Huddle To Snap - Why Delay

[neoi78]

One thing I have always wondered is why the offense gets to the line with :02 seconds on the clock, and then gets a delay of game or takes an un-timely time out. This happens alot of the time.. So why is that? I dont think Flacco is reading the defense away from the line.. I dont know if its Cam, or Flacco, or other factors. I just never see that with the veteren QB's in the NFL. Drew Brees gets to the line with almost :20 seconds on the clock, consistantly.

Anyone have any insight or guesses as to the reason behind the delay from the huddle to snap?

[The Raven]

Well, we like to kill clock on our offense, that might be part of it. But idk how you get to the line with 2 seconds left. Thats rediculous.

[berad]

I don't think it happens more often than other offenses in the league. It's annoying as anything, though, especially when the unit is already struggling.

My best guess would be that personnel substitutions take too long in some instances - players running on and off the field before they can get into their huddle. Long verbiage and line adjustments [i](putting players into motion, audibles, etc) [/i]take time, too.

The only thing more annoying than a wasted TO is an illegal formation penalty. Better to have the play set than take a 5-yard retreat.

[neoi78]

Well, maybe not :02 seconds - but they dont have :20 seconds.

[scrock]

I haven't really seen them struggle with the play clock yet this preseason, if they did maybe I missed it..depending on the circumstances they definitely try to run the clock down on people, especially late in games with the lead

I always thought Joe would do well in a hurry up offense, I'd like to see them do that more because I think you wear down defenses like that and some big play potential is there...I wish they'd do it more, the Steelers are supposed to start using it more this preseason and Im sure they will use it against us as well

[cursona pirate]

Yes I would love to see more of the no huddle to help tire out the opponents defense. Also running the ball with no huddle works amazing after awhile IMO.

[ellicottraven]

If they do get to the line with 2 secs left on the clock they would either have to call a time out or have a delay of game penalty everytime! I don't know how they can do that even if they wanted to?

[FerrariFan87]

They're too slow getting into and out of the huddle in general. The pace of the offense needs to pick up overall.

[AsianRice]

No huddle offense sounds easy as it should like wearing out their defense, but you can only use it every once in awhile or need to catch up with the scores. If u abuse it, you will wear out your O-line too, your receivers, and increase chance of mistakes.

[D_UP]

I hope we still don't suffer from that lathargic huddle syndrome. We have alot of guys on offense with the same laid-back personality trait and that's not always good, you need a few rah-rah guys in that huddle. Here's hoping that it isn't the same story as last season.

[The Raven]

[quote name='AsianRice' timestamp='1314502216' post='769147']
No huddle offense sounds easy as it should like wearing out their defense, but you can only use it every once in awhile or need to catch up with the scores. If u abuse it, you will wear out your O-line too, your receivers, and increase chance of mistakes.
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While thats true, eventually both the defense and the offense will be tired, the offense knows the playcall, which gives them an advantage still. Even though that always the case, it has a greater effect when the defense is tired.

In addition, you can use defensive packages against them. It's near impossible to sub a different defense in when defending the no-huddle. An offense should be able to abuse a defense with personnel mismatches.

[ravensfan2430]

Good topic.. I agree, I would would like to seem them get to the line a little quicker.

[The Raven]

While I do like the kill the clock, run down the play clock apporach, as I prefer to dominate in t.o.p., I'd like to see a little more hustle in the offensive huddle. It'd be nice.