Block in the Back

[Rich]

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Originally Posted by Bullycon

2nd and 2 from the A30. Block in the back does not include a loss of down.



Why would A gain 5 yards when they had the penalty?

I think a key part of getting a firm grasp of the all-but-one is understanding the philosophy behind this enforcement.

The philosophy of penalizing A in the all-but-one is that they are entitled to the yardage they get up to the foul, with the penalty enforced after that's considered.

So the foul is at the 40, go back 10 from there. It's behind the end of the run -- A benefited 5 yards more from the foul so they don't get it.

If the foul was at the 50, well, they're not entitled to the yardage they never got on the play, so we'll penalize 10 from the end of the run, which is the 45 (back to the 35).