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vonstout":2u07ojxm said:hawknation2015":2u07ojxm said:AF_Hawk":2u07ojxm said:Pass interference not called: http://youtu.be/gAhqsb7Oag8
After watching the play, picking up the flag was the correct call.
Section 1, Article 2 of the rulebook clearly states that "An offensive player cannot obstruct or impede an opponent by grasping him with his hands or encircling any part of a defender’s body with his arms." The Detroit WR grasps both the defender's left arm and the back of his helmet.
http://www.nfl.com/static/content/publi ... onduct.pdf
So yes, there was pass interference; however, the offensive pass interference cancels out the simultaneous defensive pass interference. Picking up the flag was the just call in that situation.
Every person on every station doing the postgame, including multiple former players said it was a penalty on Dallas. Both holding and DPI.
Mike Pereira holds a lot of influence, and it's too bad because he's often wrong.