NFL Pass Interference now Reviewable

[BOLTY]

and challengeable.

Dang, wish they would have had this back in 2001

Pass interference now reviewable by NFL officials

On a one-year trial basis, pass interference -- whether flagged or not -- can be challenged by coaches and reviewed by officials, beginning in the 2019 season.

global.espn.com

 

[Stylie]

17 years too late.

 

[Albe305]

NFL not college

 

[AUcane]

Terrible. There is almost PI on almost every pass play - just like holding on the line

 

[Canes Stan]

Games gone be long as ****

 

[CANEMC]

More salt in the Saints wound.

 

[Mikeiavelli]

And welcome to the 5 hour football game

 

[miamimarine]

These games are gonna turn into a five day cricket match with tea breaks and everything.

Semper Canes!!!

 

[Canes Brotherhood]

Games gone be long as ****

Already are.

 

[sigmar]

They can call pass interference on every play if they strictly interpret the rules. Is there a pass play that the defender doesn't grab or push after the five yards or a WR who doesn't push off to get space. Lets not forget picks. That will destroy half the pass offenses

 

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

This is going to be an absolute mess.

What were they thinking?

 

[3rd-43]

This is going to be an absolute mess.

What were they thinking?

It's going to be within the existing review protocols so in the first 28 minutes of each half, should be oookkk but the last two minutes, completely agree. Not going to be a good look.

 

[simplycanes]

Overreaction. Practically any pass play you want over turned you can ask for this review.

 

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

It's going to be within the existing review protocols so in the first 28 minutes of each half, should be oookkk but the last two minutes, completely agree. Not going to be a good look.

I mean you can call PI on just about every pass play. I don’t get it.

 

[imyrhuckleberry]

If they did it for offensive holding we'd have more than one Coastal title . . . and a few more bowl games . . .

 

[iLoveTDs]

NFL, in typical big government fashion, is just knee jerk reacting to one play in one game.

NFL has been dead for awhile. Only reason people watch is for fantasy football.

 

[NJshoreCane]

For those complaining about the games being too long,
Look no further than the 4 minute commercial breaks.

Back in the day most games were 3 hours or less, even with the old rule that the clock stayed stopped when a runner ran OB.
Now this is the case only in the final 2 minutes.

What happened? Commercials got longer and there are more of them.

In 2016 the were 1.3 reviews per game at 2:25 per review.
That works out to an average of 3 minutes per game...
About 3/4 the time of 1 commercial break.

https://operations.nfl.com/the-game/history-of-instant-replay/

 

[PGCountySoulCane]

Overreaction. Practically any pass play you want over turned you can ask for this review.

True. And just like before, it is all subjective. They technically still only get two challenges a game though unless they get lucky for a third. If anything, it makes the coaches think a lot more about tossing that flag on one hand because they may need it later, but on the other hand, they could just toss the flag randomly hoping for an idiot ref at a very crucial part of the game.

 

[JBCanes-NC]

NFL

 

[BoxingRobes]

Just get rid of referees at this point. Have'em all in the booth watching on monitors. Zero reason to have them on the field at this point.