What's the call

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by surehands

1st and ten for team A at the 20 yard line and Team A drops to pass and throws. Offensive lineman A68 is flagged for holding 8 yards behind the line of scrimmage at the 12 yard line while the ball is in the air. If accepted what is the correct inforcement?

CANADIAN RULING:

Enforcement spot for a minor foul prior to yards gained is the previous spot. Result: Team A 1D/20 @ A-10.

My question is: if the ball ia already in the air, why is A flagged for a hold?:

1. If the B player being held has a chance to catch the ball, pass interference should be called.
2. If the B player being held doesn't have a chance to catch the ball, why is there a flag at all, as the flag has no effect on the play. This is an unnecessary flag, and is a game interruptor.

If (2) is the situation, I would never never never ever throw this flag. I would pick up this flag if thrown by a different official; it's simply not called.

[Forksref]

He may have been flagged after the ball was in the air but when did he start to hold the guy? Pure judgment.