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How would you go about picking and choosing which prospective penalties are reviewed to the point of possibly lodging a personal foul not called on the field? Or are you saying all plays should automatically be booth-reviewed with prospects of overruling the on-field refs? (I don't think the hit on Brady is a good example for this.)
No. this shouldn’t be a booth review. This should simply be a call that can be challenged like many other calls, since it relies on true or false video evidence, and it isn’t based on intent/flow of game. I covered in the OP that I don’t think every play should be reviewable.
Specifically, see the rule below.
Roughing the Passer | NFL Football Operations
operations.nfl.com
Also, regardless of the replay aspect, this rule debunks what a few of you are saying. It addresses the initial contact made below the neck…it’s still a penalty if contact is made. The chin counts as well as part of the head. This was 100% a penalty.