Pass Interference or No Pass Interference, that is the Question

[NYPhin24]

Fast Forward to the :37 second mark
[video=youtube;jx-tSaTgNZ8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jx-tSaTgNZ8#![/video]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/darrelle-revis-touchdown-interception-pass-interference_n_1016902.html#

Just to change it up a little bit around here, it was a huge swing of momentum game changing play, even though the way Miami looked they would have most likely lost anyway

Either way, looks like Marshall began to stumble but Revis was all over him and if you stop the footage you can see Revis pulling on Marshall's jersey (illegal contact after 5 yards) and he had his eyes on Moore the entire time and when Moore let the ball go you see Revis let Marshall go. Was Moore throwing there intentionally thinking the refs would call P.I.? Because i dont think Moore is that dumb that he saw was Marshall wasnt even close to turned around looking for the ball and still threw it.

Regardless, what do you guys think?

 

[Miamifinz]

Upon extensive review, I'd say it was pass interference, but when I saw it happen live, I thought Marshall just tripped and fell over himself, so I can see why they called what they did.

 

[Wildbill3]

meh, if marhsall were in beast or monster mode as he claims, he would've ran over revis and got the int. also horrible throw no excuse for throwing that ball.

 

[Kistner10]

It was definately P.I., Revis is all over him after the 5 yards. I think Marshall lost his balance, but a flag should have been thrown.

 

[woody0257]

I guess by rule it should have been. But looking at the play and the history of what refs do and do not call, I do not think it was PI.

 

[Valandui]

It wasn't called because of the superstar rule. That's it.

 

[circumstances]

at minimum illegal contact. take away the int/td, 5 yard penalty, automatic first down dolphins.

 

[Tureo]

Super star rule. Revis gets away with more than any CB I've seen in this league. He's become the Jordan of CBs. I don't remember Prime Time, Woodson, or any other CB getting these calls. Either way the pass shouldn't have been thrown.

 

[hoops]

good god guys stop crying about pass interference...marshall and revis were goin at it all game and marshall pushed off a plenty to get the separation to make some of those catches...it was a great battle and we got burned...revis does that to people who go after him too much...don't blame the refs blame the guy who decided it was a good idea to keep going to that well...

 

[Vertical Limit]

That's what happens when you're a star cornerback that plays in New York. That's a pass interference if Revis played for the Browns or some other lowly team, like the Dolphins.

 

[theprotikal]

It was definitely pass interference, especially since they called one later in the game on 3rd down I think it was on Vontae Davis but I'm not sure. I like what Gruden said later on though, they should be able to challenge a pass interference call like that. Of course I understand it would probably take way too long, but they need to do something because it changes so many games. Maybe they could do something like if you challenge a penalty and it's upheld than you get charged two timeouts or don't get another challenge or something like that..

 

[XxJustinxX]

Illegal contact downfield

 

[hoops]

did revis pull on marshall while he was runnin down the field and losing his balance??? yes he did...but the ref who calls pass interference has nothing he can see given his angle but revis back and marshall off balance so he can't make that call...

you can't just throw the flag cause the wr gets off balance...you have to see it...and it wasn't pass interference anyways...it was illegal contact more than 5 yards down field...but that stuffs rarely called anyways...unless you impede a guy from running down the field...which this wasn't the case...to that ref from that angle it just looks like marshalls losing his balance running down the field...marshall never had to get off his line he kept moving straight down the field well after the ball was delivered...

just one of those deals...

 

[hoops]

on the vontae play he was beat and gave the guy a hook to try and slow him down...it was slight but it was an impedement the ref can see plain as day from his view...but that ball was not catchable by any means so that should have been picked up...unless it was before the ball was released...

and it was called properly illegal contact which leads me to believe the ball was still in the qbs hand when the foul occurred

 

[Doctor Phibes]

I can see why the superstar rule doesn't apply to Marshall :)

I think he just lost his footing / body control - similar to the play he went oob on. It looks clumsy and makes him look the culprit. Then there was miscommunication as Marshall goes right whereas the pass went left (unless Moore really is that inaccurate)

The funniest thing on that vid is Pouncey's forward roll and Jake carefully checking for Jet cheapshots