"Holding! Holding! Holding!" Screamed Jim Harbaugh and half of America.
That was great Super Bowl last night. Well, at least the second half of it was...but regardless, I enjoyed it. All over sports radio today I heard people talking about the "no-call" of defensive holding last night. While I do believe that there was a little extra grabbing there, I don't believe that the refs should have had to throw the flag. They could have, but they didn't.
Besides, even though we all tend to look at the ending of a game, one play doesn't always determine the final outcome. The 49ers gave up a fumble and an interception that lead to points for Baltimore, as well as letting Jacoby Jones run a kick-off 108 yards for a TD.
I give all props to San Fran. They are one heck of a team and deserved to win that game just as much as the Ravens did...and the Pats...and the Broncos, and Falcons. But as I have heard several times - "It's not necessarily the best team in the league that wins the Big One, just the team that's on a roll." Take the Giants, Packers and Giants from the past few Super Bowls for example.
But Baltimore played when it counted. Down to the wire, backs against the wall. They showed their pride. A lot of people probably think that John Harbaugh is happy that he won, but still being nice to his bro. Ha! Yeah right...I know what it's like to be a big brother. Somewhere inside John is laughing and just having a good 'ole time knowing that he beat his little brother!
All the while Jim is yelling "Holding! Holding! Holding!"
And Ray Lewis? Well, he's probably giving emotional pep talks to his dog now. While trying a new brand of deer antler spray.
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