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Originally Posted by Bob M.
REPLY: And they've eliminated the 5-yd face mask foul. Only the 15 yard variety will be called. Incidental minor grabs that don't pull, twist will be ignored.
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This is a reversion to what it was approx. 30 years ago, when it was personal foul or nothing.
Similar changes have gone back & forth. First roughing the kicker was introduced, then running into the kicker was added, then running into the kicker was deleted, then it was added again. The face mask provisions don't have as long a history because there haven't been face masks for as long.
Every generation or two the same issues come up. Like passing a stopped school bus. They make such a law, then it causes congestion in built up areas, so they make an exception for them. Then accidents occur, so they eliminate the exception.
Robert