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| timdawg6 |
They have to tweak it.
Forget about the last second plays, you can call a timeout before any snap.
However, they cant let the Kicker kick the ball, they have to stop the play before it goes into motion. Agree? |
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| KingOfAllWhites |
It is absolute bullshit.
You should not be able to call it from the sideline, it is complete bullshit.
It must be changed |
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| timdawg6 |
| They cant let the play go into motion, stop it before they snap it. |
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| woogayo |
| someone on the field should have to call a timeout |
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| studhub |
| It does add a bit of suspense. ;) |
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| stumpy67 |
It's busch league. It says, "we couldn't beat you on the field, so we're going to play psychological warfare"
Good for that kid, he nailed both of 'em and shoved it up their ass. |
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| Bpalm541 |
| It has effected alot of games all of a sudden. |
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| sergiomaverick |
Quote: Originally posted by Bpalm541
It has effected alot of games all of a sudden. |
That douchebag Mike Shanahan started it all this year against the Raiders and cost the Raiders a game.
Funny thing is the next week Raiders used the same exact thing to their advantage and won the game by blocking the 2nd kick attempt. I bet they would not have even thought of it, had it not been done to them a week earlier.
It needs changed. |
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| Lemonjello |
| No timeouts by the defense team with less than 5 seconds left on the play clock. Problem solved. |
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| Rodaen |
| Horseshit rule that will change soon |
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| jr1074 |
| They aren't going to change that rule until a defensive player drills a kicker and injures him. |
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| Johnny Blade |
I'm going to laugh my ass off when it backfires on someone. I.E. they miss the first kick, but get the second one.
This has got to be addressed in the off season by the competition committee, if not sooner.
Also, wasn't it a college game that started all this? |
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| WhiteBoy |
Quote: Originally posted by timdawg6
They cant let the play go into motion, stop it before they snap it. |
you should have to call the timeout before the ref place the ball down at the line of scrimmage. |
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| CHU |
One way the NFL could change it is to not allow coaches to call timeouts. However, until the league changes this rule, coaches will stand next to the referee and call a TO right before the longsnapper goes into motion.
College teams (Auburn/Florida for example) are practicing the same act, since coaches can also call timeouts.
It will be looked at in the offseason. |
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| A.Lang=Crazy |
| One of these times it's going to back fire on some coach. It's going to be funny when the coach calls for a timeout he misses the first fg and then makes the second fg for the win. |
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| Halcyon |
Quote: Originally posted by WhiteBoy
you should have to call the timeout before the ref place the ball down at the line of scrimmage. |
You're missing the point of why the Coaches like it.
And I agree with Timdawg, I think it's a silly rule. The players should call the timeouts on the field. |
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| KMSDEMON |
Quote: Originally posted by Johnny Blade
I'm going to laugh my ass off when it backfires on someone. I.E. they miss the first kick, but get the second one.
This has got to be addressed in the off season by the competition committee, if not sooner.
Also, wasn't it a college game that started all this? |
it wont be brought up by the competition committee unless it happens to the colts. |
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| Saul Hudson |
| I don't see anyway they can change this rule. If they stop coaches from calling timeouts, then players will call the timeout right before the snap. You can't tell teams that can't call timeout with less than 5 seconds left on the play clock. That'll never fly. It defeats the whole point of the timeout. |
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| Swede |
| I don't see the problem with the timeout. If a QB can call a timeout with 1 second left on the play clock so there isn't a penalty, a coach should be able to call a timeout before a play is run. |
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| Lemonjello |
Quote: Originally posted by Saul Hudson
You can't tell teams that can't call timeout with less than 5 seconds left on the play clock. That'll never fly. It defeats the whole point of the timeout. |
It would fly just fine. It would prevent all of these stupid kicks-that-don't-count from happening. The defense would still have plenty of opportunity to call a timeout. |
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| Swede |
Quote: Originally posted by Lemonjello
It would fly just fine. It would prevent all of these stupid kicks-that-don't-count from happening. The defense would still have plenty of opportunity to call a timeout. |
what about the offense when the fans are screaming and they can't get the signals across? they wouldn't be allowed to call a timeout? |
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| Halcyon |
Quote: Originally posted by Saul Hudson
I don't see anyway they can change this rule. If they stop coaches from calling timeouts, then players will call the timeout right before the snap. You can't tell teams that can't call timeout with less than 5 seconds left on the play clock. That'll never fly. It defeats the whole point of the timeout. |
The whole point of calling the timeout, in regards to kicking opportunities, is to make the kicker sit out there and stress out about it. And possibly, by power of suggestion, the kicker can fuck up the kick.
