Slapping the Snap

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by Sonofanump

B is guilty is something, I think 5 yards for either delay or Encroching.

You can't be serious with this answer. What did B do that was illegal?

[Sonofanump]

Originally Posted by waltjp

You can't be serious with this answer. What did B do that was illegal?

What is human reaction time? The center is the person snapping and he knows when the snap is going to occur. No way the defender could time this perfectly to beat a center who is snapping the ball.

[bigjohn]

We'll call it a draw!

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[waltjp]

Originally Posted by Sonofanump

What is human reaction time? The center is the person snapping and he knows when the snap is going to occur. No way the defender could time this perfectly to beat a center who is snapping the ball.

Maybe it's me, but I still don't see you citing a rule.

[Sonofanump]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Maybe it's me, but I still don't see you citing a rule.

If B slaps the ball during the snap, then he encroched. It's kinetics.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by Sonofanump

If B slaps the ball during the snap, then he encroched. It's kinetics.

Still haven't found a rule citation, I see.

[Sonofanump]

Originally Posted by waltjp

still haven't found a rule citation, i see.

2-8.

[Welpe]

And further we go down the rabbit hole....

[bigjohn]

[Brett]

Originally Posted by Sonofanump

If B slaps the ball during the snap, then he encroched. It's kinetics.

It's kinetics???



Sure.

[Sonofanump]

Originally Posted by Brett

It's kinetics???



Sure.

You know, the physics of movement states that if the snap by A and B player move at the same speed, B would have to start his movement and therefore encroch prior to the snap if he would touch the ball prior to team A's back. Reaction time and accelration by both A & B also needs to be considered.

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[Brett]

Originally Posted by Sonofanump

You know, the physics of movement states that if the snap by A and B player move at the same speed, B would have to start his movement and therefore encroch prior to the snap if he would touch the ball prior to team A's back. Reaction time and accelration by both A & B also needs to be considered.

I don't understand why you'd base your argument A and B moving at the same speed. That's rarely, if ever, the case. I'll concede that if A and B are moving at the rate of acceleration and reach the same top end speed there is no way for B to contact the ball without having previously encroached.

However, if B's reaction time is less than the time gap generated by the difference in acceleration and the resulting velocity between A and B (when B is accelerating faster to a higher velocity) it is absolutely possible for B to touch the ball before it touches a back.