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Time-Out / Time-In ?


This was an interesting idea for the NFL proposed in the Boston Globe a while back: the "time-in"

Here's the idea in short, by author Samuel Arbesman:

"If you’ve ever noticed that football games slow to a predictable crawl at the end of each half, the time-in is the rule for you. The idea is simple: When the clock is stopped, for whatever reason, a coach could call a “time-in”, and force the clock to start up again. Think of it as the antimatter version of the timeout."

He further suggests, because of the disruptive nature of this idea, coaches only be given one "time-in" to use per season. What do you guys think of this? I am not sure how I feel. And I certainly don't think our coach, Mr. Clock Mismanagement himself, needs anything else to mess up the clock. But I can't help but be intrigued at the thought of a post-season game coming down to a "time-in" and a hurried play. All hell could break loose, and that's kind of exciting...

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by NorthPhillyKid on Aug 28, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

red light ..............................................

green light !!!

"I think pro athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create."- Daniel Tosh

If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK

by NorthPhillyKid on Aug 28, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

Haha...

I actually kind of like it.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by JimmyK on Aug 28, 2009 8:50 AM EDT reply actions  

And by saying I like it, I mean I like it in another league that doesn’t involve the Eagles – Andy Reid doesn’t know how to use his time-outs yet. I can’t imagine the ways he’d mess up a time-in.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by JimmyK on Aug 28, 2009 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

The major problem I have with this is the situation, however unlikely, where a coach calls a “time in” and the opposing coach calls a time out at exactly the same time. Such an occurrence would have catastrophic consequences, possibly rupturing the fabric of space-time and destroying the entire universe in less than a femtosecond.

by captain nodar on Aug 28, 2009 9:00 AM EDT reply actions  

seems like a douchbag type deal pulling a “time-in” while a team is running a 2 min offense. Could ruin some of the best last second moments in football history…. I hate the idea.

by Smallbugger on Aug 28, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions  

Part of the fun...

…is that you only have one per season. Then you have to make all these calculations: when is the best time to use it? Maybe for a division game? Maybe to make the playoffs? Maybe in the Super Bowl? The added calculus is the intriguing part.

Anyways, it’s moot. Never in a million years would the NFL do antyhing like this. And even if they did, Andy would screw it up.

by ajay on Aug 28, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions  

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