cdumler7
Well-Known Member
It's not an extra advantage, though. I'm proposing they get the same advantage they'd have if the penalty were to occur anywhere else on the field. I'm not suggesting an automatic first down, just a 1st down if the yardage the penalty calls for would have given them one. If they started 1st & goal at the 4, 5 yards for encroachment wouldn't give them a 1st down.
Just seems stupid to me I guess. The offense already get's enough help as is in the NFL. No reason to give them even more help. Plus it would take away some of the aggressive ability of the defense to have that kind of rule. I like the fact that there is still an opportunity for a defense to play aggressively every once in a while.