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Actually, it was less terrible defense than it was a really well executed play.  The real key wasn't any miscues by the Seahawks, but was both the guards sealing off the inside and outside of the lane to spring Parker.  The only real Seahawk miscue was the safety taking a bad angle chasing Parker.

 

And other than that, Seattle's defense has been reasonably good all game.

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Wait a minute! Don't bring logic into it when steve's busy being the Shittsburgh pivot boy!

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My God, did I just see that?

 

I think what I saw was the ref mark the spot with his foot, look up at the chains, then mark the ball FORWARD of his foot. Or am I just paranoid at this point? It sure looked funny.

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How the HELL did they not call holding on Rothlesberger's bootleg?  It was RIGHT THERE!  !@#$ing Steeler's receiver had the DB wrapped up! 

 

What, are the officials watching the !@#$ing cheereleaders?

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The Steelers don't hold anyone, just like the Patriots didn't when they won all their Super Bowls.

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Are you trying to prove your point that a receiver has possession of the ball by introducing evidence of hitting the pylon by a runner?  Did Vick have two feet in bounds before he hit the pylon?  That's your first question.

Apparently you don't realize that one knee down equals 2 feet down.

 

Geez.  Keep trying.

Okay. Here you go:

 

http://www.officialforum.com/printthread.php?threadid=7189

 

Section 38 TOUCHDOWN

A touchdown is the situation in which any part of the ball, legally in possession of a player inbounds, is on, above, or behind the opponent's goal line (plane), provided it is not a touchback (11-2).

 

As far as the question of whether the pylons are inbounds, the Rulebook states:

The four intersections of goal lines must be marked at inside corners of the end zone and the goal line by pylons mounted on flexible shafts. Pylons must be placed at inside edges of white lines and should not touch the surface of the actual playing field itself.

 

There you have it. The plane is only vertical because the ball has to be on, above, or behind the goal line, and MUST be possessed by an offensive player who is INBOUNDS. The ball can, however, touch the pylon because the pylons are inbounds.

 

Mystery solved!

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