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Originally Posted by jjchieffan
That's a tough one. If a DB gets beat 40 yards down field and the guy knows that he has no chance at the ball, but he can tackle the receiver and just take a 15 yard penalty, then he's probably going to take out the receiver. Better to give up 15 than 50. No. I say leave it how it is. Force the DB to play it honest.
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That's how they do it in college. 15 yards is still a bad penalty any way you slice it. You can still keep in the same strict rules for PI, and at least it will give the defense a slight advantage. You want some of that downfield shit to happen? Then really earn it. And if you're a defender, if you're typically a guy like a deep safety and your #1 go-to move is to just DPI the shit out of the receiver, you're not going to have a very successful career.
I think it would work just fine.