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Originally Posted by jTheUmp
So, if A88 scores, the DPI yardage can be enforced on the try or on the kickoff... BUT, if A88 was tackled at the 5 yard line instead of scoring, A has to decline the penalty in order to have the play stand?
That feels rather inconsistent to me.
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The basic penalty principle the game is built on is simply a choice of accepting the results of a play or accepting a penalty, for whatever foul was committed, and replaying the down. Over time there have been exceptions to that basic principle for very specific situations, but they are based on specific circumstances.
Advancing the ball 99.5 yards, and scoring nothing because you ran out of downs, when going that extra 0.5 yards would provide all of 6 points might seem inconsistent - but that's the game.
When it, "ain't broke, it won't get fixed".