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Gonna a throw out a little topic for conversation (see thread title).
Every week when I watch games, I see the "Illegal Contact," "Hands to the Face," "Defensive Holding" penalties that are "5 yards and an Automatic First Down."
I'm not sure how I feel about it. I think this took effect...what...5 years ago?
On one hand when a DB is completely grabbing/holding/dragging down a receiver and preventing him from running his route that could/would have resulted in a big play. I like it.
When a DLineman gets his paws all up in an OLineman's grill to the point that I'm surprised they don't have to C-Spine the guy. I'm good with it.
But in the flag-happy, protect-players-at-all-costs NFL, where everything is a flag...for every one of the aforementioned examples, there are 5 that are "ticky-tack," or "technicalities."
And on a 3rd and 15 when you got a defender trying to get pressure on the QB, if his hand so much as goes near someone's helmet, and you end up with an automatic first down. That's tough to swallow.
3rd and long and a LBer rubs a TE at about the 6-yard mark from the LOS...flag...automatic first down.
I'm torn. I know the reason the rule exists. And you don't want people taking advantage of 'laxed rules at some point. And in the extreme instances noted above, I'm all for it. But at the same time I hate seeing games changed dramatically over such menial infractions.
Kinda curious what other people's take is or what solutions are? Replays on flags? Go back to how things were with the facemask penalty, with 'more-severe' and 'less-severe' varieties? I don't know........
Every week when I watch games, I see the "Illegal Contact," "Hands to the Face," "Defensive Holding" penalties that are "5 yards and an Automatic First Down."
I'm not sure how I feel about it. I think this took effect...what...5 years ago?
On one hand when a DB is completely grabbing/holding/dragging down a receiver and preventing him from running his route that could/would have resulted in a big play. I like it.
When a DLineman gets his paws all up in an OLineman's grill to the point that I'm surprised they don't have to C-Spine the guy. I'm good with it.
But in the flag-happy, protect-players-at-all-costs NFL, where everything is a flag...for every one of the aforementioned examples, there are 5 that are "ticky-tack," or "technicalities."
And on a 3rd and 15 when you got a defender trying to get pressure on the QB, if his hand so much as goes near someone's helmet, and you end up with an automatic first down. That's tough to swallow.
3rd and long and a LBer rubs a TE at about the 6-yard mark from the LOS...flag...automatic first down.
I'm torn. I know the reason the rule exists. And you don't want people taking advantage of 'laxed rules at some point. And in the extreme instances noted above, I'm all for it. But at the same time I hate seeing games changed dramatically over such menial infractions.
Kinda curious what other people's take is or what solutions are? Replays on flags? Go back to how things were with the facemask penalty, with 'more-severe' and 'less-severe' varieties? I don't know........
