What an ass to say this and worse to say this to a huge crowd.
And, the jerk couldn't manage to find coach Cowher in the middle of the field after the game.
Jerk!
bad sport Holmgren ................ ping
It wasn't the officials that screwed up the clock at the end of both halfs.
Well it seems that the main sports writers are with him on this one ....
That was sad if it was on purpose, because even if he thought the refs stole the game, there was no reason for him to hold Cowher responsible for it.
If he had spent as much time and effort managing the clock, maybe he wouldn't have to whine about the referees. They didn't make his quarterback throw a 4-yard in-field completion when they needed a quick score.
Ben just got shaved on Letterman, btw.
He'll get fined for sure...but the truth hurts, doesn't it, Pittsburgh?
I'm not sure who's whining more.
He was just saying out loud what everybody knows. This game was a disgrace - too many bad calls on the field, and they all went against the Seahawks (who btw, played a mighty fine game!)
Get a grip, Mike. You lost!I'll say this, I have no love for your Stealers, or the Sea Chickens, but yesterday's game ended my watching Pro Football for a long time to come, and I have a relative who is the starting QB for another team. The whole family has joined in encouraging him to leave the league ASAP
And yet the Steeler apologists were high-fiving and kissing Joey Porter's ass when he said the same thing after the Indy game.
Let's see, 1 bad call in a win, versus several bad calls in a loss. Who actually has more right to complain?
Holmgren's story yesterday was that they tried hard, but the other team made the plays and beat them.
He must have been reading FR Super Bowl threads to espouse the stuff that came out of him mouth tonight.
Made him look small, like a sore loser.
I watched every "disputed" play on the HD Tivo except the "block in the back" and the only "bad" call against the squawks was the 15 yard penalty low block penalty, which meant nothing.
The squawks were out played, out coached and obviously out classed.
Hmmmm. One team comes in after having won three on the road to get to the SB. One team comes in after having won two at home to get to the SB. The SB is on the road. It was an NFC team against the AFC and it's a Seattle Team whose team name is BIRD THAT DOESN'T EXIST and is from a city that prides itself on lattes and the team colors include LIGHT BLUE against a team from a city that represents hard work, BLACK AND GOLD and black coffee no f**king cream. And Holmgren is taking shots at the refs.... ohhh plleeeaazzz
The horrendous officiating only tended to magnify Holmgren's terrible coaching performance.
Cowher outcoached Holmgren and led his team to victory.
The only thing I'll remember about the game is that Pittsburgh played up to its abilty, both the players and the coaches, and Holmgren and his players allowed the officials to be a factor.
And Seattle did get homered by the refs, no doubt about it.
Holgrem is one of the class acts of the league. He and his wife go on missions to foriegn countries every year to help people. His wife missed the game because she choose to be in Africa on missionary work. Name one NFL coach who has mentored more assistants and groomed more head coaches than Holgrem in the past decade.
To work so hard to go all the way to the superbowl, and then have a bunch of incompetent refs destroy any chance to compete fairly in the game was inexcusable.
Even a class act like Holgrem has a right to be utterly pissed off. The game was a complete discrace.
If those calls had gone against Pittsburgh, there would of been riots in both Detroit and Pittsburgh and half the city burned to the ground.
Gloat all you want about Seahawks whining, but if the tables were reversed, the Steelers fans and team would be acting 100 times worse.
1. Denial and Isolation.
2. Anger.
3. Bargaining.
4. Depression.
5. Acceptance