Aaron Rodgers & Pre-Snap Motion

Static alignments on defense will get you beat. Rodgers is now understanding why that is true for the offense.

The use of motion has been one of the major trends facing defensive football in the past several years. Analytically, the use of motion by offenses has a distinct advantage. Defenses are reactionary in nature, so moving someone pre-snap can give the offense an edge or throw the defense off balance. Seth Walder, ESPN Sports Analytics, tweeted this about …