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Originally Posted by waltjp
Here's the key phrase:
actions or verbiage designed to confuse the defense into believing there is problem and a snap isn’t imminent is beyond the scope of sportsmanship and is illegal
Watch the video and check out how the defense reacts when the QB turns away from the snapper.
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Fair enough. I guess it's no different than gauging intent for an intentional grounding or something similar. You'd better be right, though, and until there actually IS a snap that came while the defense believed it wasn't imminent, it's a tricky situation.
I see what you're saying, but I also see the point of view that they COULD make things right, no harm, no foul, before the snap. Not THAT snap, obviously. But a normal snap.