team of replay officials look for infractions on both sides of the ball?

Then the games could be 6 hours long and get in many many more bud light commercials.

Stop the game and reset from the infraction point.

"It has been determined that there was pass interference on a play in the second quarter. The last two scores will be wiped clean, and we'll re-start the game with 1st & 10 for the Vikings at the San Diego 37. Please reset the game clock to 4:02 in the second quarter. Oh, and we'll have to do another halftime, but we'll cut it in half to keep things moving along."

If you slow down most long pass plays you are find PI on either the offensive or defensive players most of the time if you want to. It is such a big penalty that referees are rightly cautious to call it. They are just going to add replay debate to what are subjective calls.

They need to put strict limits on this or it could really slow the game to a halt.

No more gray areas. No more “play on.” Because it’s the rule, dammit!

I can't imagine a PI call will be challenged by a coach. How does a ref decide there was no PI when it was called? And I would bet that PI non-calls will rarely be challenged by coaches since it is so judgmental. The "call on the field" will undoubtedly prevail.

This is strictly a rule put in place as a PR ploy because of a once in a generation embarrassment. Funny thing is I remember discussing that play with folks at the time who thought the non-call was absolutely correct-- that "the ball wasn't catch-able so how could there be PI" kind of stuff.

Way way way more controversial than the botched non-call against the Saints was.

I'm not even sure this will make it through next season.

to be when reviewing a non-PI call. The college basketball replay rule shows some of the downside of this. Many times in these late game situations you'll see some contact on a loose ball or rebound attempt where the refs will decide to just award the ball to the team that was fouled instead of calling the foul. Then they go to the replay and see that the ball actually last touched the finger tip of the team they awarded the ball to. Of course the replay also shows the foul they let slide but there's nothing they can do about that. Sometimes these subjective plays require a human who is skilled at determining what the fair outcome should be, a rule like this risks losing that.

inconsistencies. I cannot believe they think this is a good idea on judgement calls. He put his hand on his jersey....and there it is...you can see the index finger grasp the jersey...right there...!!!

Oh wait... that was done by the receiver..... a second before the corner brushed the receivers facemask with his forearm.

They don’t realize what they have done.

Replay is like government entitlement programs: it only expands and it can never be reversed.

All game, not just in the final minute. After all, we have to get the call right. Unlimited challenges.

Prepare for eight hours of ref conferences interrupted by the occasional play.

In the form of full jury trials after every play. Nothing is more important than getting it right.

I realize a game or two were totally blown last year on this, but come on. Fewer penalties get called inside the final few minutes of most sports, especially in two minute drills and whatever. Everybody knows this.
Having a challenge possible on a hail mary or similar seems like a terrible idea. Who knows, maybe it won't be as bad as it sounds.

is part of the game, bumping receivers is part of the game. Now teams will plan around creating contact for big gains whenever they are trailing by x points in the second half.

From what I’ve read coaches still can’t challenge in last 2 minutes...but then are teams going to be burning timeouts late in games in hopes some ref in a booth/New York parses through replays to find contract down field or a hold on plays?

As they say, holding can be called on pretty much every single play.

This is going to be ridiculous. More timeouts, more people screaming about inconsistencies on contact/handfighting—he touched him first...see there! Right there! They didn’t call it last time??? Now they are???

This change is going to make people fans, coaches, players completely crazy.

of a knee jerk reaction to a missed call in a very important game. Coaches will routinely challenge long touchdowns for any infraction (holding, PI, lining up wrong,etc.) even if it has little or nothing to do with the play's result. As you say, there is a huge difference between what's being called a foul throughout the game and what a strict interpretation of the rule book says.