Pereira assesses roughing the passer penalties in Pats vs. Ravens
 

Pereira, VP of NFL officiating reviewed the RTP calls on NFLN, says both head contacts that triggered RTP are legit calls because it is much easier to control your arms than legs and there is no excuse for Ngata or Wright.

On the RTP in terms of Brady's knees, he says two things:

1) Officials will err on the side of caution. It is far better for them to have a quick trigger finger on the flag, and absorb criticism than for a team to lose a marquee player or quarterback.

2) Addressing the claim that Brady coerced the flag/is a favorable player to protect, he says that no NFL officials want to be caught doing that because it affects their chances of being able to referee into the playoffs and someday calling the superbowl.

Again those comments come from him, FWIW.

Re: Pereira assesses roughing the passer penalties in Pats vs. Ravens
 

When you make a QB jump because your bulk is headed directly for his knees, it's a borderline call pre-2009, but after seeing Wilfork and AD called for less egregious calls, it's justified.

Re: Pereira assesses roughing the passer penalties in Pats vs. Ravens
 

Re: Pereira assesses roughing the passer penalties in Pats vs. Ravens
 

Excellent segment. I'm glad that Pereira says when people mess up, and says when he agrees with them. I do think there's still an air of 'spin-job' on the whole deal, but I still think it's very good.

Re: Pereira assesses roughing the passer penalties in Pats vs. Ravens
 

It's only "spin-job" because they refuse to listen to reality. Lots of fans hate Brady and the Pats because of their success and will do, say, and believe anything, so long as it makes them feel better.

Re: Pereira assesses roughing the passer penalties in Pats vs. Ravens
 

Perreira said the target area for tackling a QB is below the shoulders and above the knees. But both Wilfork and Rodney have been flagged for hitting too low on the QB after tackling the QB in the thigh area. Rodney's was a few years ago against Bledsoe, and Wilfork has been called twice that I can recall for tackling the QB by wrapping up the thighs. IMO those are reputation calls.

Re: Pereira assesses roughing the passer penalties in Pats vs. Ravens
 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't one of them called a "late hit" while the other one was because he picked him up and slammed him to the ground? I don't think it had anything to do with where they were tackled.

Re: Pereira assesses roughing the passer penalties in Pats vs. Ravens
 

The slamming one was Adalius Thomas. The ones I was talking about they were flagged for hitting too low.

Here's Wilfork's from this year:

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Wasnt Wilkfork exonerated by the officials? not sure if it was buy Pereira I dont get the NFL channel, damn charter!

Re: Pereira assesses roughing the passer penalties in Pats vs. Ravens
 

Watching them play that POS diving at Brady's knees over and over just drove home the point for me how valid that call was. He wasn't blocked or tripped into going for Brady's knees.....he launched himself. We are lucky Brady got out of the way....that could have been lights out for another season.