[grantsrc]

We debating this at our state rules meeting. I too, was a little "trigger shy" about calling the holding if I'm to not call the DPI.

A statement was made about the action of the play after the hold. In the DPI, he merely knocks him off his route. The receiver still has the opportunity to participate in the play. In the hold, receiver that was held could be kept from making a play down the road.

For instance, if he is held by B and the receiver that made the catch on the other side of the field goes for a long run, the receiver who was held could be prevented from making a block or something. B gains an advantage in this scenario. Whereas in the DPI, the A player can still continue in the action of the play.

I hope I make sense.