OPI

TheBostonStraggler · Oct 21, 2015

I was looking at the Offensive Pass Interference calls for this year. I knew the Patriots had been called quite a few times but I had no idea they were the stark outlier in that category.

As of week 6, OPI calls per game:
*Patriots - 1.2
*Washington - .66
*A few with .5 and .4
*Many with .33 and .25 and 0.0
**The zeroes are Denver, SD, Pitt, Baltimore, Indy, Dallas, Sea, SF and a couple of others.
*League average is approx .25 a game.

Obviously the pass heavy Patriots could be expected to have more. Still it is interesting that it was much much higher than everyone else. At this rate a majority teams will not have a season total OPI number that the Patriots have through 5 games.
BS calls aside, BB and staff must be looking at this and coaching it up. A happy medium of a solid push off but not so much it draws a flag can be perfected.

Patriot Missile · Oct 21, 2015

Just wait until the games really matter.

VectorPrime · Oct 21, 2015

Most of our OPIs came off the same play where Edelman picks the defender and frees up Amendola running deep on the sideline. If we just stop using that dumb play our number will go down.

RobertWeathers · Oct 22, 2015

...and the 'Skins have thrown the ball around 30 more times than the Pats.

Complete BS.

goheels22002 · Oct 22, 2015

robertweathers said:
...and the 'Skins have thrown the ball around 30 more times than the Pats.

Complete BS.

2015 NFL Player Passing Stats - National Football League - ESPN

The Redskins have played one more game than the Patriots. Kirk Cousins is having a much better year than Peyton Manning. Manning is a train wreck - 7 TDs, 10 INTs, 72 QBR, 10 sacks

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Mack Herron · Oct 22, 2015

The rules apply to everyone.

ThatllMoveTheChains!!! · Oct 22, 2015

The terribleness of how this rule has been applied to the Patriots has been pretty clear. Glad the stats back it up. Hopefully this levels off.

Ross12 · Oct 22, 2015

Anyone surprised that Denver and Indy are at a zero? Anyone? Bueller?

RobertWeathers · Oct 22, 2015

goheels22002 said:
2015 NFL Player Passing Stats - National Football League - ESPN

The Redskins have played one more game than the Patriots. Kirk Cousins is having a much better year than Peyton Manning. Manning is a train wreck - 7 TDs, 10 INTs, 72 QBR, 10 sacks .

Yep. Pats have 6 OPIs and 'Skins have 4 and I'm willing to bet that they won't be called for another one next week. Ridiculous.

RobertWeathers · Oct 22, 2015

Mack Herron said:
The rules apply to everyone.

Hypocritical dink.

livinginthe past · Oct 22, 2015

I've noticed Gronk being pinged a couple of times for this and being mystified by it.

I'm sure this is a point of emphasis that Bill will have them working on - the Patriots have a rep for pick plays but unlike the Colts/Packers and Broncos they are getting called for it harshly.

Adapt and move on.

Pass plays per OPI would be a more reliable statistic to gauge the frequency and to compare.

archstanton543 · Oct 22, 2015

For a minute there I thought this thread was about Andy Griffith's son...

Bourne Again Christian · Oct 22, 2015

Ross12 said:
Anyone surprised that Denver and Indy are at a zero? Anyone? Bueller?

Wow

archstanton543 · Oct 22, 2015

ThatllMoveTheChains!!! said:
The terribleness of how this rule has been applied to the Patriots has been pretty clear. Glad the stats back it up. Hopefully this levels off.

The OPI against Chandler in the end zone only kind of looked like OPI because he was so much bigger than the defender.

DarrylS · Oct 22, 2015

Rex would like this "spirited" attitude...

FYI in overall Penalties the Pats have 39 called penalties tied for 9th, the "spirited" Buffalo Bills have 62 dead last..

The Jets have 33 penalties..

NFL Penalties - 2015 League Penalty Stats - View by Total - NFL Penalty Stats Tracker - List/Statistics/Data of NFL Penalties - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

RobertWeathers · Oct 22, 2015

archstanton543 said:
For a minute there I thought this thread was about Andy Griffith's son...

Or Harry "Opie" Winston from Sons of Anarchy.

NashuaPats · Oct 22, 2015

In the Chargers/Packers game, James Jones ran a route into the right side of the end zone with a CB defending him perfectly. Jones just shoved the guy off him fully extending his arms. It could not be any more blatant. No PI was called and he caught a TD. Teams are getting away with it, but the Pats have had no such "luck" this year. A couple of the pick plays were clearly penalties, but the team and especially Gronk have been called very tightly this year. Then I watch other games and guys are getting away with blatant push offs. This stat doesn't surprise me at all.

Tunescribe · Oct 22, 2015

TheBostonStraggler said:
I was looking at the Offensive Pass Interference calls for this year. I knew the Patriots had been called quite a few times but I had no idea they were the stark outlier in that category.

As of week 6, OPI calls per game:
*Patriots - 1.2
*Washington - .66
*A few with .5 and .4
*Many with .33 and .25 and 0.0
**The zeroes are Denver, SD, Pitt, Baltimore, Indy, Dallas, Sea, SF and a couple of others.
*League average is approx .25 a game.

Obviously the pass heavy Patriots could be expected to have more. Still it is interesting that it was much much higher than everyone else. At this rate a majority teams will not have a season total OPI number that the Patriots have through 5 games.
BS calls aside, BB and staff must be looking at this and coaching it up. A happy medium of a solid push off but not so much it draws a flag can be perfected.

It's part of Goodell's master strategy to rein the Patriots in.

juny · Oct 22, 2015

This can't be right, the refs always favor the Pats -- other team fans

Angelpats · Oct 22, 2015

On most of those opi's the offensive player has the same right to that space as the defensive player, it is just that if you are a patriot you lose all rights. And the chandler opi, he was in the process of raising his arms to catch the ball and the defender was draped on his right arm and fell off in the process. There are catches like that in every game but this is one of the few times I have seen it called opi, it's usually dpi because you can't contact the receiver when the ball is in the air.

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