News superbowl: holy crap the refs are full of it

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Got this off the net:

It's funny how no one in the Seattle camp is bemoaning the incomplete call on the third-and-2 pass tight end Jerramy Stevens clearly caught in Steelers' territory before being popped by free safety Chris Hope and fumbling.

The Steelers were denied a recovery and potential return.

Not that anyone's complaining about that.

There's also a lack of angst over the flag for offensive pass interference thrown at Steelers tight end Heath Miller late in the second quarter. That turned a third-and-5 at the Seahawks 17-yard line into a second-and-20 at the Seattle 32.

The Steelers overcame their bad break and scored a TD, anyway.

What stopped the Seahawks from doing the same?

It wasn't the zebras.

No, the Seahawks lost because:


Strong safety Michael Boulware whiffed on a clean shot at running back Willie Parker on Parker's record-setting 75-yard TD run.

Kicker Josh Brown missed 50- and 54-yard field goal attempts (accuracy rather than distance was the issue in both instances).

Stevens repeatedly dropped critical passes.

The Seahawks' vaunted offensive line lost the battle of the trenches.

Punter Tom Rouen (and cornerback Jordan Babineaux) couldn't pin the Steelers deep once.

Fullback Mack Strong (on a third-and-3 reception) and wide receiver Darrell Jackson (trying to get his feet in bounds) were too often more nonchalant than possessed in their efforts.

The Seahawks' defense got suckered on a 43-yard gadget for a TD.
Holmgren should bring all that up the next time there's a get-together at Qwest Field.

And he should bring a team as schooled in responding to adversity as the Steelers to his next Super Bowl.