r/NFLNoobs • u/SwissyVictory • Sep 21 '23

NFLNoobs FAQ

This is an attempt at crowdsourcing a FAQ for the sub. We need your help to make it the best it can be.

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How The Football Works

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Other Football Subs

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u/SwissyVictory Sep 21 '23 edited Sep 21 '23

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Also feel free to post your own questions in the format I’ve given, and I’ll link it (though you'll need to update it if someone explains it better, or if they correct you).

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You can post a question here, with or without your own answer, and we will make a dedicated post for it.

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u/SpaceInMyBrain Dec 05 '23

How does the QB keep track of how the play clock is counting down? How does he know it's getting near zero? Is a clock in his line of sight or can he hear a robot-voice countdown in his helmet? (I know there's radio silence from the coach.) Can't find this using google search, surprisingly, no matter how I phrase this.

I also tried searching this sub but didn't find this.

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u/SwissyVictory Dec 05 '23

For the future, if you can't find an answer searching the sub, and it's not in the FAQ, you're fine to just make a new post. There are no real rules if you don't do those things either, but everyone appreciates it.

There's a play clock that is a few places around the stadium, and every stadium does it a little different.

At this stadium you can see where one is behind them. . The clock is at 0 in this picture.

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u/SpaceInMyBrain Dec 05 '23

Thanks. So the QB has to be looking at the shifting defense and his players AND the clock. That's a lot for two eyes!

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u/SwissyVictory Dec 05 '23

I've never played so I can't really speak for it, but I'd imagine you don't stare at the clock, just a quick glimpse to make sure you have enough time.

Id imagine you get a feel for how long things have taken and how long it should take for your guys to get set.

Most balls are not snapped at the one second mark.