Zack Martin has as many career holding penalties as Pro Bowl selections. He shares his philosophies—and his confessions—on how to not hold (and how not to get caught) with Alex_Prewitt
A certain statistic circumnavigated the football world late this summer, soaring above the usual wave of colorless preseason content. It first took flight on social media—raising eyebrows, halting scrolling thumbs, all those early signs of something going gobsmacking viral. And before long it barged into real life, too, popping up one day in conversation at its point of origin inside the Cowboys’ offensive line room.“Just incredible,” tackle Terence Steele says.
Last year alone, 26 offensive linemen finished with at least four accepted holds, among them Browns guard Wyatt Teller and Niners tackle Trent Williams, both universally recognized as being among the league’s elite. By contrast, entering ’22, Martin boasted justholding penalty on his record—not counting another that was declined—since the start of the ‘17 season, a span of more than 5,300 offensive and special teams snaps including the playoffs. .
Beyond the team-first mentality required to maintain a hold-free existence, Martin starts with his individual fundamentals. “You want to have your hands inside; that’s step one,” he says. “If you’re controlling the [opponent’s] breastplate, up underneath their pads, a lot of times you’re not gonna get called.”
Now a private offensive line consultant who finds himself showing clients “a lot of Zack Martin film,” Alexander thinks about the handwork and footwork fueling Martin’s near-flawless play, but he highlights a different part of the body. “His head never gets in front of his toes, never goes back on his heels, never on the left or right shoulder,” Alexander says. “It’s perfectly centered over their center of gravity, all the time.
In less animalistic terms, Martin says, “You have to know what’s happening behind you as much as what’s happening in front.” An avid film eater, he digs in each week by breaking down the general style of his next opponent. “Basically, D-linemen are either penetrators or readers,” he says. “Penetrators are trying to get up the field—they’re gonna take the gap they’re responsible for and set an edge. Readers are two-gappers who move based on how you move.
Put another way—and here’s where fan confusion can set in—it is perfectly legal for a lineman, under the right circumstances, to snag a fistful of a defender’s jersey or breastplate. What. “That’s the ultimate question: You can hold on every play, but are you keeping a player from going where he wants by hanging on to his cloth?” Alexander says. Again, it sounds obvious. But, in the heat of the trenches, it is often impossible to fight off the instinct to hang on for dear life.
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