Holding call is as good as a sack

[*Nately120*]

I'm sure there are stats and numbers that know more than I do, but I'd take the sack over the holding call. A quick google search says the average loss on a sack has been a steady 6.5 yards or so since 1993, so I'll take 6.5 yards and a loss of down and the chance to cause a fumble and the demoralizing awesomeness of a sack over the extra 3.5 yards.

I also would ask what you'd rather see on a play:

A: Bengals called for a hold
B: Burrow getting sakced

I'd take A.