Columnist Neil Hayes has some advice for the NFL to prevent another officiating meltdown: "What the NFL must realize is that officials shouldn't be expected to throw a flag for every infraction. In fact, they should be encouraged not to," he writes. "NFL officials should act more like boxing referees, attempting to prevent penalties by warning players that they are in danger of being flagged, rather than throwing a flag every time it appears an infraction has occurred." Unfortunately, I don't see that happening.
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Dan Honkomp said:
I am a bunny and I think that the Seahawks are great!!
thom said:
I think this is a great idea
CHAD HAMMOND said:
You would think that the Super Bowl could get the best officials but I would not want these officiating a high school football game.
Brian from Tri-Cities said:
Here's what the NFL ought to do: hire impartial people, train them to be impartial refs, and have them reffing games. That way, the game gets called evenly, and we wouldn't be seeing future Super Bowls going the way this one did.
Cedric Snellz said:
here is a little tidbit that needs to be spread around - KJR radio announced that the ref who threw the flag in the endzone for pushing off was Bob Wagner who is from Pittsburgh / how bout dem apples ? Im sure he wasnt bias or anything - he took away a touchdown and won his bets / it brings back an old saying from John F. Kennedy " how sweet it is " What Next ?
oh yea said:
Ian Whetstone's take on Super Bowl XL and the 2005 World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
- The Pittsburgh Steelers just capped off the most remarkable end-of-season run in the history of the NFL. I don't think that's even debatable. Over the course of their last eight games, a schedule that included the AFC's best three other teams and the NFC's top two, they won out by an average score of 28-12. It's just unfortunate that such a remarkable run by such a remarkable team had to be capped off with such a lackluster game.
- That's not to say that they didn't deserve the win, by any stretch. You can show me any stats you want: total yardage, time of possession, turnovers, … whatever. Pittsburgh made four big plays to Seattle's one. That's what determined the game.
forgotthis? said:
Quote By Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports:
To be fair, here's one play Seattle fans seem to be conveniently forgetting: On Kelly Herndon's 76-yard interception return, there was clearly a block in Roethlisberger's back. The ball should have been placed somewhere around midfield rather than Pittsburgh's 20. Which, of course, could have affected whether or not Seattle scores a touchdown on that drive.
hawkfan said:
OK forgotthis- lets just pick up all the flags - take away all penaltys,hawks were in total control from the get go, but then the refs decided to take total control,they could not let there home team lose now - could they! everbody knows about the Jerome , Cower, and pittsburg love story.
forgotthis said:
hawkfan: That's what Seattle would like to happen. That's what I too wished would have happened, because then Pgh would have kicked Seattle's butt and then what would you have to whine about? The wrong TV network covered the game?
we're #1 said:
hawkfan: It really doesn't matter to Steeler fans what excuses Seahawk fans use and if they are willing to look at reason. We know we won, you lost and that's the way it is. You can all try and convince yourselves of anything you want. We just like to get on here and work you all up - it's very entertaining.
steelrnation said:
Pittsburgh Steelers. 2005 World Champs!!!!!!!!! Who did they play?
DAVID said:
To Those Steelers fans I wish Big Ben could have played a good game so we would have known that the Steelers were the Better Team. On Sunday they weren't and the refs gave them the game! If there was two flags on the two big Steelers plays for very minor calls - how would you feel. And as a fan I did go to Detroit, All I can say is a lot of Seahawk Fans sold their tickets to Steelers fans for our sections were full of them.
hello! said:
ryan: Obviously you didn't hear that Big Ben siad after the Letterman show that once he saw the replay he realized that in fact he did cross the goal line. How long are you Seacrocks going to dwell on that? Do you have anything else in your life besides the loser Seahaks? Doesn't sound like it.
