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ESPN.com Super Bowl XL Officiating Poll
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:01 pm
by Skinsfan55
http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnat ... 4851=60664
1) What grade would you give referee Bill Leavy's officiating crew for Super Bowl XL?
49.4% F
25.5% D
14.4% C
8.8% B
1.9% A
2) How do you rate the overall state of officiating in the NFL?
34.6% Average
32.8% Bad
19.4% Good
11.3% Abysmal
1.9% Excellent
3) Did the officiating in Sunday's game unfairly favor one team?
78.6% Unfairly favored the Steelers
16.5% The right calls were made
4.8% Unfairly favored the Seahawks
4) Which played the biggest role in determining the outcome of the game?
56.3% Officials missing calls
29.2% Seahawks not making plays
14.5% Steelers making plays
5) Do you think the official made the right call on Darrell Jackson's offensive pass interference in the endzone, negating a Seattle touchdown in the first quarter?
73.2% No
21.0% Yes
5.7% I'm not sure
6) Do you think the football broke the plane of the goal line on Ben Roethlisberger's touchdown run in the second quarter?
59.0% No
26.2% Yes
14.8% I'm not sure
7) Do you think the official made the right call on Sean Locklear's holding penalty in the fourth quarter, negating an 18-yard reception to the one-yard line by Jerramy Stevens?
73.7% No
15.7% Yes
10.6% I'm not sure
Do you feel that you understand what constitutes a ''football move'' on plays involving potential fumbles?
64.9% Yes
35.1% No
9) How much would creating full-time officiating positions, instead of the current part-time positions, help improve the quality of NFL officiating?
44.9% A lot
42.6% A little
12.5% Not at all
10) Which major sport has the best officials?
44.8% MLB
23.4% NHL
20.2% NBA
11.6% NFL
Very telling, almost 75% of people taking the poll gave the refs a F or a D, 78.6% of people polled said the refs unfairly called the game for the Steelers, and 73.2% of people said that they thought Jackson scored that touchdown...
Hopefully this is an accurate representation of public feeling and the NFL can do something about these refs.
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:49 pm
by AZHog
Though I think the refs really over-officiated all year this is ludicrous! The Sea-biscuits lost the game. Period. Lots of dropped passes and terrible clock management. Penalities can really hurt, no doubt, but they need to examine themselves instead of passing the buck.
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:16 pm
by Punu
10) Which major sport has the best officials?
44.8% MLB
23.4% NHL
20.2% NBA
11.6% NFL
for this question, I feel that's it's much more difficult to ref the NFL than other sports. there's just way more things you have to pay attention too, faster paced & much larger field.
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:33 pm
by Redskin in Canada
Punu wrote:for this question, I feel that's it's much more difficult to ref the NFL than other sports. there's just way more things you have to pay attention too, faster paced & much larger field.
Have you ever watched an NHL hockey game?
Sometimes TV is unable to make a clear call EVEN in -SLOW- motion.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:03 am
by skinsRin
Punu wrote:10) Which major sport has the best officials?
44.8% MLB
23.4% NHL
20.2% NBA
11.6% NFL
for this question, I feel that's it's much more difficult to ref the NFL than other sports. there's just way more things you have to pay attention too, faster paced & much larger field.
Your right but the NFL is the only one with instant replay too and that should correct a few of the errors.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:55 am
by joebagadonuts
If the NFl is going to make rule changes based on what the public thinks, they might as well change their name to the XFL and add Vince McMahon to the Competition Committee. Seriously, I'd guess that most of the 78.6% is disgruntled Seahawks fans.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:40 am
by Irn-Bru
joebagadonuts wrote:If the NFl is going to make rule changes based on what the public thinks, they might as well change their name to the XFL and add Vince McMahon to the Competition Committee. Seriously, I'd guess that most of the 78.6% is disgruntled Seahawks fans.
The Steelers fans are all off celebrating, so you know they're not contributing to those numbers. I bet less than 20% of the people taking the poll were not either (a) Seattle fans, or (b) people who are generally bitter from particular bad calls in this season. The remainder may be affected by ESPN's take on the officiating from the game--which for the first 48 hours was negative only, before some writers started to make sense.
I'm not saying that the refs were particularly good this year--probably this was a less-than-average season. But all this fuss makes it sound like the refs we have right now are insufferable. (How can sports writers claim with a straight face that the refs
gave the game to the Steelers?!)
Hey, maybe the NFL could listen to us fans and change the rules to help the offense even more. That way, we could avoid these "boring" Superbowls in the future. . .us fans are getting so bored with defensive games and those chess matches between players and coaches from each team. Give us more touchdowns!!1!
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:45 am
by joebagadonuts
FanfromAnnapolis wrote:Hey, maybe the NFL could listen to us fans and change the rules to help the offense even more. That way, we could avoid these "boring" Superbowls in the future. . .us fans are getting so bored with defensive games and those chess matches between players and coaches from each team. Give us more touchdowns!!1!
I've got a good one: defenders must walk, not run, while on the field. Any defender caught running in an effort to sack the QB, tackle a runner, or defend a pass will be penalized with a 45 yard penalty.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:28 pm
by Punu
Have you ever watched an NHL hockey game?
yeah i was actually thinking about that... it is pretty hard, but the edge still goes to the NFL dont you think?
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:46 pm
by JansenFan
I think the toughest sport to ref is South American soccer, where fans will shoot you if you call a foul on their team at the wrong time. I actually saw video of a ref with a hidden gun capping a fan who was chasing him. At least Scottish soccer hooligans will only stab you and bite your ear off. OY!