The 2008-09 National Football League Thread

[Drew_Kingsley]

Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the referees for winning Super Bowl XLIII.

[bezerker]

i was having way more fun watching nadal and federer

[Klout]

that interception return was sick

[derickw]

i thought it was a real good game. exciting and it wasn\'t a blow out.

[Yoda]

Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the referees for winning Super Bowl XLIII.

There were at least a half dozen additional holding calls that could\'ve been called against the Arizona O-Line that weren\'t, so I\'m thinking that the refs were pretty fair.

[Drew_Kingsley]

I\'m thinking about three personal foul calls (all questionable in my book) against Arizona on one drive.

Also, there was no reason to not review the last play. Just take a freaking look at it... there are five second left in the Super Bowl!

[Yoda]

So take away those three personal fouls and replace them with the holding calls against Arizona and we\'ll call it even steven.

[Spacey]

It was a good game. Steelers have been getting the breaks all season.

[davepeck]

http://www.thebreakfast.info/forum/showthread.php?p=218510#post218510

[Spacey]

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa police have released their highlights from the Super Bowl: 26 arrests, 18 ejections and four small planes that breached the secure air space above Raymond James Stadium.
Police say they charged nine people with selling counterfeit tickets Sunday. One person is charged with selling counterfeit NFL merchandise. Two others were charged with selling fake credentials to the game.
Two people allegedly tried to steal their way into the stadium. Police say they swiped one fan\'s tickets, but dropped them while attempting to flee from officers. The tickets were worth $800 apiece.
One driver was charged in a DUI crash involving a police horse. The horse and its officer were not injured.
The four planes breached the secure air space set around the stadium before the game began.

26 Arrested

[Drew_Kingsley]

This one isn\'t the referees fault, it\'s just a flaw in the rules, but:

James Harrison punches a player on the ground and, because of the situation and the spot of the ball, gets penalized roughly 18 inches.

Something needs to be done about that.

[derickw]

what about the personal foul on the Steelers which was bull because the guy was standing over the AZ player and the AZ player punched him in the nuts.... there are enough rules and safety nets in this game, with instant replays and challenge flags and all that. AZ just got beat at the last minute. they made a good effort coming back after that run back to end the first half. AZ just got out played on both sides of the ball and the Steelers deserved to win.

[Spacey]

Got that right, DW.

[wildcoyote]

These things don\'t happen to Tom Brady.

New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel doesn\'t like golden showers. The football star was in line for the bathroom at ESPN\'s Tampa Bay Super Bowl bash Friday night when a drunken reveler tried to cut in front of him. "Matt told him to wait his turn and headed into the urinals," a spy tells us. Moments later, the fella barged in and proceeded to purposefully pee directly on Cassel\'s leg. After security tossed the drunk, Cassel headed back out into the crowd, wet pants and all. -- NY Daily News

[Drew_Kingsley]

what about the personal foul on the Steelers which was bull because the guy was standing over the AZ player and the AZ player punched him in the nuts.... there are enough rules and safety nets in this game, with instant replays and challenge flags and all that. AZ just got beat at the last minute. they made a good effort coming back after that run back to end the first half. AZ just got out played on both sides of the ball and the Steelers deserved to win.

Didn\'t see the shot to the balls... if that\'s true, I retract my comment.