Easy answer to our short yardage probems.

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(03-01-2022, 03:56 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: A running back being starting towards the line at the snap and being handed the ball as he's running forward has more momentum, more speed, and gets their faster than being handed the ball while standing still. The defenders also get to the line a half inch slower.

Also, no one has yet to argue how Perine wouldn't have gotten the first down if he had started a split second earlier when he only came up a fraction of a yard short.

That's an assumption that doesn't always hold true in reality.  No RB just runs as fast as they towards the LoS when the ball is snapped.  They are typically at a jog while they scan for a hole and then accelerate through.  You will often hear commentators praise good RB's for being patient and allowing their blocks and holes to develop.  

If you watch the clip, Perrine actually stutter steps and kills his own momentum with a false step to the left before seeing the hole on the right and accelerating towards it.  If he begins heading towards the LoS at the snap, he will have to slow himself even more to allow himself time to see the hole.