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I think the answer is that there is no 1 second pause requirement after the ready but there is one for players after they have become set. So, they can sit there set and wait for the ready and then snap it. The snap has to beat the horn or 0.0 or whatever signals the end of the period, but if it does, the play can last as long as it lasts.
Our umpires used to stand over the ball until no one could come up with a good reason for it other than 'that's how we've always done it'. If it's weather, then keeping a ball dry or keeping it from blowing away on turf or short grass is a good reason, but I can't think of any others. The R should tell the QB to wait for his whistle if he feels that he might not given a tense hurry up situation.
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