Play clock management

[DallasDomination]

Does anyone have a feasible explanation why we seem to always snap the ball with the play clock is expiring? This has been an issue for several years now.

 

[Aven8]

Does anyone have a feasible explanation why we seem to always snap the ball with the play clock is expiring? This has been an issue for several years now.

I believe it was said a few years ago that Garrett is late getting the call in to Romo. Then he has to read the D and then boom!

Eli and the Giants have this same problem.

 

[Cochese]

Its just sloppy football. I dont want to hear anything about strategy behind it, the offense is unorganized and Romo spends too much time lining people up correctly.

 

[hookemhorns72]

I believe it was said a few years ago that Garrett is late getting the call in to Romo. Then he has to read the D and then boom!

Eli and the Giants have this same problem.

IMO, I think this has contributed to some of the O Line issues over the past few years. If you are snapping the ball at the same time on the play clock each time, it's giving the D Line a head start.

 

[Yeagermeister]

It's supposed to be so Romo can read the defense longer. I'd like to see him mix it up and try to catch the defense switching around.

 

[Hoofbite]

Collinsworth nailed it by saying it basically lets the defense anticipate the snap and get a better jump.

If you snap at 1 or 2 seconds every time, it hurts.

 

[Cochese]

It's supposed to be so Romo can read the defense longer. I'd like to see him mix it up and try to catch the defense switching around.

If this were true, we should be breaking the huddle 5-10 seconds sooner than we do.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

SI had a long write up about it in it's pre-season edition. It basically said it's a chess match between the DC and the OC with the DC not showing their hand until the last second and the O waiting to get a true pre-snap read right before the ball is snapped. It said it is a league wide phenomenon in today's NFL.

 

[Future]

Someone in another thread said it was because we run a "Chinese firedrill" before most snaps. So I'll go with that :laugh2:

 

[Hoofbite]

SI had a long write up about it in it's pre-season edition. It basically said it's a chess match between the DC and the OC with the DC not showing their hand until the last second and the O waiting to get a true pre-snap read right before the ball is snapped. It said it is a league wide phenomenon in today's NFL.

That's ridiculous though.

If you have a habit of snapping at 2 seconds and defense shows at 3, is it really any different than making a habit of snapping with 9 seconds and the defense showing at 10?

Or, the defense doesn't show at all and you've gained nothing.

The defense reacts to the offense.

If Dallas starts snapping at 10 seconds, the defense will either show or they won't. Just as the defense does now when they are snapping at 2.

I've yet to hear a reasonable reason for waiting until the last second on every down.

Back to back would-be delay of game penalties should be reason enough to pimp slap someone.

 

[Hoovie]

Anyone see the AJ Green touchdown in the Cin/Cle game yesterday?

Cin O breaks the huddle and lines up, the Cle D is still milling about in a big clump. Cin snaps the ball, quick throw to AJ streaking down the field... Touchdown!

Us waiting until 2 or 1 before snapping on EVERY play puts no pressure on the defense. In fact, it makes their job that much easier.

 

[CooterBrown]

Anyone see the AJ Green touchdown in the Cin/Cle game yesterday?

Cin O breaks the huddle and lines up, the Cle D is still milling about in a big clump. Cin snaps the ball, quick throw to AJ streaking down the field... Touchdown!

Us waiting until 2 or 1 before snapping on EVERY play puts no pressure on the defense. In fact, it makes their job that much easier.

The defense always shifts their personel after the offense lines up. Then the offense shifts, then the defense moves, then the offense snaps the ball.

If the offense would just break the huddle and go on a quick count, the defense wouldn't have time to shift around and that would limit the "disguising" they could do pre-snap. They'd have to be ready when the offense gets to the line of scrimmage.

In the good old days, the Cowboys came out of the huddle quick and ran their offense. Now it appears we are letting the defense dictate the tempo and the play selection.