Originally posted by fortyninerglory:
Remember -- with the 49ers offense it's designed to not call the play until there's only about 2-3 seconds left (to apparently keep the defense guessing). So it's not necessarily about getting to the line early. If this aspect changes then it'll just be due to a change in offensive philosophy.
You are correct and I do remember hearing that. I think that was the initial plan when implemented, But that cat has been out of the bag for a while, and they have failed to make any sort of adjustment. I don't believe any other teams ever try to employ this method