2012 Football Pick'em Week 3

PORTER · Sep 25, 2012

JEEParon said:
Aside from the refs....

How about that hawks defense?!
Held the high powered Packers offense to twelve *cough cough six* points. Thats pretty damn impressive. :awesomework:

Your defense was swarming, now your offense needs to pick it up. To hold the Pack down was a major accomplishment.:awesomework:

ChevyGuy · Sep 26, 2012

JEEParon said:
Aside from the refs....

How about that hawks defense?!
Held the high powered Packers offense to twelve *cough cough six* points. Thats pretty damn impressive. :awesomework:

Our defense did great!

JEEParon said:
Everyone is forgetting the total BS pass interference call on Kam Chancellor on 3rd down during the packers "touchdown drive". If that had been called correctly then that drive would have been over, and the packers would not have scored to take the lead. The pack should never have been winning in the first place.

I remember this. Either was was our game.

redrocket1 · Sep 26, 2012

I was talking to a buddy of mine last night about this and everyone does seem to leave out the fact that the packers probably would've been forced to punt with 4ish minutes left on their touchdown drive without that total BS PI call on Chancellor. I think that is by far the worst officiated game I have ever seen, in any sport at any level and it was like that all weekend. These guys are overmatched by the game and now they're not only affecting outcomes of games but possibly affecting playoff implications. So much for the NFL protecting the integrity of the game it's obvious to everyone that it's all about the money. The regular officials aren't asking for much just to be considered full time so they can get the medical and pension benefits. The stat that was given is it would cost the NFL 33 hot dogs a game per official.

TreeClimber · Sep 26, 2012

PORTER said:
What a bunch of absolute horse shiat. The packers got screwed, worst officiating game in all my years of watching football.

You must have forgotten Superbowl XL

Wickepedia said:
Reaction to officiating
The officiating in Super Bowl XL was met with harsh criticism from some of the media soon after the game, with some columnists saying that the officiating cost the Seahawks the game. One call that was complained about was an offensive pass interference on wide receiver Darrell Jackson for a "push-off" against Steelers safety Chris Hope that nullified his 16-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.[11] Another complaint had to do with a questionable penalty in the fourth quarter against Seattle right tackle Sean Locklear for holding Steelers linebacker Clark Haggans around the neck that nullified a deep pass. Also disputed was the penalty on Hasselbeck for an illegal block while simply making a tackle during Ike Taylor's interception return.[12][13]
Kansas City Star writer Jason Whitlock encapsulated some views when he wrote the day after the game, "Bill Leavy and his crew ruined Super Bowl XL. Am I the only one who would like to hear them defend their incompetence?"[14] Initially, some fans reacted negatively as well. A February 7 online ESPN poll found that, with 103,167 votes cast, 61.7% of those votes were cast for the choice of "officiating mistakes affected the outcome of Super Bowl XL." [15][16] Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren himself took issue with the officiating at a celebration for his team on February 6 at Qwest Field, saying, "We knew it was going to be tough going against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I didn't know we were going to have to play the guys in the striped shirts as well."[17] Holmgren was not fined for the remarks.
In response to the criticisms leveled at the officials, the NFL, just two days after the game, released a statement defending the officials' performance. "The game was properly officiated, including, as in most NFL games, some tight plays that produced disagreement about the calls made by the officials," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in a statement.[18]
High-profile referee Ed Hochuli said "the league felt, actually, that the Super Bowl was well officiated. Now, that doesn't mean there were no mistakes. There are always mistakes, but it was a well-officiated game." [19]
On August 6, 2010, while visiting the Seahawks' preseason training camp for an annual rules interpretation session with the Seattle media, Leavy brought up Super Bowl XL without being asked, and admitted to having blown calls:[19]

It was a tough thing for me. I kicked two calls in the fourth quarter and I impacted the game, and as an official you never want to do that. It left me with a lot of sleepless nights, and I think about it constantly. I'll go to my grave wishing that I'd been better ... I know that I did my best at that time, but it wasn't good enough ... When we make mistakes, you got to step up and own them. It's something that all officials have to deal with, but unfortunately when you have to deal with it in the Super Bowl it's difficult.[20]

redrocket1 · Sep 26, 2012

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You must have forgotten Superbowl XL

Nope I completely remembered that it's a very close second. Only because it was so blatantly one sided it had to be intentional. This was just awful from start to finish for gods sake the 1st quarter took an hour.

PORTER · Sep 26, 2012

redrocket said:
Nope I completely remembered that it's a very close second. Only because it was so blatantly one sided it had to be intentional. This was just awful from start to finish for gods sake the 1st quarter took an hour.

Absolutely agree.