Kick or Defer?

[Berkut]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Exactly. Why should this decision be any different from any other decision a player makes during the game that could be wrong?

It isn't really.

Would you let someone accept a penalty that would result in them losing a turnover without confirming? Do you ask if the defense wants to accept the false start penalty? Shouldn't you give them the chance to mess that up as well?

Heck, the rules actually make this accommodation, in that you automatically decline some penalties when accepting would result in losing a score, for example.