Steelers TD 2 Feet Down?

[herkhorse]

They made the right call.

[2MinsToPost]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

They made the right call.

yeah I just hate to sound like a arm chair ref but I could not see it at all. and I could care less about who wins this game, but after the 50th replay i just watched i agree.

now i am gonna watch as the world turns cowbys vs giants

[herkhorse]

I changed my mind, can't tell if the ball crossed the plane.

[ninetoone]

Bad call, from someone w/no dog in the fight.

[Quiet Chris]

The refs blew that one. I was rooting for the Steelers because I had a small football card with them but after the game it was hard to not feel like the refs stole the game for them.

There was an earlier call when they gave the Steelers a first down at the 30 and I couldn't see anyway he got to the 30.

The TD play was close, although I don't think he got in, but there definitely wasn't enough evidence to overturn a call.

I guess the ref had a plane to catch.

I am sure the NFL will admit they blew it, but that doesn't help people that gambled on it.

They should have made them play it out. It would have been exciting to see them go for it or the OT.

[ddthetide]

i admit up front i'm a Steelers fan...... the over head shot, the ball breaks the plane of the GL just as Holmes hands contact the ball. they showed it in slowest action. the camera on the left of the offense has it too, but it's VERY quick and not as good as the overhead. both had to be seen in the slowest of motion.
i first said NO WAY! i didn't understand the argument of his feet? he clearly drug both feet in the end zone.

[ninetoone]

The key to the play was the call on the field of no touchdown. There wasn't enough visual evidence to overturn it, therefore, bad call. Had they called it a TD on the field, it shouldn't have been overturned either.

[Quiet Chris]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

i admit up front i'm a Steelers fan...... the over head shot, the ball breaks the plane of the GL just as Holmes hands contact the ball. they showed it in slowest action. the camera on the left of the offense has it too, but it's VERY quick and not as good as the overhead. both had to be seen in the slowest of motion.
i first said NO WAY! i didn't understand the argument of his feet? he clearly drug both feet in the end zone.

I am a Giants Fan who is struggling now but we have beat both of these teams.

That ball never got close to being a TD. Stop being a homer and admit you got a break.

The Steelers probably would have won, but they clearly didn't score a TD there, and what is even worse is the guys on the field said they didn't score and the guy overturned it with no real evidence.

The ref is going to get a slap on the wrist for screwing up, but he did screw up. The Ravens got screwed and that is part of the NFL.

The fact that he even referred to the guys feet makes me wonder if he even knew what the hell he was talking about. The feet don't matter at all. He was in the middle of the field, it wasn't like his feet were going to come down out of bounds.

This belief that if your feet are in the endzone but the ball isn't still makes it a TD is 100% incorrect. The ball has to hit the line, and clearly the ball never hit the line.

The real travesty is how often the NFL refs are screwing these games up. Earlier in the game they gave the Steelers a first down when the guy was about a full yard short of the 30. They reviewed it and he still screwed it up.

The NFL has an interest in seeing teams like the Steelers go far. They can say they don't but they do. Refs don't intentionally screw teams, but when the Cowboys, Giants, Steelers and a few others are involved these refs have a tendency to side with them. Same goes in the NBA with the star teams.

Just be happy the Steelers won, but admit they got a break.