ryan said:
hold on a second who did they play wow the seahawks the same team who qb is starting in the pro bowl they didnt get cheated huh how come 5 other teamates are joining him too somthing to sit and think about hell...o
steelrnation said:
ryan: oh sorry, I forgot. Like they say you never remember the loser of the Super Bowl!!!!1
ryan said:
and another thing how about that push off that espn said was a rediculous call that wouldnt have changed the outcome of the td and another thing to think about is the td we should of had when the stupid zebras said he was out of bounds but turnes out his left shin hit the phylon which unless i forgot....in the rulebook that is a td so SHUT YOUR FUCKIN MOUTH hello
hello said:
Poor Ryan: And even if Seattle would have got those TDs, Pgh would have just scored more and more. Because once Pgh made their adjustments at halftime, Seattle couldn't stop them. Pgh was just toying with Seattle in the second half. Your team didn't really have a chance. After all, they are an NFC team. Everyone knows the elite teams are AFC teams.
steelrnation said:
Ryan: I have to agree with hello on this one. If my memory serves me right, Seattle spent most of it's history in the AFC. I forget, did they ever make it to the Super Bowl when they were in the AFC? I DON"T THINK SO! They only made it to the SB when they moved to the weak NFC. Did they ever even make the playoffs when they were in the AFC. Maybe once. In fact if they were still in the AFC West this year they probably would have finished 3rd or 4th. Case closed!!!!
twisted seahawks view said:
you give them too much credit the fifth and sixth seeds alredy beat them they dont even make the playoffs in the afc.
Janice said:
GO SEAHAWKS....YOU'RE THE BEST...STATISTICS CAN TELL....BOOOOO STEEL
HEADS...YOU GOOD AT STEALING....CHEATING...AND LYING..
hawkfan said:
Hey sqealernation-how about that NFC win in the probowl,It must really suck having to keep defending
that SB win.I bet every time you look in the mirror you start crying- Everybody will remember super bowl 40 as the pgh freebee!!!!! WOW i wonder how much money those officials got for that one!!
hawkfan said:
Hey sqealernation-how about that NFC win in the probowl,It must really suck having to keep defending
that SB win.I bet every time you look in the mirror you start crying- Everybody will remember super bowl 40 as the pgh freebee!!!!! WOW i wonder how much money those officials got for that one!!
hawkfan said:
Hey sqealernation-how about that NFC win in the probowl,It must really suck having to keep defending
that SB win.I bet every time you look in the mirror you start crying- Everybody will remember super bowl 40 as the pgh freebee!!!!! WOW i wonder how much money those officials got for that one!!
waaaa baby hawks said:
bout as much as the pro bowl refs
hawkfan said:
Glad to see you agree about them there officials pal - waaaa!
steelrnation said:
Hey hawkfan: Who did Pgh beat in the Super Bowl? I'm beginning to forget!!!!!!!!!
jeremy said:
you people are morons. quit complaining. seattle freaking lost, pittsburgh won. so what about the officials? we're all so over it. just let it go and move on already.
ryan said:
what was the score to the nfc afc game i cant really remember oh yeah nfc 23 afc 17 those weak nfc boys really stuck it to ya
go hawks
p.s. steelernation and hello eat my nuts
ryan said:
and any other steeler fans can suck my ass
jeremy said:
oh wow the nfc won the probowl. woo freaking hoo for seattle. what was the score of the super bowl? oh yeah, pittsburgh 21, seattle 10. thats right...
hawkfan said:
OK i am bored with you guys know, I'll leave you alone so you can bask in your SB win, O by the way, what is a steeler anyway? O never mind i just remmembered... see ya!!
ryan said:
the only reason the steelers won is the refs so its ironic that nfc won the probowl but seattle lost the sb i bet it gets old always being wrong and having to keep defending and i dont care what you guys say all you got is "the refs are fair we would of kept scoring, and quit whining" well the refs were crap you guys could barely get a 1st down we shut down the big bad BUS who had maybe 30 yards so therefor you couldnt win fair so the refs got there money steelers got theres so overall you guys came out ok and that is shit the super bowl should be fair and it wasnt so get over yourselves seahawks should have won
duh said:
intelligent commentary.
ryan said:
thats what i thought
ryan said:
hey jeremy lick my fucking nuts im ganna put you on strait eye for the queer guy
jeremy said:
lol another of the classless seattle fans, i see. go cry, but don't be a little b*****.
