Faceguarding - What is this?

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Originally Posted by waltjp

Grant, while I agree that this doesn't look like like a foul based upon what we can see I am hesitant about ever critisizing an official for a late flag. I know there's been more than one occassion where I reach for my flag and either missed it or grabbed my beanbag by mistake. I think there was also a whiff on a flag in the super bowl last year that made it appear that the flag was late.

Walt, just to clarify, I'm not criticizing the timing of the flag, rather I was responding to another post saying the flag came out late. There are times that we're instructed to hold a flag until something else happens, i.e. ineligibles downfield, OPI, etc.