response to A Kids Review

First of all, When Big Ben was air born there is an angle that shows the tip of the ball crossing the plain. Whinch is the very beginning of the edge of the white chalk. The ball does not have to make it to the green of the endzone or even to the center of the white chalk. Plus, Roethlisberger is 6'5, he was gonna make it on 4th down because he had moved the ball to the half inch line. Small ob's fall over behind center on the same sneak all the time. Cower is recorded saying on the side line that he is gonna go for it. As well, Jackson pushed off on Chris Hope in the end zone. His wrist was bent, his arm extends and he gains seperation and leverage in order to get to the ball, Hope even leaves his feet from the push. If a defensive back does this same thing for an interception, it's gonna be called interference all day. As far as the hold goes, It's clear that the tackle for Seattle pulls on the top of the shirt of Clark Haggins for a split second and has his fingers closed the rest of the time. The hands must be opened for them not to call holding. Also, if you watch the play you see that Haggins was not offsides, he moved, which he is allowed to do as a defensive player, before the ball was snapped, but did not cross the line of scrimmage until after th ball was snapped. That's what 3-4 linebackers often do, they antisepate the snap count to gain an advantage, like in a chess match, you antisepate your opponets next move from what you have studied through out, it's called stradagey. It did not help Seattle's cause that that two holding calls, even more obvious ones, were called on Seahawk linemen against Steelers linebackers earlier in the game. One on Haggins , which Pitt declined due to gaining a sack, and one on Farrior, which was a take down like the one in question I'll give you that the block on Hassleback was an attempt at a tackle, but that was a post possesion foul. Pittsburgh scores on the gaget play on that drive no matter where the start. No one cried when Chris Hope knocked the ball out of Jeramey Stevens possesion after the tight end made a foot ball move and it was obviously a foumble and they called it incomplete and blew the whistle so that Pitt could not recover the ball, or when Ben got blocked in the back during the return on his interception, which happened at the 30 and would have been 15 yds from the spot of the foul so Seattle would have stated that drive grom the 45 and not the sixteen. Anyways, Pittsburgh made the Big Plays and seattle did not, The 37 yarder to Hiens ward on 3rd and 28, the 75 yard run by Parker and the 43 yd gaget paly from Randell Ell to heins Ward. Also, haver driving the ball down Seattle throat on Pitts best drive of the game, If Ben puts a little more air under the 3rda and goal pass attept, it's 21-3 Steelers, so seattle does not get thier only td which was set up on that pick, and Pitt still scores the gaget paly and the final is 28-3 Steelers, a blowout and no one remembers any calls, that were by the way, broken down on NFL Network by thethe Head Ref and stated that ll were text book calls except for the tackle that they called a block. Read the rule book before you complain, you can find it on line. Anyways great teams overcome bad calls even if they do exsist, Pittsburgh got robbed on the overturn of the Polumalo interception against Indy which ended the game at 21-10, and Randell Ell got interfered with so bad int that game on deep route, that even the announcers and halftime show analys were talking about how it could be 21-3 at the half

Pittsburgh + Referees - Super Bowl XL Champs

I hope they highlight how Roethlisberger's touchdown never went in the end zone, and the referees ripped off Darrell Jackson from a touchdown, invented a holding penalty (when the Steelers were offside) while Seattle got the ball down to the 1 on the drive that would've changed the game, and made up a crazy call against Hasselbeck that set up Hines Ward's clinching TD. That would be awesome!!

Super Bowl Champions!

After 26 years, it is nice to see the "Real America's Team" win their fifth Super Bowl title. A nice DVD putting together the entire Steelers Championship season, with the playoff games having more detail. Of course the playoff win over Indianapolis was exceptional. Steelers fans across the world can celebrate what a good organization can do. The emergence of Big Ben, the story about the final season for Jerome Bettis, Bill Cowher getting his trophy, and the STEELERS NATION make this a great DVD. Nice job and hopefully, number six won't be too far away.