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Dallas v Detroit: The Pass Interference Flag Picked Up
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Posted on 01/06/2015 2:54:04 PM PST by DBCJR

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To: DBCJR

Getting tired of the judgment calls on hits. If it was a real game, these little bumps and jostles would be allowed. Make them try to catch under full duress. This would de-emphasize the long passing game, like it used to be.

If not, let’s be consistent and make the pushing-out-of-bounds after a catch illegal again (Antonio Brown vs Ravens)

Signed,
Bitter Steelers fan


21 posted on 01/06/2015 3:56:30 PM PST by ReaganGeneration2
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To: DBCJR

Don’t come in here with your facts, figures, videos and get in the way of the LionTards with their conspiratorial excuses. GO COWBOYS!! /h


22 posted on 01/06/2015 4:03:42 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature ($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
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To: DBCJR

That was a difficult game to watch. I wanted BOTH teams to lose.


23 posted on 01/06/2015 4:10:20 PM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
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To: DBCJR

Cowboys won fair and square, but the flag should not have been picked up.

If anything, Hitchens grabbed his jersey for defensive holding, and Dez should have been flagged for Unsportsmanlike Conduct.

But I believe in the end, the calls eventually even out, and still there’s no guarantee Detroit even scores if the penalty is enforced. They still had plenty of time to take care of the game, and they didn’t.


24 posted on 01/06/2015 4:13:14 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: ReaganGeneration2

What is ruining football for me, is having every incomplete pass end with a receiver signaling to the ref to throw the flag for interference.

If I were commissioner I’d make a rule that every time a receiver makes that signal, it’s a 15-yard penalty.


25 posted on 01/06/2015 4:15:14 PM PST by dfwgator
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OK OK. Yes, a Lions fan here.

The facemask CONTACT was deemed to be inconsequential by the league. Then there’s a shot of Pettigrew CLEARLY reaching out for the ball (both hands) with the defensive players hand on his shoulder as the ball approaches with NO attempt to look at the ball when he could. He ran over him, it would be PI all day every day all year in any other game. This is all after the defensive holding of course which should have come first.

Then let us not ignore Dez running onto the field (no helmet while his unit was off the field) which could, at ref discretion, be a unsportsmanlike penalty - of course that was ignored too, which usually wouldn’t have been.

All made worse by the flag being thrown, officially calling the penalty, moving the ball and then just taking it back with NO explanation. Unacceptable - I’ve NEVER seen that happen, neither can anybody else either. Sorry, everyone but Dallas fans seem to agree, including other officials, it was a blown call.

...then today, the NFL apologized for a blatant missed hold on the Dallas game winning drive - the 4th and 6 play to Witten. It should have been 4th and 16, probably ending that drive.

Enjoy your game at GB and good luck, just don’t expect us Lions fans to forget this anytime soon - you wouldn’t if the shoe were on the other foot. For many though, if the Cowboys win the SB, it’ll be tainted. I’ve seen posts from people all over the country, not Lions fans, they all agree it was crap.


26 posted on 01/06/2015 4:24:40 PM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Sideline conversation discussing the play.....Bart: “But Vince.....what if we don’t get in? We are out of time outs! We will not be able to get the FG team in for a shot at a tie and overtime if we don’t make this sneak! The critics will never forgive you and call you a dumb coach! Vinnie: “Don’t worry about my Rep as a great coach Bart....JUST GET THE DAMN THING IN!!!


27 posted on 01/06/2015 4:27:13 PM PST by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
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To: fuzzylogic

Get in line behind all those Vikings fans still upset about Drew Pearson pushing off Nate Wright.


28 posted on 01/06/2015 4:29:19 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: DBCJR

Why aren’t they talking about the “running into the kicker” penalty against Dallas where it was clear the defender didn’t even touch the punter? He just fell down on top of the defender.


29 posted on 01/06/2015 5:04:50 PM PST by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: fuzzylogic

Below is the NFL rule on pass interference. That is the subject. There is a broader subject of terrible officiating throughout the game, hurting/helping BOTH sides. A couple of plays later Whitten was grabbed going across the middle right before he would have broken open for a touchdown. As it were, it was an incomplete pass. What you forget or don’t forget concerns me little. But, you probably forgot (or never knew) the rule so here it is:

“Actions that constitute defensive pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Contact by a defender who is not playing the ball and such contact restricts the receiver’s opportunity to
make the catch.

