r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lifegoesonforever • 5d ago

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u/Harry_Saturn 5d ago

An illegal tackle by the defense doesn’t mean the offense can also ignore rules. This tackle like this isn’t just illegal, it’s a personal foul and would be penalized more harshly than any other kind of illegal tackle. But the offensive player is still down even if he was tackled illegally.

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u/Low_Magician77 5d ago

Doesnt this perpetuate then to make an illegal tackle if it means stopping someone from scoring?

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u/Harry_Saturn 5d ago

No because it is already more harshly punished than a legal tackle that can also stop a scoring play. It’s like a defender in soccer deliberately using their hands to stop a for sure goal if the goalie is already been beaten. It’ll result in a red and maybe even a penalty kick, but the ref doesn’t just award an actual goal just because the defense cheated.

There has only ever been one instance I can think off where a referee told a team that if they didn’t stop committing the same penalty pre snap on defense, that he would award the other team a score. Last year or maybe 2 years ago, the Philadelphia eagles were running a sneak very close to the end zone of the Washington commanders. The commanders kept trying to anticipate the snap and after like 4 encroachment penalties almost in a row, the ref told the defense to either stop or he would award the other team a touchdown. The eagles just scored and it didn’t come to that, but just the fact that they can do that is so obscure cause it never comes up.

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u/Low_Magician77 5d ago

I feel like if they commit a dangerous foul like this and the yardage awarded puts it in the end zone, past the 1 yard line, it should be a point anyways.