Putting time back on the clock

[Stinterp]

Re NCwingman: The only scenario where I'd listen to arguments otherwise is if the clock is temporarily stopped and will start on the RFP -- if there is 0.7 seconds on the clock as it's stopped for the 1st down, the offense cannot be set for 1 second after the RFP before the snap AND get the snap off before time runs out.

The rule does not state "after the RFP" the rule 7-2-6 states "After a huddle or a shift, all players of A shall come to an absolute stop....."  The rule does not say A has to be set for 1 second after the RFP, in fact with the new 25/40 clock there is no RFP signal.  So with .7 seconds remaining, can Team A Legally get off a snap?

[CalhounLJ]

Yes. This is a common misunderstanding of this rule. You are correct that if all A players are in formation and set before the RFP, A can legally snap the instant the RFP is signaled.


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[Ralph Damren]

When you played did you use leather helmets?...

Nope, we had plastic ones, BUT only the backs could have facemasks  . Budgetary constraints made  necessary by replacing the goalposts that were torn down after every victory.
   

[AlUpstateNY]

Were they the 2" wide, or so, single bar plexi glass face masks? Everyone wanted one, but as you suggest, "Everyone called, but few were chosen".