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Originally Posted by JasonTX
I'm just saying that all the officials have pre-snap responsibilities and they happen before the ball is ready for play. If my officials aren't in position to officiate then the ball will not be made ready. If I'm speeding up, then essentially I am assisting Team A in getting a play. I will remain neutral to both teams. Team B just made a good play by forcing A into a situation that may run the clock out and that is a situation that Team B earned. By me rushing to get the ball up there so A can snap again has just taken away the play that Team B earned. Don't change or rush your pre-snap routine just to suit Team A.
How would you handle this situation? With Team A leading by 2 pts. team A runs a play to the A15 and is stopped short of the first down. Team B is out of timeouts. With the clock running and is at 30 seconds. Will you rush to spot the ball so that the RFP is given with more than 25 seconds so that A must snap the ball again or will you keep your normal pace and most likely A won't snap the ball again. If you rush then now you are assisting team B by forcing A to snap again.
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You're changing the play. The OFFENSE decides how quickly they want to play. It's called a hurry-up OFFENSE for a reason.
All I know is that in my world, if the offense is set and ready and the WH takes 4 seconds to make eye contact with the crew with a running clock before signalling the RFP and lets the clock run out, there's gonna be hell to pay. And rightfully so, IMO.
On a first down with the clock stopped, I'll take a bit more time.