Belichick: Coaches Challenges Should Be Allowed On Penalties

[UNHWildCats]

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[tribe_pride]

I wouldn't mind certain penalties but if it's true that there is holding on basically every play, coaches will just wait until a long play on them and throw the flag for the holding penalty.

[UNHWildCats]

I wouldn't mind certain penalties but if it's true that there is holding on basically every play, coaches will just wait until a long play on them and throw the flag for the holding penalty.

Thats a good point.

[bluehenbillk]

I doubt it'll ever happen- not on judgment decisions. Chances of getting overturned would be slim.

[SuperHornet]

I wouldn't mind certain penalties but if it's true that there is holding on basically every play, coaches will just wait until a long play on them and throw the flag for the holding penalty.

The same would be true of illegal procedure, illegal motion, and encroachment. Heck, some guys notoriously get away with lining up offside....

[SuperHornet]

I doubt it'll ever happen- not on judgment decisions. Chances of getting overturned would be slim.

While that is PROBABLY true, I think that the definitiveness of your statement would depend on who made the original call. If a guy is challenging to overturn a call made by the ref, the success rate would be somewhere in the vicinity of 1% or less. If the flag were thrown by anyone else, it just might depend on how loyal the crew chief is to his crew. That wouldn't be "right," but we all know that that's how it will go down. The official's union never wanted replay in the first place....

[JayJ79]

I wouldn't mind certain penalties but if it's true that there is holding on basically every play, coaches will just wait until a long play on them and throw the flag for the holding penalty.

unless they made it so that you could dispute a penalty that was called, but couldn't dispute a non-call.

[grizzaholic]

I wouldn't mind certain penalties but if it's true that there is holding on basically every play, coaches will just wait until a long play on them and throw the flag for the holding penalty.

Don't be an idiot. I would think the "coaches challenge" would only be allowed once or twice per half on FLAGS THAT ARE THROWN...not just any random play...

But I agree. This will further fuck up the game. The PUSSIFICATION of the NoFunLeague has already become aware and will only get worse.

In 5 years, it will be the 2 hand touch league.
In 10 years,(after more lawsuits) it will become the flag football league.
In 15 years, we will give up on football all together and play soccer.