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Originally Posted by a4caster
My first reaction was encroachment (breaking the plane of the neutral zone.) But somewhere in the vastness of my mind, I recall something brought up in the past few years that this is a potential travesty of the game, and as such should be treated as an unsportsmanlike.
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Repeated encroachment offenses in an effort to continually half the distance to the goal may be construed as creating a travesty. The penalty could include forfeiture of the game. A single offense is not a travesty.
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Since the NG was being a jerk all night, that's the route we took, and the coaches didn't disagree. But the true penalty is in doubt.
Your thoughts...
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Being a jerk, in and of itself, is not a foul. It's possible, but unlikely that a nose guard will be fast enough to slap the ball from the snapper's hand without encroaching. If you see encroachment, call it. Otherwise, don't make stuff up.