.
And then there was the overruled interception. Wow! What can any football fan say.
Fortunately the Steelers, won. But if they hadn't they should have been declared the winners by the League Office.
And none of the referees involved in this game should ever referee again.
ML/NJ
Uh, his knee/lower leg WAS down before the ball came out. The replay ref got that one right.
In that case, the ref made the call according to the rule book.
Oops, talk about stupidity - make that personal.
Just because you dont' like the Steelers, the call reversing the interception was a GOOD CALL? I guess I don't understand that logic -maybe I am misreading.
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