“I think the theory behind what the league voted on certainly had a chance to be successful. But quite honestly we weren’t ready in New York to handle it,” Payton said, referencing the league’s officiating headquarters, where PI replay reviews were determined. “And I know that sounds critical, but that’s just a fact. The consistency and the ability to take in the calls and at least come up with a fairly level basis of what we’re gonna interpret that call on. And if we’re not ready there, then we shouldn’t have it.
“And I think that’s the feeling that all of us have right now, including myself.”
Thirty-one of the NFL’s 32 teams voted to experiment with the new PI review rule on a one-year basis last season. However, they would have had to vote again this year to make it a permanent rule change. And there was not enough interest from teams or the NFL’s competition committee to even propose a vote during the virtual league meetings later this month.
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