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Hurry up offense, but not too fast

CBS Sportsline ran a story today about a memo that the NFL’s vice president of officiating, Mike Pereira, sent to all NFL teams this week. Apparently, the NFL feels that the recent practice of using the no-huddle offense to catch the defense with the wrong personnel is giving the offense a competitive advantage. Yeah. Umm. Isn’t that the point?

Teams would use the no-huddle offense to get to the line of scrimmage and try to begin the play before the defense could substitute or shift their defensive formation. “The only provision in the recent rulebook is for defenses to foul and void the play, so defenses were put in a very difficult predicament.” What a stupid thing to say. Of course it puts the defense in a difficult predicament. That’s why they’re doing it. Is the NFL next going to mandate that all teams are given the opposing team’s playbook and game plan before each contest? Just so no one is at a competitive disadvantage. And from now on Peyton Manning will have his arms tied behind his back, and Marvin Harrison will have his shoelaces tied together. They’re just too good, and that’s a competitive disadvantage for the other team.

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One Response to “Hurry up offense, but not too fast”

Hooks says:

October 23, 2006 at 2:36 pm

Apparently, it was the Colts themselves that tied Peyton’s arms behind his back. Perhaps the less potent Indy offense or their sucktastic defense convinced them that they are too susceptible to their own play-calling habits?

“Earlier this year, the Jets ran a hurry-up offense during which they subbed offensive players but didn?t allow the Colts time to make the same adjustments. That time, the Colts complained the spirit of the rule wasn?t being honored.”

http://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/210395/detail.html