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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
Which part do you believe it doesn't meet the requirements of?
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In the first video of this thread, my opinion is illegal snap.
The snap is not quick. It is a very slow motion of the right arm.
It is not backwards. There is a discrete lateral motion of the ball as it comes up prior to it going over the snapper's left shoulder. It is very likely that in order for this motion to be possible, the ball would have had to be traveling forward at some point.
It does not immediately leave the snapper's hand. There is a visible pause between when the motion of the snapper's hand ends and the quarterback begins to touch the ball.
The video immediately above, which shows the play "gone bad" actually would fit my definition of a legal snap. While not not "hasty" it was not a slow or discontinuous motion. It was also backwards, and the snapper immediately released the ball to the quarterback.
Then the quarterback got popped. As well he should be, trying to make a travesty of the game.