The League will look into whether roughing the passer should be reviewable

[PetermansRedemption]

24 minutes ago, Orlando Tim said:

I am of the mindset that everything should be reviewable, but it must be clear and obvious to overturn. That call was terrible in hindsight but to an official being blocked it would be hard to tell.

I’ve been preaching this same thing for years. It would improve the game tenfold IMO. You get two challenges per game and everything is reviewable. If you get a challenge right or wrong, doesn’t matter, you still get only two challenges. In addition to this, replay has a “shot clock” of 2 minutes. If you can’t confirm or overturn after 2 minutes then it isn’t clear and obvious and the call on the field stands. 

25 minutes ago, The Red King said:

Likely pointless, unless the NFL or someone not the refs are the ones to review it.  Remember when PI was challengable?  They refused to overturn even the most obvious calls.  I don't see this being any different.

This is my fear. They will make it reviewable and then refuse to ever overturn it. Then it will mysteriously disappear after one year because it “didn’t work out”. 

[Orlando Tim]

1 minute ago, PetermansRedemption said:

I’ve been preaching this same thing for years. It would improve the game tenfold IMO. You get two challenges per game and everything is reviewable. If you get a challenge right or wrong, doesn’t matter, you still get only two challenges. In addition to this, replay has a “shot clock” of 2 minutes. If you can’t confirm or overturn after 2 minutes then it isn’t clear and obvious and the call on the field stands. 

You and I should address the league because we are very close to each other, my one issue with the limit is what if there are five horrible calls, like so often we got vs Pats*? But the time limit is needed, if it is clear and obvious you don't need 5 minutes.

[Big Turk]

7 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

We have all seen hits that were way worse, and nothing was called. I feel bad for the players in this spot. It makes it hard to play defense in today's game.

 

There are defenders who have torn their ACL or suffered other serious injuries trying to get out of the way and not land on the QB while tackling them...it not only makes it hard to play defense, it makes it more dangerous.

[Billz4ever]

42 minutes ago, BillyBilliams said:

 

I don't like that honestly.  We'll get what's going on in soccer.  Touchdown happens, we can't celebrate because we have to wait until kickoff to find out if it's good or not.

All scoring plays are already reviewed and confirmed by the replay official.

[KHAN]

52 minutes ago, dma0034 said:

I'm still surprised the NFL doesn't give coaches one single anything reviewable flag. 15 yard penalty if wrong but can be used for any penalty.

I don't hate this.

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

I will never understand why everything is not reviewable. We have the technology, get the calls as close to right as possible. I don’t want to hear subjectiveness…if you can’t make those judgment calls slowed down then how can you be expected to make them at full speed?  

[Eastport bills]

The inconsistency in the referee’s interpretation and the fact that the rule is not indicative of roughing is compromising the outcomes of hard fought contests and threatening credibility. Sometimes the disproportionate desire to protect  QBs is trumped by respecting the legal efforts of defenders and honoring this great game.

[Buffalo ill]

Let a tribunal of Bruce Smith, Lawrence Taylor, and The ghosts of Reggie White and Deacon Jones review roughing calls.

[without a drought]

I don't care if the game takes 6 hours, I just want them to get it right.

 

I also love being micro managed at work.

 

Let the good times roll.

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

I don't care how long it takes, I just want them to make sure that every important call is wrong.  I have difficulty doing small talk with people and I need enough wrong calls to get me through the week.

[Dablitzkrieg]

In this day and age, make everything reviewable with the given challenges.   Who cares?  Just get it right

[Simon]

4 hours ago, DaggersEOD said:

If they were to do this, it would have to be a New York call like they do for “easy call” corrections I’m real time.
 

BTW, those have been great. 

 

I think the biggest advantage of those is that, if done right, they can knock it out fast and keep the game moving.

This nonsense where stripes has to make an announcement, mosey on over to a hooded camera with a tiny screen, look at it 17 times, and then stroll back out to make another announcement is the height of stupidity. It's like a bunch of empty suits think that this is some sort of drama that people are interested in. Nobody wants to watch that nonsense.

Put me in a room upstairs with a cooler and 4 screens; I have until the next snap to buzz down for a review; if I do buzz down I've got 10 seconds to tell the white hat if the call has changed. Between the play clock and the extra 10 seconds that gives me over half a minute to watch slo-mo replays from multiple angles, which is more than enough time to see if something clearly needs overturned. If I can't decide in that time, it's too close to call, the call on the field stands, the play clock resets to :25 and we're playing ball in under a minute.

[Utah John]

The general rule is that an official must see the penalty to call the penalty.  But with roughing the passer, it seems as if the ref calls a penalty if he even suspects a foul has been committed, if his view of the play was obstructed in some way.  They make an exception to the general rule in this case, to go out of their way to protect QBs.

[Matt_In_NH]

Makes sense, it worked so well with PI.

[TwistofFate]

If it's capable of being reviewable, so should pass interference. 

[L Ron Burgundy]

Don't they have people reviewing everything right now? Those quick reversals that occasionally occur....couldn't those people just override the atrocious calls that are happening weekly?

[peterpan]

22 hours ago, DaggersEOD said:

If they were to do this, it would have to be a New York call like they do for “easy call” corrections I’m real time.
 

BTW, those have been great. 
 

 

Like he said 👆

I really think all reviews/plays/penalties should be like this.  Have a common second crew of officials reviewing and over ruling infield officials.  It would make the holding and PI and roughing penalties so much more consistent across the league