Have You Noticed

by Ivan Cole (RickVa) on Mar 17, 2009 3:09 PM EDT

The first time that I noticed what I considered a clear and glaring mistake in the coverage of the Super Bowl was in Sports Illustrated's account of the game. In particular, the description of the winning touchdown pass from Ben to Santonio Holmes. SI stated that on that play that Ben went through his progressions starting with Willie Parker in the flat. However, it is clear from the video and other accounts that the running back on that play was Mewelde Moore. Okay, no problem, there are deadlines to meet and SI clearly got things confused.

Then about a week ago FWP appeared on NFL Total Access on the NFL Network. He was asked to go over his reaction to being on the field when Holmes made the big catch. He gave an ambiguous answer to the question.

My question: what's going on here? Anyone else notice this? And why would there be an effort to deliberately promoted a falsehood?

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I’ve noticed this too. My guess is that Willie didn’t want to contradict the hosts and maybe didn’t want to admit he wasn’t a part of the the biggest touchdown catch in SB history.

by BluegrassSteeler on Mar 17, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions

Yea Man, Me too

I did a double take the other day while watching the NFL network video, and then went back and looked at the play numerous times, seeing clearly Mewelde Moore was the player in the flat, not Willie Parker.

To the tune of the classic children's song "This Old Man" (the part with nick nack patty whack)

Big Snack, Silverback, take the Dawg Pound's Bone, the Black and Gold sent the Brownies crying home.

by Tim Mullhaupt (HSS) on Mar 17, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions

G's

Willie Parker can’t even catch a ball let alone being in the tlats scoring a passing touchdown. They must have misread the jersey number. Put it this way for Willie Parker’s recollection, he read the presclippings.

Don’t read the press clppings Willie Parker.

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"Stairway To Seven"

by SteelersChatPack on Mar 17, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

Willie Parker

Was in for Colon. It was a tackle eligible play. Look at it again. He threw an awesome block.

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Mar 17, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

really?

Maybe another Willie should play RT this coming season.

To the tune of the classic children's song "This Old Man" (the part with nick nack patty whack)

Big Snack, Silverback, take the Dawg Pound's Bone, the Black and Gold sent the Brownies crying home.

by Tim Mullhaupt (HSS) on Mar 17, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry I was joking

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Mar 17, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

hahaha

Yea, I went back and saw the replay and still didn’t see FWP, so I guessed that something was up.

To the tune of the classic children's song "This Old Man" (the part with nick nack patty whack)

Big Snack, Silverback, take the Dawg Pound's Bone, the Black and Gold sent the Brownies crying home.

by Tim Mullhaupt (HSS) on Mar 19, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions

My bad

I didn’t think anyone would take me serious. My wife doesn’t. lol

"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)

by PixburghArn on Mar 19, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions

well

some people consider the sidelines being on the field, but no explanation for the SI thing except it was probably just a mistake

by schnifin on Mar 17, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions

I just felt bad for willie

because they asked him about a play he wasn’t really involved in. What is he supposed to say? Ask him about a play he carried the ball in. He had some decent runs.

If he was on the sideline, it was downright rude of them to ask him about the game winner.

Either way that was an awkward interview.

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Mar 17, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions