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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 892101" data-attributes="member: 7261">They do restart it, after the penalty has been marked off and the ball ready for play.  But definitely not a way for a defense to chew up time, since ultimately the offense is still in control of when they snap the ball.Actually, a case could be made for the clock starting up after a penalty favors an offense with a lead.  If the Packers are up by 9 or more (2 score lead) and want to run some additional clock, they could "intentionally" commit some pre-snap penalties on offense.  I think there is an unsportsman like rule/penalty that kicks in if the referees feel a team is doing it intentionally to run the clock.  I remember the Badgers using this clock rule to their advantage, I believe Bret Bielema was the coach.  Smart and sneaky.I could be wrong, but when the clock is under 5 minutes in the 2nd or 4th Q, then it stops after a penalty and doesn't restart until the next snap.</blockquote>

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