Written by Jordan Heck at SportingNews.Com
NFL fans don’t seem to know what a catch is, mainly because it seems like the league doesn’t either. In order to fix that, the league formed a six-man committee to try and better understand this essential part of the game.
If you were hoping that this committee would make some changes, you’re probably going to be disappointed. The NFL’s vice president of officiating, Dean Blandino, said in an interview Sunday before the Pro Bowl that he likes the rule the way it is.
“We think that the rule is in a good place right now,” he said. “I really feel it’s just communicating the rule and educating and showing video examples of what is and what isn’t a catch. There’s a subjective element to the rule so there’s always going to be those plays where we debate that subjective element. That’s just part of it. That goes for other calls that are made during the game — pass interference, offensive holding…
“Maybe there’s another tweak that maybe we can make in the rule to make it easier to understand. But I don’t anticipate any major changes.”
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