Facemask on Rogers-Cromartie when there was no pulling on the facemask.
Roughing the Passer on Dansby when he took one step between the pass and the hit.
Running over the holder (?) on Wilson - WTF?
Defensive holding on Hood which was ticky-tack at best.
I was surprised when they didn't review the fumble, but based on the above, I really shouldn't have been.
1. Yes, there was pulling of the facemask. He didn't rip his head off, but there was some pulling. Plus, since they eliminated the difference between the 5 yard and 15 yard facemask, I think any time a guy grabs a facemask and holds onto it, they're calling it. Like, if he just accidentally gets his hand on a guy's facemask, but lets go right away, they used to call that 5 yards, but now they don't. But if you hold onto the facemask, they'll call it, even if you don't yank the guy's head around.
2. Roughing the passer.... yeah it was close. But hey, Ben gets hit after the throw, or hit in the head, or hit helmet to helmet, or hit below the knees, every single game and this is probably the 1st time in his career that it's actually been called, so I'll take it.
3. How can you complain about the running over the holder call? Wilson destroyed Berger. Just ran right through him and tackled him. You can't do that.
4. I assume you're talking about the defensive holding call on the attempted pass to Ward? If so, the Cardinals got lucky on that one. There was no defensive holding, there was pass interference. Hood grabbed Ward by the shoulders and was throwing him to the ground before the ball even got there. That should have been penalized from the spot of the foul, not just a 5 yard penalty.
Well... not in the 4th quarter, at least. There were a TON of questionable calls before then tonight, that's for damn sure. Who else wanted to know what Mike Holmgren was thinking when Roethlisberger's TD on the opening drive was called back as it should have been 3 years ago?
Yeah that was ironic. If they overturn it in 05, we just go for it on 4th down and Bettis (and our vastly superior O-line) get that inch easily. They overturn it this time, and with no true power RB and a swiss cheese O-line, we don't dare go for it. I'd have rather switched calls and had them overturn it in 05, and not overturn it this year.
BTW, I used to respect Holmgren when he was with the Packers. After his whining in 05 and his obvious bitterness last night, I've lost all respect for that joke.