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Originally Posted by htismaqe
When the offensive player initiates contact with the defender, they're not acting legally.
Calling a penalty on the defense is only going to highlight the issue more.
And a holding penalty within 10 yards is far better than giving up a 55-yard TD.
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True. However, there are exactly zero examples of an illegal offensive play in this thread.
Has it happened? Sure.
Have other teams committed the exact same offense? Of course, every team has.
I'm not sure what you think the Chiefs will highlight, I'm sure the league is aware that mis-timing the blocking on these plays (which have been in use for 30-odd years) can result in illegal actions by the offense.
It seems like Denver runs these plays more often than most teams, so they open themselves up to possible penalties more. I might expect them to lead the league in OPI penalties. Well, how about that. They do.