The rule won't change. But I don't see the need to have coaches sitting on the sidelines and ticking down every fraction of a second and then calling a timeout literally 1/4th of a second from snapping the ball.
When players used to have to call the timeout from the field, you'd see sometimes they forgot, or the ball was snapped. There was more 'strategy'(I guess is the word) involved from both sides.
Now it's just a mindless act, just to have the coach watch the field and the play clock and just tell the ref sitting next to him that he wants to call a timeout at the PRECISE moment. |
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| Lemonjello |
Quote: Originally posted by Swede
I don't see the problem with the timeout. If a QB can call a timeout with 1 second left on the play clock so there isn't a penalty, a coach should be able to call a timeout before a play is run. |
When a QB calls a timeout, no play is run. When a coach calls a timeout with 1 second on the clock, the play still happens, the referees signal whether the kick is good or no good, the announcers say "the Cowboys win!!!", the teams rush onto the field, and tons of fans celebrate. Everyone finds out 5 seconds later that the play didn't even count. It's terrible for the game. |
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| Saul Hudson |
Quote: Originally posted by Lemonjello
It would fly just fine. It would prevent all of these stupid kicks-that-don't-count from happening. The defense would still have plenty of opportunity to call a timeout. |
It would never fly. Let's say a defensive player notices with 2 seconds left on the play clock that his team has 12 men on the field. He won't be allowed to call timeout??? It'll never happen.
By now, the teams, fans, announcers, etc... should all be expecting this to happen. Anyone that starts going nuts the second the field goal goes through without looking to see if the refs signaled timeout is a moron. Even last night, it was completely obvious the refs under the goal posts never signaled that the field goal was good. |
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| swampeast |
| i think it makes the whole field goal process a lot more interesting. the Bills had 2 timeouts left at the end of the game last night and i was hoping they would call that last timeout, too. kickers need to stop being such soccer-playing pussies and step up and make some kicks. |
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| Lemonjello |
Quote: Originally posted by Saul Hudson
It would never fly. Let's say a defensive player notices with 2 seconds left on the play clock that his team has 12 men on the field. He won't be allowed to call timeout??? It'll never happen.
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Who cares if it would be slightly unfair to the defense? After all, one *offensive* player has a speaker in his helmet! Is that slightly unfair to the defense? Yeah, but who cares? It's not like it gives Team A an advantage over Team B.
Plus, any defensive team that is counting the number of players it has on the field with only 2 seconds left on the play clock is doing it waaaay too late. That's something that is normally done much earlier. |
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| Lemonjello |
Quote: Originally posted by swampeast
i think it makes the whole field goal process a lot more interesting. the Bills had 2 timeouts left at the end of the game last night and i was hoping they would call that last timeout, too. kickers need to stop being such soccer-playing pussies and step up and make some kicks. |
I'm not positive, but I don't think a team is allowed to call back-to-back timeouts.
I've heard more than one kicker say that they like it when a timeout is called, especially when the field is in bad shape (more time to fix divots, I guess). |
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| timdawg6 |
| bottom line is that they cant let the play happen say u go fr a fake and it reveals the play only way to stop it is players on the field call the time out before the ball is snapped to stop the play from even being hiked |
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| Halcyon |
Quote: Originally posted by timdawg6
bottom line is that they cant let the play happen say u go fr a fake and it reveals the play only way to stop it is players on the field call the time out before the ball is snapped to stop the play from even being hiked |
This has happened before to teams. It happens.
You run a play that's a fake and the play is called dead before the ball is snapped. You run the play anyway and reveal the fake.
Oh well. Now as a coach you have to decide if you want to try again, hoping that the opposing team thinks you'll call a different play, or you actually call a different play.
Personally, I just think it's gay to allow the coach (who doesn't have to worry about lining up on the field or counting players on the field or watching the snap) gets to sit back on the sidelines and focus on the play clock or the ball and call a timeout literally a fraction of a second before the snap. |
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| hooknoseitalian |
| they showed the vid of whats his name calling a timeout, and the ref hesitated. the coach was screaming "go! go! go!" but it was the ref that held off for so long. there's something very wrong with the officiating these days. |
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| biancas tick |
Quote: Originally posted by KingOfAllWhites
It is absolute bullshit.
You should not be able to call it from the sideline, it is complete bullshit.
It must be changed |
What a Stupid-ass Shitty low skummy Rule that It
I have no respect for the coaches that use it Skank Asses' |
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