McCarthy needs a Head Coach whisperer

[Xeven]

He really need someone telling him, helping him with decisions, especially clock management. He seems to get lost in the game and forget fundamental decision making at critical points in games. He has a lot going for him but he needs someone in the booth telling him to run out the clock etc…

He has personally lost us games due to poor plays called at critical points in games too. He need to hire someone to be the honest angel on his shoulder with no fear of reprisal.

 

[Surfguy]

To me, it seems like McCarthy is too hung up on “putting the game away” versus being smart about how you should do it. Why go with almost a sure thing with clock management to leave almost no time to do anything when you can blow the whole damn thing going for the knockout blow? He’s just that confident.

 

[links18]

If he can't handle basic head coaching functions then he shouldn't be a head coach.

 

[Staubacher]

If he can't handle basic head coaching functions then he shouldn't be a head coach.

Exactly. He's been around for what 20 plus years and he can't manage basic game situations?

 

[BrassCowboy]

He really need someone telling him, helping him with decisions, especially clock management. He seems to get lost in the game and forget fundamental decision making at critical points in games. He has a lot going for him but he needs someone in the booth telling him to run out the clock etc…

He has personally lost us games due to poor plays called at critical points in games too. He need to hire someone to be the honest angel on his shoulder with no fear of reprisal.

yes, clock management is definitely not his strong suit. He actually sucks at it.

 

[BrassCowboy]

To me, it seems like McCarthy is too hung up on “putting the game away” versus being smart about how you should do it. Why go with almost a sure thing with clock management to leave almost no time to do anything when you can blow the whole damn thing going for the knockout blow? He’s just that confident.

exactly, and you see where that got Dan Campbell. dummy for not going for extra point and try to win it in OT, especially when you get multiple shots at correcting it.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Did anyone see the Sturm post where Dak admitted that he's the one who chose to throw that bomb at the end of the game and ignored Ferguson wide open underneath for an almost certain completion that would have kept the clock running? It wasn't on Mike.

 

[75boyz]

I might be mis remembering but I "think" it was mentioned here that Schott was supposed to be some kinda time manager assistant.
I may be wrong.

So yeah, if so, they both suck.

Wouldn't surprise me cuz neither one of 'em or both again, can figure out an effective run game either so it's par for the course really.

 

[EST_1986]

Did anyone see the Sturm post where Dak admitted that he's the one who chose to throw that bomb at the end of the game and ignored Ferguson wide open underneath for an almost certain completion that would have kept the clock running? It wasn't on Mike.

Having him throw there was the bad decision. Daks bad decision just compounded the problem.

 

[Staubacher]

Did anyone see the Sturm post where Dak admitted that he's the one who chose to throw that bomb at the end of the game and ignored Ferguson wide open underneath for an almost certain completion that would have kept the clock running? It wasn't on Mike.

Yup. I was saying that yesterday. Another case of Dak getting a pass for boneheaded play

 

[jazzcat22]

So clock management comes up way too often.
Yes it can be costly at times, just as a stupid play call can effect time left in a game.

Basically though 11 games this year it was all fine, 5 it was not. Though a few of those losses could have produced wins. But there were more reasons for the losses than any clock management or play call issues.

 

[Frosty]

Did anyone see the Sturm post where Dak admitted that he's the one who chose to throw that bomb at the end of the game and ignored Ferguson wide open underneath for an almost certain completion that would have kept the clock running? It wasn't on Mike.

Good point, but only thing fans hear is what the NFL pungent's reports....MM covers for DAK all the time..and is not gonna throw his QB under the bus

 

[TheHerd]

To me, it seems like McCarthy is too hung up on “putting the game away” versus being smart about how you should do it. Why go with almost a sure thing with clock management to leave almost no time to do anything when you can blow the whole damn thing going for the knockout blow? He’s just that confident.

To be fair, based on our defense trying to stop a team scoring at the end of games, he HAS to put the game away or we’ll lose. But clock management does that as well. And even if he insists on passing, a first down completely ends the game so why throw a bomb even if you’re tryin to put the game away?

 

[DripTooHard]

Did anyone see the Sturm post where Dak admitted that he's the one who chose to throw that bomb at the end of the game and ignored Ferguson wide open underneath for an almost certain completion that would have kept the clock running? It wasn't on Mike.

That seems to happen a lot.

 

[The Fonz]

MM needs this

 

[lukin2006]

That pass play to the end zone is on Dak as well…he should have taken the loss or ran with the ball…

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Bottom line is MM still called a pass which in that case is the wrong thing to do. Force the Lions to burn a timeout, then burn 40 seconds off the clock with another run on third down.

The way the last drive unfolded Detroit would have ran out of time at midfield. And"2 point gate" never would have happened.

 

[bewp7]

get a 12 year old who play alot of madden

they could do better with clock managment

 

[75boyz]

Bottom line is MM still called a pass which in that case is the wrong thing to do. Force the Lions to burn a timeout, then burn 40 seconds off the clock with another run on third down.

The way the last drive unfolded Detroit would have ran out of time at midfield. And"2 point gate" never would have happened.

Exactly. He did the same **** against Seattle throwing instead of running and not understanding proper use of game clock/timeouts. We got lucky with a defensive stop against Seattle.
And extreme luck after a failed defensive stop against the Lions.

In both cases his logic/reasoning as to the plays called against the game's situational awareness factors were huge fails.

These are just 2 examples.
There's plenty more.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Exactly. He did the same **** against Seattle throwing instead of running and not understanding proper use of game clock/timeouts. We got lucky with a defensive stop against Seattle.
And extreme luck after a failed defensive stop against the Lions.

In both cases his logic/reasoning as to the plays called against the game's situational awareness factors were huge fails.

These are just 2 examples.
There's plenty more.

And from what I have heard this was an issue for him in Green Bay too. Very weird for a guy that supposedly studies analytics.