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Old Fri Oct 22, 2010, 10:29am
bisonlj bisonlj is offline
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Originally Posted by RichMSN View Post
It doesn't necessarily hold that the defender is going to get a sack on the play.

Besides, if it's 2nd and 19 it makes sense for the defense to decline the penalty. If the player is brought down 9 yards behind the line of scrimmage, why tack a hold on top of it?

Finally, previous spot enforcement works well in the other codes. 1st and 26 just means a punt in most HS games. It's too punitive. I don't expect everyone to agree, certainly, but it's just something I've thought for some time.
I agree Rich. This is one that confuses a lot of people who watch college and NFL games. They think we screwed them. Not that making fans and coaches happy is a reason to change a rule but it would make more sense.
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