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Livinginthe past · 09-20-2007, 10:22 AM

I don't follow the logic of this one - team A gets the first down, ball is dead gets spiked.

Foul assessed at the end of the play 1st and 15.

D-player kicks the ball away, offsetting the original foul - offense gains back the 5 yards - 1st and 10...and back where we started.

I can't see how a defensive penalty can possibly move the ball backwards.

09-20-2007, 10:22 AM	#9
Livinginthe past Living Legend Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Crushing the AFCE...annually Posts: 7,520 Member Number: 478 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Could Defenses Manipulate New Rule? I don't follow the logic of this one - team A gets the first down, ball is dead gets spiked. Foul assessed at the end of the play 1st and 15. D-player kicks the ball away, offsetting the original foul - offense gains back the 5 yards - 1st and 10...and back where we started. I can't see how a defensive penalty can possibly move the ball backwards. __________________ They've been great for a while now, three Super Bowls' worth of great. But only this season have the New England Patriots become The Show, the must-see team of stars, pretty boys and reformed bad boys. Suddenly, the Patriots are not simply great; they're compelling, fascinating, appearing to be almighty and a touch lawless. The Patriots didn't bother with swagger to start this NFL season; they went straight to defiant. Either you're one of them or you're about to get crushed.