all scoring plays are reviewed now
not just big plays or plays at the end
too many reviews
Yeah, scoring plays are reviewed now to see things like if the ball crossed the plane, was the ball carrier down, was the it a catch, etc.
What Nubbz is suggesting is coaches be given two challenges per half to challenge EVERYTHING. And that includes if a flag was erroneously thrown or not thrown. I think that would open up a big can of worms. So, if a team gives up a big play the coach can throw the challenge flag and basically challenge anything he wants in hopes of negating the play. He doesn’t even have to have a strong conviction about what he’s challenging. He can just throw something against the wall and hope it sticks.
When Ryen Russillo was on ESPN Radio on more than one occasion he referenced Mike Tice frequently trying to use challenges like this because he didn’t have a firm grasp on the challenge rules anyway. If a team made a big play against the Vikings Tice was known to ask an official or another coach, “What can I challenge on that?”
I can envision scenarios where a coach throws out a challenge flag and when the official asks what he’s challenging saying, “I don’t know yet” as he has people upstairs furiously looking at replays to search for infractions.
Besides any of that penalties like PI’s and holds are highly subjective anyway. Coaches wouldn’t necessarily be seeking to get the call right as much as they would just be seeking a second opinion with the replay official’s opinion always being the one that trumps all.
I also think it creates a bunch of slippery slope scenarios. What if the rule were already in place when PI in the Saints game had occurred and Sean Payton were out of challenges? Then the outcry would be that coaches really shouldn’t just be limited to two. It should be 3, or 5, or even unlimited. What if the coach challenged a left tackle holding but on review the whole country saw the center with a clear hands to the face infraction but replay couldn’t change that because it wasn’t what the coach specificed he wanted reviewed? Then the outcry would be if the replay official notices any infraction on review he has carte blanche to change anything he sees fit.
I just think it’s a massive overreaction and would create its own set of problems.