Pass Interference

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Nice gif.

That play was really difficult to understand from my spot in the Upper East. From where I was, it looked like lethargic play on our part, but very clearly we were mugged and the perpetrator pressed charges.
 
what a catch.


Of course that was just one more plays of what seems like hundreds that if we would just get our hands up we would swat it away.
 
It is defensive pass interference. why?
1.) because Mario Butler is not playing the ball.
2.) He definitely is standing in Carr's way to catch the ball. Carr has the right to get to the spot the ball is thrown.

I can see why you think its offensive interference because Carr clearly is pushing on Mario. But Mario, but Mario is practically standing in his way. Mario's allowed to hit him but he has to do it at the line of scrimmage, not 7 yards past.
 
Good thing it does not matter because between this and calling nesbitt down when his knee never touched would have driven me crazy!
 
kevinw33 said:
Of course that was just one more plays of what seems like hundreds that if we would just get our hands up we would swat it away.
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It's hard for Mario to get his hands up when you see Carr pull down his head right before jumping for the catch.
 
BarrelORum said:
It is defensive pass interference. why?
1.) because Mario Butler is not playing the ball.
2.) He definitely is standing in Carr's way to catch the ball. Carr has the right to get to the spot the ball is thrown.

I can see why you think its offensive interference because Carr clearly is pushing on Mario. But Mario, but Mario is practically standing in his way. Mario's allowed to hit him but he has to do it at the line of scrimmage, not 7 yards past.
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Negative. The prospect of DPI doesn't make OPI acceptable. Had he not molested Butler, then Butler may have ended up being in his way and interfering, but he never had the chance. Butler wasn't even allowed the opportunity to take a step back and make a play on the ball because the FSU reciever was shoving him down.

If you see a player about to make a late hit on your QB but you stop him by grabbing his facemask and throwing him to the ground, you're going to get the personal foul flag - not the other guy.
 
BarrelORum said:
It is defensive pass interference. why?
1.) because Mario Butler is not playing the ball.
2.) He definitely is standing in Carr's way to catch the ball. Carr has the right to get to the spot the ball is thrown.

I can see why you think its offensive interference because Carr clearly is pushing on Mario. But Mario, but Mario is practically standing in his way. Mario's allowed to hit him but he has to do it at the line of scrimmage, not 7 yards past.
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Why is standing in the way of the receiver PI? Isn't the defender allowed any spot on the field as long as he occupies it before the receiver? It doesn't matter because we'll never know if Mario wanted to jump for the ball or not due to being "held" by the receiver.
 
dressedcheeseside said:
Why is standing in the way of the receiver PI? Isn't the defender allowed any spot on the field as long as he occupies it before the receiver? It doesn't matter because we'll never know if Mario wanted to jump for the ball or not due to being "held" by the receiver.
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No..not if you are not playing the ball. If you are playing the ball, you are allowed the position, but impeding a player from getting the ball bu just standing in his way is PI. OPI is almost never called on that pass play -- as CJ did it as well.

Again, the most egregious non-call to me is the hold--however, even that call I can almost understand as it is so difficult for refs to call hold in the endzone. Has to be completely blatant, for the refs to reach in their back pocket.
 
Could've been called either way, both players were being physical right there.
 
The key here is whether Mario is "playing the ball." Looking at the first contact between Mario and the WR, it looks like Mario is blocking rather than standing his ground waiting for the ball. The WR's pushoff was in response to Mario blocking him. So I also agree with the refs on this one.
 
floridajacket said:
The key here is whether Mario is "playing the ball." Looking at the first contact between Mario and the WR, it looks like Mario is blocking rather than standing his ground waiting for the ball. The WR's pushoff was in response to Mario blocking him. So I also agree with the refs on this one.
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I disagree. If you look at Mario's head and shoulders it seems pretty obvious to me that he's trying to make a play on the ball, but can't get his hands up because the receiver is pushing him away from the ball. Maybe a no-call, but I don't see how they got DPI out of that.

Although, Calvin sure got those calls, too. ;)
 
Correct call was made here. Our guy is pushing Carr while the ball is in the air. Carr fights back, but our guy initiated it.

That said, no way we would have gotten a PI call on the same action.

I agree with an earlier post - the non-call on the end zone hold was the call to complain about. It was flagrant, and cost us 2 points and the ball. They called holding 2 or 3 plays later on the same guy making the same hold, probably after an ear full from Coach Johnson.
 
BarrelORum said:
It is defensive pass interference. why?
1.) because Mario Butler is not playing the ball.
2.) He definitely is standing in Carr's way to catch the ball. Carr has the right to get to the spot the ball is thrown.

I can see why you think its offensive interference because Carr clearly is pushing on Mario. But Mario, but Mario is practically standing in his way. Mario's allowed to hit him but he has to do it at the line of scrimmage, not 7 yards past.
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Actually, here's something interesting that I found out last year and I don't think they have changed the rule on. There is no such thing as illegal contact in the NCAA, so you can bump the receiver when he is 15 yards past the line of scrimmage if you want. However, once the ball is in the air, you have to stop otherwise it is pass interference. I agree the refs got it right on this one though...looks like Mario initiates the contact.
 
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