A response to Hampton sick of officiating controversy: I am definitely sick of virtually everyone from the Steelers. Officiating is a part of the game however, it should not impact negatively the outcome.
My beef however, is with the whining done by the Steelers over officiating when they WON!!!! In the Cincinnati playoff there were several calls, and one which erronously the officials called a "no penalty" when the steelers on 4th and short obviously moved before the snap of the ball. The Bengals crossed the line but the officials said that neither Cincy was offsides, nor the Steelers a false start. The replays clearly showed the guard for Pittsburgh move but "no infraction by either team". Instead of 4th and over 5 and a probably punt, the Steeler drive was kept alive, they scored and ultimately won.
A punt a perhaps the Bengals come back, score and win. No one will know.
But we all had to listen the Steeler players bemoan how officiating "could" have cost them the game ad infinitim.
Officiating is a part of the game and the team that can overcome the adversity of a bad call is the team that is possibly better prepared to win.
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