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To: proudpapa
Funny cartoon. At the risk on beating a dead horse here, after hearing Mike Wilbon on PTI this week explain how the Darrell Jackson pylon call was BS, I watched the replays and did a little research. Jackson's catch was in fact a touchdown per a rule change four years ago (At the very least, it should have merited a review). If one foot is inbounds and the other touches the pylon, it is a touchdown. Below is a link to John Clayton's column from March 2002.

ESPN column

I am a die-hard Skins fan and was kind of hoping that Bettis would get his ring to finish off his fabulous career. What happened in SB XL was atrocious and I hope for the good of the game it never happens again. Seattle had two TD's taken from them on bad calls, had a first and goal at the 2 taken back (that would have likely resulted in another score). Pittsburgh had the non-TD by Roethlisberger (by his own admission) and the TD from Randle El to Ward was after the bogus Hasselbeck low block call. Now Seattle had plenty of blown opportunities and executed bad clock management, but how in the heck could they have overcame all of that?

4,193 posted on 02/11/2006 12:29:48 PM PST by flair2000
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To: flair2000

The league has confirmed that the Darrell Jackson pylon call was correct, so Wilbon's article has already been debunked, and he's misinterpreting the rules. The receiver has to have both feet established in bounds, regardless of whether or not the pylon is hit.

Roethlisberger only stated that he didn't think he got in, but the replay shows the tip of the ball crossing the goal line. Still, if Seattle hadn't given up a 3rd and 28, the Steelers would never have been down near the goal-line in the first place. It's Seattle's poor play that cost them the game, not the close calls.


4,196 posted on 02/12/2006 9:00:00 AM PST by ScottfromNJ
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