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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
I get the intent of the rule though. So what's to stop a team from falling short of the end zone on a critical 4th down and intentionally fumbling and punching it out of the end zone? I don't want refs to be subjectively choosing on intent. Stefanski specifically said he coaches players not to reach for the end zone which seems like that's a real good outcome of the rule.
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You still lose a down when you fumble so it would be the other teams ball and in that case I would say it goes to the 20 for a touch back.
What's to stop a defender punching the ball out of the endzone thats sitting at the 1 when its 2nd down?