Rule Enforcement Change

[KJJ]

PI calls will always come down to judgment.

 

[DCwarrior]

Manipulate with the betting trends.

 

[DogFace]

So this applies to PI, and not to illegal contact or defensive holding calls?

Probably more to uncatchable balls and especially on the sidelines. I don't see it will be much different though. It is still up to the refs.

Or maybe the announcers were misinformed, and it only applies to PS games as not to prolong the games. Most of these penalties happen with players that won't be on the team and happen later in games. So why waste time with it.

The play I saw the Eagirls defender clearly grabbed the receiver and (I think) the receiver had a chance to get it even though the pass was high, though catchable.

Last year, I feel it would’ve been called for sure even though the db’s grab didn’t completely keep the receiver from catching it.

It was on the Brown’s first drive and it was a pass to the end zone. It was a good no call imo and more like the game was before the beefed up pi rules—whenever that was.

 

[Cowboys5217]

In the fine print it says:

The refs have been instructed to not call PI either way;
1. Unless the flag is being thrown on a Cowboys DB or Receiver.
2. Unless the game is getting too lop-sided and people are changing the TV channel.

3. Throw the flag against a Cowboys DB if he even looks at the WR especially if it's the potential game winning drive.
4. Do NOT throw the flag on a DB covering a Cowboys WR no matter what especially if it's the potential game winning drive.

 

[Chuck 54]

Reminder that PI is only called with the ball in the air, so defenders still cannot make contact after 5 yards. There will still be tons of illegal contact, hands to the face, and holding calls. I think this interpretation is just saying let the guys fight for the ball on close plays If they are both going for it, but the defender still won’t be allowed to stop the receiver from catching the ball except with a well timed hit or a play on the ball himself.

The minute scoring goes down and the networks start complaining, all bets are off. To us this is still a great sport, but it’s the entertainment industry that governs it.

 

[Mr_437]

Makes Tolbert's OPI seem like an even worse flag learning this.

 

[Zekeats]

Refs just got a lot more power to control the games. It won't be fixed till the coaches can challenge PI calls but that will never happen cause of Vegas

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

so a defender can jam, hit, grab, pull basically harass a WR all the way down the field, hindering him from running his route the way he wants to, but as long as he doesn't do that when the ball arrives it's ok?
and vice versa, the WR can push, punch collide into a defender to get open as long as he does it in small doses
ok I'm good with that
if they actually let it play out like that, which I doubt.

There is no PI before the ball is in the air. Players that do that would still get called for holding.