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Originally Posted by Warrenkicker
A and B can't both decline penalties in this play.
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What is the rationale behind restricting who can decline and who can't?
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Once B declines A's penalty B is allowed to keep the ball.
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Agreed; this makes the most sense.
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A, by rule, is forced to accept B's penalty and it will be enforced from the spot of the foul. B gets an untimed down at A-25.
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This not does make sense to me.
Since time ran out during the play, and A is winning, B is gaining a
huge advantage here. If B2 sees that B1 will not reach the goal line, he can "purposely" clip someone to have one more play - a chance to win. A
stopped B short of the goal line
despite B's illegal actions. A should be allowed to decline B's clip and end the game.
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If B doesn't decline the penalty by A then we have offsetting fouls and the down is replayed.
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This makes sense.