You see it. I see it. Matt LaFleur sees it. Everyone except the refs see it.
It's not subtle. It's as blatant as it gets. Turn on any Micah Parsons snap, and you'll see a lineman holding on for dear life. Yet it never gets called. It happened throughout the Green Bay Packers' last-gasp win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, including on a crucial Caleb Williams first-down completion late in the game.
LaFleur immediately faced a question about it in his postgame press conference, and he had no issue calling out the officials.
"I don't know. I don't know. I thought there was one (hold on Parsons) that certainly was questionable, to say the least. Apparently the officials disagree. It is what is it," said LaFleur. "Officials, I don't think that their jobs are easy by any stretch. I think it is a difficult job. But I guess I don't know what holding is any more because I thought was pretty clear."
Matt LaFleur is just as confused as the rest of us with the lack of holding calls on Micah Parsons
And that's putting it kindly.
Sadly, it's nothing new. In October, Parsons spent the majority of his 15-minute media session going off on the refs, even saying he'd probably get fined for his comments.
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"The refs will say, 'I know that's a hold.' But like, what, you're not going to call it? Come on. I'm over it. I'm just going to have to keep going and push through it," Parsons said in October.
It's exhausting.
Fortunately, it hasn't stopped Parsons from delivering an All-Pro season, just as it didn't in Dallas. He faced the exact same issue while with the Cowboys, as do many of the league's elite pass-rushers. Many claim it's impossible to call holding on every play, which is why offensive players gladly take the risk.
That might be true, but in Parsons' case, he never gets the calls.
It's truly unbelievable, and we can only imagine how much more disruptive Parsons would be if the refs called a fair game. He already has to overcome double teams, triple teams, chips — you name it. That's all part of the game. But holding? How is that allowed?
The refs are fully aware because it has become a regular topic among fans, Parsons, the coaches. But still, it continues.
The Packers keep finding ways to win, and Parsons is as disruptive as any pass-rusher in the NFL not named Myles Garrett. But the lack of calls is becoming beyond frustrating, and it almost cost the Packers late in the game.