12-08-2020, 07:07 PM
The NFL is manipulating the game through the officials.
Passing numbers are skyrocketing because officials are calling a lot more defensive pass interference penalties and a lot fewer holding calls on O-linemen. It has been a couple of weeks since I saw the story but PI calls are up by about 33% and holding calls were about half of what they were last year. So they are making it harder for DBs to play coverage and also making it easier to protect the QB.
Passing numbers are skyrocketing because officials are calling a lot more defensive pass interference penalties and a lot fewer holding calls on O-linemen. It has been a couple of weeks since I saw the story but PI calls are up by about 33% and holding calls were about half of what they were last year. So they are making it harder for DBs to play coverage and also making it easier to protect the QB.
