Excellent jump at the snap by Hutch! Elite! Best in Country!...... but some cry offsides?
On this play Aidan Hutchinson gets a dragster at a Christmas Tree green light jump:
I think 79 is looking around saying, "Did anyone get the license plate of that truck?" ?
But looking at it from a second angle is making some people cry "Offsides!"
Taking the time to look carefully and scrutinize it, it looks like he goes at the instant the ball makes it's first movement. It's possible he started a smallest fraction of a second early in anticipation of the snap, which is completely fine in the rules as long as the player isn't offsides. And he's not.
I think to some it looks like he's offsides because of how in slow motion, in comparison to Hutch, everyone else is to react to the snap. Even all the Iowa players aren't reacting any where near as quickly as him---and they know the snap count!!
I think this is some kind of exceptional reflexes and speed by Aidan Hutchinson. So good, in fact, it shows why he should win the Heisman. But that's just me.
What do you think? Offsides? Or amazing? Or some other adjective?
December 8th, 2021 at 5:44 AM ^
Really cool picture.
But, batter up!
December 7th, 2021 at 11:14 PM ^
Hot damn that man is fast.
December 8th, 2021 at 8:29 AM ^
Fast, as in “When he goes to bed, he turns out the light and gets under the covers before it’s dark” fast. What a gift it has been to watch him all year.
December 7th, 2021 at 11:27 PM ^
Was discussing the draft and had to argue with someone who said Hutch has "a slow first step." lmao
December 8th, 2021 at 5:53 AM ^
Dear lord, people just make things up or repeat what they hear some bozo in their local media say.
December 8th, 2021 at 8:34 AM ^
My god. I would have told that person to never say that to anyone ever again. If there's one thing Hutch has it is the fastest first step in the country. That's embarrassing.
December 8th, 2021 at 10:11 AM ^
This kind of weird sports racism is so prevalent it’s funny.
I’ll bet he thinks Hutchinson makes all his plays with “a motor that doesn’t quit” instead of elite athleticism and tremendous genes from his All-American father.
And I’d bet he thinks Ojabo is an “athletic freak.”
December 7th, 2021 at 11:29 PM ^
No flag?
Then it's not offsides just like the multiple holds on him each week so just stfu & play because that's what Aidan does
December 7th, 2021 at 11:32 PM ^
Rubbin' is racin'
December 7th, 2021 at 11:30 PM ^
Lol sloMo clearly shows he wasn't offside.
He anticipated the snap faster than anyone on offense reacted to it so it looked like it could be offside.
December 7th, 2021 at 11:39 PM ^
I remember seeing that a couple times in the game last Saturday and thinking to myself "jesus wasn't he offside there?" In real time it looks like he's offside just because no one else is moving but yeah when you see it in slow-mo he just times the snap perfectly. How does he do that??!!
December 8th, 2021 at 5:00 AM ^
if you drag the little dot on that first tweet nice and slow, the one that counts time, you can just see the right hand of the center. its moving and hutch is jumping simultaneously. that was a clean and exceptional jump.
December 7th, 2021 at 11:36 PM ^
Live I remember thinking we got away with one but man that's about ad perfect as it gets.
December 8th, 2021 at 10:25 AM ^
Agreed; live I was very surprised there was no offsides
December 7th, 2021 at 11:38 PM ^
I'll admit it - watching it live, I thought the refs missed it. But watching it in slow mo shows he timed it perfectly. Didn't get to the QB but added another trucking highlight to his already extensive reel. Thanks for sharing.
December 7th, 2021 at 11:38 PM ^
Either he guesses well or he's watching the Center subtly shift his weight, not ball movement. I'm going with the later. You will too as you notice the Iowa center shifting his weight just before he moves the ball.
December 8th, 2021 at 5:40 AM ^
The later latter?
December 7th, 2021 at 11:41 PM ^
The slo-mo video quite literally proves he is not offsides, despite the tweeter trying to prove the opposite.
December 8th, 2021 at 12:03 AM ^
when you type like that it's mocking someone else saying it, and showing proof otherwise. Dude that posted that vid definitely knew that it proved he was not offside.
December 7th, 2021 at 11:43 PM ^
In swimming or track he would have been called for a false start. But in football, he definitely was not offsides. It looks as though he did jump ahead of the snap. Since he has never been called for offsides, I would say that it’s unlikely he guessed. Someone, it may have been his dad, said that Aiden has an uncanny understanding of what the offense is going to do. Something to think about.
