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To: RR who wrote (63170)	2/25/2006 8:27:49 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Hey RR! Glad to see you kick up your feet & spend a little time on the Porch! << "I have not talked to you since the officials gave away the Super Bowl. Hee, hee, hee....." >> What can I say? I agree that officiating in the NFL leaves a lot to be desired. I don't think that Super Bowl XL can be held up as a prime example. I guess if it makes Seattle fans feel better about the loss to believe the officials blew it, that's cool. That doesn't mean their perception matches reality though. For those folks inclined to believe the officials cost Seattle a Super Bowl victory, I'd strongly advise they do not watch 'Official Review' on the NFL Network's 'Total Access' show (they repeat it fairly often - I've seen it twice). Mike Pereira, the NFL Director of Officiating has a 20 minute segment with host Rich Eisen that clearly debunks "the officials gave away the Super Bowl" meme. Pereira uses real time & slow motion video from multiple angles combined with a detailed analysis of the official rules to show that the alleged "bad calls" were indeed quite proper. The only exception was the penalty on Hasselbeck after he threw that interception in the 4th quarter (even though the call was wrong the officials did not call two separate dead ball personal fouls committed by Sean Locklear after the whistle blew on that very play).