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Originally Posted by SNR
I'm mixed on this. I think the bullshit that Peyton Manning used to try to pull all the time was rightfully called out and reigned in by refs at times. Lots of people had problems with those calls, but football should be a fair chess match. You can try to make it speed chess or slow chess, but you should never try to trick your opponent by shifting pieces around when they aren't looking.
I don't think the refs should be interfering on this unless it's completely ridiculous, and the defense has absolutely zero time to even get set in a base formation.
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the only thing is the Refs need to make sure they are in the correct positions before the ball is snapped. I think that making sure the ball gets spotted correctly, the chains have time to move on 1st down makes and the Refs getting into position for the next play are all legit reasons to slow a team down.