Woodman
09-07-2023, 11:08 PM
It wasn’t just a situation of uncalled pre-snap fouls. At one point, Taylor held Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson multiple times on the same play.
It became comical, frankly. But it’s not new. Throughout last season, many tackles (Lane Johnson mastered it) moved early. And there were many instances of uncalled holding by offensive linemen.
At one point, Chris Simms made a great point on PFT Live. As he sees it (and he’s right), defensive linemen have gotten better and better. Offensive linemen are overmatched. Officials are likely not calling false starts and/or holding helps to even things out.
Officials looked the other way on many Jawaan Taylor fouls - NBC Sports (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/officials-looked-the-other-way-on-many-jawaan-taylor-fouls)
It became comical, frankly. But it’s not new. Throughout last season, many tackles (Lane Johnson mastered it) moved early. And there were many instances of uncalled holding by offensive linemen.
At one point, Chris Simms made a great point on PFT Live. As he sees it (and he’s right), defensive linemen have gotten better and better. Offensive linemen are overmatched. Officials are likely not calling false starts and/or holding helps to even things out.
Officials looked the other way on many Jawaan Taylor fouls - NBC Sports (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/officials-looked-the-other-way-on-many-jawaan-taylor-fouls)