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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 826486"><p>I'm not entirely convinced the Robey-Coleman play wasn't an uncatchable ball. Be that as it may, if this goes the way of most NFL "fixes" they're putting the cart in front of the horse.</p><p></p><p>What the NFL needs to address first is the question, "what constitutes pass interference?" It's perhaps the most inconsistently called penalty other than last year's roughing debacle which got cleared up once it was largely ignored. The wording of the rules is not the issue, rather the application from one crew to the next. Three aspects of the rules are the most troublesome:</p><p></p><p>(1) "Grabbing an opponent’s arm(s) in such a manner that restricts his opportunity to catch a pass"</p><p></p><p>A lot of arm hooks do not get called when the defender is in position to play the ball.</p><p></p><p>(2) "Extending an arm across the body of an opponent, thus restricting his ability to catch a pass, and regardless of whether the player committing such act is playing the ball"</p><p></p><p>Some refs give more latitude to the defender than this rule permits. As with (1) above, with some refs it's as though so long as the guy is playing the ball anything goes.</p><p></p><p>(3) "Initiating contact with an opponent by shoving or pushing off, thus creating separation"</p><p></p><p>You see a lot of this from receivers going uncalled so long as the guy is playing the ball.</p><p></p><p>Does the NFL refuse to send refs to "school", drilling them on one replay after another as to what is and is not interference, like they are some kind of artists free to make their own interpretations? Or do the crews get their disks with those examples and throw them in a bottom drawer?</p><p></p><p>Then there seem to be those instances where the league just can't make up their minds. Recall the league's public release of tape with 3 plays illustrating instances of roughing under the new rule, including one of the suspect Matthews calls. No sooner had this tape been released than refs stopped making those calls! Around the same time Roethlisberger called BS on the whole thing. Coincidence?</p><p></p><p>If this goes according to script, we'll get some obvious arm hook non-calls corrected. However, we won't be very far into the season before the question is broadly asked, "what is interference anyway?" as the reviews are scutinized and debated, not unlike "what is a catch?" which in that case it took the league most of decade to finally get right. Hopefully this one won't take so long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 826486"] I'm not entirely convinced the Robey-Coleman play wasn't an uncatchable ball. Be that as it may, if this goes the way of most NFL "fixes" they're putting the cart in front of the horse. What the NFL needs to address first is the question, "what constitutes pass interference?" It's perhaps the most inconsistently called penalty other than last year's roughing debacle which got cleared up once it was largely ignored. The wording of the rules is not the issue, rather the application from one crew to the next. Three aspects of the rules are the most troublesome: (1) "Grabbing an opponent’s arm(s) in such a manner that restricts his opportunity to catch a pass" A lot of arm hooks do not get called when the defender is in position to play the ball. (2) "Extending an arm across the body of an opponent, thus restricting his ability to catch a pass, and regardless of whether the player committing such act is playing the ball" Some refs give more latitude to the defender than this rule permits. As with (1) above, with some refs it's as though so long as the guy is playing the ball anything goes. (3) "Initiating contact with an opponent by shoving or pushing off, thus creating separation" You see a lot of this from receivers going uncalled so long as the guy is playing the ball. Does the NFL refuse to send refs to "school", drilling them on one replay after another as to what is and is not interference, like they are some kind of artists free to make their own interpretations? Or do the crews get their disks with those examples and throw them in a bottom drawer? Then there seem to be those instances where the league just can't make up their minds. Recall the league's public release of tape with 3 plays illustrating instances of roughing under the new rule, including one of the suspect Matthews calls. No sooner had this tape been released than refs stopped making those calls! Around the same time Roethlisberger called BS on the whole thing. Coincidence? If this goes according to script, we'll get some obvious arm hook non-calls corrected. However, we won't be very far into the season before the question is broadly asked, "what is interference anyway?" as the reviews are scutinized and debated, not unlike "what is a catch?" which in that case it took the league most of decade to finally get right. Hopefully this one won't take so long. [/QUOTE]
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