Actually... The STEELERS SUCK!! They showed how bad a team they really are in 2006/2007 and need the officials to come back and help them win games again. SEATTLE was and is the BETTER TEAM.
Columnist Neil Hayes has some
I am a bunny and I think that the Seahawks are great!!
I think this is a great idea
You would think that the Super Bowl could get the best officials but I would not want these officiating a high school football game.
Here's what the NFL ought to do: hire impartial people, train them to be impartial refs, and have them reffing games. That way, the game gets called evenly, and we wouldn't be seeing future Super Bowls going the way this one did.
here is a little tidbit that needs to be spread around - KJR radio announced that the ref who threw the flag in the endzone for pushing off was Bob Wagner who is from Pittsburgh / how bout dem apples ? Im sure he wasnt bias or anything - he took away a touchdown and won his bets / it brings back an old saying from John F. Kennedy " how sweet it is " What Next ?
Ian Whetstone's take on Super Bowl XL and the 2005 World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
- The Pittsburgh Steelers just capped off the most remarkable end-of-season run in the history of the NFL. I don't think that's even debatable. Over the course of their last eight games, a schedule that included the AFC's best three other teams and the NFC's top two, they won out by an average score of 28-12. It's just unfortunate that such a remarkable run by such a remarkable team had to be capped off with such a lackluster game.
- That's not to say that they didn't deserve the win, by any stretch. You can show me any stats you want: total yardage, time of possession, turnovers, … whatever. Pittsburgh made four big plays to Seattle's one. That's what determined the game.
Quote By Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports:
To be fair, here's one play Seattle fans seem to be conveniently forgetting: On Kelly Herndon's 76-yard interception return, there was clearly a block in Roethlisberger's back. The ball should have been placed somewhere around midfield rather than Pittsburgh's 20. Which, of course, could have affected whether or not Seattle scores a touchdown on that drive.
OK forgotthis- lets just pick up all the flags - take away all penaltys,hawks were in total control from the get go, but then the refs decided to take total control,they could not let there home team lose now - could they! everbody knows about the Jerome , Cower, and pittsburg love story.
hawkfan: That's what Seattle would like to happen. That's what I too wished would have happened, because then Pgh would have kicked Seattle's butt and then what would you have to whine about? The wrong TV network covered the game?
hawkfan: It really doesn't matter to Steeler fans what excuses Seahawk fans use and if they are willing to look at reason. We know we won, you lost and that's the way it is. You can all try and convince yourselves of anything you want. We just like to get on here and work you all up - it's very entertaining.
Pittsburgh Steelers. 2005 World Champs!!!!!!!!! Who did they play?
To Those Steelers fans I wish Big Ben could have played a good game so we would have known that the Steelers were the Better Team. On Sunday they weren't and the refs gave them the game! If there was two flags on the two big Steelers plays for very minor calls - how would you feel. And as a fan I did go to Detroit, All I can say is a lot of Seahawk Fans sold their tickets to Steelers fans for our sections were full of them.
ryan: Obviously you didn't hear that Big Ben siad after the Letterman show that once he saw the replay he realized that in fact he did cross the goal line. How long are you Seacrocks going to dwell on that? Do you have anything else in your life besides the loser Seahaks? Doesn't sound like it.
