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Manning from Aug. 17 on umpire position - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN
Peyton Manning doesn't seem to like how having the umpires behind the offense affects tempo, after his team was twice called for illegal snaps last week.
Some quotes:
He does point out that other teams use hurry-up and cites the Patriots as an example, so this affects their offensive tempo.
I agree that this change could hurt the pace of the modern game. But at the same time Manning doesn't get much sympathy from me complaining about the penalties. The fact that an official is now in position to make these calls against the Colts, finally, doesn't strike me as unfair.
Peyton Manning doesn't seem to like how having the umpires behind the offense affects tempo, after his team was twice called for illegal snaps last week.
Some quotes:
I know Bill (Polian) and Jim (Caldwell) are on top of it and evaluating it. ... I am hoping we are willing to adjust some and they are willing to adjust some, too, so we can make it fit. It would be a shame if one team got penalized more than the other with this rule change.
Our philosophy is that we are going to run our offense. We are going to do it the way we have been doing it and hopefully they can make some adjustments.
He does point out that other teams use hurry-up and cites the Patriots as an example, so this affects their offensive tempo.
I agree that this change could hurt the pace of the modern game. But at the same time Manning doesn't get much sympathy from me complaining about the penalties. The fact that an official is now in position to make these calls against the Colts, finally, doesn't strike me as unfair.