ivotuk
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Fortunately our team is good enough that they can start at the 10 yard line and make a TD, or can start 1st and 20 and get a first down. But some referees are absolutely terrible and call phantom holding calls when they see a defensive player fall down, or when they feel like they aren't getting enough camera time so need to throw a flag.
10 yards can absolutely kill a drive, and like they say, "holding can be called on every play." I think making it a 5 yard penalty would lessen the effect that zebras can have on the game.
According to nflpenalties.com, there have been 507 holding penalties costing teams 4764 yards, but that doesn't count the yardage from lost plays.
http://www.nflpenalties.com/penalty/offensive-holding?year=2013
10 yards can absolutely kill a drive, and like they say, "holding can be called on every play." I think making it a 5 yard penalty would lessen the effect that zebras can have on the game.
According to nflpenalties.com, there have been 507 holding penalties costing teams 4764 yards, but that doesn't count the yardage from lost plays.
http://www.nflpenalties.com/penalty/offensive-holding?year=2013