Makes me want to stop watching football. How is it they geta way with this Pats cheat

[dabeastdabone]

Saw this. How is this possible? Is the league just this corrupt? Brady signals and they reset the play clock? Is there another reason?

https://youtu.be/lO-uhhV8pxs

 

[Sons Of Shula]

That wasn't the play clock. It was an interval used for administrative stoppage and game delays.

ARTICLE 2. 25-SECOND PLAY CLOCK
In the event of certain administrative stoppages or other delays, a team will have 25 seconds, beginning with the Referee’s whistle, to put the ball in play by a snap or a kick. Such stoppages include, but are not limited to:

• a change of possession
• a charged team timeout
• the two-minute warning
• the expiration of a period
• a penalty enforcement
• a Try
• a Free Kick.

A 25-second interval will be used in these situations, even if the 40-second clock is already counting down.

 

[dabeastdabone]

But the play shown had none of those instances.

 

[Sons Of Shula]

But the play shown had none of those instances.

Hence, "but not limited to". I do not know the specifics but perhaps the officials where checking for the correct ball spot, making a game clock, adjustment, verifying the complete/incomplete catch, etc. Regardless it was an administrative stoppage to the game play and therefore the :25s interval was implemented.