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Eugene

(61,823 posts) Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:08 PM Jan 2019

The NFL will consider making pass interference calls reviewable after Rams-Saints gaffe

Source: Washington Post via Chicago Tribune

The NFL will consider making pass interference calls reviewable after Rams-Saints gaffe

By Mark Maske
The Washington Post

JANUARY 21, 2019, 9:50 AM

NFL leaders and the league's rulemaking competition committee plan to give consideration this offseason to making pass interference calls subject to instant replay review.

"It will be discussed at length along with additional fouls that coaches feel should be subject to review," said one person familiar with the league's inner workings.

Any change would have to be approved by at least three-quarters of the 32 owners. The competition committee always has been opposed in the past to making judgment calls such as pass interference subject to review.

But the outcome of Sunday's NFC title game potentially could prompt a change. A pass interference penalty against the Los Angeles Rams went uncalled late in regulation and they beat the New Orleans Saints in overtime to reach the Super Bowl.

The non-call was not reviewable. Al Riveron, the NFL's senior vice president of officiating, told Saints Coach Sean Payton afterward that pass interference should have been called.

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The NFL will consider making pass interference calls reviewable after Rams-Saints gaffe (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2019 OP

The league got the outcome they wanted... BlueJac Jan 2019 #1

Yep. n/t fleur-de-lisa Jan 2019 #5

the NFL looks a lot like the WWE this afternoon . stonecutter357 Jan 2019 #2

Big mistake. Cattledog Jan 2019 #3

They should do the same for roughing the passer. nycbos Jan 2019 #4

+1 Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #8

Cold comfort True Dough Jan 2019 #6

Dont know if I agree with this GusBob Jan 2019 #7

If non-calls are reviewable, then every play is reviewable. hughee99 Jan 2019 #9

Good point. Iggo Jan 2019 #11

Add a dedicated replay official to every game ... Auggie Jan 2019 #12

I have wanted this change to happen forever. lark Jan 2019 #10

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)

1. The league got the outcome they wanted...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:11 PM

Jan 2019

LA in the super bowl.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

5. Yep. n/t

Reply to BlueJac (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:19 PM

Jan 2019

stonecutter357

(12,694 posts)

2. the NFL looks a lot like the WWE this afternoon .

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:12 PM

Jan 2019

Cattledog

(5,911 posts)

3. Big mistake.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:13 PM

Jan 2019

Soon every single play will be open to review.

nycbos

(6,034 posts)

4. They should do the same for roughing the passer.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:14 PM

Jan 2019

That wasn't roughing the passer on Brady.

On the subject of that blown pass interference call it is a good idea. But New Orleans had a lot of missed chances.

They had a lead and let LA back in the came.

Power 2 the People

(2,437 posts)

8. +1

Reply to nycbos (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:46 PM

Jan 2019

They just need to do it in a reasonable way.

True Dough

(17,256 posts)

6. Cold comfort

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:20 PM

Jan 2019

for the Saints.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

7. Dont know if I agree with this

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:26 PM

Jan 2019

that 4th quarter and OT of the AFC game last night put this old man to sleep. There were 3 or 4 reviews?

hughee99

(16,113 posts)

9. If non-calls are reviewable, then every play is reviewable.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 03:00 PM

Jan 2019

I don’t think it’s a bad idea to allow bad (made) calls to be reviewed, but allowing bad unmade calls to be reviewed for things that are judgement calls will be problematic. Obviously, in this case it was pretty clear, but the rule won’t always be applied in such clear cases.

Iggo

(47,537 posts)

11. Good point.

Reply to hughee99 (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 12:08 AM

Jan 2019

Auggie

(31,136 posts)

12. Add a dedicated replay official to every game ...

Reply to hughee99 (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 10:25 AM

Jan 2019

The replay official sits in front of a booth monitor and is in constant contact via communication network with the all referrees. Calls that are questionable can be discussed -- okayed or overturned -- in the same amount of time the refs currently huddle after a flag is thrown.

The NFL earns billions. They can afford booth refs and monitors.

lark

(23,065 posts)

10. I have wanted this change to happen forever.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 03:12 PM

Jan 2019

I sure hope it does because it seems like these can be so egregious and game impacting, the calls needs to be accurate.

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