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Originally Posted by zm1283
But he eventually does go up field and the ball is thrown nowhere near him.
The contention that Gronk was not restricted at all is not universally shared. Even some officials (Some at very high levels) don't agree with you.
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I don't agree with the contention that Gronk was not restricted. I do agree with the contention that it didn't matter, by rule, because of the interception that occurred before the ball got to the DPI location.
The difference is that with holding, being "catchable" isn't a factor like it is with DPI.
With DPI, it must be catchable to be DPI. The guideline from the league to officials is if the ball is intercepted before it reaches the point of the DPI, it wasn't catchable (by rule.) Therefore no DPI. That's no an issue with holding.