re: James Harrison play - - NFL Rules That Make No Sense

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Why is that play any different from roughing the kicker? The kick is away when the punter is hit, yet the offensive team gets to keep possession. Both are personal fouls, and imo the Harrison play is ten times worse than most roughing the kicker plays where guys just get too close to the kicker when going for the ball.

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They are trying to protect the defenseless kicker and theoretically it is still within the transfer of possession because the kick has not been completed.

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Another one...forward progress. Gives much too much advantage to the offensive player. Why do they give the runner so much time to get out of a tackle. The safety last night should have come two plays sooner.

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That was not a safety and shouldn't have IMO.

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Finally, and this one always kills me. A punt hits a member of the punting team at the 10 and rolls to the 1 where it is downed. They move it back to the 10. But if it hits someone at the 2 and goes into the end zone...it goes to the 20...totally inconsistent.

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Really? Come on now.