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Rule change proposal: Intentional grounding should be an additional loss of down (alien.top)
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With rules favouring the offenses so heavily in the NFL, I believe that the intentional grounding penalty should come with an additional loss of down.

Meaning say it’s 3rd and 10, QB doesn’t get out of pocket, ball doesn’t get to line of drum mags, no receiver etc etc and he throws it away, i think it should be a dead spot foul, but the ball is now turned over to the opposing team. The 4th down should be nullified.

I think the defense should be rewarded for great coverage with additional pressure.

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[–] ConstantineMonroe@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

This is a terrible idea. The point of the grounding penalty is to turn intentional grounding into a sac. Loss of down and spot of the foul, it’s basically a sack. Why on earth would you lose an additional down? There is no other penalty like that, no precedent for a penalty like this, and it’s an awful idea.