I was more surprised it was PI and not defensive holding. To me it was an obvious holding call, unless for some strange reason you can't call defensive holding if the ball is in the air, and you are the intended receiver. I know it can be called away from the ball because it is done all the time.
My understanding is holding is called before the ball is in the air. PI is called on when the ball is in the air and is headed towards the receiver to which the ball was thrown.
I think the call was borderline, but not out of the realm. The contact was made in a way that prevented our receiver from being able to jump to attempt to catch the ball. The ball wasn't so far over his head to say he couldn't get to the ball. Nobody can factor the geometry on that is a split second. What they can factor is that he was never given the opportunity to catch the ball.