hold on a second who did they play wow the seahawks the same team who qb is starting in the pro bowl they didnt get cheated huh how come 5 other teamates are joining him too somthing to sit and think about hell...o
ryan: oh sorry, I forgot. Like they say you never remember the loser of the Super Bowl!!!!1
and another thing how about that push off that espn said was a rediculous call that wouldnt have changed the outcome of the td and another thing to think about is the td we should of had when the stupid zebras said he was out of bounds but turnes out his left shin hit the phylon which unless i forgot....in the rulebook that is a td so SHUT YOUR FUCKIN MOUTH hello
Poor Ryan: And even if Seattle would have got those TDs, Pgh would have just scored more and more. Because once Pgh made their adjustments at halftime, Seattle couldn't stop them. Pgh was just toying with Seattle in the second half. Your team didn't really have a chance. After all, they are an NFC team. Everyone knows the elite teams are AFC teams.
Ryan: I have to agree with hello on this one. If my memory serves me right, Seattle spent most of it's history in the AFC. I forget, did they ever make it to the Super Bowl when they were in the AFC? I DON"T THINK SO! They only made it to the SB when they moved to the weak NFC. Did they ever even make the playoffs when they were in the AFC. Maybe once. In fact if they were still in the AFC West this year they probably would have finished 3rd or 4th. Case closed!!!!
you give them too much credit the fifth and sixth seeds alredy beat them they dont even make the playoffs in the afc.
GO SEAHAWKS....YOU'RE THE BEST...STATISTICS CAN TELL....BOOOOO STEEL
HEADS...YOU GOOD AT STEALING....CHEATING...AND LYING..
Hey sqealernation-how about that NFC win in the probowl,It must really suck having to keep defending
that SB win.I bet every time you look in the mirror you start crying- Everybody will remember super bowl 40 as the pgh freebee!!!!! WOW i wonder how much money those officials got for that one!!
Hey sqealernation-how about that NFC win in the probowl,It must really suck having to keep defending
that SB win.I bet every time you look in the mirror you start crying- Everybody will remember super bowl 40 as the pgh freebee!!!!! WOW i wonder how much money those officials got for that one!!
Hey sqealernation-how about that NFC win in the probowl,It must really suck having to keep defending
that SB win.I bet every time you look in the mirror you start crying- Everybody will remember super bowl 40 as the pgh freebee!!!!! WOW i wonder how much money those officials got for that one!!
bout as much as the pro bowl refs
Glad to see you agree about them there officials pal - waaaa!
Hey hawkfan: Who did Pgh beat in the Super Bowl? I'm beginning to forget!!!!!!!!!
you people are morons. quit complaining. seattle freaking lost, pittsburgh won. so what about the officials? we're all so over it. just let it go and move on already.
what was the score to the nfc afc game i cant really remember oh yeah nfc 23 afc 17 those weak nfc boys really stuck it to ya
go hawks
p.s. steelernation and hello eat my nuts
and any other steeler fans can suck my ass
oh wow the nfc won the probowl. woo freaking hoo for seattle. what was the score of the super bowl? oh yeah, pittsburgh 21, seattle 10. thats right...
OK i am bored with you guys know, I'll leave you alone so you can bask in your SB win, O by the way, what is a steeler anyway? O never mind i just remmembered... see ya!!
the only reason the steelers won is the refs so its ironic that nfc won the probowl but seattle lost the sb i bet it gets old always being wrong and having to keep defending and i dont care what you guys say all you got is "the refs are fair we would of kept scoring, and quit whining" well the refs were crap you guys could barely get a 1st down we shut down the big bad BUS who had maybe 30 yards so therefor you couldnt win fair so the refs got there money steelers got theres so overall you guys came out ok and that is shit the super bowl should be fair and it wasnt so get over yourselves seahawks should have won
intelligent commentary.
thats what i thought
hey jeremy lick my fucking nuts im ganna put you on strait eye for the queer guy
lol another of the classless seattle fans, i see. go cry, but don't be a little b*****.
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Actually... The STEELERS SUCK!! They showed how bad a team they really are in 2006/2007 and need the officials to come back and help them win games again. SEATTLE was and is the BETTER TEAM.