re: The slowdown rule does NOT affect only a couple of plays per game

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I mean that they can't do it without the offense snapping when they are completely unprepared and shorthanded

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Why can many teams do it and your scenario they cant?

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So by all practical standards, they can't sub.

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no, they dont want to. Can't implies they are not allowed to or dont have the means. As I stated teams do it all the time. so if they dont, its because they dont WANT to