Quote: The refs simply have to back off controlling the outcome of the games unless it's blatant and intentional. One Holding call and the drive is practically over, and everyone knows holding at the line happens every play and it can be called every play.

 

Two rules need to be addressed, helmet to helmet when it's unintentional and an offensive guy ducks into it and causes

it themselves should not be called period. And holding calls at the line of scrimmage should only be 5 yards unless it's on a defender unimpeded to the QB. There has got to be away to make offensive line holding less costly. The same way Defensive holding and Pass interference is two different penalties. Offensive line holding is the a biggest drive killer and since it can be called every time without the officials actually being "wrong", the officials can easily move a point spread or even throw a game if so inclined just with holding calls.

 

The third sentence describes exactly what happened the last time we hosted Tom Brady. A perfect sack was called RTP because of #12.

 

Last year Cam Newton criticized Ed Hochuli for telling him he is too young to get RTP calls. The NFL did not say anything about that one.

 

Recently I read an article on NFL.com about why HTH hits are not reviewable. Interestingly, competition committee members cannot agree on whether a player did it intentionally or even if the helmets collided at all on many plays they watched.

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