Originally posted by Kaep4MVP:I don't know why people are even complaining about the holding in the end zone on the safety. Throwing a flag would've had the same effect on the outcome of the play, a safety. There wouldn't have been more time for us if a flag was called. Jim's choices would've been to A. accept the penalty and get 2 points or B. decline the penalty and 2 points. No difference in time. It was just a very smart plan by the Ravens.
And I don't mind the no call at the end. The playcall or play change by Kaep(whichever it was) was just atrocious. The ref had a 50/50 call to decide from and he decided against the call everyone here wanted, so of course everyone will hate it and say the refs cheated us out of the game. We don't play like s**t in the 1st half there are none of the excuses, simple as that.
The result of the play isn't the point. The point is that the refs obviously made numerous "non calls" which in some cases had a direct impact in the eventual outcome of the Super Bowl. Whether it was direct points like in Jacobys return, a PI to keep a Ravens play alive or a non call to stuff the Niners it was a poorly officiated game from start to finish. The holding at the end of the game just serves as yet another example of what I would term "willful blindness" on the part of the officiating crew.