Originally Posted by
Doug Masters
I'm not talking about "holding." That "pick" or "rub" route is done by every team almost all the time. Technically its illegal but its rarely enforced. Except of course at Doak, on 4th down, with 10 seconds left in the 4th. Thats my point.
There's a video on FoxSports.com in which three commentators take that play apart frame by frame. All three agree that this went well beyond a rub route and holding was definitely the right call.