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Originally Posted by SteelGlider
? Declaring the rules should not have been followed? Where did I say that? Just pointing out the hypocrisy in the media. You can't go heavy against the league saying they're too harsh on some guys (i.e. Chad Johnson) during the regular season and then raising complaints about a no call in the Super Bowl. By the way, the refs never saw the celebration that's why there was no flag. Even TV missed it when it happened live. Only on replay was it viewed because it happened so late after the play. Having said that, I think the league needs to lighten up. As a huge fan of football, the games are becoming painful to watch and to listen to with all the second guessing and crying over nothing.
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The league definitely needs to lighten up, but that doesn't mean you ignore the rules in place. That's why your hypocrisy argument doesn't hold water; you can dislike the rule while understanding that it needs to be followed. Whether or not it was noticed at the time (and you can't tell me out of all the officials on the field not one saw it as it happened), it definitely lowered the Cardinals' chances for a win.
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I've seen it several times in Hi Def on the NFL Net's various replays, he hits him with the base of his open hand. Perfectly legal. That's why there was NO FINE. That's right, NO FINE. It's also why there was no open complaints or derision of the play by Cardinal coaches or players after. Only John Madden and those who watch one football game a year and think Madden's word is gospel are upset. That and people who hate the Steelers.
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If Bart Scott did the same thing to a Steeler, he would have been led off the field in handcuffs.