Hi everyone (especially football fans),
I wanna discuss a proposed change in the NFL rule book that would change current defensive pass interference rules. Currently there are two rulings, a 15 yard penalty and a spot of the foul. This proposed change would get rid of the spot of the foul ruling and make all pass interference calls 15 yards regardless of circumstance. This may help balance recent changes in years that have made it harder for a defender to play on the ball defense during pass plays. But with this could come some problems.
If a defender is beat and they know it on a deep 30+ yard pass what is to stop them from just leveling or tripping the receiver and having them only get half as many or less yards? My hope is that the players will have some level of sportsmanship and try to play the ball but this of course would not always be the case. Best case scenario they make this rule change but add a stipulation, if the defender is clearly taking out the receiver because they are beat the spot of the ball foul should remain. This may help prevent penalties in which defenders simply bump into a receiver and they get a 30 yard penalty call in their favor.
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