I was watching some Hawk you tube hi-lite replays and the end of the Cap One Bowl right before Tate to Holloway the Hawks got a first down and the refs really kept the clock stopped for a good long time. How long? Well I replayed that part about 3 times and counted seconds and it was around 10-12 seconds. I didnt remember it that way, I have watched this replay a dozen times and it really struck me.
So when they first put in this rule IIRC it seems the officials made sure the chains were totally reset before winding the clock. I would say the average time was 5-7 seconds. Is that your recollection?
In the early 2000's it still seemed to be a decent amount of time to help the offense make changes and get a play called etc. But the last few years or even 7-10 years it seems the officials were told to stop the clock for 3-4 seconds as long as that LOS chain is ready to start the clock. Is this to just make the game a few minutes quicker real timewise??
And does anyone have any examples of a team, offense or defense, really getting jobbed based on how long or short the time out was for moving the chains? I cant think of one right now but I thought I would test your memories.
So when they first put in this rule IIRC it seems the officials made sure the chains were totally reset before winding the clock. I would say the average time was 5-7 seconds. Is that your recollection?
In the early 2000's it still seemed to be a decent amount of time to help the offense make changes and get a play called etc. But the last few years or even 7-10 years it seems the officials were told to stop the clock for 3-4 seconds as long as that LOS chain is ready to start the clock. Is this to just make the game a few minutes quicker real timewise??
And does anyone have any examples of a team, offense or defense, really getting jobbed based on how long or short the time out was for moving the chains? I cant think of one right now but I thought I would test your memories.
