Penalty enforcement

[Rich]

Originally Posted by whitehat

Mb, nice clarification...

Assuming this question is answered I am wondering if anyone else out there feels the need for a change In NF rules pertianing to fouls by the offense behind the previous spot. Like your garden variety holding by A on a pass play, which could end up being about a 20 yard penatly when enforced from the spot according to the ABO.

I bring it up because I think the NCAA rule is much more reasonable in that it takes such fouls behind the previous spot and enforces them from the basic spot (previous spot in this case) instead of the spot of the foul.

Seems like we are "over penalizing" a bit the way we do it in NF.

thoughts?

I don't know if it's overpenalizing, but it sure can be a drive killer.

I'll go for this if, say, a face mask behind the line is enforced from the previous spot.