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Originally Posted by troutman
I see it this way - it is reward for field position.
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That's fair. I'm not a fan of the rouge but a lot of NFL teams shy away from kicking 45+ yard field goals in some games because in the case of a miss they don't want to provide the opposition with close to mid field position. In this aspect a scoring play is being traded for a punt which is not desirable from a fan's point of view.
I personally feel the 15 yard no yards penalty is the worst rule as you have cover teams running downfield that are severely penalized when a punt is short or hangs up. It's bad enough when a punt is shanked but a lot of times it's compounded by the inevitable no yards penalty due to the ball landing short in a crowd of players. Also how can you expect cover players to run full speed down field only to stop at five yards from the returner then resume running after the catch? Just a silly, silly rule.