These playoffs had the worst coaching decision ever? Maybe but not our own

[BourbonBalz]

I too was calling for a squib kick. But, the player receiving the kick could’ve just downed the ball where he caught or fell on it, so no time would’ve run off the clock then either.

 

[Risen Star]

Packers coach had 10 guys on the field to block the game winning field goal

Yeah but that's not a coaching decision.

 

[Redsfan_83]

Bills HC taking lots of heat, and it is not the first time this season either. Put it this way...I'd rather lose like we did than lose like the Bills did....We ne never had our game, they had it.

 

[Blast From The Past]

I saw and read a lot of people criticizing it even Romo live on air . It was a terrible decision.

Romo as a matter of fact said they should squib kick it before the Bills decided to boot it into the end zone for no possible return. He was surprised that they did so. So major brain fart by the head coach and special teams coach for sure.

 

[Tommy]

I think kicking it deep was the right call.

If the ST coach calls for a squib kick and it goes out of bounds or the Bills get a long return out of it he would be getting hammered today for not kicking it deep.

The Bills losing yesterday had zero to do with the decision to kick it deep and everything to do with a monumental collapse on defense.

 

[Tommy]

Moore's quarterback draw was the best call in the playoffs. Absolutely BRILLIANT ----> runs

One thing you can say with certainty is that the 49ers had no idea it was coming. They were completely fooled.

 

[Chuck 54]

After a week of the sports world mocking Mike McCarthy and his weight problem over a QB draw that should have accomplished it's goal of leaving time on the clock for one prayer to the end zone at the 25 with a bad QB, I fail to see this same level of scorn for a head coach who truly eliminated his own team yesterday.

How do the Buffalo Bills not squib kick after going up by 3 with 13 seconds to play? How does the alleged top tier head coach Sean McDermott not tell his ST Coach that's what's happening? It would have at the very least taken enough time off the clock to prevent a 3rd play for the Chiefs and very well might have done more than that.

Yes the defense should hold regardless but this was an egregious error that needlessly gave the Chiefs an opportunity to win the game.

Where's the outrage? Where's the mockery? Cmon, he could be thinner.

Notice the difference in how these two are treated. Zero respect for our own and he's accomplished more than McDermott ever has.

So when they talk about the 2021 season playoffs and the worst call they've ever seen from a head coach I won't be thinking some QB draw that really didn't decide the game since the QB wasn't making that throw if he had another play. I'll be thinking about those Buffalo Bills handing the Chiefs a chance when it was completely unnecessary and avoidable.

Fat Mike 4 Life.

I agree with the premise. I felt, while the final quarter was entertaining for fans, both teams defenses were absolutely horrible with bad coaching decisions. However, if you squib kick, the clock still doesn’t start until a player touches the ball, so a Chiefs player could simply fall on it, giving himself up, costing the team 1 second at most, and probably having much better field position than the 25.

On defense, I play 3 deep across the back, so no huge play. I bracket 2 guys on Hill, and I single cover the other guys 1-1, especially Kelsey, and that still leaves 3-4 pass rushers. There is no excuse for allowing the two easy completions prior to the FG. In overtime, the only contested catch was Kelsey’s TD…..WTH! Were they playing prevent in overtime?

And on the other side, how the hell do the chiefs give up 4 TD’s, 3 long ones, to Davis who was ranked 129th in receptions and 77th in yards in a league with 32 teams?! That whole 4th quarter blew my mind.

Not to mention how the heck the Bucks didn’t double both OBJ and Kupp in the final seconds!

If either of those endings had happened in Dallas, our fan base would be even more angry than it is now.

 

[TheDude]

After a week of the sports world mocking Mike McCarthy and his weight problem over a QB draw that should have accomplished it's goal of leaving time on the clock for one prayer to the end zone at the 25 with a bad QB, I fail to see this same level of scorn for a head coach who truly eliminated his own team yesterday.

How do the Buffalo Bills not squib kick after going up by 3 with 13 seconds to play? How does the alleged top tier head coach Sean McDermott not tell his ST Coach that's what's happening? It would have at the very least taken enough time off the clock to prevent a 3rd play for the Chiefs and very well might have done more than that.

Yes the defense should hold regardless but this was an egregious error that needlessly gave the Chiefs an opportunity to win the game.

Where's the outrage? Where's the mockery? Cmon, he could be thinner.

Notice the difference in how these two are treated. Zero respect for our own and he's accomplished more than McDermott ever has.

