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[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Just Me

Yeah, because a team would rather give the other guys 2 pts and the ball rather than replaying the down from the 15 (a 13yd gain with no down counted). Do you even think before you answer? Come up with some reasonable situation where any team would not take the penalty.

Hey newbie, there are situations where a team would prefer to take a safety.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Hey newbie, there are situations where a team would prefer to take a safety.

Those should be obvious, no?

[Treeguy]

One time I saw a clip from a HS game where Team A was up by 2 points and the ball. They had to win by more than 2 points to make the playoffs. So on the lsat play of the game, the QB ran 50-60 yards behind him for the safety and they ended up winning in OT by a touchdown and went to the playoffs.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Those should be obvious, no?

It should at least be obvious when there's a question, yes. I admit that most of the time, the safety is the obvious decision and the extent of my asking of the coach would be something like, "You want the safety, right, coach?"