Too many penalties can control a game.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comment...ced_the_sheer/


A reddit comment:
Wow! And you can just*feel*how it affects the game. Nobody wants to watch every 2nd and 7 turn into a 2nd and 17 followed by a couple of conservative play calls and a punt over and over again. It's like the boring administrative part that is a necessary evil to keep the game functioning, but when it takes over every drive, it's just not enjoyable at all.