Should offensive penalties include loss of down and stricter clock-stopping rules?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

Here's my reasoning. Defensive penalties result in either an automatic First Down or a potential First Down when not automatic. This gives the offense 4 more downs to play with.

I think most if not all offensive penalties should be 5 yards plus loss of down to balance this out with the defensive penalties giving first downs. This would lower the average game score by probably 7 points per team.

think about it, there are times when offensive coaches take a penalty on purpose just to stop the clock, because modern quarterbacks are nearly undefendable, a 5 or even 10 yard penalty with no loss of down doesn't even slow the offense down.

Also, I think "Spiking" the ball to stop the clock should be a delay of game penalty of 5 yards and a ten second run-off if it happens inside the 2-minute warning. This way it would be HARDER, not easier, for comebacks to happen.

What does anyone think of these ideas for rules changes to American Football?

[AI Opinion]

I get the logic, but making most offensive penalties include loss of down would swing the balance way too far toward defenses 🏈

Offenses already get punished by yardage, drive-killing holding calls, and turnover risk. Add loss of down and you’d see way more punts, fewer comebacks, and uglier football.

Spiking as delay of game with runoff would basically kill late-game drama. Fans and TV networks would hate that.

[NathanDavis]

I want the comebacks

over-time is the shit...

[katiesmuff]

Seems to work fine just the way it is now!