So when they talk about the 2021 season playoffs and the worst call they've ever seen from a head coach I won't be thinking some QB draw that really didn't decide the game since the QB wasn't making that throw if he had another play. I'll be thinking about those Buffalo Bills handing the Chiefs a chance when it was completely unnecessary and avoidable.

Fat Mike 4 Life.

Squib was the right call. But Tyreek Hill was back there...50/50 he gets it to the 40 with 8 seconds left. But you take that option

 

[conner01]

I thought about the squib kick too but what happens if it goes off his bad and chili dips it out of bounds? I think they felt the safer route was kicking out of the back of endzone. Who thinks that 13 seconds is enough to get into field goal range? If anything, he needed to understand who gassed that D was and call plays that lent to the strength of D. I am not sure that the ultra prevent defense was the way to go. I am biased because I hate prevent defense anyway.

Still you have to give credit to Josh and Mahomes. Even though both D's had let downs, those two QB's took advantage of what was in front of them.

They practice squib kicks just like regular kicks
Rarely do they go out of bounds
The biggest threat is a return that gets them even better field position, but the clock was more important than say being at 35 rather than 25

 

[TheHerd]

Great point @Risen Star .

A squib kick or even a kick with hang time landing inbounds at the 10ish yard line would have been enough to run the clock down to allow 1-2 plays max.

Goes to show how even good teams can screw themselves over with minor blunders. I’m saying minor because - come on - it was THIRTEEN seconds. All the Bills had to do was cause at least ONE incomplete pass.

I’m also thinking: couldn’t the Bills pass defenders just hold the receivers at the line of scrimmage after the ball is snapped? Yeah, it’s a penalty but it runs out the clock.

This is what I was thinking. Penalties don't matter. I know the game can't end on a defensive penalty, but do it once or twice so there's only time for a hail Mary and no time to complete a pass and call a timeout.

 

[Diehardblues]

The Chiefs could have downed the squib or pooched kick only taking a second or two at most. . There’s also the possibility the kick goes out of bounds which would place it at the 40.

It’s easy to second guess but the bigger crime is giving up 2 plays with only 13 seconds for over 40 yards left to set up the FG opportunity.

I don’t think there’s any comparison to our misjudgment of the 14 seconds play. Which the call itself wasn’t as bad as not knowing or looking for the referee to set the ball down before the snap.

There certainly appeared to be enough time to get our snap off if we just hand it to a referee first. We weren’t even looking for a referee.

It didn’t look like we’d been coached on how to handle that situation wasting valuable seconds.

 

[Floatyworm]

After a week of the sports world mocking Mike McCarthy and his weight problem over a QB draw that should have accomplished it's goal of leaving time on the clock for one prayer to the end zone at the 25 with a bad QB, I fail to see this same level of scorn for a head coach who truly eliminated his own team yesterday.

How do the Buffalo Bills not squib kick after going up by 3 with 13 seconds to play? How does the alleged top tier head coach Sean McDermott not tell his ST Coach that's what's happening? It would have at the very least taken enough time off the clock to prevent a 3rd play for the Chiefs and very well might have done more than that.

Yes the defense should hold regardless but this was an egregious error that needlessly gave the Chiefs an opportunity to win the game.

Where's the outrage? Where's the mockery? Cmon, he could be thinner.

Notice the difference in how these two are treated. Zero respect for our own and he's accomplished more than McDermott ever has.

So when they talk about the 2021 season playoffs and the worst call they've ever seen from a head coach I won't be thinking some QB draw that really didn't decide the game since the QB wasn't making that throw if he had another play. I'll be thinking about those Buffalo Bills handing the Chiefs a chance when it was completely unnecessary and avoidable.

Fat Mike 4 Life.

To answer your question....Cowboys are privileged....the Bills....not so much.

 

[CTcowboy203]

Yeah but that's not a coaching decision.

no it’s a coaching blunder.

 

[Mark]

Should be a classic Rams vs Niners with both D’s teeing off. Jimmy G sure to throw a pick, and Stafford should have had at least one .

That said I don’t think either of these teams will stop Chiefs. They look like they are destined for a W..... Hard to realize that Mahomes will be in his 4th consecutive championship game.

Andy Reid doesn’t get the credit he deserves. He lead Philly to several championship games, and now doing the same in the AFC....

The Bengals are 7.5 pt. dogs, but I wouldn't FedEx the Lombardi Trophy to KC just yet.