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Originally Posted by donofriose
Well the problem with that is if an offensive player slides forward to get more yards should a defender be penalized for hitting them as they are going forward?
For example, if the first down was a yard a way and the QB was trying to dive for the first down and a defender was standing right there how would the defender know if the QB is giving himself up or not.
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The way the rule is now if you go head first you can be hit. That's the way it should be. Either way I just don't agree with the ground causing a fumble period.