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I agree in most games it is not a problem, but I have also been on sidelines where there are 25,000+ fans in the stands and the players cannot hear a coach calling TO due to a game clock running down or for some other reason. I have even seen it with a few hundred fans in the stands.
Turning the head should not be that big of a deal to see the head coach calling a TO. If he calls the time out and something happens, ie a false start, then the time out was called first and no flag.
Also pregame I would tell the head coach that he could take a step or 2 onto the field to get the officials attention to get the time out without fear of being flagged. This way we could quickly spot him and get the timeout called, reducing the chance of something happening and being missed.
I think they should put a delay of game penelty on the team if an assistant coach calls for time out and it is granted.
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Jim
Need an out, get an out. Need a run, balk it in.
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