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Originally Posted by valo403

I'm saying that there are at least a dozen penalties by rule on every single snap of the ball, but the rules aren't that black and white and officials make the decision on what degree of offense is going to be flagged. If we went with the black and white appraoch there would literally not be a single snap without a flag, heck you could flag holding somewhere on the line every single play.

Penalties are subjective. You have no idea whether or not this is a call missed by the official or a play that the official deemed to not be worthy of a penalty.

White admitted he pushed him...down to the ground as a matter of fact....said so for all to hear.

Cant deny it happened and what the official saw or didnt see has no bearing on what i am saying.

Whether or not it was a penalty by rule is not for debate, it was.

here is the rule...

Actions that constitute offensive pass interference include but are not limited to:

(a) Blocking downfield by an offensive player prior to the ball being touched.

(b) Initiating contact with a defender by shoving or pushing off thus creating a separation in an attempt to catch a pass.

(c) Driving through a defender who has established a position on the field.

here is what White said...

I pushed him down. You gotta do what you gotta do to win.

So tell me again how this is subjective in any way. Your not allowed to do it, he did it and told everyone he did it.

Pretty clear cut stuff.

Again Im not condemning the official for not calling it, just that by rule it certainly was a penalty.