Football What's with "Half the distance to the goal?"

Wallcrawler · 11-10-2014, 05:30 PM

Why are penalties half the distance to the goal if you are within the penalty yards?

If you're at the 10 and you get called for holding, its a 10 yard penalty. Your offense should move back to the 1.

Because logic, and chances for safeties are awesome.

ClevelandBronco · 11-10-2014, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

Why are penalties half the distance to the goal if you are within the penalty yards?

If you're at the 10 and you get called for holding, its a 10 yard penalty. Your offense should move back to the 1.

Because logic, and chances for safeties are awesome.

You just called nine yards 10 yards, then called that logic.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 11-10-2014, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

You just called nine yards 10 yards, then called that logic.

Molitoth · 11-10-2014, 05:35 PM

Safeties should be worth 3 points.

ClevelandBronco · 11-10-2014, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Molitoth

Safeties should be worth 3 points.

They are. They're worth two.

Because logic.

Wallcrawler · 11-10-2014, 05:38 PM

But I mathed it and everything.

**SuperChief** · 11-10-2014, 05:40 PM

**Baby Lee** · 11-10-2014, 05:42 PM

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**DaFace** · 11-10-2014, 05:52 PM

I've never really understood it either. If you are on the 20 yard line and take a personal foul, it sure seems to me like the ball should be placed on the 5 yard line, but it's placed on the 10 instead.

I tend to agree that they should just enforce it with no "half the distance" and just put it on the 1 yard line if the penalty would take it beyond the end zone. But I don't think that one's changing any time soon.

Katipan · 11-10-2014, 06:03 PM

The position of the arrow buttons on that remote is kind of dumb.

...joke?

**Dartgod** · 11-10-2014, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Katipan

The position of the arrow buttons on that remote is kind of dumb.

...joke?

Or....

It's a scientific calculator.

Katipan · 11-10-2014, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

Or....

It's a scientific calculator.

I was asking if a joke is a joke if it's not funny.

temper11 · 11-10-2014, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

I've never really understood it either. If you are on the 20 yard line and take a personal foul, it sure seems to me like the ball should be placed on the 5 yard line, but it's placed on the 10 instead.

I tend to agree that they should just enforce it with no "half the distance" and just put it on the 1 yard line if the penalty would take it beyond the end zone. But I don't think that one's changing any time soon.

This.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 11-10-2014, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

I've never really understood it either. If you are on the 20 yard line and take a personal foul, it sure seems to me like the ball should be placed on the 5 yard line, but it's placed on the 10 instead.

I tend to agree that they should just enforce it with no "half the distance" and just put it on the 1 yard line if the penalty would take it beyond the end zone. But I don't think that one's changing any time soon.

Problem is that of the ball is at the 1 then that results in no penalty.

jLoy88 · 11-10-2014, 06:23 PM

Section 2 Location of Foul
HALF DISTANCE PENALTY
Article 1 If a distance penalty, enforced from a specific spot between the goal lines would place the ball
more than half the distance to the offender’s goal line, the penalty shall be half the distance from that spot
to their goal line.

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15 yard penalty on the 30 yard line = 15 yard line.
15 yard penalty on the 26 yard line = 13 yard line.

If the result of the penalty would otherwise be greater than half the distance between the line of scrimmage and the goal line, than half the distance is enforced. So for measurements;
5 yard penalties - can only be 1/2 distance within the 10 yard line
10 yard penalties - can only be 1/2 distance within the 20 yard line
15 yard penalties - can only be 1/2 distance within 30 yard line.

this applies inversely for moving forward as well as backwards on a penalty.

11-10-2014, 05:30 PM
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DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $1876899	I've never really understood it either. If you are on the 20 yard line and take a personal foul, it sure seems to me like the ball should be placed on the 5 yard line, but it's placed on the 10 instead. I tend to agree that they should just enforce it with no "half the distance" and just put it on the 1 yard line if the penalty would take it beyond the end zone. But I don't think that one's changing any time soon.
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11-10-2014, 06:23 PM	#15
jLoy88 Starter Join Date: Dec 2013 Casino cash: $9977641	Section 2 Location of Foul HALF DISTANCE PENALTY Article 1 If a distance penalty, enforced from a specific spot between the goal lines would place the ball more than half the distance to the offender’s goal line, the penalty shall be half the distance from that spot to their goal line. ---- 15 yard penalty on the 30 yard line = 15 yard line. 15 yard penalty on the 26 yard line = 13 yard line. If the result of the penalty would otherwise be greater than half the distance between the line of scrimmage and the goal line, than half the distance is enforced. So for measurements; 5 yard penalties - can only be 1/2 distance within the 10 yard line 10 yard penalties - can only be 1/2 distance within the 20 yard line 15 yard penalties - can only be 1/2 distance within 30 yard line. this applies inversely for moving forward as well as backwards on a penalty. Last edited by jLoy88; 11-10-2014 at 06:24 PM.. Reason: clarify
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