Since last year was my first at Umpire, I learned that you cannot see everything. Most holding is done when the ball is coming in the one of the OL direction. My steps are Snap, Guards(They will tell you if it is a run or pass), than the tackles. If it is a Pass I move up to the LOS than wath for Illegal OL downfield. My R told me that I should just drop a bag when it looks like the QB may have went across the LOS. I do not make the determination of illegal forward pass unless it is obvious. I tend to let the linemen play only throwing a flag when it starts to get out of hand and that is only after I have spoken to them during the course of the game.
I thought that being on the wing was fun, but when I moved inside it was even better. It reminds me of when I played linebacker in highschool.
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