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I find the original poster's ideas on rule changes an ineresting experience for me, personally.
As mentioned elsewhere, I'm a Canadian rules guy. Now, I'm not trying to stir up any debate here, but for the purposes of enlightenment:
a) dead ball fouls: UR penalties by the defense always carry the weight of an automatic first down, even if they occur two seconds after the end of a play that would otherwise have resulted in a turnover on downs.
It could 3rd and 28 (remember, we run three downs only) and the QB sacked for a 12-yard loss... if the defense wanders in and spears a blocker a second after the play, it's an automatic first down after the 15-yard penalty.
b) in regards to "offsetting" penalties, ie, where B45 suggests that A14 perform a physical impossibiliy, and then three seconds later, A23 suggests that B66 was the result of a physical indecency with another species.... easy. 10 yards both ways, counter each other out, downs continue as if nothing happened.
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Am I just a three-down ref in a four-down world?
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