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It’s not often that a defensive tackle wins the Defensive Rookie of the Year (DROY) award Zach Zenner Jersey White , but it certainly isn’t unheard of. Aaron Donald did it a few years ago, and Ndamukong Suh did it back in 2010. Prior to those two, however, it hadn’t happened since 1994.Detroit Lions fourth-round rookie Da’Shawn Hand isn’t having the type of season Donald or Suh did in their rookie years. Suh had 10.0 sacks his rookie year, while Donald was right behind him with 9.0 in 2014. Hand, on the other... hand, isn’t putting up any eye-popping stats. He has just 19 tackles, 2.0 sacks Womens Matt Prater Jersey , and two forces fumbles. Those are still some impressive numbers, but hardly the kind that will draw national attention worthy of winning an award like DROY.However, when compared to the rest of the rookie class, Hand deserves to be part of the conversation. Just take a look at the top rookies accoridng to Pro Football Focus’ grades: Hand is just barely behind Derwin James and Leighton Vander Esch, and is the highest-graded rookie defensive lineman in the league. Unfortunately for Hand, he doesn’t have a realistic shot at winning the award for the time being. James (3.5 sacks, 1 INT) and Vander Esch (51 tackles!!) have the traditional stats that will earn them votes at the end of the year. Still, if Hand continues to play this well Womens Kerry Hyder Jersey , it means much more for the Lions than any postseason honors. Lions tight end Michael Roberts has missed every game since the Lions’ Week 2 loss to the 49ers. It looks like he’s itching to get back: Jeff Risdon of Lions Wire thinks the Lions need to make a play for Raiders cornerback Gareon Conley if the young defensive back is truly on the market. Golden Tate played under former Seahawks owner Paul Allen, who passed away on Monday after his battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Tate offered his condolences via Twitter late Monday night: Lions owner Martha Ford offered this statement on the passing of Paul Allen: Matt Patricia has really struggled against the Dolphins in Miami, as MLive’s Nate Atkins notes. We’ve talked plenty about the Lions’ struggles to defend the run but they certainly need to improve against the pass, too: This is pretty neat: The Detroit Lions surprised a wedding couple and spiced up their ceremony with Lions cheerleaders, Roary, tickets to the Packers game and sideline passes. Earlier in the week, we discussed the merits of changing in the NFL overtime rules after the New England Patriots scored a touchdown on the opening drive of the extra quarter, preventing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs a chance at redemption. 77 percent of you said yes Womens Ricky Jean Francois Jersey , the NFL does need to alter their overtimes rules.But that was only the second-most controversial moment of the conference championship games over the weekend. Despite the Saints having chance after chance to close out the Rams at home, focus after the game honed in on an admittedly horrible non-call. Drew Brees lofted a third-down pass to Tommylee Lewis, and before Lewis could make an attempt on the ball, he was leveled by a Rams defender. A pass interference call—which was 100 percent warranted here—would’ve almost certainly won the Saints the game, but the call was never made.This has led to many complaining about the current state of pass interference. Mainly, many want to see pass interference become reviewable. So today’s Question of the Day is:Should pass interference be reviewable in 2019? My answer: No. I’ve stated this multiple times, but the last thing this sport needs is to make something that is inherently subjective subject to review. Many will claim to just save pass interference review for obvious calls, but how often does that actually happen? What happened to the Saints on Sunday was blatant Anthony Zettel Jersey White , and while we all like to complain about the refs, it usually doesn’t get that bad.And think of all the subjective things that will still be nearly impossible to determine upon review. Was the ball catchable? Was the contact enough to prevent a chance at a catch? Was it intentional or accidental contact?Barry Petchesky of Deadspin really put it perfectly in his column “Football Needs Blown Calls.” Here’s an excerpt that I found particularly true:When the NFL made a catch reviewable, everyone assumed it would be a simple solution to a persistent problem. But what ended up actually happening was that we dissected a catch so intricately that the NFL rulebook-to-death’d trying to explain the unexplainable. Do we really want to start expanding the definition to pass interference to try and make something that will always be gray into a convoluted mess in an effort to try and make it black-and-white?I know the CFL has reviewable pass interference right now, and I know it supposedly “works,” but can you really say for sure that it will hold up to the scrutiny of a much-more publicized NFL? Try as you may, officiating will always be a little subjective. It sucks for the team when that subjectivity goes wrong, but trying to make an inherently flawed system perfect will only further complicate things. Just deal with it.Your turn.