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| Two holds. One play. |
This whole post is an aside... The defense has been embattled this year. I understand the frustration of the fans. But let's get real. The Ships have lost 3 games. The offense lost the first one. Everyone lost the second one. And the defense lost the third one. And when you look at the tape, the defense actually looks pretty good, when they tackle. But they also haven't been getting any help from the officials. I know, I know - "you can call a hold on every play." Yes. You can. But when it is this bad, and the holding allows the offense to score touchdowns, the penalties need to be called. For example, the above pic was on a 3rd and long on the 1st series - South converted it thanks to a deep pass. Well, if holding is called, that isn't a conversion, and they don't go on to score. And that wasn't the only one...
