Beaglebay
Houndsight is 20/20
Could it work? Should it be adopted?
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/02/09/denver-broncos-2016-schedule-nfl-kickoff-game-opponent
PENALTY BANK PROPOSAL
The (admittedly intentional) personal foul face mask by Aqib Talib brings up the need for something I’ve been advocating for years—the “penalty bank.” Rather than take the relatively meaningless 1 yard that changed the situation from first-and-goal at the 2, to first-and-goal at the 1, Carolina should have had the opportunity to “bank” that 15-yard penalty instead. Then, after they score the TD and kick off through the end zone, they can apply the banked penalty, which would have given Denver first-and-10 at either the 10-yard line or the 5-yard line, depending on how you structure the rule regarding half the distance to the goal situations. This would not only be more fair but also would be in the interest of player safety, eliminating the lack of real consequences for things like the Talib play and defensive lineman teeing off on offensive linemen when the ball in a foot from the goal line.
—Steve T., Peoria, Ariz.
PK: I think this is a good idea. The next time I have the ear of a member of the competition committee, I am going to ask him about it.
http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/02/09/denver-broncos-2016-schedule-nfl-kickoff-game-opponent
PENALTY BANK PROPOSAL
The (admittedly intentional) personal foul face mask by Aqib Talib brings up the need for something I’ve been advocating for years—the “penalty bank.” Rather than take the relatively meaningless 1 yard that changed the situation from first-and-goal at the 2, to first-and-goal at the 1, Carolina should have had the opportunity to “bank” that 15-yard penalty instead. Then, after they score the TD and kick off through the end zone, they can apply the banked penalty, which would have given Denver first-and-10 at either the 10-yard line or the 5-yard line, depending on how you structure the rule regarding half the distance to the goal situations. This would not only be more fair but also would be in the interest of player safety, eliminating the lack of real consequences for things like the Talib play and defensive lineman teeing off on offensive linemen when the ball in a foot from the goal line.
—Steve T., Peoria, Ariz.
PK: I think this is a good idea. The next time I have the ear of a member of the competition committee, I am going to ask him about it.