Packers VS Eagles Playoffs

[chemist]

Going to be honest, I've never really understood why "offsetting" penalties aren't at bare minimum calculated for the difference - it seems kinda ridiculous to me that a 15-yard penalty can be offset by a 5-yard or 10 yard one, for instance.

Similarly for "overhauls" I think the way that "half the distance to the goal" is handled is kind of odd. If you're on offense at your own 10-yard line and get called for a hold, it effectively turns what is typically a 10-yard penalty into a 5-yard one. Do it again and it's a 2.5-yard penalty. I dunno, call me crazy, but I'd do away with "half the distance" entirely. If you're within 5/10/15 yards of the goal line and get called for a 5/10/15 yard penalty...just put the ball on the goal line. It doesn't make sense to me that the closer you get to the goal line the less punishing a penalty effectively becomes...

Yes.....there are many things that come from rhe NFL office that make no sense.
The worst to me is a bad call that is obvious to everyone else but oblivious to them.

Even after the NFL reviewed the first play in the eagles game they still didnt get it right. They did finally admit the helmet to helmet contact was a penalty but after that the replay clearly showed that nixon had possession of the ball while lying on his back on the ground with the ball on his belly and his arm on the ball meaning at that point he is down. What ever happens after that is irrelevant. Somehow They were blind to that

 

[gopkrs]

Going to be honest, I've never really understood why "offsetting" penalties aren't at bare minimum calculated for the difference - it seems kinda ridiculous to me that a 15-yard penalty can be offset by a 5-yard or 10 yard one, for instance.

Similarly for "overhauls" I think the way that "half the distance to the goal" is handled is kind of odd. If you're on offense at your own 10-yard line and get called for a hold, it effectively turns what is typically a 10-yard penalty into a 5-yard one. Do it again and it's a 2.5-yard penalty. I dunno, call me crazy, but I'd do away with "half the distance" entirely. If you're within 5/10/15 yards of the goal line and get called for a 5/10/15 yard penalty...just put the ball on the goal line. It doesn't make sense to me that the closer you get to the goal line the less punishing a penalty effectively becomes...

Maybe lose a down? But they are already in a big hole