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[QUOTE="'72 Orange, post: 351730, member: 400"]
I thought that we were milking the clock and not snapping it early enough so I watched the game again and made note of the play clock at the snap. 
 
In total we ran 5 plays where there was 1-5 secs left;  4 plays at 6-10 secs;  29 plays at 11-15 secs;  24 plays at 16-20 secs;  24 plays at 21-25 secs;  and 2 plays at 26-30 secs (both 2nd down plays).  The average for the 1st qtr was 14 secs.  2nd qtr was 18 secs.  3rd qtr was 18 secs.   4th qtr was 17 secs. 
 
By down the averages were:  1st Down at 17 secs;  2nd Down  at 19 secs;  3rd Down at 13 secs;  4th Down at 19 secs.  The average for all plays in the game was 17 secs.
 
The one interesting trend I noticed was that we let the clock run almost to zero (2.3 sec ave) in the 1st qtr for the three 3rd down plays we ran.  In the 2nd qtr the five 3rd down plays averaged 13 secs left on the clock.  In the 3rd qtr the four 3rd down plays averaged 19 secs left on the clock;  and in the 4th qtr there were 14 secs left on the clock for seven 3rd down plays.
 
Just looking at these times it appears we were more cautious in the first quarter in getting plays off - especially at critical times.  After the 1st qtr jitters were over we settled down and were more efficient in getting plays off quicker.
 
I didnt save the NW game.  I was too p****d at the outcome so I cant do the same analysis for that game.
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