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Originally posted by ABoselli
Pick up an NFL rulebook. It really is a hodgpodge of 'excepts' and 'unlesses' and that kind of stuff.
It's quite complicated. Tons of timing related rulings. Makes me respect those guys even more.
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You are right about that. In NFL there are almost as many exceptions in as there are rules. Rut was almost right when he said fouls behind the line are administered from the previous spot. Most are, however there are exceptions such as: B fouls behind the line and the play ends behind the line, the foul is administered from either the spot of the foul or where the play ended, whichever benefits A the most with the stipulation that the penalty has to reach the previous spot, if not the ball is advanced to the previous spot and replay the down. Another exception is intentional grounding. This is 10 yards from the previous spot and loss of down, however, if the spot of the foul is more than 10 yards behind the line it becomes a spot foul with loss of down. If A fouls in their end zone it is a safety rather than previous spot enforcement, except when the foul is an illegal pass (second foeward pass or pass after the ball has been beyond the line), these are previous spot enforcements. This is a lenghthy post but I am trying to point out what was previously stated about the many variations in NF and NFL. If you are a NF official watching a NFL game with your friends, don't take any bets on rules interpretations because there might be an exception!