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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
The problem is what is the standard for clear and blatant? That changes from person to person. That's why you don't go down that slope. If you are going to use replay, then you have to go by the letter of the law IMO. That's why replay shouldn't be used on judgement calls.
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1. If the league is going to include pass interference as a reviewable call on the basis of the example in last year's NFC championship game - that it, arguably, was blatant and changed the outcome of the game - why not also include anything else that changes the outcome of the game? Last night's two calls were unquestionably incorrect, and very likely changed the outcome of the game...
That said...
2. The current PI review rule is administered extremely poorly. The standard seems to be some sort of nebulous "blatant and obvious" standard. With most decisions as to whether to throw the red flag or not, a coach typically uses the logic of meeting one of the three criteria: a) it's an obvious overturn, b) it's not clear but it is crucial, or c) it's a longshot but we are in a position where we have nothing to lose by trying. With the way PI is administered, however, "a" - the main reason for reply in the first place - is out the window because there is no real standard...