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re: What’s the reasoning behind the automatic 1st down penalties?
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:47 am to gobuxgo5
Posted on 11/12/19 at 11:47 am to gobuxgo5
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Not sure, but it can be 3rd & 35 and somehow the defense gets called for holding 6 yards off the line of scrimmage while in prevent defense. "5 yard penalty, automatic first down... You're welcome Tom Brady"
Then everyone would hold on a 3rd & 35? The defense shouldn't need to hold when the offense needs a conversion that long. If they're holding, it's because they were beat and are worried that the offense will convert. That's a pretty solid reason to give a first down in my opinion.
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Posted on 11/12/19 at 12:00 pm to WuShock
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Then everyone would hold on a 3rd & 35? The defense shouldn't need to hold when the offense needs a conversion that long. If they're holding, it's because they were beat and are worried that the offense will convert. That's a pretty solid reason to give a first down in my opinion.
If this is the argument, offensive holding (at least to prevent a sack) should include a loss of down as well.
This post was edited on 11/12/19 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 11/12/19 at 3:15 pm to WuShock
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Then everyone would hold on a 3rd & 35?
Why? If the penalty gets called they’d get to redo the down. Nobody is going to intentionally commit a penalty in that situation.
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