Improving the pass interference rule in the NFL

[TheNoodleMan]

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Sounds good but I have no faith in the current crop of officials to distinguish between major and minor.

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They seem to do well with incidental and major face masks, no?

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That's a lot easier to discern.

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Meh. I don't necessarily agree. A lot of facemaks take place in scrums or in situations of high action, while most PI takes in a one-on-one situation and at least one official has a good vantage point. I don't think the refs would have ruled either PI on NE as a major foul.

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The facemask rule is clearly defined.

5 yards: Grasping facemask of the ball carrier or quarterback.
15 Yards: Twisting, turning, or pulling an opponent by the facemask.

Dividing PI into multiple categories isn't going to be nearly so clearcut.