Holding Receivers At The Los "how Did This Start ?

[Michigan Joe]

My personal opinion is that the buzzball o-line sometimes have arms that are just slightly too wide apart and therefore they hold more than they should. I like the shootout rules on this subject, arms forward figures must have a width of less than 1/4" to play corner. I'm of Reg's school, I'm designing my corners to give a hard chuck and then turn and run to be able to cover a deep 1/3 of the field, or else bump and then look into the backfield to provide run support. I don't intentionally hold.

Also rule sets that allow the addition of pro line and boat bases and CUSTOM wide recievers allow for you to design "athletes" (base + figure) that are really hard to hold. For non-custom recievers, the buzzball WR1 is great in that it doesn't get tangled up too much.

Lastly, I would think that any rules that allow an audible of the WR to angle makes it much harder for the defense to simply lineup and try to hold. This is not allowed in the shootout rules. Reg, could you share your experience of why the angled reciever audible is not necessary in the shootout rules. My particular concern is more the intentional holding issue rather than the defense being able to play head on every time if they want.

Joe