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Explain this rule to me (football)
Posted on 8/24/20 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 6:17 pm
Watching LSU & Alabama game on replay. LSU runs the ball and picks up a first down. 2 flags on the play. LSU holding (10 yards) and Alabama personal foul face mask (15 yards). How/why do these penalties “offset”?
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Posted on 8/24/20 at 6:21 pm to dukeg7
Because neither are dead ball fouls.
Flags offset regardless of yardage.
Flags offset regardless of yardage.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 6:22 pm to dukeg7
They are both live ball fouls and they replay the down. Otherwise you would penalize the offense 10 yards and the defense 5 yards and the offense would lose the down. In that scenario you would be awarding the offense 5 yards for holding when they most likely wouldn't have gained those 5 yards.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 6:23 pm to skrayper
Makes sense thanks
This post was edited on 8/24/20 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 6:25 pm to dukeg7
Lol, well that's how they have enforced offsetting penalties since forever...
Posted on 8/24/20 at 6:41 pm to ImayGoLesMiles
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Lol, well that's how they have enforced offsetting penalties since forever...
Yes
But I agree with the OP.
A personal foul should not be offset.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 8:15 pm to Rohan Gravy
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personal foul should not be offset
A face mask is one of the few ways to get a personal foul that isn't a dead ball foul. That's why in that particular scenario they offset.
If a fight had broken out afterwards, they'd mark off each penalty.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 8:27 pm to skrayper
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Because neither are dead ball fouls.
Flags offset regardless of yardage.
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