IF A PLAYER THAT USUALLY PLAYS ON DEFENSE SCORES AS AN OFFENSIVE PLAYER, SHOULD THE POINTS ALSO COUNT FOR THE TEAM DEFENSE?
This is one important argument in favor of a league going to the Individual Defensive Player (IDP) format. Like all questions, the answer lies in your rules. You can write your rules any way you’d like. However, if you are playing with a team defense, it is unlikely that your rules specify points for rushing or receiving TDs for defensive players lining up in an offensive formation. Assuming they do not, you should not include plays such as these for a team defense. First, the defensive unit was not on the field at the time. This addresses the intent of the rule. Second, you risk going down an unintended slippery slope if you allow this. For example, let’s say it is 4th down with 0:03 left on the clock and the Vikings send five WRs on the field. The Lions put Charles Rogers and Roy Williams on the field as part of the “Good Hands Team.” Should they get the points or should the team defense if they make an interception? If they return the interception for a TD, who should get the points
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- IF A PLAYER THAT USUALLY PLAYS ON DEFENSE SCORES AS AN OFFENSIVE PLAYER, SHOULD THE POINTS ALSO COUNT FOR THE TEAM DEFENSE?
