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Report: NFL to consider making PI reviewable

 

The Washington Post's Mark Maske reports the NFL's competition committee will "give consideration" to making pass interference calls reviewable.

Several coaches including Sean Payton, whose team was on the receiving end of a horrific and game-changing non-call on Sunday, have been in favor of making pass interference reviewable, and it sounds like there is a possibility they will get their wish. "It will be discussed at length along with additional fouls that coaches feel should be subject to review," a source told Maske. A more comprehensive and streamlined review system could help, but the underlying issue is a serious refereeing problem which needs to be addressed.

Source: Washington Post Jan 21 - 12:26 PM

 

Anything to make the game longer.

 

Never let a bad situation go to waste when you can use it to make more money.

 

The first SB lasted 2:37!

Call the CFL for advice...

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I think there should be different levels of Super Bowl trophies depending upon achievement. There have been 52 super bowls and just awarding the standard prize isn't enough. There should be lines of delineation as well.

 

If you go undefeated the entire year, you get a golden version of the trophy named the Don Shula trophy in honor of the 72 Dolphins who were the first to do it.

 

If you only lose 1 game the entire year, you get a silver version with gold highlights named the John Madden trophy, in honor of his Raiders team that were the first team to win the Super Bowl with only 1 loss.

 

If you win it and lose 2 or more, you just get the standard all-silver Lombardi trophy.

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player safety is overrated. They make millions and are out there for our enjoyment. Fuckem if they can't handle another 10 or 15 minutes.

 

Jack Lambert says they are all pussies and he's right.

Didnt say they couldnt. Said NFL wouldnt.

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Even though the NY Football Giants have won 2 NFC Championship Games (on the road I might add) in overtime under the new rules, I still think in the playoffs both teams should get the ball once.

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Why? If you are a good defensive team with a bad offense, and you lose the coin toss, you stop them and... don't score because your offense sucks? I don't get the argument here. As someone else said, field a complete team to mitigate your risk. :dunno:

 

 

 

If you're a good offensive team and a crappy defensive team... and the other team wins the toss, they can receive and score a TD without the strength of your team (offense) ever seeing the field.

 

Fielding a complete team? How about the whole team gets a chance to actually compete in overtime?

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People will cry about OT no matter what.

 

Sams as how many teams should be in the college playoffs. Eventually someone will always feel slighted no matter the format.

 

So what do we suggest an untimed OT period where both teams get the ball? What if they both score TDs? Then what? Sudden death? Then one team will complain that they didnt get 2 chances and the team with the coin flip still holds advantage.

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Yeah...new rules like you can't sneak into close practices and tape your opponent and the ball needs to be properly inflated. :lol:

The practice taping thing was debunked.

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If the Chiefs won the toss and scored a TD and didn't give the Patriots the ball, this would be a non-story...

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If the Chiefs won the toss and scored a TD and didn't give the Patriots the ball, this would be a non-story...

Whoever won the toss was going to win that game, which is why its a problem.

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Fans of football felt cheated that a coinflip should decide a great game. It's just another possession. :dunno:

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If the Chiefs won the toss and scored a TD and didn't give the Patriots the ball, this would be a non-story...

Thanks Posty, that's quite the unique take you have.

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Whoever won the toss was going to win that game, which is why its a problem.

 

If so, then it would be reasonable to expect that, if the other team had an opportunity to possess the ball that they would score a TD as well. Right?

 

If that is the case, then that is the reason that the NFL made this last change. They did not want to have games going 7 OT like they do in college because of concerns for player safety. The current rule of ending the game in the event of a TD scored on the opening possession was an adjustment to the old rule which allowed the game to be over in the event of any score at any point in time.

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You know, the numbers, even without hindsight, support that.

 

especially in a game like it was, where nobody could stop anyone in the 4th Q, going for 2 would have been the smart play everytime

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Whoever won the toss was going to win that game, which is why its a problem.

It isn't a problem at all... Maybe play defense? You know, something that is part of the game?

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Fans of football felt cheated that a coinflip should decide a great game. It's just another possession. :dunno:

Name your solution

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It isn't a problem at all... Maybe play defense? You know, something that is part of the game?

 

There are two problems with this answer. First the rules of football are weighted toward the offense, offenses have the advantage by rule. Second, the most gassed players at the end of the game are d-lineman(it's part of the reason they are the most rotated players). Blocking is less taxing than rushing and when you start minute 61 of a game, one side of the ball is a lot farther than 100% than the other. The stats bear this out that winning the coin toss gives you a 55% chance of winning.

 

 

Name your solution

 

Team A gets the ball at their own 25, if they score(FG/TD) Team B starts with the ball at their own 25 and we are now in sudden death. If Team B scores and they don't want to put their defense back on the field, go for 2, if not the game is played on and they had their chance to win it in OT. If team A doesn't score and elects to punt on the opening possession team B gets the ball at where they returned it to or their own 25(Team doesn't get to pin them on the 1).

 

Done...everyone's happy.

