Posted on 02/08/2006 5:18:46 AM PST by mcg2000
The rule is that members of the team without the ball on a return are not allowed to take out blockers below the knee. It's called a "low block", for whatever reason. And it's there to protect the players.
Where it was a ball call wasn't in calling it a "low block", but rather that Hasslebeck 1) was actually trying to tackle the ball carrier, 2) didn't make contact with a blocker, and 3) was doing what QBs are coached to do, i.e., go down low to make the tackle to avoid taking a hit in the shoulder.
But I Believe you and what you say. So, he DID make a TD.
I'll go with D) the incessant whining of the Seahawks fans about the officiating while ignoring the bad calls and non-calls that went against the Steelers
The tradeoff being that no one is allowed to hit him when he does so. (Allowances should made for players already "committed" and unable to change momentum.)
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Well, there was also the "incomplete" Stevens catch-and-fumble and the incorrect overturning of Hasslebeck's fumble (by rule, he was not down by contact, but the referee blew the call on the replay).
This is incorrect. The end zone begins at the line. The outside edge of the line. This is fundamental football.
Now, in ice hockey, the puck must completely cross the goal line in order for it to be a goal.
But this isn't hockey.
SD
LOL!
Try looking at the rule book sometime. The Steelers, during the regular season, had this rule called on them at least once.
It didn't make sense to me, either, but it is in the rules. When defending an interception like that, you are not allowed to go low on a blocker, or attempt to do so.
Since Hasselbeck dove near the blockers legs, he got called for it. I agree it's a dumb rule, but it is the rule, and Steeler fans learned it this season.
Now you've learned it as well.
SD
Just not true.
If you have trouble with verb tense, protest to your teachers or seek remedial education.
Hand it over to Chloe. She'll tune the focus down till it is fine as frog's hair.
How can you say Ben didn't slide the ball across the line after he was down? Perhaps you are referring to a different game?
I didn't say that.
But that late effort was not the source of the TD call.
You are entitled to your opinion. It is just contradicted by the evidence and logic. Spotting the football is not a science. Most spots on any given play is off by a foot or so. Why can't you just accept that? The ref was fooled. It was a good move by Ben to scoot the ball over the line. Nothing wrong with that. It was Seattle's fault for letting the Steelers get that close in the first place. You can't fault the ref for making a human judgement.
I accept that refs make spotting errors, but it's not relevant in this case: the ref wasn't fooled, the touchdown had already been scored by the time Ben landed and then reached forward with the ball.
You can't fault the ref for making a human judgment.
Why would I fault him? He got it right.
I know I would have been embarrassed with the victory if the Colts came back and won the game against Pittsburg. But in reality there is nothing to be ashamed about. It was Seatle's defense who let Pittsburgh get within an inch of the goal line. If a ref makes a call and gives them a touchdown, so what. Who allowed the other 99.97 yards?
Not to mention, what's saying that Pittsburgh doesn't score on 4th-and-an-inch on the next play, anyway, even if the original call had been that he was marked short (and not overturned by replay)?
Then why doesn't one of the hundred of video cameras and thousands of photographers have one picture of the ball breaking the plane???? Probably because he either missed by an inch or his arm was in the way. The is great video evidence, but none shows the ball breaking the plane. It would have been absolutely impossible for the line judge to see the ball breaking the plane from 20 yards away. The line judge only saw the ball in the end zone when he ran up after the play was dead. I am absolutely correct on this and you have zero evidence that refutes it. I really don't see it takes away from the Steelers victory, Seattle let them get that close, it is their own damn fault for allowing the TD whether Ben crossed the plane or not. You can't count on a ref for a perfect spot.
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