re: Football rules that make no sense

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I'm not saying there should be no penalty on kickoffs, but why is there no penalty for a punt? Presumably the kickoff rule is written so teams can't be pinned deep on a kickoff, but why is it okay to do that on a punt?

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a punt is a different part of the game

you could if you wanted too punt it near the end zone and put it by the one.

Plus there isn't much benefit kicking it out of bounds on a punt except near the end zone. How would you rule it anyway

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defensive holding can be a slight grab of a jersey

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ok fast receiver on a LB, LB grabs the receiver for a couple of seconds, which prevents him from burning the LB, and allows them to get a sack. With your rule change LBs would take a 3 or 4 yard penalty instead of letting the guy burn them for 50 or so yards, especially if it was a 3rd and long situation