49ers | Nolan would like league to change pass interference rule

ESPN.com reports San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan would like to see the National Football League adopt a new pass interference rule that allows officials some leeway in handing out punishment. Nolan's plan would enable officials to determine whether a penalty should result in a 15-yard infraction or a spot of the foul penalty. Nolan believes offensive coaches around the league currently call plays with the purpose of drawing a penalty. "You'll see them drop back and throw it vertical," Nolan said. "They'll overthrow the play; they just want the penalty." The current rules state that a defensive pass interference penalty rewards the offense with the ball at the spot of the foul or at the one yard line if the infraction occurs in the end zone.

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