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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OldSchool101" data-source="post: 1093885" data-attributes="member: 10086">Yes. Oddly, his first glaring mistake (there’s others) was protecting the clock too much on 1st and Goal from the Tampa8. He had 1 opportunity to Run the ball and possibly 2 chances but costing 1 timeout and an extra 25 sec at most. It’s not like AJ would be 15 yards downfield and trying to reset the OL.When you’re 8 yards from paint the longest non TD run is 7 yards. It takes 20 sec to reset and get the 2nd play off + 3-5 seconds to call the extra play for 2nd down (pass) to stop the clock after :25 secondsHe played the scenario like you would inside 2-min with maybe 1 timeout left. He admitted later he’d like to have that back. Now that’s fine we all make mistakes. You just don’t want to make a mistake in a Championship game at home in front of your crowd. Plus he displayed he didn’t learn from it he’s made very similar clock mistakes later.I always say the clock management in key downs is a blown up version of 4th down calls. You don’t get a do over and you can’t go 1 of 5. You gotta be more a 3 of 5 guy or at very minimum 2 of 5. You have to have above average instincts just like players. You can be the most dynamic athlete on the field. But without possessing innate instincts you’re going to get run over.</blockquote>

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