NFL owners unlikely to make roughing the passer calls reviewable

[Bronx]

NFL owners unlikely to make roughing the passer calls reviewable

https://nypost.com/2023/03/26/nfl-owners-unlikely-to-make-roughing-the-passer-calls-reviewable?utm_source=nypost&utm_campaign=android_nyp

The source of great frustration among both NFL players and fans doesn’t appear to be changing. 

Owners are planning to discuss multiple rule change proposals this week at the NFL Owners Meetings in Phoenix, Ariz., and the Rams’ proposal to make roughing the passer penalties reviewable was seemingly high on the list. 

But there doesn’t seem to be enough support within the competition committee for the proposal, according to NFL Network’s Judy Battista.  

The competition committee deliberates all potential rule changes or proposals as well as other feedback from all 32 teams, and then presents a report of its findings to the owners at the Owners Meetings to be voted on.

A new rule or revision must have the support of 75 percent of owners, or 24 out of the 32 votes. 

There are no players in the competition committee.

Outrage spread across the league last year amid ample questionable flags for roughing the passer, as many argued there was nothing the defender could have naturally done to prevent the penalty. 

In October, the Buccaneers pulled out a controversial win over Falcons after they were helped by an extremely questionable roughing the passer call on Atlanta defensive end Grady Jarrett.

Trailing 21-15 late in the fourth quarter, Jarrett sacked Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady on third-and-5 in what he thought would be a critical stop to force a punt and get the Falcons the ball back. 

But Jarrett was called for roughing the passer, awarding the Buccaneers a first down and allowing them to run the clock out.

The penalty confused much of the NFL community, and was one of a plethora of mind-boggling roughing the passer penalties called last season. 

Protecting quarterbacks is seemingly a priority for owners, as they’re often their highest-paid investment on the roster and the faces of their franchises, so it makes sense that they’d prefer caution and extra rules with quarterbacks. 

Per NFL Network, the competition committee held meetings during the NFL Combine to review more than 80 questionable roughing the passer penalties.

The conversations revolved around “sling vs. slam,” per the report, and establishing a clearer difference. 

It’s illegal for a defender to pick up a quarterback and slam him to the ground, but slinging the quarterback to the ground is considered a natural progression of the play.

The NFL previously adopted a new rule in 2019 to make pass interference penalties reviewable, the only time the league has made penalties reviewable.

But it was seen as a failure, as referees hardly ever reversed their call after review, and it was scrapped after just one year in 2020. 

[JetPotato]

How anyone can be against this is beyond reason. Brady retired, so there's really no longer any excuse.

[Bronx]

3 minutes ago, JetPotato said:

How anyone can be against this is beyond reason. Brady retired, so there's really no longer any excuse.

[Dunnie]

The owners control the narrative ... the league needs ways to produce a desired outcome , while still eliciting professional level performance from the players.

[FootballLove]

owners would love nothing more than for the sack to be eliminated all together

[Bronx]

11 minutes ago, Dunnie said:

The owners control the narrative ... the league needs ways to produce a desired outcome , while still eliciting professional level performance from the players.

They have to protect their prized investment.

QBs will be a 50 million dollar yearly investment in the very near future with an unprecedented 75M within a decade. 

[T0mShane]

It’s because they believe that the randomness of roughing the passer calls acts as a deterrent to even thinking about roughing the passer, so they want to leave it in even if the ~20 RTP calls they absolutely **** up in a season continues. 

[Bronx]

2 minutes ago, T0mShane said:

It’s because they believe that the randomness of roughing the passer calls acts as a deterrent to even thinking about roughing the passer, so they want to leave it in even if the ~20 RTP calls they absolutely **** up in a season continues. 

80 questionable calls.

[Dunnie]

It’s because they believe that the randomness of roughing the passer calls acts as a deterrent to even thinking about roughing the passer, so they want to leave it in even if the ~20 RTP calls they absolutely **** up in a season continues. 

This makes sense .. hadn't thought of it that way.

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[slimjasi]

11 minutes ago, T0mShane said:

It’s because they believe that the randomness of roughing the passer calls acts as a deterrent to even thinking about roughing the passer, so they want to leave it in even if the ~20 RTP calls they absolutely **** up in a season continues. 

And as long as there are zero called on Jets QBs 

[Bronx]

5 minutes ago, slimjasi said:

And as long as there are zero called on Jets QBs 

Only Rodgers can bring that kind of special treatment to the NY Jets.

[undertow]

Reviewable PI made no difference because they just looked at the video and still got it wrong. lol

[slimjasi]

9 minutes ago, Bronx said:

Only Rodgers can bring that kind of special treatment to the NY Jets.

We’ll see. Now that Rodgers has made his intention to play for the Jets known, people are already talking about him like he’s Ryan Fitzpatrick. That Jets tax is real. 

[shuler82]

16 minutes ago, slimjasi said:

And as long as there are zero called on Jets QBs 

Someone really messed up when we got our last RTQB call against us… back in Dec of ‘21

[Larz]

Jets fans won’t hate the rule this year with a first ballot HOF QB getting every call lol