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To: TommyDale
What about the phantom holding?

What about the no call horse collar?

The "pass interference" call in the endzone was bull. Neither the defender nor receiver did anything to warrant a flag.

I am no seahawkwer, but the officiating was horrible. That's why everyone is talking about this morning.
11 posted on 02/06/2006 8:42:03 AM PST by Perdogg ("Facts are stupid things." - President Ronald Wilson Reagan)
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To: Perdogg

Phantom hoding? Everyone knows that there is holding on almost every play. Seattle linemen were grabbing Pittsburg jerseys all night long. Geez. I'm no Pittsburg fan, either, but whining about referees doesn't change anything. Both teams were stuck with the same inept referee crew.


13 posted on 02/06/2006 8:45:07 AM PST by TommyDale
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To: Perdogg
What about the phantom holding?

There was holding. Watch the original angle, not the replay. The refs may have called the wrong number, but an offenseive lineman saved Hasslebeck from becoming a pancake.

What about the no call horse collar?

To be a "horse-collar tackle", the original contact must come from behind and the neck of the jersey must be the first thing grabbed. Neither were true on that tackle.

The "pass interference" call in the endzone was bull. Neither the defender nor receiver did anything to warrant a flag.

The receiver pushed off with his right hand into the defender's chest to aid in changing direction and to create space to catch the ball. That is the definition of offensive pass interference. Doing it right in front of the official just makes it easier to call.

35 posted on 02/06/2006 9:54:49 AM PST by kevkrom ("...no one has ever successfully waged a war against stupidity" - Orson Scott Card)
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