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Originally Posted by ajmc
Both enforcements are essentially the same. In the original sample play, the holding penalty, during the live ball, negates the apparent TD and is enforced from the spot of the foul (if during a run), previous spot (if during a pass), and the down is repeated. After that live ball foul is enforced, the dead ball foul is enforced from the subsequent spot.
In your example, there was no live ball foul, the play simply ended at the 1 yard line. After the play, the dead ball foul is enforced from the subsequent spot.
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You are 100% correct but you missed his point. He was commenting on a play where a player would be penalized for celebrating a TD that didn't actually happen because of the live ball foul. Depending on the situation and the extent of the celebration, you might let that go.
Along the same lines, what if a player is ruled down by contact or stepped out of bounds but he continues to run. If there is no immediate whistle and it may not be obvious to the defensive players the down has ended, do you give the defense a little more leniency on a hit that occurs while the offensive player is still running?