re: Always surprised when teams don’t know when to spike the ball (2 min offense)

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hey wasted a max of two seconds by running a play instead of spiking. They had the play called on the previous play.

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To call out the play for all players to hear, and get everybody in the right position and hope no penalties? 2 seconds? I don’t think so.

The play was blown dead at :37 and snapped off at :20, taking a whole 17 seconds to run the next play.

Then you look at the saints game where before the half, Brees completed a pass to Ted Ginn Jr for 15 yds(Colts play was 11 yards). The play was blown dead at :21 and Brees clocked it at :11 so taking 10 seconds to spike. The two scenarios was a difference of 7 seconds. Ask any coach running 2 minute offense how big is 7 seconds and they will tell you. Heck, I've been coaches arguing with the refs for 2 seconds.