re: To me its obvious: Gary Crowton was the problem

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the play gets in early and we're lined up with about 15-18 seconds left on the clock... this gives us more time to read the defense and we can choose to run the clock down or snap early. We didn't have that freedom the past few years

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To add to your point, that extra time at the line also allows the QB to go through his pre-snap reads and check down if necessary.