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Seattle's Defense Relies On a Brazen Tactic: Rampant Interference
"They look at it and say, 'We may get called for one but not 10,'" said Mike Pereira
"They just seem to not care about the rules," said New York Giants wide receiver Louis Murphy
The Seahawks had the most pass-interference penalties in the league this season—13, or nearly one per game. Defensive pass interference, a spot foul that comes with an automatic first down, is called when a defender impedes a receiver while the ball is in the air. If the ball isn't airborne, grabbing a receiver more than five yards downfield merits a defensive-holding penalty. The Seahawks have 10 of those this season.
Pereira said aggressive pass-coverage teams like Seattle "test" referees early in the game with a few potentially obvious pass-interference infractions. "They want to see what kind of tone the officials are going to set," he said, adding that he expects to see a couple of penalties called but also the usual brand of Seahawks grabbing.
The Seahawks defense is only good at one thing. They play the officials, not the game. We will see how this works out for them this weekend with Gene Steratore and crew.
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