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To: discostu

In your dreams. The officiating was abysmal. They were ticky-tack calls and the rothliesburger touchdown was total clusterf@#$ of a call. This isn't college ball where the players entire body can be out of bound but if his hands had the ball in the endzone area in the air as he's being thrown out of bounds its still a touchdown. The replays show the ball was on the ground behind the line and didn't cross the line (until after he was tackled and shoved the ball across the line). Its extremely questionable of the ball even crossed the line while still in the air.
I'm sure if the refs made the right call, the steelers would of still been at 4th down and inches and would of gone for it, and probably would of scored, but then, that would of been a legit touchdown.


3,800 posted on 02/05/2006 9:26:06 PM PST by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: Proud_USA_Republican

No dreams, only reality. They weren't tickytack calls, they effected the play. If you extend your arm and push someone backwards while the ball is in the air you will be and should be called for pass interference. If you grab somebody's jersey and keep them from sacking the QB you will be and should be called for holding. 100% correct calls. The TD hard to call, one angle looks like he barely touched the line before being knocked back about 2 inches by a defender, another doesn't look so clear, not a cluster by any stretch. Actually what you said IS a TD in the NFL, the goal line goes around the world and the instant any portion of the ball crosses the line by even the minutest ammount it's a TD. The ball was on the ground on the wrong side of the line, but the real question is did the ball hit the line while Ben was in the air. My answer is "don't know" anybody being more definite than that is blowing smoke.


3,811 posted on 02/05/2006 9:30:53 PM PST by discostu (a time when families gather together, don't talk, and watch football... good times)
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