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Packers' Jon Runyan: NFL is trying to phase out QB sneaks with offside penalties
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this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
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The pet theory that I've been working on, but not yet able to adequately express to my satisfaction, is that the NFL is worried about defenses getting so frustrated that they A: start engaging in dangerous behavior to try and stop it or B: say "fuck it" and take the play off to try and regroup on the next series of downs
So you have the safety concerns, which I think are more legitimate, or some sort of scenario where there's an unspoken agreement that 3rd and 9 is a gimme and you can see it on the field that both sides are just going through the motions for a play, thus DEVALUAING THE PRODUCT
but who the hell knows, refs might just not be very good at accurately determining if 22 men are lined up perfectly along an axial plane
its less to try and stop it, and more that they know that with QB sneaks of this type that they won't get called for anything. I've seen cheap shots at hurts at an alarming rate on these plays. Luckily he is one of the few that is almost always basically under/between guys so the attempts fail.