Change to PI?

[w_sohl]

Originally Posted by stiffler3492

What was the logic behind the loss of down on OPI??

My thinking is that, like JRut said, the offense knows what they are doing and typically when they commit PI it is intentional because of a bad throw. And the offense got an automatic first down so in the interest of equity they should lose a down whrn they commit.

I've heard rumblings that it will be changed back next season.

(Rule 10 in the book still says DPI results in an automatic first down. Editor missed that part.)

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by w_sohl

I've heard rumblings that it will be changed back next season.

(Rule 10 in the book still says DPI results in an automatic first down. Editor missed that part.)

It was noted and corrected. I think in another part of the rule it just states it is a 15 yard penalty. Either way they clearly changed the rule.

Peace

[bisonlj]

No AFD on DPI will not become an issue often but we've had 2 potential issues in our first two scrimmages.

Scenario 1
1st and 10 at the B18. DPI called on incomplete pass. Next play was 1st and 1 at the B9. This was actually a benefit for the offense because they now had up to 8 plays to score from the 9 rather than 4.

Scenario 2
A was guilty of a FS on the previous snap so it was 2nd and 15. DPI was called so enforcement did result in a 1st down. But we had to think about how A ended up with 2nd and 15. If it was due to a play that lost yardage we would need to use a chain technique to determine if the enforcement would result in a 1st down.