Suggested rule changes for the NFL

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I've never understood the penalty for intentional grounding. They say it's a loss of down and the ball is marked where it was thrown. So if Russell Wilson is about to get sacked on 1st down 6 yards behind the line of scrimmage and he intentionally grounds the ball, then the refs mark it as 2nd down and 16.

It's 10 yards from the LOS. If the QB was more than 10 yds behind the line then it is a spotted where he threw the pass. But if the QB has ran backwards more than 10 yds he was probably out of the tackle box anyway and it's legal as long as the ball gets back to the LOS