Helmet Contact Enforcement

bigjohn · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 12, 2011, 05:50am

They called holding on a pass play after the catch and walked it off from the spot of the foul. The spot was downfield 5 yards. Should have been from the end of the run, right?

Think what you want , Rut.

CT1 · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 12, 2011, 07:35am

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigjohn

They called holding on a pass play after the catch and walked it off from the spot of the foul. The spot was downfield 5 yards.

Since the hold occurred after the catch, it was during a running play. The Basic Spot for a running play is the end of the run. Penalties against the offense will be marked from the Basic Spot, unless the foul was behind the Basic Spot, in which case it will be marked from the spot of the foul.

John -- the term "downfield 5 yards" doesn't have any meaning to officials.

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