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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
I think we kind of started to see it happen, Ive definitely noticed more defenses trying to dive over the piles on QB sneaks. The Vikings did it to Purdy and it likely was the play that caused his concussion and we won the game because of it.
Tbf the QB getting injured is a risk you take when you shove them thru your OL into the DL