December 7th, 2021 at 11:44 PM ^
I choose not to race
December 7th, 2021 at 11:45 PM ^
It's not only the amazing timing but it's the speed to beat the tackle to the spot and the strength to then run the guy over and get to the QB. He also showed great restraint and mental quickness to not hit the QB after seeing the ball was out of his hands.
All of this in one play. And he does this multiple times per game.
Hutch for HeisMan.
December 7th, 2021 at 11:48 PM ^
Live I remember thinking we got away with one but man that's about as perfect as it gets.
December 8th, 2021 at 6:48 AM ^
It certainly looked / felt like offsides when watching live. Thanks to the poster for proving it wasn't.
December 7th, 2021 at 11:52 PM ^
Notice that he is not directly on the line. Meaning he has a little bit of wiggle room between when he starts moving and when he hits the line of scrimmage.
Pretty sure that is intentional. He gives himself a small buffer, then really anticipates the snap, meaning that he hits the LOS already moving forward and at a point that the O-Line is just starting to get their balance set.
I'm guessing if you measured it, he has elite reaction time.
December 8th, 2021 at 12:19 AM ^
He is not offsides. He moves exactly as the ball moves and not before.
Perfect timing.
December 8th, 2021 at 12:28 AM ^
It’s amazing how much our biases affect our perception. My attempt at looking objectively at fixed points in the video in slow mo is that is was exactly the same moment. Then again, I’m skewed. Either way it’s close enough to not get called and works so whatever.
December 8th, 2021 at 12:35 AM ^
Aidan's NFL interview ...
December 8th, 2021 at 1:05 AM ^
But he had a horrible game!
-The two fat radio dipchits who combine for 971 pounds.
December 8th, 2021 at 1:26 AM ^
Von Miller has/had a similar first step and has actually been called offsides in the NFL when in fact he was not. It’s a rare combination of skill and talent.
December 8th, 2021 at 2:46 AM ^
That's definitely going to happen to Aiden at the next level. Unfortunately if he gets drafted by the Lions its probably going to happen at the worst possible time during a game and likely cost the team the win. lol
December 8th, 2021 at 5:42 AM ^
Aidan? Not a Speller?
December 8th, 2021 at 6:25 AM ^
He watches the initial motion of the snap, I think, and takes off.
December 8th, 2021 at 7:10 AM ^
Video examples of why he's a Heisman Trophy finalist.
December 8th, 2021 at 7:54 AM ^
Its things like this that are why he's in New York and Will Anderson is not. There was a fair amount of complaining that Anderson has more tackles and more sacks, so why isn't he there? Well, it's a helluva lot easier for an OLB to get through the line on a blitz and/or get to a ball carrier and pass catcher in the open field - because that is their friggen job! Linebackers will always have more counting numbers and stats than a SDE will ever have.
Aidan Hutchinson makes a bigger impact on Michigan's defense than Anderson makes for Alabama's. And that is why Aidan is in NY.
December 8th, 2021 at 8:28 AM ^
They play 2 different positions...the fact that people are even willing to engage in the argument is ridiculous.
Also Anderson has a player on his team who steals votes from him and is going to win the Heisman.
December 8th, 2021 at 8:27 AM ^
Beat Georgia.
December 8th, 2021 at 8:39 AM ^
When you watch the video, Hutch's first movement is a load/crouch right before he explodes off the line.
He starts his motion (loading) right as the center starts shifting his weight back and has it timed to explode forward right as the ball starts moving. Great timing, great first step, have been saying that he will be the 1st overall pick for awhile now and sticking to it....
December 8th, 2021 at 8:41 AM ^
I do not believe he has had an offsides called on him all year. He is a stud!
December 8th, 2021 at 8:47 AM ^
It’s only offsides if they throw a flag.
December 8th, 2021 at 9:15 AM ^
There was nothing remotely close to being offsides on that play...
December 8th, 2021 at 9:28 AM ^
What’s more amazing is how slow the rest of our D line is to react to the snap.
December 8th, 2021 at 11:33 AM ^
The can go as soon as the ball moves (and he DOES) doesn’t have to wait for their slow ass Oline to move first
December 8th, 2021 at 12:14 PM ^
I saw it when it happened and was waiting for a flag.