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Originally posted by TimTaylor
Please note the words "immediately" and "begins a try" in the rules sections you cited. If the defense is good enough to make the offensive player significantly hesitate or delay beginning the try for 3 seconds, the act is clearly no longer immediate. IMHO the intent of the rules cited is not to penalize good defense.
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Exactly. The rule is intended to let you complete a try that you started before your original 3-seconds was up.
If you hesitate to "shake-n-bake", you're gonna get called. That's not the intent of the allowance.