What is the “no-huddle” or “hurry-up offense”?
The offensive team finishes a play and begins another play without joining in a huddle beforehand. An offensive huddle normally takes between 20-25 seconds before the players separate and move to their spots on the field. At the end of either half of the game, a team may be pressed for time in their attempt to score, and those 20-25 seconds cannot be wasted in the huddle. The team, instead, rushes to the line of scrimmage after the completion of each play and snaps the ball as quickly as possible. Another advantage of the no-huddle is that the defense does not have enough time to huddle either, creating confusion and exhaustion on the defensive side of the ball. Occasionally, an offense may run the no-huddle when time constraints are not a consideration, just to keep the defense disorganized and tired.
