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Originally Posted by BoilerUmp
That is exactly what we were seeing in the rule book, but on the way home we asked the "what if" question: what if the score was A7 - B14. Team A has the ball 4th and goal on the 2 yard line and has no time outs left and the clock running. While QB, A12 is calling his cadence, B encroaches with 1 second left. If Team A is unable to get a play off after the reset, it would seem an unfair situation that Team B COULD have used. Admittedly, one could apply the "unfair acts" rule, but we shouldn't have to use that to keep the game fair.
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Three points:
1. No coach or player would ever think to do this, so it's not worth worrying about.
2. If I'm a wing in this situation, I hold my whistle 1 second before flagging the encroachment, and the game is over.
3. Why is it unfair to A if they can't get a play off before time expires? Isn't that their problem? Game's gotta end at some point.