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In response to
"the average football game is longer than the average baseball game. also: typical play lasts ~4 seconds, -- (link)"
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mafaça
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I apologize. I legitimately have never heard that. Metrics sites I read do go with 12, although the number is in decline as one word offenses increase
Posted by
David (aka David)
Jun 26 '14, 12:31
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Baseball famously can be telecast in 15 minutes including commercial break if only the pitches are shown. The Mariners had this type of broadcast in the 90s. I wonder what all is removed from football to get to 4 seconds. After all, a pocket is supposed to last for 3 seconds on a pass play. That leaves only one second for the catch, run and tackle. In short, I think these people are dead wrong but I would have to see the data to understand how they are skewing the results.
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