NFL live+dead ball foul enforcement

Altor · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 09:11am

Just curious if anybody has any insight as to why the NFL would have a live ball foul by the defense and a dead ball foul by the offense (or vice versa) offset. Seems very counter-intuitive.

Rich · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 09:12am

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Originally Posted by Altor

Just curious if anybody has any insight as to why the NFL would have a live ball foul by the defense and a dead ball foul by the offense (or vice versa) offset. Seems very counter-intuitive.

Has always ben that way -- if the dead ball foul happens right after the play ends, they offset.

Frankly, I wish we had that enforcement. Much cleaner.

jTheUmp · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 09:29am

Full disclosure: I haven't read the NFL rulebook.

Cleaner, maybe, but it depends on how you define "right after the play ends"... I think we'd all agree that a late-hit type PF would be "right after the play ends", but what about a taunting foul 3 seconds after?

Robert Goodman · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 19, 2016, 02:52pm

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Originally Posted by jTheUmp

Full disclosure: I haven't read the NFL rulebook.

Cleaner, maybe, but it depends on how you define "right after the play ends"...

They call it "continuing action".

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