PSK --- Double fouls --- One more time

[Warrenkicker]

There are many kinds of plays where there can be double fouls. Sometimes one team is allowed to keep the ball if they decline a penalty.

Say A was to have an illegal shift and after an interception B illegally blocked in the back. B may decline the penalty and keep the ball but A is required to accept the illegal block in the back 10-2-2.

But say both teams held prior to the interception. Then if either team declines the penalty then we go back to the previous spot or spot of the foul and A keeps the ball 10-2-1. A would not want to take the yardage penalty and B would not want A repeat the down without the loss of yardage. So in this example it benefits neither team to decline the penalty.

Because possession doesn't change until the end of the kick the two fouls create a double foul as they were both in the same live-ball period prior to the ball changing possession. However if both fouls occur after the change of possession then R or B may decline the penalty to keep the ball Case Book 10-2-2 Situation C.

If you can provide a situation where B or R will benefit by declining the foul which may have been a double foul then give us that example.

[Edited by Warrenkicker on Aug 26th, 2003 at 03:56 PM]