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Originally posted by stmaryrams
I need to rant about this.
On Monday, following the Super Bowl, every talking head idiot on television and radio could only talk about how the Seahawks were jobbed by the refs.
While I've never been fortunate to officiate at their level, I thought they once again did a great job. Sure there were a few calls that could have been wrong (the low block on Haselback when it was really just a tackle on the ball carrier, withstanding).
Now on Wednesday morning I've now heard three different shows scolding Mike Holmgren for criticizing the officials when the same idiots have spent the last two days ripping the officials.
While I think Coach Mike might look into the mirror for a few question as to clock management.
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Did you hear Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio Monday morning? They started out by talking about how terrible the officiating and only listed a couple of things. One of the things they did not even agree on whether the call was correct (Greeny thought the Roth play was not a TD and Golic thought it was a TD). Then they ran down a huge list of things the Seahawks did not do to win. Then they would make a brief comment about how the officiating was bad, then another 5 minute rant about what the Seahawks did not do to win the game and if they did those things, Pittsburgh would not have won the game.
It was hilarious the contradictions in their discussion.
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Originally posted by stmaryrams
I personally thought the OPI call in the endzone was clear. The receiver gained an advantage by the pushoff. Unfortunately, this is rarely called in the NFL. If it was Michael Irvin would have had no career.
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We must not forget how long it was when Irvin played. The NFL has since cracked down on OPI and the actions that Irvin got away with. Now I see OPI called much more. It probably could be called more, but you see it called much more than it was called in the 90s when Irvin was making his living. I thought the NFL Network coverage was the best analyst. They discussed all these plays right after the Super Bowl and former player Lincoln Kennedy agreed with all of them except the BBW call. Not only did he agree with them, he explained why these got called and credited the official for no hesitation on the OPI.
Peace