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[Dan]

The TD pass where the Seattle Wide Receiver pushed the Defender is technically the correct call in the rule book. If a player pushes off of a defender to gain an advantage while the ball is in the air, then its Offensive Pass Interference. What usually happens though is that Refs only call BLATANT fouls in an important game. This wasnt the case here. The ref called a big foul on what looked like a weak call.

This call was ridiculous, for sure. I think a lot of the reason that officials are calling on not so blatant stuff now is because of the replay review rule. Now, they have to worry that everything that's technically a violation is going to be questioned by the coaches or the booth. It's a shame, really, they need to get rid of the replay reviews altogether, all they're doing now is making football the most sanitary, unexciting sport out there. I liked the sloppiness of rules sometimes being wrong, players sometimes having to fight to make a catch.