diversion

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

"he was holding him, then, the ball was thrown to him and he continued to hold him." Hmmm.

Why not just penalized the PI, after all, if faced with the choice any player or coach would choose the PI, why confuse everyone with the choice?

Because the spot following the enforcement for holding would be more favorable under NFL (and, IIRC, AFA and USFA) rules.

So, you ask, why not just decide which is more favorable and announce only that? Because I have this quaint idea that more information is better than less.

Robert

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Because the spot following the enforcement for holding would be more favorable under NFL (and, IIRC, AFA and USFA) rules.

So, you ask, why not just decide which is more favorable and announce only that? Because I have this quaint idea that more information is better than less.

Robert

I would hate to be your white hat in this situation.

[Ed Hickland]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Because the spot following the enforcement for holding would be more favorable under NFL (and, IIRC, AFA and USFA) rules.

So, you ask, why not just decide which is more favorable and announce only that? Because I have this quaint idea that more information is better than less.

Robert

You are giving the coaches, spectators, etc. a lot more credit than I do.

The rules of football are complicated at best and the average Joe is not the brightest light bulb on the planet. Notice, I give players credit.

[Forksref]

As a WH, I'd say, "MAKE UP YOUR MIND!"

[shaefner]

Thanks for the diversion.(Finally)

If I'm the one throwing the flag, I'm not bringing my WH options. I'll tell him the one foul I think is the most appropriate, which in this case would have been DPI. (If the hold continued from pre-pass to post pass). If the offended coach is wondering how you could have thrown your flag for DPI before the ball was thrown (which could very well happen) it would be an easy explanation.