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<blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 759520" data-attributes="member: 7277"><p>Was having a discussion on this on a different board about the clock infractions that NFL coaches seem to be guilty of. Here were two specifically discussed:</p><p></p><p>- Early timeouts. Especially in the 2nd half. On a key 4th down play when you don't like what you see, sure, but on 1st and 10 with the playclock running down, is it really worth burning that timeout to save 5 yards? My guess would be, not usually.</p><p></p><p>- Mismanaging late timeouts on defense. The one that blows my mind the most, is coaches who inexplicably wait until AFTER the 2:00 warning to use their timeouts on D instead of using them immediately. This accomplishes absolutely nothing other than burning precious seconds off the clock. </p><p></p><p>Case in point, the Steelers/Jaguars the other day. Jags went up 10 with a FG at 1:45 left in the game. But there didn't need to be 1:45 left for the Steelers, they had the option to make it 1:55 and just flat out chose not to. Let me explain...</p><p></p><p>The failed Boswell onside kick came at 2:18. 1st down was a 1 yard rush, and Tomlin foolishly chose to let the clock run down to 2:00 rather than burn even 1 of his 2 immediate timeouts. So the 2nd down snap came at 2:00, the play took 4 seconds upon which the second timeout was used at 1:56, and the 3rd after 3rd down at 1:50, which left 1:45 after the FG.</p><p></p><p>Had Tomlin used timeouts immediately after 1st and 2nd down, the clock would have wound to 2:00 after 3rd, and 1:55 would have remained after the FG. </p><p></p><p>This turned out to be crucial as the Steelers scored to make it 45-42 with only 1 second left. With 11 seconds left, it's still unlikely the Steelers could have recovered an onside kick, then ran a play out of bounds in FG range or gotten a TD, but as we saw in the Saints/Vikings game, at least there's a chance. Tomlin willingly gave up that slim chance with poor clock management.</p><p></p><p>It amazes me that the smartest guys in football cannot figure out small time management strategies that the average Madden gamer knows well, or that they don't have people to figure these things out for them if they can't do it themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adambr2, post: 759520, member: 7277"] Was having a discussion on this on a different board about the clock infractions that NFL coaches seem to be guilty of. Here were two specifically discussed: - Early timeouts. Especially in the 2nd half. On a key 4th down play when you don't like what you see, sure, but on 1st and 10 with the playclock running down, is it really worth burning that timeout to save 5 yards? My guess would be, not usually. - Mismanaging late timeouts on defense. The one that blows my mind the most, is coaches who inexplicably wait until AFTER the 2:00 warning to use their timeouts on D instead of using them immediately. This accomplishes absolutely nothing other than burning precious seconds off the clock. Case in point, the Steelers/Jaguars the other day. Jags went up 10 with a FG at 1:45 left in the game. But there didn't need to be 1:45 left for the Steelers, they had the option to make it 1:55 and just flat out chose not to. Let me explain... The failed Boswell onside kick came at 2:18. 1st down was a 1 yard rush, and Tomlin foolishly chose to let the clock run down to 2:00 rather than burn even 1 of his 2 immediate timeouts. So the 2nd down snap came at 2:00, the play took 4 seconds upon which the second timeout was used at 1:56, and the 3rd after 3rd down at 1:50, which left 1:45 after the FG. Had Tomlin used timeouts immediately after 1st and 2nd down, the clock would have wound to 2:00 after 3rd, and 1:55 would have remained after the FG. This turned out to be crucial as the Steelers scored to make it 45-42 with only 1 second left. With 11 seconds left, it's still unlikely the Steelers could have recovered an onside kick, then ran a play out of bounds in FG range or gotten a TD, but as we saw in the Saints/Vikings game, at least there's a chance. Tomlin willingly gave up that slim chance with poor clock management. It amazes me that the smartest guys in football cannot figure out small time management strategies that the average Madden gamer knows well, or that they don't have people to figure these things out for them if they can't do it themselves. [/QUOTE]
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