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Originally Posted by illdefined
with this new contact rule, interference is like holding. happens every play. imagine if holding was challengeable.
reviewable i think is good as long as its by the officials and on truly questionable calls.
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I don't really agree about interference on every play, although it is fairly frequent. No matter how often there IS interference, it SHOULD BE CALLED. Period. It bears no relation to holding, which is very hard to detect in the crowded area where it occurs. The interference is out in the open, and there is no excuse for not seeing it or not calling it. So what if there are frequent penalties stopping the game. That would get fixed REAL quick by the coaches - they don't like getting penalized.
The defensive backs need to learn to cover their guys without manhandling them - they used to do a damn good job of years ago, when you couldn't TOUCH the receiver without seeing a flag. This crap of giving defenders leeway to clobber the receiver if they turn to look at the ball, and ignoring pushoffs going down the field screws up the game. They should either change the rules so that anything goes for the defender AND receiver, or enforce the rules they have!!
Giving the officials all this leeway and no recourse for replay, invites , not just errors in judgement, but outright FAVORITISM that changes the outcome of games. I'm not convinced there was not bias by the officials in our game.