I have never watched a Superbowl where I felt that the official decided the outcome of the game. Two calls on Pittsburgh's last drive made it clear who was suppose to win. Both teams fought back and forth until the final whistle. Unfortunately the whistles were blowing in favor of a particular team all game long."The roughing the passer" on Karlos Dansby and the "Running over the holder" by Adrian Wilson was the end of a remarkable season for the NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals. I neglected to mention that Kurt Warners (the fumble) last play was a questionable call; that should have been reviewed by the officials. I thought that any questionable call within the last two minutes of a game will be review by the booth. The roughing the passer by Dansby was a horrible call because the defender was one step away from getting the sack when Ben Roethlisberger released the ball. What is expected of the defender, when Roethlisberger was breaking their tackles all game? WHAT ABOUT INTENTIONAL GROUNDING that the refs so convently didn't call against the Steelers on the last drive. The officials stated that the quarterback was outside of the pocket area well, that is not totally true. The Pocket Area: Applies from a point two yards outside of either offensive tackle and includes the tight end if he drops off the line of scrimmage to pass protect. Pocket extends longitudinally behind the line back to offensive team’s own end line. Ben was not outside of the tightend and no flag was thrown. It may seem as if I am not a Steelers fan by my rant and this is true, I'm a Football fan that wants to see a fair contest between the best teams. The NFL should really take a close look at their officiating for next season because, you can rest assured that millions of others felt the same way that I did about the game we love.
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