Monday, February 2, 2009

Super Bowl

This was a great NFL season, an even greater post-season, concluded with a fun unexpected grand finale (the super bowl). I say all this first so I am not misinterpreted by what will follow. This was a hard fought, fun, and entertaining super bowl (with special emphasis on the 4th quarter). BUT...

the referee's really blew it at points. This will be short and sweet: HOW DO YOU NOT REVIEW KURT WARNER'S PASS ATTEMPT WITH 8 SECONDS LEFT TO PLAY?!?!?!?!? This was a poor poor NO decision. You cannot NOT review this call from the booth in the biggest game of the year. YOU ARE REFEREEING THE SUPER BOWL FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!! I am not saying Warner would have thrown the ball in the endzone for the win if he had the chance....BUT, HE SHOULD have had the Chance!!!! On top of the 15 yd. penalty, the Cardinals would have been in Great position to make one last play. The Ref's blew several calls in the favor of Pittsburgh, but this one was crucial. You cannot review the Holmes Touchdown catch 500 times to make sure he was in and NOT ONCE look at the last play of the game for Warner!!!! RIDICULOUS!!! I was shocked!! Now, I am disappointed. Taking nothing away from the Steelers, they played tough. Bottom line: The Cardinals deserved another chance because Warner's arm was moving forward. Horrible non-review. HORRIBLE. And, as expected, the Cardinals were class acts about it. They handled everything wtih integrity.

On another note: Holmes catch was not nearly as impressive as David Tyre's last year.

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