Dissecting the "Fake Kneel" TD

[SR108]

He took a huge step forward. No one does that on a kneel down. Especially with 2:30 to go in game.

Yep, it was a fake QB draw. There is certainly enough tape on him running the QB draw, to make it a successful play.

 

[bvillebaron]

Exactly, it's your opinion that it was a fake kneel. How do you KNOW that his intention was to fake a kneel? But, you didn't answer my question.
What in the world is your obsession with this topic?

He’s clueless and probably hangs out with Lando. Watched the replay again and Pribula clearly was not “faking a kneel down’. He did a poorly executed job of faking a run (something he has done frequently) before backing up to throw. Numerous teams have run this play most of them more efficiently than Pribula.

 

[bvillebaron]

Yep, it was a fake QB draw. There is certainly enough tape on him running the QB draw, to make it a successful play.

Exactly.

 

[Conemaugh]

He’s clueless and probably hangs out with Lando. Watched the replay again and Pribula clearly was not “faking a kneel down’. He did a poorly executed job of faking a run (something he has done frequently) before backing up to throw. Numerous teams have run this play most of them more efficiently than Pribula.

I don't know man. Late in a game with no chance to win.... If a defender runs through the line and rips the head off the quarterback just before his knee touches the ground there is hell to pay. Time, score, distance, and down all matter. From the beaten down defender point of view, that looks like an intentional kneel down. Let's hope the next time PSU has NW beaten to a pulp and up multiple touchdowns they do not lay out our quarterback when he is taking a knee.

 

[AWS1022]

Why is this still being discussed? Who cares? It was a touchdown.