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Message: [QUOTE="mantonio, post: 464951, member: 709"] Here's something else to think about: Someone said that forcing the leading team to attempt positive yardage is punishing them for having the lead... Really? What would happen if they took a knee on every down during the game? They would never score, & their defense would have to come up with scoring turnovers for any chance to win. Not a winning scenario, right? So, if you look at this from a different angle, the current set-up allows the leading team to actually CHANGE their play calling for the final two minutes, which punishes the trailing team instead. Why should we allow one team to do something completely different than what they have been doing for most of the game? My contention is, these current rules make NO SENSE. Football was meant to be played the same way, from start to FINISH. Taking a knee in the final two minutes is FOREIGN to the spirit of competition in sports. [/QUOTE]