• Lou-Piccone89@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      The automatic first down penalties need to be abolished,

      League bails out certain teams in the 4th quarter every week .

      • Zoollio@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        They should change some penalties so they give yardage but don’t change the distance for a first down.

        For example let’s say it’s, 3rd and 5 at the 50 and the defense gets an encroachment penalty. Normally it’d be a first down, what I’m suggesting is that it stays 3rd and 5, but now at the 45 yard line.

        • fatguysrsneaky@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          I don’t think that is the fix. I think the biggest fix is bailing out bad offense with a penalty. An under thrown deep ball to a sprinting wideout is the most common. Qb throws a bad pass defender plays it perfect if it was a good pass. But it wasn’t so they get a massive penalty. In those situations they need to change the rule to account for officials discretionary rulings of uncatchable. If a ball is thrown behind a receiver sprinting full speed with a db and he suddenly stops to try and catch bad ball it shouldn’t be dbs fault.

          • LbSiO2@alien.topB
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            1 year ago

            Exactly, When a CB has blocked out a WR from the ball that is the WRs problem. This coming back thru the CB for a penalty is BS.

        • YeahThisIsMyNewAcct@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          You’re getting downvoted but you’re completely right. Most defensive penalties that occur prior to or after to a play should move you further up the field without changing the yards to go.

        • Polterghost@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          That’s a reasonable take. Even though there would be some drawbacks to your proposal, I really don’t understand why everyone downvoted you.

      • JWat87@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        There isn’t an equivalent for the defensive side… like, imagine offensive holding meant 5 yard penalty and automatic 4th down.

        It’s demoralizing and game changing

      • SSPeteCarroll@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        Every. Single. Week.

        Crucial drives that are in a 3rd down for certain teams always get a defensive holding, illegal contact, or a very late thrown PI flag that gives an automatic first down, which then changes the outcome of the game.