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Originally Posted by RichMSN
I would also eliminate the dead ball enforcement on simple encroachment. No reason that the defense shouldn't have a chance to get back and no reason the offense shouldn't get a free play in that situation (assuming the encroachment is on the defense, which is the case a majority of the time).
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What happens when one player enters the neutral zone and blocks the view of the ball by an opponent at some distance, who then enters the neutral zone as well? In NCAA if the ball is then snapped, it's allowed to be put in play, but the play is futile and the original encroacher gets off when the fouls offset. And if the original encroacher gets back and the ball is snapped, it's even worse.
No such problem on a free kick, however.