Why the NFL proposed replay rule modifications, and what happens now

PHOENIX -- It's true. After months of discussion and debate, the NFL's competition committee has no answer for the officiating mistake that marred last season's NFC Championship Game.

There apparently will be no safety net in 2019 if and when two highly-graded officials fail to penalize an obvious pass interference foul happening a few feet away. This is maddening and begs for future trouble.

But while the committee is punting on that specific problem, it has nevertheless proposed an unprecedented rule change that would address some of the highest impact officiating mistakes of recent years. If approved -- and to be frank, it will be a tough hurdle -- the league would add pass interference…