(b) Playing through the back of a receiver in an attempt to make a play on the ball.

(c) Grabbing a receiver’s arm(s) in such a manner that restricts his opportunity to catch a pass.

(d) Extending an arm across the body of a receiver thus restricting his ability to catch a pass, regardless of
whether the defender is playing the ball.

(e) Cutting off the path of a receiver by making contact with him without playing the ball.

(f) Hooking a receiver in an attempt to get to the ball in such a manner that it causes the receiver’s body to
turn prior to the ball arriving.

Actions that do not constitute pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Incidental contact by a defender’s hands, arms, or body when both players are competing for the ball,
or neither player is looking for the ball. If there is any question whether contact is incidental,
the ruling shall be no interference.

(b) Inadvertent tangling of feet when both players are playing the ball or neither player is playing the ball.

(c) Contact that would normally be considered pass interference, but the pass is clearly uncatchable by the
involved players.

(d) Laying a hand on a receiver that does not restrict the receiver in an attempt to make a play on the ball.

(e) Contact by a defender who has gained position on a receiver in an attempt to catch the ball.

Actions that constitute offensive pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Blocking downfield by an offensive player prior to the ball being touched.

(b) Initiating contact with a defender by shoving or pushing off thus creating a separation in an attempt to catch a pass.

(c) Driving through a defender who has established a position on the field.

Actions that do not constitute offensive pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Incidental contact by a receiver’s hands, arms, or body when
both players are competing for the ball or neither player is looking for
the ball.

(b) Inadvertent touching of feet when both players are playing the ball or neither player is playing the ball.

(c) Contact that would normally be considered pass interference, but the ball is clearly uncatchable by involved players.

Note 1: If there is any question whether player contact is incidental, the ruling should be no interference.

Note 2: Defensive players have as much right to the path of the ball as eligible offensive players.

Note 3: Pass interference for both teams ends when the pass is touched.

Note 4: There can be no pass interference at or behind the line of scrimmage,
but defensive actions such as tackling a receiver can still result in a 5-yard penalty for defensive holding, if accepted.

Note 5: Whenever a team presents an apparent punting formation,
defensive pass interference is not to be called for action on the end man on the line of scrimmage,
or an eligible receiver behind the line of scrimmage who is aligned or in motion more than one yard outside the
end man on the line. Defensive holding, such as tackling a receiver, still can be called and result in a
5-yard penalty and automatic first down from the previous spot, if accepted. Offensive pass interference rules
still apply.”


30 posted on 01/06/2015 7:21:36 PM PST by DBCJR (What would you expect?)
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Still, even without the Hitchens penalty, the Lions should have had a first down on the Dallas 26, because Dez Bryant should have received a personal foul for inexplicably running onto the field without a helmet at a time when the defense was playing.

Reminds me of the tale that was asked after the Kennedy asasination.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ELEPHANT THAT WALKED INTO THE DALLAS POLICE STATION?

NOTHING! THEY DIDN'T SEE HIM!
31 posted on 01/06/2015 8:17:00 PM PST by leprechaun9
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(a) Contact by a defender who is not playing the ball and such contact restricts the receiver’s opportunity to make the catch.

That's what I saw - throw the flag. -Tom

32 posted on 01/07/2015 7:51:39 AM PST by Capt. Tom (Don't confuse U.S. citizens and Americans. They are not necessarily the same. -tom)
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You didn’t see the receiver grabbing the defender’s face mask? The defender, at that speed & angle, was controlled by the receiver at that point. The receiver PULLED him into himself....

AND the defender could NOT play the ball.

Furthermore, the pass was uncatchable because the QB hit the defender in the back.


33 posted on 01/25/2015 10:48:19 AM PST by DBCJR (What would you expect?)
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You didn’t see the receiver grabbing the defender’s face mask? The defender, at that speed & angle, was controlled by the receiver at that point. The receiver PULLED him into himself....

AND the defender could NOT play the ball.

Furthermore, the pass was uncatchable because the QB hit the defender in the back.


34 posted on 01/25/2015 10:49:34 AM PST by DBCJR (What would you expect?)
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