justafan":14gljjpl said:I watched for the 1st time since it was played.Stevens still sucked,JB still missed the Fgs and Pitt made the big plays.
The refs sucked but the boys bobbled that game away.
I don't like arguing with fellow Hawks fans, but you're just flat out wrong about this.
Let's say Josh makes both of the FGs he missed from beyond 50. Even indoors, making multiple 50+ yarders is asking a lot. But even after making those, the score becomes 21-16, Pittsburgh.
Let's say that after the horrible holding call on Locklear, when Casey Hampton, at least, was offsides, that Matt doesn't throw a pick in the next couple of plays. We play conservatively, scratch out some yards, and set Josh up for another field goal. Score is now 21-19, Pittsburgh.
At this point, only two of our guys are now having bad games, Jerramy and Etric Pruitt. We are absolutely outplaying Pittsburgh, almost dominating them really. And we're still down a score. So let's say Jerramy hangs on to one or two more passes. Josh kicks another field goal, we have a 22-21 lead with 6 minutes to go.
How comfortable do you feel with that one point lead? Especially if everything that Pittsburgh does remains true to form, Ben is going to get away with an uncalled delay of game with just under 5 minutes to go, saving the Steelers' behinds.
That's how unfair the officiating was. If everyone except Pruitt has a great game, which they would in the above scenario, we might only win by a point against a team where almost all of their players are having a mediocre to miserable game.