A possible response to a coach : "Coach, when you and I make it to the NFL, you would be right
!"
I once had a coach respond : "Ayuh, 'spect the closet you and I will git to the NFL is from our chairs in front of the TV.
"
My rebuttal : "Ayuh, 'spect so, 'til then our only auto 1st down fouls are the roughing ones
"
You can say much more with a
than a
.
Auto 1st down has been proposed several times. IMHO, some reasons for its failure are :
(1) A balance between O & D is always a concern and this would aid the offense.
(2) To offset the AFD if by D, LOD should be added if foul by O.
(3) It would cheapen the AFD fouls that now protecting players that are very defenseless.