PI should be reviewable....

[ABQcowboyJR]

That would open a can of worms.

Judgment calls should not be reviewed

Making PI reviewable would lead then to holding calls then so on and so on

I agree. Judgement calls should not be reviewable. Maybe they should look at changing the way the PI penalties are enforced. Those 60 yard penalties seem harsh and unfair.

 

[sbark]

A couple of reversed PI calls would go a long way in keeping receivers from doing what happened to Henry last night. I don't see how that's a bad thing.

I could see, after being on a MNF game.........coaches teaching the WR's to grab and pull jersey......

to me its a NE Pat. Belecik move .........within the rules, but creats an advantage........

 

[wick]

The NFL will never make it a 15-yard penalty and introduce pass interference as a defensive strategy. The NFL wants big plays, and you would likely see a drop in them because defenders would be taught to just tackle the receiver if they are in danger of being smoked deep. I think there needs to be some emphasis on how it's called, though. I see pass interference called too often when the ball is uncatchable, and offensive pass interference is not called often enough. The worst, though, is calling a defensive pass interference for contact that does not materially impact the play. The name of the penalty is pass interference, so you might naturally expect it to be called only when the players' opportunity to make a play on the ball is interfered with. There are plenty of times, however, when it's called even though there's no real impact on the play.

 

[Don Corleone]

I seriously doubt the maybe 1 challenged pass interference call in the end zone every three weeks or whenever its called would really add much time to the game. Plus if they wanted to keep the broadcast to a certain time then they could stop having a commercial, then the kickoff, then a commercial. They make more money for the networks when they show commercials. And honestly the fans everywhere would appreciate the fact that the league sees a penalty that gives the team the ball at the 1 yard line is reviewable. It should be. If replay is allowed to determine if a guy caught a 10 yard slant pattern in the 1st quarter should it not be allowed to be used to determine if someone committed a penalty that just cost his team a touchdown and probably the game????

The point is that it is the harshest penalty in the game and it affects the outcome of the game more than any other penalty.

I dont think they should be able to review a "no call". But a call that could cost a team a game should be important enough to let the team ask the ref to look at it one more time.

I agree that it is the harshest penalty. Perhaps a rule in which it can be challenged only if the ball is to be placed inside the red zone would be appropriate. I could see that as a good middle ground to allow reviews in certain game changing situations.

Refs are indeed human, and the game is fast and only getting faster as time goes on.

Regarding no reviews for "no calls", we only need to look back to the 1994 NFC Champ game when Deion clearly interfered with Irvin in the end zone. We didn't get a PI call, and it likely impacted the outcome of the game.

 

[cowboybacker4life]

hello read nobody is talking about holding they are talking about PI calls they can change the outcome of a game

 

[ConstantReboot]

I don't know why they don't make it a 15 yard penalty. So many games have already been won by teams that had no reason winning just because they caught those cheap calls their way.

 

[DaBoys4Life]

Honestly they should add more cameras and have refs off the field and looking at monitors and making calls from their. I guess they need at least one ref to spot the ball and stuff give him a headset so he can talk to the other refs up stairs and you set.

 

[Rack]

PI should be reviewable....

Agreed. And I see no good reason why it isn't reviewable.


If the league is going to allow horrible officiating at least allow the coaches an option to have their horrible rulings changed.

 

[jackrussell]

Let receivers put blade type fixtures on their bodies much like they did on their chariot wheels in Ben Hur.

Then abolish the PI penalty altogether.

The spectacle of it all!

 

[Apollo Creed]

I don't know why they don't make it a 15 yard penalty. So many games have already been won by teams that had no reason winning just because they caught those cheap calls their way.

If Al Harris tackles T.O. this Sunday in the end zone and stops him from catching a 65 yd TD pass you're going to want the ball placed on the one. It works both ways.

 

[Alexander]

That will never happen.

Since that is the case, I do believe it should be changed from a spot foul to a 15 yard penalty. To me, it is one of the most judgmental and subjective calls that an official has to make and one of the ones they get wrong far too often.

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

That will never happen.

Since that is the case, I do believe it should be changed from a spot foul to a 15 yard penalty. To me, it is one of the most judgmental and subjective calls that an official has to make and one of the ones they get wrong far too often.

That is why it has to be reviewable. It could be done where, if the people up top see right away it was an obviously bad call, then let it be reviewed. I definately agree with the 15 yd. penalty, as well. What other foul is penalized so harshly?
With an offense that is so severely punishable, a way must be found to review a foul that can have such clearly game-changing results.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

something should be done....that was a horrible call and costed us points.

 

[theogt]

That would open a can of worms.

Judgment calls should not be reviewed

Making PI reviewable would lead then to holding calls then so on and so on

I think this is a BS excuse. If you can review the spot of the ball, which as far as I can tell is 99% speculation, then you should be able to review whether a player interfered.