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Holding penalties - minor issue

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:48 am
by fredirat
Under American (NFL) rules, defensive and offensive holding are treated differently, but current maindata file has one rule for all holding penalties.

On offense should be 10 yards and repeat down.
On defense, should be 5 yards (or is it 10?) and automatic first down.

I'm sure there are going to be more urgent issues but would be good to get this modified at some point in the future.

RE: Holding penalties - minor issue

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:07 am
by dreamtheatervt
ORIGINAL: fredirat

Under American (NFL) rules, defensive and offensive holding are treated differently, but current maindata file has one rule for all holding penalties.

On offense should be 10 yards and repeat down.
On defense, should be 5 yards (or is it 10?) and automatic first down.

I'm sure there are going to be more urgent issues but would be good to get this modified at some point in the future.

Yes, those are correct.

RE: Holding penalties - minor issue

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:40 am
by David Winter
All the holding penalties in the database are on the offensive side of the ball only. That's why they're all the same.

RE: Holding penalties - minor issue

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:55 am
by fredirat
OK, thanks for clarifying that.