DPI - First time replaying the down

[johnnyg08]

Many of us on here thought of the major advantage the defense gains from no AFD on DPI the day the rule change came out.

There were obviously no officials on the committee who were willing to make a case against getting rid of automatic first down. (I suppose they may have been out voted)

[scrounge]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Many of us on here thought of the major advantage the defense gains from no AFD on DPI the day the rule change came out.

There were obviously no officials on the committee who were willing to make a case against getting rid of automatic first down. (I suppose they may have been out voted)

I don't think it was that so much as the only way they could eliminate loss of down on offense was accepting no AFD on defense. Some of the commentary was that it was a compromise to keep the balance of the change roughly the same - though it probably isn't. Some wanted to eliminate it on offense only, some on defense only, so in true committee fashion they compromised and satisfied no one.

[HLin NC]

I don't think it was that so much as the only way they could eliminate loss of down on offense was accepting no AFD on defense. Some of the commentary was that it was a compromise to keep the balance of the change roughly the same - though it probably isn't. Some wanted to eliminate it on offense only, some on defense only, so in true committee fashion they compromised and satisfied no one.

That is pretty much what we were told at the state clinic.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by scrounge

I don't think it was that so much as the only way they could eliminate loss of down on offense was accepting no AFD on defense. Some of the commentary was that it was a compromise to keep the balance of the change roughly the same - though it probably isn't. Some wanted to eliminate it on offense only, some on defense only, so in true committee fashion they compromised and satisfied no one.

And next year we'll probably see the AFD back in.

[Texas Aggie]

the only way they could eliminate loss of down on offense was accepting no AFD on defense

One has NOTHING to do with the other.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

One has NOTHING to do with the other.

Maybe true, but not in the minds of the rules lords. Was't this rationale specifically mentioned when the change was announced?