This is a sticky situation. You are absolutely right about roughing the passer or PI. Maybe you should submit a rule change proposal to NFHS. Anybody can do it, and your reasoning is sound when you think about those two penalties: You aren't re-playing the down but instead awarding a new series, effectively stating that the last series is over. No free kick should be possible. But until then, we must play by the rules as written. *shrug*
-Craig
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