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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Magooch" data-source="post: 1057307" data-attributes="member: 17987"><p>Yeah, that's kind of the problem I'm getting at. If the offense is goal-to-go, in theory the defense can pin their ears back and try and jump the snap every time and there's next to no penalty at some point. But it's kind of true on the opposite end of the field as well: say you're backed up towards your own end-zone. If you've got the ball on the 9-yard line and your OL gets called for a hold, it's only a ~4.5 yard penalty. In the same way (so long as your OL isn't actually getting *into* the end zone), there's arguably an incentive for your OL to hold more in these situations as the closer you are to your own goal line the less of a punishment there is. If you're on the 5-yard line and you're faced with a situation where it's a.) allow a pressure or b.) take a 2.5-yard penalty, you'll pick "b" every time. But if your options are a.) allow a pressure or b.) take a penalty that puts the ball right up against your own goal line, that's perhaps a tougher decision. I dunno. Just thinking out loud; I don't think there's really any clear solution but I guess ultimately what I'm saying is that I don't care for how it makes the consequence for various penalties more/less impactful depending on which yard-line of the field you're inside of.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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