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Old Tue Feb 16, 2010, 01:16pm
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Originally Posted by Robert Goodman View Post
If they really wanted to make it "tougher", there are a lot of things they could do that would have more uniform effect than this -- such as awarding penalty points on the board. Why penalize a non-tactical foul tactically?
Certainly not limited to football related transgressions, but sometimes the very most important and necessary part of a deterrent is getting the attention of those thinking of breaking the rule. One would think the potential reaction of teammates to someone throwing away a score, would put significant peer pressure on those so inclined.
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