Sunday, November 23, 2003
SO YOU SAY YOU'RE A SEATTLE SPORTS FAN...
Then this gut-wrenching, ref-induced 44-41 loss to the Ravens in overtime shouldn't surprise you. I'll just go over what I remember form the game.
- quite a few Seahawks wide receiver and/or Mili drops in the first qtr
- Shawn Springs getting burned multiple times AGAIN (he's the Jimmy Newell of the Seahawks defense)
- the ball going off Ken Lucas' helmet on special teams that was recovered by the Ravens
- the Hawks recovered the onside kick in the 4th qtr and STILL didn't put it away
- later on the same drive, they got a horrible spot on the Hasselbeck keeper on 4th and inches
- Trufant getting nailed for that pass interference was just bullcrap
- and to top if off, if the refs wound the clock like they were supposed to on that last drive, the Ravens would have never had time to attempt the game-tying field goal
End result from that last one, if there's a correct call, no field goal attempt, Seahawks win. They're 8-3.
Instead, you have the biggest referee conspiracy against the Seahawks since the Vinny Testaverde "touchdown" at the Meadowlands that successfully ushered in the reinstitution of instant replay into the NFL.
So even with the Seahawks shoddy special teams and porous defense against which you can just throw jump balls against and you'll have them beat every time, THE REFEREES COST THE SEAHAWKS THIS GAME. It's a total black-and-white issue. If the refs do what they're supposed to, the Ravens don't have time left, Seahawks win. NO ONE can convince me otherwise.
Just came to me...the Hawks D was terrible...ESPECIALLY when they blew that 4th-and-28 after the two-minute warning....RRRGGGH!!!
- quite a few Seahawks wide receiver and/or Mili drops in the first qtr
- Shawn Springs getting burned multiple times AGAIN (he's the Jimmy Newell of the Seahawks defense)
- the ball going off Ken Lucas' helmet on special teams that was recovered by the Ravens
- the Hawks recovered the onside kick in the 4th qtr and STILL didn't put it away
- later on the same drive, they got a horrible spot on the Hasselbeck keeper on 4th and inches
- Trufant getting nailed for that pass interference was just bullcrap
- and to top if off, if the refs wound the clock like they were supposed to on that last drive, the Ravens would have never had time to attempt the game-tying field goal
End result from that last one, if there's a correct call, no field goal attempt, Seahawks win. They're 8-3.
Instead, you have the biggest referee conspiracy against the Seahawks since the Vinny Testaverde "touchdown" at the Meadowlands that successfully ushered in the reinstitution of instant replay into the NFL.
So even with the Seahawks shoddy special teams and porous defense against which you can just throw jump balls against and you'll have them beat every time, THE REFEREES COST THE SEAHAWKS THIS GAME. It's a total black-and-white issue. If the refs do what they're supposed to, the Ravens don't have time left, Seahawks win. NO ONE can convince me otherwise.
Just came to me...the Hawks D was terrible...ESPECIALLY when they blew that 4th-and-28 after the two-minute warning....RRRGGGH!!!
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