jebrick Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-nfl-refs-do-what-analysts-never-could-get-coaches-to-pass-more/ Quote Through the first two weeks of the season, holding penalties in the NFL are at an all-time high.1 Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised. Heading into the 2019 season, the NFL competition committee mandated that referees enforce offensive holding more strictly than they have in the past. The points of emphasis document published by the NFL states that “back-side” holding — action that occurs behind where the ball carrier is running — will be more closely monitored. Interesting emphasis for the refs. Will it hold up longer or do the refs back off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I think this is more a topic for NFL General, so I'll move it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broncofan Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I blame Garrett Bolles. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 There were like, seven holding calls in the first half of last night's game? That's just not fun to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-ALL-DAY Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 The holding calls have been pretty insane thus far. I know they have erased at least two or three TDs from the 49ers, and one of them was especially ticky tack at best. I wonder if this changes as the season goes on or they continue enforcing it at the same rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 More holding penalties --> Less OL holding --> More DL sacking QB --> more QB injuries 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 These discussions come up every year at the same time and every year it turns out the same way. Refs are terrible to start the season before it balances itself out by mid-season. People seem forget that it's not just the coaches and players who are still adjusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 40 minutes ago, JustAnotherFan said: These discussions come up every year at the same time and every year it turns out the same way. Refs are terrible to start the season before it balances itself out by mid-season. People seem forget that it's not just the coaches and players who are still adjusting. Er, this is a comparison against every season through week 2... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, incognito_man said: Er, this is a comparison against every season through week 2... K... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, JustAnotherFan said: K... Just correcting your misunderstanding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowcool Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Eh, I hate penalties but people always complained about how much holding OL used to get away with, especially against premier pass rushers (Mack, Donald). So it was either step in and do something about it or continue to give the offense more advantages. If this trend continues into Week 8, then yeah maybe it's a bit concerning. But I'm cool with it right now. OL's need to hold less and I'm cool with the defense finally getting some benefit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebrick Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 The article says the focus is more on the holding during running plays. I have not noticed that as much but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas5737 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, incognito_man said: 14 minutes ago, JustAnotherFan said: K... Just correcting your misunderstanding It isn't a specific penalty but this does seem to happen every year with whatever the NFL emphasizes to the referees and it does normally calm down eventually. For now I'm going with this being the case but if not ratings will decline because we're not going to watch the Titans and Jaguars if we have to watch that many penalties in a game we are barely interested in to begin with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On one hand, it sucks seeing so many penalties called. On the other hand, OL need to get better at blocking. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 48 minutes ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: On one hand, it sucks seeing so many penalties called. On the other hand, OL need to get better at blocking. Pretty much exactly how I feel. Yeah the refs are annoying and make the game unenjoyable a lot of the time, but the rules are the rules. You won't find someone that wants to torture referees and league officials more than me, but the enforcement of holding calls makes sense. I understand it's crazy to call it on every play, but that's what leads to inconsistency. I'm for less penalties and a faster game that doesn't resemble the hilarity of the NBA, but holding is the least of my worries. I'm much more disgusted with the roughing the passer crap than I am the copious amount of holding flags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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