The Debacle in Seattle (Page 2)

IMO, that is a pretty damning indictment of the Referee, who had the ability to use replay-- the same replay ESPN has been playing nonstop-- to make the right call, regardless of the ruling made on the field. Their own final statement is WRONG-- if the ruling is reviewable under replay rules, the Referee did not need indisputable evidence to OVERTURN the call. He simply needed to make the correct call based on what he saw on the replay.

I'll admit it. Most of the game was a joke though. The last 3 scoring drives all happened BECAUSE of the refs.

There is a rule that they CAN overturn the call and change the outcome.  There is that allowance.

But it WILL NOT HAPPEN.  And I can give you one good reason...

The NFL SAYS they have nothing to do with gambling and want to seperate themselves from it.  That's there excuse of why they won't put a team in here in Vegas.  But do you think the gambling industry doesn't have a ton of under the table influence with all the fantasy football, and a billion dollar gambling industry to consider?

Consider this.  The casinos and books pay out EVERYONE that picked Seatle to cover or win.  Millions of not billions payed out.  Then the commisioner overturns and everyone with winning GB tickets want to get paid?  You think that MGM, Ceasars Entertaining, Wynn resorts, Boyd Gaming, etc don't have a HUGE stake in this and would/could pressure the NFL - even under the table or phone call directly to Goodell's office?  You think that people that got paid for seatle would give back the money?  lol!

With 8 seconds left in the game, both teams should have just taken a knee and ended the game!

(It's a joke, easy now!)

So are you claiming there was no call made, or is there official statement no call was made. So far I have not heard anyone claiming a call was not made. I'm seriously asking. I realize two officials made different calls, but an official call had to be made.

And ya... it is a complete mess. Total fail on many many points.... no OPI will not be called for a jump ball on a hail Mary... but that was a mugging and most certainly should have been called. It was interesting though that the play was obviously developing on that side of the field and no official was even close to being there or getting there.

The only thing I will say is that a game is never decided by one play. There is a whole game played before the last one. Obviously, some foul occurred and a ruling needed to be made on possession... The winner or looser would be determined by the ruling of the officials. It sucks when it comes to that, but it does happen replacements or not.

GB can talk about being robbed... but everyone knows.... defenders bat the ball. Possession does nothing for you on the last play... and with simultaneous possession rule defender automatically looses. Sam Shields should have batted the ball away. He was in perfect position, that was the correct play. By intercepting it, he cost GB the game.

Sorry, it we are going to Monday morning QB the end of the game, we have to do the whole thing.

It's funny...this was my FB post with about 10 minutes left in the quarter.  That's right...I quit before "The Call" even happened!  If I only I knew what I was missing!!!

That's it...I have officially turned off the NFL until this officiating crap gets worked out. Giddell's got no pressure to change until he loses ratings...well, I'll do my part. Unwatchable the way the games are being called right now. 
I might still tune in for 9er games - I can't promise I can handle cold-turkey, but enough is enough.  This sucks.

My understanding is that the Referee never conferred with the officials on field-- who made contradictory calls upon seeing the play. One ruled interception and touchback and one ruled touchdown. No call was announced by the Referee on the field. Instead, he was immediately buzzed by the Replay Official that the play needed to be reviewed. So why must he see incontrovertible proof to overturn a call that was never made? As for Sam Shields, he was the defender in perfect position to defend the play who was illegally pushed down by Golden Tate. This penalty should have been called, as the NFL acknowledges in its statement, and the game should have been over right there. As far as a game taking place before the final call, I agree with you. The game should have never gotten so close. The Packers intercepted the ball when that drive began. Instead the officials made a horrific roughing call, as the commentators acknowledged, which gave the ball back to Seattle. Then the only reason Seattle was in position to throw into the end zone on the final play alone was because of an equally egregious pass interference call on Sam Shields to put the ball on the GB 24. If officials are going to "let the players play" and refrain from making a call that would determine the outcome of the game as they did by not calling Offensive Pass Interference on Golden Tate on the final play, why did they make a very questionable call on Shields to set them up for that play? The fact is, Green Bay made the adjustments they needed to make to win that game. They had three scoring drives in the second half. Their defense allowed only seven valid points in the game. They had more total yards than Seattle, and held the ball longer. They were the better team on the field, they deserved to win the game and, if the proper calls are made on that field, they DID win that game.

I think there should be some kind of bonus score for getting 8 sacks in a half. Like it's a 3 point play or something.