Well, let me tell ya, this football stuff, it ain’t always easy to understand. They throw around words like “penalty declined” and expect everyone to know what they’re talkin’ about. It’s a bunch of hogwash if you ask me, but I’ll try to explain it the way I see it.
So, you got these fellas runnin’ around on the field, smashin’ into each other like a bunch of bulls. And sometimes, one of ’em does somethin’ he ain’t supposed to. The ref, he sees it, and he throws a little yellow flag. That’s what they call a penalty, I reckon.
Now, sometimes, this penalty thing, it’s a bit tricky. See, the team that got fouled, they get to decide if they want the penalty or not. That’s what they mean by “penalty declined.” It’s like sayin’, “Nah, I don’t want your silly penalty, I’m doin’ just fine without it.”
Why would they do that, you ask? Well, it’s like this. Sometimes, even though there was a foul, the team that got fouled still managed to do somethin’ good. Maybe they ran a long way, or maybe they even scored. If they took the penalty, it might actually set them back further than if they just kept playin’.
- For example, imagine our boy runs like the wind and gets real close to scorin’.
- But then, some fella on the other team grabs his shirt. That’s a penalty!
- But, if our boy still managed to get close enough for a short field goal, takin’ the penalty might push them back too far to make that field goal.
- So, they say, “Nah, we don’t want the penalty, we’ll take the short field goal instead.” That’s what it means to decline a penalty in football.
It’s all about gettin’ the best deal, you see. Like when you’re at the market, and the fella offers you a bruised apple for cheap. You gotta decide if it’s worth it, or if you’re better off payin’ a bit more for a good one. Football teams, they’re doin’ the same thing with these penalties. They’re figurin’ out what’s gonna give them the best chance to win.
When does this penalty declined thing happen? Well, it can happen anytime there’s a foul durin’ a play, you know, when they’re actually runnin’ around and throwin’ the ball. It ain’t for stuff that happens before or after the play, like if a fella’s mouthin’ off to the ref. That’s a different story.
And get this, it ain’t always the head coach makin’ the decision. Sometimes, the players themselves, they can see what’s happenin’ and they’ll tell the coach, “Hey, we don’t need that penalty, we got this.” It’s like when you’re bakin’ a pie and your grandkid tells you, “Grandma, that ain’t enough sugar!” You gotta listen to ‘em sometimes, even if they’re just kids.
So, let’s make it clear , if the referee blows the whistle and throws a flag, it means somebody did somethin’ wrong. The ref tells the sideline fellas what happened. Then, the coach, or sometimes the players, gotta decide if they want that penalty or not. If they decide they’re better off without it, they decline it, and the game keeps goin’ like nothin’ happened. It’s as simple as that, though they sure make it sound complicated with all their fancy words.
I tell ya, this football, it’s like life. Sometimes, things ain’t fair, and sometimes, you gotta make the best of a bad situation. And sometimes, you gotta just say “no” to somethin’ that looks good on the surface but ain’t gonna help you in the long run. Just like declinin’ that penalty when you know you’re better off without it. It’s all about knowin’ what’s what and makin’ smart choices, just like when you’re trying to figure out if that rooster is gonna crow before sunrise or not.
So, next time you hear them talkin’ heads on the TV blabberin’ about a “penalty declined,” you’ll know what they mean. It just means the team decided they didn’t need no help from the ref, they were gonna take care of things themselves. And that, my friend, is what I call grit. Just like when you gotta pull weeds out of your garden all day long under the hot sun. You don’t need no help, you just get it done.
And that’s the long and short of it, I reckon. This “penalty declined” thing ain’t so hard to understand after all, once you get past all the fancy talk. It’s just about makin’ the best of what you got, and that’s somethin’ we all understand, whether we’re watchin’ football or just tryin’ to make it through the day.
