Just Jack Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Article - http://jibajabaz.com/did-the-patriots-cheat-against-the-steelers-in-the-home-opener-by-resetting-the-play-clock/ Another video - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookie Man Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Noticed that. Didn't really understand what happened there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ (not THAT RJ) Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Goodness gracious. Perhaps it was a TV problem, and they had started it too soon and had to reset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I have noticed that Brady tends to (seemingly) get the play clock reset whenever he wants. That said, it was raining, and it's very common for a new ball to be put in play after a big gain in any situation--let alone when it's raining. Often times, when it's raining, and the officials are putting a new ball into play, the ball can roll away and not be set properly, which calls--by rule--for a resetting of the play clock, so it may not have been incorrect to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 people do realize that the play clock on the tv is not official, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 How about the apparently drunk clock operator in last night's game? Ref had to stop everything 3 times before the clock operator could get the clock back to the right spot, play clock reset and both started together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 people do realize that the play clock on the tv is not official, right? Sure...in this case, it was very obvious that Brady was asking for a reset (with his hand gesture), and received it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 people do realize that the play clock on the tv is not official, right? Right, but those are real seconds ticking by, right? and those are extra seconds added, regardless. even if the clocks not right, he used up way more time than is normally allotted between plays. the explanation could be a ball switch, but otherwise that's extra time regardless of official or unofficial clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 people do realize that the play clock on the tv is not official, right? I miss the old days with no graphics where they just superimposed the actual clock onto the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I suspect everyone understands that the game clock on your TV is not, y'know, the official game clock. But I do enjoy the fact that the Pats** are so completely branded as cheaters now that random people are actually going back to their DVR to find, record and post this kind of nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kkspike Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Just give it to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulles Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I think everyone is upset about something that happens quite regularly...After every play, the play clock gets reset to 40 seconds. Occasionally, something else happens (see below) which triggers a "reset" of the play clock. The reset is at the discretion of the referee who signals that reset with a "single-handed-raise-the-roof" motion. In the video, you see Brady** request such a reset by mimicking the signal (and generally whining like a baby). What is harder to detect is that the referee was making an announcement in the background. Collinsworth talks right over top of the officials announcement. That happens around 22 seconds on the play clock. Because the official makes an announcement - likely clarifying the ruling on the field of incomplete pass on the previous play - both teams are afforded the customary 25 seconds to plan for the next play. Hence the reset. I've seen many other quarterbacks do the same thing. This is a non-issue. When the play clock gets reset, it only goes to 25, just like in the videos everyone is sharing. The "extra 15 seconds" was no slight of hand. It was by the rules. Here are the rules from nfl.com: Time between plays will be 40 seconds from the end of a given play until the snap of the ball for the next play, or a 25-second interval after certain administrative stoppages and game delays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulles Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Just in case you were still concerned about this matter... 6:09 in the 1st - Minn vs. SFKaep requested and was granted a reset while standing in the huddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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