An Addition to the Challenge System

[Joe_is_the_best]

Simple question: Should a coach be able to challenge a penalty?

Other relevant questions: Which penalties can be challenged? Should non calls be challengable? Can a penalty call be indisputable?

In my view, a coach should be able to challenge a pass interference call or no call. You may even limit it to the 4th quarter, I don't care. There have been way to many of these calls that have influenced the game. The pass interference is one of the more impactful penalties in the rulebook, and thus coaches should be able to challenge it.

The penalty will have to be indisputable to overturn, like any review. Coaches have to be specific as to what they are challenging. The coach would need to say the approximate yard line the foul occurred, and the party they believe committed or did not commit a pass interference.

I see this as no different than challenging whether a ball was tipped when a pass interference was called.

I am against offensive holding being challengable, for obvious reasons. Holding happens on many plays and doesn't get called, for dubious reasons. I see no rhyme or reason to holding calls, so this would be a difficult hurdle for me.

Holding for defensive backs is less dubious, as a jersey grab is a surefire indicator of defensive holding. Other possible ones could include helmet-to-helmet hits, roughing the passer, illegal celebrations, etc. Coaches would have to be choosy as to which plays they will challenge, and I think this could provide extra safeguards against bad calls, that can change seasons.

Are there any other penalties that should be challengable? Am I crazy? Let me hear your thoughts.
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[Acgott]

No penalties are judgement call, it get too messy

[Joe_is_the_best]

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[vikingsrule]

Couldnt fumbles and catches be considered judgement calls too. A catch or fumble is not always black and white.

[alfalcone]

Penalties look different on replay than they do live, so many more ticky tack fouls would be called. Also it would / could slow the pace of the game. My only real problems with the replay system are that teams lose a timeout when the ruling stands, I think a challenge should be confirmed for a timeout to be lost, and that teams are limited to a maximum of three challenges, if a ref blows 4 calls, teams should have the ability to correct that.

[Ketchup]

Personal fouls and pass interference should be the only flags that can be challenges because they are such game changers most the times, especially the 35+ yard DPI penalty.
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[YlionsY]

Sometimes I feel like penalty calls are worth challenging.

Penalties can play a huge part in how games go.
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[Malik]

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[mse326]

No to pass interference. It isn't simply contact that makes it a foul, it has to substantially interfere with the ability to catch the ball. That get's into fairly subjective areas.

The only ones I think should be challengeable are the defenseless player personal fouls. And even that I think should be limited only to the second part (whether the hit was impermissable), but not the first part (was the receiver in fact defenseless). The reason is simply that there really is no grey area to the rule. You either hit the guy in the head/neck area or with the crown/hairline of your helmet or you don't.
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[BlackandBlue]

Delay of game should be reviewable.

[OneBadCat]

To those that don't want PI's challenged you are either a Tony Gonzalez fan or you simply enjoy watching your team get cheated by the refs.

They most certainly should be challengeable. So should roughing the passer. Everyone on the field is held accountable except for the officials. I'm tired of them cheating teams out of games.

[Flaccomania]