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Originally Posted by TubaMorg
Here is the most important point of this discussion. If the rule were changed then just as many penalties would be called because teams would knowingly cross back partially but sometimes cross too far.
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I doubt it, and your logic is highly circular.
You're saying no matter what teams are going to get penalties, because that's just the way it is. I saw way too many experienced teams who most certainly know better, and certainly were trying not to go "backwards" who got put into a place where they received penalties that could have been avoided under Dave's proposal.
This is not like the tether reversal of 2002. It's not going to trivialize everyone's work and give half the teams an unfair advantage. It's simply going to make gameplay more dynamic and exciting. It will still penalize teams attempting to impede the flow of traffic, and allow teams who get stuck or need to manuever around someone a small amount of leeway.
Yes we knew about the rule from the start. But that doesn't mean that as written it's the best possible solution. Rules that prove to not be practical or effective ought to be changed or removed.