Wearing the white hat for the first time...

[mikesears]

Originally posted by sloth
I'd hate to think that roughing the QB or a bad facemask could be offset by a hold.

... or even an illegal shift. Doesn't seem equitable because one is a safety foul and one is a procedure foul. Yet that is how the NF rules are written.

Do you have specific questions about these? I tried to answer a general question in a general fashion. You would be surprised at the number of officials who signal personal fouls and USC fouls.