False start by QB?

[Robert Goodman]

It's interesting to see that NWU wasn't drawn offside often. It shows that whatever the rules and enforcement philosophy on false starts are at any given time, defenses will adjust to produce about the same amount of offsides. Primarily what those rules do is adjust the amount of "jump" team A, knowing the snap count, has on team B by how close team B is to the edge of their charge.

Can I take it that under current enforcement, the plays where the QB spun out before the snap to lead for the sweep would still be legal as long as he didn't make it look like he had the ball? Would he have to be clear about dropping his hands and pausing before he spins away? Would dropping hands to his sides without pausing be enough?