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Do the modern NFL Pass Interference Rules favor Noodle Arms like Brady’s?

Posted on 1/22/18 at 6:23 am
Posted by theunknownknight
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 6:23 am
To the point the Patriots intentionally underthrow deep balls designed for the receiver to come back initiating contact creating “defensive” PI?

It’s an automatic gimme these days.

The NBA perfected this



Exploiting the rules to put defenders in bad positions: I feel like that’s what we are seeing on blatant display now.

This post was edited on 1/22/18 at 6:24 am
Posted by eddieray
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 6:31 am to
I hate when the defender has good position and they call interference because the ball is underthrown.

That said, I don’t know if Brady’s reached noodle arm status yet. The ball still looks like it’s popping out of his hand pretty good
Posted by theunknownknight
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 6:32 am to
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That said, I don’t know if Brady’s reached noodle arm status yet. The ball still looks like it’s popping out of his hand pretty good


Doesn’t that make it more obvious it’s by design then?
Posted by BlackCoffeeKid
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 6:33 am to
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It’s an automatic gimme these days.


Nailed it.
It's extremely aggravating when the WR thinks every incomplete pass is a PI.


...Also, still waiting on a RB to get called for targeting when they lower the crown of their helmet while running the ball.
Posted by OKtiger
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 6:35 am to
Happened quite frequently with Case Keenum

I think he's a better example than Brady who was seen whipping it last (i.e. see 3rd and 18)
Posted by eddieray
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 6:37 am to
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Doesn’t that make it more obvious it’s by design then?


Yes. It definitely looked by design yesterday.
Posted by goldenbadger08
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 6:40 am to
Yes. All Brady has to do under 2 minutes is chuck the ball up and he will get a flag a majority of the time. Don’t think it’s been any more evident than last night.

Refs can basically gift a team a TD with the spot foul. Call a PI at the 20, call a PI in the end zone, run it in from 1 yard out. Just sad what the NFL has come to.
Posted by Knight of Old
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 7:18 am to
You're simply an idiot or too blind to see if you can't recognize the greatness on display...
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 7:51 am to
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Knight of Old


You seem smart
Posted by kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:06 am to
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I hate when the defender has good position and they call interference because the ball is underthrown.


This right here. Officials need to examine the ball placement when calling interference.
Posted by wilceaux
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:06 am to
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Noodle Arms like Brady’s


Huh? Brady doesn't have a noodle arm.
Posted by bluestem75
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:08 am to
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...Also, still waiting on a RB to get called for targeting when they lower the crown of their helmet while running the ball.



This.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:21 am to
i went off on this last night

the fact that the NFL allows the WRs to initiate contact, violate the DBs space, and then gives them a SPOT FOUL after this is just retarded

i know that football will never adopt my forward momentum interpretation, but they can fix this DPI issue
Posted by theunknownknight
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:28 am to
I saw that.

It just seems very apparent to me that this has become an actual strategy (especially with Brady)

I’d love to see the stats on how often PI is called late in the game when certain QBs are trailing.
Posted by Black n Gold
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:29 am to
That was terrible defense by Paul George in your GIF, and a foul if he made contact.
Posted by theunknownknight
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:31 am to
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That was terrible defense by Paul George in your GIF, and a foul if he made contact.


That’s not the point genius. The point is Wade perfected drawing contact and defenses had to adjust.

In football, however, it’s almost impossible to adjust to this tactic without giving the receiver 5 yards of space.
This post was edited on 1/22/18 at 8:33 am
Posted by hiltacular
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:33 am to
I don’t think the NFL wants to fix DPI. These ridiculous spot fouls are huge momentum shifters that they believe keeps the game more entertaining.
Posted by PeteRose
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:34 am to
As the rule stands, I don’t see why WR not let the DB runs into him if the DB is not looking back of the ball. It’s 100% getting the flag regardless if the ball in 10 yds underthrown/overthrown/out of bound.

PI implies that WR would catch the ball 100% of the time if defender does not make contact regardless if ball is underthrown or overthrown. That’s a big leap and the worst part is the big punishment.
Posted by BayouBengals03
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:35 am to
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Noodle Arms like Brady’s?

Still butthurt about this term being used about Manning towards the end of his career
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:35 am to
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t just seems very apparent to me that this has become an actual strategy

it has been for years

you see it in CFB a bit too but it's a much bigger risk without the same reward, so it's used less (have to have a badass QB which is rare)
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