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Originally Posted by CT1
"Reaching the QB" and "tackling the QB" are often two different animals.
Here's Rich's quote: "The only reason I tackle the QB is because I illegally grab his face mask. And I get the benefit of those yards." (emphasis added)
Do we know what would have happened had the illegal act not occurred? No. The offense might have made a significant gain. That's why the penalty administration in this case is considered a "gratuitous difference".
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Is it
POSSIBLE to tackle anyone, without first reaching them? "Reaching" any player is totally and completely separate from anything you actually do to a player you have successfully reached. If a
DEFENSIVE player subsequently does something illegal at that point (where an opponent is reached) the illegal behavior is penalized
EITHER from that spot, or if the fouled player continues to advance after the foul, from the spot where his advancement ends.
When an
OFFENSIVE foul is committed
BEHIND the eventual End of the Run, the NFHS
ALL BUT ONE enforcement principle presumes that any yardage gained
BEYOND/AFTER the spot of the foul is an "Ill gotten gain", and the enforcement is applied from the spot of the foul
RATHER than the spot where the run
ACTUALLY ended.
ALL BUT ONE does
NOT apply to defensive fouls, so I'm not sure what your above reference is intended to relate to.
Under the NFHS code, the runner is entitled to any and all yardage he legally gained (without benefit of any fouling). NFHS:10-4-2 defines those instances where the "basic spot" (NFHS: 2-41-1) to be used for PENALTY enforcement is "the previous spot".
Sorry, but I have no idea what you are trying to infer regarding, "gratuitous difference" and, to my understanding, NFHS does not consider, "
things that might have been"(Thankfully)