Possible rule change/

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[quote=jemiller;627390] If the receivers tried a pass during a run back, it would be penalized like any illegal forward pass would.

That rule already exists.

Basically my thought would be once the kicking team gives up it's right to the ball by kicking it away, then any penalties would be enforced like a running play once the R has secured possession of the ball.

Penalties that occur after R gains possession are penalized like a running play.

A kick is a loose ball play. Changing the rule so that fouls during the kick are treated like a running play makes no sense.

Let's say there's holding at the 50 during a kick. The receiver fields the kick at the 20 and returns it for a score. Under all but one, we would penalize from the 50. But for all we know, the player that was held at the 50 may have made the tackle on the receiver as soon as he caught the ball. That's a huge advantage for R.

PSK is clear enforcement. The enforcement is from the end of the catch. In reality, R does not get the ball with clean hands. But PSK allows them to keep the ball with the foul being enforced from the end of the kick. In the past, the foul would have been marked off from the previous spot and K might have gotten a 1st down, even though they had given up the ball.

I'm with Rich. PSK has already fixed this situation.