Ball Ready for Play

[Bob M.]

Originally posted by parepat
I believe the book says that the time to set the ball and mark it ready for play should not exceed 3 seconds. How much faster are we to get it marked?

REPLY: The three seconds quoted is the recommendation for the time between the ball being placed down at the succeeding spot and the RFP. But a lot of time can be taken up getting the ball to the succeeding spot from the prior play's dead ball spot. That's where you see the NFL really hustling near the end of the half/game.