Lol football zebra's uses Clay's tweet. Clay have you seen this?
http://www.footballzebras.com/2018/1...ek-9-liveblog/
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On the previous play, the Browns were offside, but the Chiefs declined the penalty. It appears that the Chiefs were confused about the clock situation, because as soon as Torbert blew his whistle to wind the play clock, Mahomes took the snap. After the 2:00 warning in the 2nd quarter, the clock remains stopped for declined fouls.
Since the clock was stopped on the snap, this is an intentional grounding foul. The spike exception to the grounding rules entered the rulebook in 1987, and the intent was only to give the offense an option of stopping the clock when the quarterback is under center. Examples, such as delaying the spike to assess options, spiking from a shotgun formation, or — as addressed in the Casebook in Approved Ruling 8.90 — to take a second or two off the clock for strategic purposes, are all illegal.
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Even though the Chiefs appear to be confused, there is really no relief from the grounding rules. It is also a 10-second runoff, which the Chiefs countered with a timeout. The fact that this specific situation is not addressed does not give an opening for interpretation; the fact that the clock was not running prior to the snap is the guiding factor in the rule.
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Yeah that's pretty clear. I guess this Casebook isn't really available online?