As Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk noted, Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones Sr. previously suggested that the Baltimore Ravens defense simulating Minnesota quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s cadence during this past Sunday’s game between the clubs had something to do with the Vikings committing eight false starts in the 27-19 loss that dropped them to 4-5. On Monday, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh insisted his players did not simulate McCarthy’s calls at Minnesota’s U.S. Bank Stadium. For an article published on Tuesday, ESPN’s Ben Solak looked into the NFL’s latest “Clapgate”/”Snapgate” controversy. “I’ve watched all eight meticulously,” Solak wrote about Minnesota’s false-start fouls. “I think fault is pretty clearly shared. The team is obviously not yet comfortable with McCarthy’s cadence. McCarthy elicited a false start when he went to kill a play and had another thrown on himself for simulating a shotgun snap too aggressively. But the Vikings’ line really struggled to hold its water against a Ravens
