Umpires to try standing in new locations
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Pereira's Take
I think it’s an experiment. This is a matter of seeing whether the teams that are behind a couple of touchdowns will be able to get into their hurry up offense with the umpire in place at the five-minute mark, rather than the two-minute mark. That’s why they’re trying it.
Again, this doesn’t solve the issue that the officials will be talking about later this week when they meet to discuss and possibly tweak this rule – how is the quarterback going to be notified that the officials are in position, and what exactly is normal position?
This is merely an experiment to see if the five-minute mark gives teams that are playing from behind more time to go into hurry up.
The NFL will move umpires back to their old spots during the final five minutes of Thursday's preseason games.
Previously they were in the old spot for only the final two minutes of each half.
NFL spokesman Corry Rush confirmed the adjustment Wednesday.
League officials decided to move umpires from the old spot, in the middle of the defense, to behind the deepest running back for safety reasons. But Peyton Manning complained about the switch after being called twice for illegal snaps when the umpire couldn't get into position quickly enough last week at Green Bay.
The NFL will again re-evaluate the new policy after this week's preseason finales. The change could become permanent when the regular season starts.
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