Penalty assessments on dead ball fouls

[ljudge]

I agree with TRU, but if the fouls occurred in an area where there's no "half the distance" kicking in AND team A was the first to foul I would simply say "the distance offsets." If team B were to foul first then definitely walk it off because after the first walkoff you can give the first down signal and avoids confusion about why a new series was awarded.

[SouthGARef]

You should ALWAYS march off dead ball fouls. In this situation it is very key because the first foul is on B and it gives A a first down.

I know sometimes in our heads we know that when we get done marching it off and then having the same down/distance, but that leads to problems. And in my opinion, we should do it the same way every time--if for no other reason than it helps the coaches to understand why we're doing something.