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No loss of down means in order to get the penalty yardage enforced you have to use multiple timeouts on the same down.
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It just seems punitive to the defense in that situation, particularly when you're managing clock.
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The clock was only stopped for the penalty assessment. Defense got to choose the yardage or the down. That is the extent of their options. Decline the penalty and you are one down closer to getting the ball back in your clock management. You don't get a choice of all 3. How badly do you want to punish the offense for a foul at the snap?