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redcped

Holding by OL

September 09, 2011 at 11:49PM View BBCode

It seems to me that I very rarely see Holding called on an Offensive Lineman. I can't quantify it, but it's the sort of thing in a real game you expect to see a few times a game.

I tend to see more defensive holding here, as well as holding by receivers, but not often by linemen as I would expect.
Admin

September 10, 2011 at 12:30AM View BBCode

Actually, according to the gode at least, OL gets twice as many holding penalties as DL. I'll see if I can figure out a way to query it and get stats on it.

--Chris
Admin

September 10, 2011 at 12:38AM View BBCode

Here is the distribution of holding calls in Gamma. Note that this is by native position, not on-field position (I have no way to determine that without some serious digging), which explains all the linebackers.

LB, 252
G, 192
CB, 188
WR, 142
RB, 138
S, 136
T, 124
C, 88
TE, 75
DT, 40
DE, 34

-Chris
redcped

September 10, 2011 at 12:49AM View BBCode

Not knowing what the distribution in the NFL is, I can only hazard guesses.

But it would surprise me if RB and WR held more than T did. I would have thought T held the most, as they are most often in position to try to prevent a sack by trying a little something extra.

I could be off base, though. Just a feeling.
Admin

September 10, 2011 at 01:42AM View BBCode

I've been trying to find data as well. And I know there are sites that HAVE the data but I have no meaningful way to query it (that data always seems to be used to try to show penalty differences between officiating teams so it's not organized in a way that is useful to me.)

--Chris

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