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Originally posted by mikesears
My two cents worth (I am on my soap box)! 
I really dislike the phrase, "You could call holding on every play". I, myself, have been guilty of saying this after watching teams with poor execution play. However, I disagree with the statement in general. I've seen enough really good teams that don't typically hold (not even a technical infraction) that I wonder where this phrase originated. I feel it is a sweeping generalization officials overuse.
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Mike,
The thing is, you probably could with the technics used and taught. If you call every tug and pull, you could have a lot of holding penalties in my opinion. That is why you have to use common sense and call point of attack holds. This is just my opinion. I am not saying it applies to all teams and all games, but if officials call "technical holds" you could reasonably call it on every play. That is why I think the comment is common.
Peace