exploit is the proper term, because what is at issue, hunh offenses lining up immediately before the play is called, freezing defensive personnel on the field with the threat of a snap (often times before the play is called) was an unintended consequence of a previous rule change was designed to shorten games. Was an implementation of the nfl clock rule but failed to include other nfl rules abd procedures that regulate personal activities. I'm not blaming the hunh coaches for sniffing it out and exploiting it, but I think its problem that needs addressing. A clock rule that changes the nature of the game in unintended ways and confers an advantage to one side that didn't previously exist should be changed or there should be other rules to rectify. That's why this is a rules question in the first place, because a rule change caused the situation in the first place

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Posted by Ross

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 3/9/14 at 1:13 pm to narddogg81

You continue to use words like "exploit" and "problem". I don't see why it's a problem. It's certainly not an unfair advantage, as no additional luxury has been provided to the offense that wasn't already in existence and there is no additional time allocated to the offense to do whatever they intend to do, they just intend to do it faster.

And yeah, if the defense cannot substitute fast enough they aren't going to be able to substitute. It isn't impossible to substitute when a team is snapping the ball quickly. There have actually been some cool videos demonstrating this posted on this board.