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Originally posted by Patton
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Originally posted by Green
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Also, being that time was critical, the normal mechanic of winding the clock showing the play ended inbounds, should NOT have been followed.
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If you don't wind the clock, a coach may mistake that to mean the player was out of bounds. Therefore, you had better communicate with the coaches that you have a "hot" clock. If you don't, then when you wind it after the chains are set, plan on taking some serious heat!!
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Patton,
When time is critical, stopping the clock is paramount. The officials can verbally communicate to the coaches that the clock is hot and will start on ready-for-play. Also, the play ends on the 30 yard line which is within the team's box and both coaches are in close proximity to the officails.
In this case the official winds the clock telling the coaches the clock will start on the ready and by doing so, consumed the time the team needed to run a play. So what did winding the clock accomplish?
With 0:01.5 seconds, no doubt a time-out wouldve been needed to run a play.