Not sure how many times #1 occurs during a game/season, so don't know how much impact it would have.
It is an odd that the rule exists as it is. I guess there's still the exception of intentionally "downing a knee" which allows a player to end the play.
But now, we'll start getting reviews of:
- did the player first go down to a knee before getting hit?
- did the player get touched while he was on the ground?
Since your change is the way it is in the NFL, I guess we could look to that to see how often it occurs and how often it needs to get reviewed.
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