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There are two problems with this answer. First the rules of football are weighted toward the offense, offenses have the advantage by rule. Second, the most gassed players at the end of the game are d-lineman(it's part of the reason they are the most rotated players). Blocking is less taxing than rushing and when you start minute 61 of a game, one side of the ball is a lot farther than 100% than the other. The stats bear this out that winning the coin toss gives you a 55% chance of winning.

That's is the NFL's problem... They wanted more scoring, they have to live with it...

 

Done...everyone's happy.

Nope... It is fine the way it is...

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That's is the NFL's problem... They wanted more scoring, they have to live with it...

 

 

Nope... It is fine the way it is...

 

No, it is not. It's a sporting event, the rules should be designed in a way that gives both participants as equal chance of winning as possible, they currently do not.

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Name your solution

What I said earlier, each team gets at least one possession. It's not an earth shattering idea.

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What I said earlier, each team gets at least one possession. It's not an earth shattering idea.

Exactly. At least in the playoffs. Expand the rosters if they want, but don't change the rules of the game because it's in overtime.

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No, it is not. It's a sporting event, the rules should be designed in a way that gives both participants as equal chance of winning as possible, they currently do not.

the coin flip is 50/50

Equal!

The winner of the coin flip wins only 52% of the time.

The fake outrage is nothing but another case of sore losing.

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It isn't a problem at all... Maybe play defense? You know, something that is part of the game?

The Patriots didnt habe to play defense because the strength of their team got to go against the weakness of the Chiefs team in OT. The Chiefs didnt get the same opportunity.

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The Patriots didnt habe to play defense because the strength of their team got to go against the weakness of the Chiefs team in OT. The Chiefs didnt get the same opportunity.

50/50

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the coin flip is 50/50

Equal!

The winner of the coin flip wins only 52% of the time.

The fake outrage is nothing but another case of sore losing.

 

The winner of the flip wins 55% of the time, a significance great enough to alter the rules. Winning the coin toss makes you a 10% favorite.

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What I said earlier, each team gets at least one possession. It's not an earth shattering idea.

Coin flip still has the advantage, so you are getting no where.

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There are two problems with this answer. First the rules of football are weighted toward the offense, offenses have the advantage by rule. Second, the most gassed players at the end of the game are d-lineman(it's part of the reason they are the most rotated players). Blocking is less taxing than rushing and when you start minute 61 of a game, one side of the ball is a lot farther than 100% than the other. The stats bear this out that winning the coin toss gives you a 55% chance of winning.

 

 

 

Team A gets the ball at their own 25, if they score(FG/TD) Team B starts with the ball at their own 25 and we are now in sudden death. If Team B scores and they don't want to put their defense back on the field, go for 2, if not the game is played on and they had their chance to win it in OT. If team A doesn't score and elects to punt on the opening possession team B gets the ball at where they returned it to or their own 25(Team doesn't get to pin them on the 1).

 

Done...everyone's happy.

No not everyone. We have guys complaining that football is a team sport and you didn't give the whole team a chance. You left out return specialists. If one team has a Hester you screwed them.

 

Also is this just for playoffs? It is a totally different system for the regular season? Potential for what 4-5 hour games? Safety police won't be happy. Players will want more money.

 

No there will be more bitching. Just like when it took 10 years to get a 4 team playoff for college. Now everyone wants 8. The ACC in bball wants like 72 man tourney. No one is ever happy. People will always find a way to call it unfair.

 

If Brady scores the first TD of OT from the 2 WE SHOULD GET A CHANCE FROM THE 2!!!!!

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Nah, the kick to win at the end of regulation is one of the most exciting plays in football.

 

I find it very anticlimactic. How is this exciting when kickers make 85% of their FG attempts?

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The OT rule is perfect as is......typical knee jerk reaction.

Perfect? No it's not. We were watching a great game with two talented teams duking it out. It was a true back and forth battle, with the best QB of all time dueling with the next great one. When it went to OT that ended. It became a different game.

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The OT rule is perfect as is......typical knee jerk reaction.

Don't agree that whatever team won the toss in the Pats/Chiefs game was going to win? If so, the rules are not perfect.

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Don't agree that whatever team won the toss in the Pats/Chiefs game was going to win? If so, the rules are not perfect.

Whatever team got the ball 3rd was going to win. So giving the chiefs a token possession still is not fair since NE gets a chance to end it. Chiefs getting the ball once to the Pats 2.

 

unfair.

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Perfect? No it's not. We were watching a great game with two talented teams duking it out. It was a true back and forth battle, with the best QB of all time dueling with the next great one. When it went to OT that ended. It became a different game.

how did it end ? Chiefs has plenty of chances to stop the Pat's.. how many 3 and longs ?

Chiefs ended it by failing not because of a coin flip.

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The one idea I did like in this thread was just giving home team choice in OT. Award the team that got home field advantage.

 

Of course then you run into the 11-5 WCs going to play a 9-7 division winner and all hell breaks loose about seeding and the playoff rule.

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