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<blockquote data-quote="adam71" data-source="post: 1470430" data-attributes="member: 549079">How do you know he wouldn&#039;t have been able to make a play??&nbsp; The letter of the rule states that if a receiver uses there hands or arms to create &quot;seperation&quot; from the defeneder it is OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE.&nbsp; Chris Hope (the Steeler covering him) was right in Darrell Jackson&#039;s vicinity and before Jackson cut back to make the catch he extended his right arm to stop Hope from staying with him.&nbsp; Its clear as day on the replay.&nbsp; So to say he COULDN&#039;T have made a play on the ball anyway is your guess and nothing more.&nbsp;&nbsp; My guess is that he probably would have made the TD catch.&nbsp; However, he pushed off when he probably didn&#039;t have to anyway.&nbsp; He is the one that gave the ref a reason to throw the flag therefore he has only himself to blame.No offense intended here but this statement makes absolutely NO sense what so ever.&nbsp; If the rules were setup like that we would have ALOT MORE GREY AREA then we already do.&nbsp; What about a receiver that makes an illegal pick on a DB?? Should he not get flagged for offensive pass int.??&nbsp; Or here is another scenario.&nbsp; Should they only call holding on an offensive lineman when they determine that the guy he was holding could have made a play??&nbsp; Grey area such as what you&#039;re suggesting would make the officiating alot WORSE than it already is.So I guess what I&#039;m saying as a whole is that it makes NO difference whether the DB would have been able to stop the play or not.&nbsp; Pass int is pass int no matter how close to the play,&nbsp; just like holding is holding no matter how close it is to the ball carrier.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="adam71, post: 1470430, member: 549079"] How do you know he wouldn't have been able to make a play?? The letter of the rule states that if a receiver uses there hands or arms to create "seperation" from the defeneder it is OFFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE. Chris Hope (the Steeler covering him) was right in Darrell Jackson's vicinity and before Jackson cut back to make the catch he extended his right arm to stop Hope from staying with him. Its clear as day on the replay. So to say he COULDN'T have made a play on the ball anyway is your guess and nothing more. My guess is that he probably would have made the TD catch. However, he pushed off when he probably didn't have to anyway. He is the one that gave the ref a reason to throw the flag therefore he has only himself to blame. No offense intended here but this statement makes absolutely NO sense what so ever. If the rules were setup like that we would have ALOT MORE GREY AREA then we already do. What about a receiver that makes an illegal pick on a DB?? Should he not get flagged for offensive pass int.?? Or here is another scenario. Should they only call holding on an offensive lineman when they determine that the guy he was holding could have made a play?? Grey area such as what you're suggesting would make the officiating alot WORSE than it already is. So I guess what I'm saying as a whole is that it makes NO difference whether the DB would have been able to stop the play or not. Pass int is pass int no matter how close to the play, just like holding is holding no matter how close it is to the ball carrier. [/QUOTE]

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