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Originally Posted by BigGref
I was a varsity umpire for 4 years and called it only once or twice, a couple more times in lower levels, but I only call this when it's an obvious ploy and planned by the lineman/LB to free up the LB, it didn't appear that way, though I only saw one crappy view on you tube (other than live), if anyone has a better look please post.
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Maybe the NFL has different philosophies on holding than you. The B lineman grabbed him and twisted his shoulders as he was trying to run forward to block a different player. It was an obvious call. Even Rich Eisen on Official Review, who tends to not understand much about officiating, said that this call as well as the facemask foul were "easy calls".