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Originally posted by MJT
2-3-5b says "defensive players may push, PULL, or ward off an opponent in an attempt to get at the runner."
So it depends on when and where, which is usually obvious. I have called defensive holding on a D-lineman who was tackling an O-lineman as he tried to release and get a block on a linebacker. Obviously def holding on receivers, and so on.
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That is where I was leading to. The word 'pull' within the line obviously contemplates the fact in order to 'pull' one must have a grasp of something, right?
I have flagged DH but only once and away from the play entirely. But the B player totally took down an A player by wrapping him up in a huge bear hug and taking him to the ground.
Now if the NFHS would only define 'Pull' and 'Sling' in Section 2...
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Originally posted by MI Official
on an option play around the end. QB keeps and the Defender tackles the pitch man. holding? I would say yes because, although he is a potential blocker, he is BEHIND the runner and not faking.
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This I would agree with. But the pitchman can still be 'blocked'. Now what if the pitchman was forward of the QB? DPI?
[Edited by WyMike on Oct 22nd, 2004 at 03:59 PM]