"We couldn't get the ball snapped, we were a half a tick too late" - Coach Daz
Do you think our genius coach realizes that they weren't "half a tick too late" but a full 3 seconds too late?
Rule change in 2013 set a min time of 3 seconds to be able to spike the ball for another play (explanation below)....
Minimum Time to Spike the Ball for Another Play: 3 Seconds
Late in a half when the game clock is stopped and will start on the referee’s signal and the offense has no timeouts, there is often a question of how long it will take for the quarterback to “spike” the ball to allow time for another play. The rules committee has established three seconds as this minimum time. For example, suppose that the offense has made a first down and they are out of timeouts. The game clock is stopped and will start on the Referee’s signal. The new rule means that if there are three seconds showing on the clock the offense may reasonably expect that the quarterback will be able to take the snap, spike the ball and still have enough time to run another play. There is no guarantee of this—the team must still execute the spike. But they will have a reasonable opportunity for another play. If the clock shows one or two seconds, they will only have enough time to run a play without first spiking the ball.
Do you think our genius coach realizes that they weren't "half a tick too late" but a full 3 seconds too late?
Rule change in 2013 set a min time of 3 seconds to be able to spike the ball for another play (explanation below)....
Minimum Time to Spike the Ball for Another Play: 3 Seconds
Late in a half when the game clock is stopped and will start on the referee’s signal and the offense has no timeouts, there is often a question of how long it will take for the quarterback to “spike” the ball to allow time for another play. The rules committee has established three seconds as this minimum time. For example, suppose that the offense has made a first down and they are out of timeouts. The game clock is stopped and will start on the Referee’s signal. The new rule means that if there are three seconds showing on the clock the offense may reasonably expect that the quarterback will be able to take the snap, spike the ball and still have enough time to run another play. There is no guarantee of this—the team must still execute the spike. But they will have a reasonable opportunity for another play. If the clock shows one or two seconds, they will only have enough time to run a play without first spiking the ball.
