Sorry, that was NOT an offensive pass interference on Jericho Cotchery. Delta O'Neal fell down.
Patriots got the call there.
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Phil Simms said Jericho pushed off with his left arm....on replay it clearly shows that Jericho was actually HOLDING O'Neal upward as O'Neal was on 1 knee and proceeding to fall down.
There was no extension of the left arm by Jericho.
I also disagree with Simms, when he states that "in real time, you get a better feel"....in real time what you really get is "perception", not actualization.
To the Judge, it seemed to him that the play was an OPI, but both players have a right to stop and turnaround for an under-thrown ball. The key here is that Delta O'Neal turned around and went down on one knee and couldn't make a valid play on the ball as he was falling downward...which gave Cotchery a wide open window to catch the throw.
If a defensive back is able to get away with touching the receiver before the ball reaches the player, then it should be the same way vice versa.
Replay is more of a clear representation of what actually happened.