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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Exactly this.
If they want defenders to not throw QBs to the ground and not tackle them with their full body weight falling on them, they HAVE to blow the whistle for in the grasp sooner.
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Yes. It does have to be whistled dead sooner. If the defensive player has the QB in their grasp they need to whistle it dead. If not you put the defense in a huge bind. Throw the QB down it’s a penalty, tackle with body weight it’s a penalty. Hold him and the QB has a chance to break free for a play, hold him and the QB can possibly get the ball off for an incompletion.