Jon Gruden said pass interference should be reviewable after referee Gerry Austin told him, "You are right. That is pass interference!" Then ESPN showed some blatant, uncalled pass interference penalties in other games. I understand why PI is not reviewable. However, grabbing a wrist to keep the receiver's left arm down is so obvious it can't be a judgment call like some others are and that happened in the end zone on third down. The Lions missed out on four points there because of the penalty that no flag was thrown for. I have to blame the officials for that loss, not Calvin Johnson's three drops, because they seemed to want the Ravens to win.

 

What do you think? I would wish PI was reviewable if it was always that obvious, especially in the end zone. But to do that would require not making it a judgment call. How would you improve officiating to reduce errors in calling or not calling pass interference?

 

I would give it a more exact definition: What specific actions by the defensive player warrant a flag? That would take all judgment out of it, allowing coaches to challenge if it occurs on third or fourth down.

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