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Consistency, gentlemen, consistency...that is all we coaches ask.
Right now, the count stands at 5-1 in favor of starting the clock on the ready.
As a coach, I don't really care one way or the other. I just need to know how it will be enforced, so that I can coach accordingly.
One thing to add to the scenario that I didn't mention before, there was under a minute of clock time remaining in a game that was 35-34.
Obviously, the call went against us with the 3rd down. But even if it had been called correctly, the clock starting on the ready or the snap does matter.
Cause if it starts on the ready, I have to spike the ball...if it starts on the snap, I can run a play.
Yes, one call does matter in a football game. I am sorry that I don't buy into the propaganda that one play doesn't make the difference. Ask Dante Hall for the Chiefs if his punt return against the Ravens made a difference (might as well ask him if the next week against the Broncos made a difference)...ask Ahman Green if his fumble against the Chiefs made a difference...ask Callahan if his player getting tackled at the 1 yard line with time expiring made a difference. And those are examples that have happened THIS YEAR alone. Luckily, none of those involve penalties, but, yes, my friends, one play, one call, one mismatch can be the difference in a football game.
We should all be accountable to do the right thing everytime.
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