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Old Mon Apr 02, 2018, 03:02pm
Robert Goodman Robert Goodman is offline
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Originally Posted by ilyazhito View Post
The automatic first down provision can also bail out an offensive team that is behind schedule (e.g. 3rd and 20 for A from the A45, 15 yard DPI would ordinarily produce A 3/5 from the B40, but with an AFD, as in NCAA, the situation would be A 1/10 from the B40), so the defense would be encouraged not to foul in long-distance situations, in addition to the situations previously mentioned.
Do you see that as a positive or negative?
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