This is an interesting defense.
One week later, Taylor responded to those critics by saying he actually lined up his jump with the quarterback’s cadence, which looks like a false start to the naked eye.
So why aren’t opposing defense picking up on this cadence and mimicking Taylor?
I notice he didn’t touch base on the holding.
I suspect this will be cracked down on this week.
I smell a new Lion rule…
At least it’s not off the back of a loss this time
The refs are using the film for training them on the egregious missed cells
How does he defend his alignment?
By changing the subject to his jump.
Exactly. And when challenged on the jump, he will go to the plays where he DID time the snap absolutely perfect. But ignore the rest of them.
he said the refraction of the light off the turf distorted the view of the camera and created the illusion of him being lined up too deep
This is not really on JT. It is on the referees for not doing there job. Speak to him about it and if he keeps doing it flag him. I doubt it would take more than 1 or 2 flags to get him to line up properly. But as long as they said nothing why should he change?
I’m shocked and convinced.
Nah! I’m lying, just like him.
Jags/Chiefs should be a good game, but no matter the opponent I was planning on watching just to see if he changed his positioning or if the league was going to call it tight.
He also never went into a set position. He was moving all the time. That’s a false start.
Now we are referring to a penalty as a “technique”, when it is committed against the lions
Right on cue.
It’s a penalty “after” the Lions game not during. It’s very much like the GB holding rule. It’s just good technique if you play for the Packer but if you leave and go play for the Lions it is now a penalty. Just ask TJ Lang.
Wanna bet the Lions get called for it on Sunday?
The good news is we have a team now that can overcome bad plays and bad officiating. In the past all it took was one bad play or one eggregious call to lose a game. Not so anymore. We will drag the officials out into the deep water just like other teams and tread water until they are exhausted. Love this teams demeanor!
Being “set” is just a social construct. As long as he identifies as “set,” we need to respect that.
It’s never ever the cadence, it’s the snap that counts.
Sounds about right.
The alignments were the greater concern versus the false starts. Multiple times his helmet wasn’t lined up correctly with the center.
But the snap, the movement of the ball is what matters too.