A good timeout by McCarthy

[Risen Star]

He's always 2 or 3 steps ahead of the competition.

 

[CWR]

Rewatching the Vikings game and on Minnesota's final possession, they were scrambling to get to the line after a receiver was brought down inbounds and we were scrambling to change out defensive personnel, including putting in Joseph for Diggs since he hurt his ankle on the tackle. The substitutions we made took Odighizuwa, Gregory and Parsons all out of the game on third down. After an extra ball being on the field forced the refs to hold up the clock, McCarthy called timeout and got those three players back out there.

Not sure who decided to sub out our best pass rushers in that situation, but it reminded me of so many games under Garrett when we would have our backup linemen in at a crucial moment. Nice of McCarthy to not let that happen in that moment. Sure, it took a ball blunder to give him time to recognize the shortcoming, but at least he did something about it.

Reminds me of our last meaningful offensive snap of the season and Garrett had Cooper on the sidelines. MM made a good decision.

 

[gimmesix]

Exactly. How bad of a sign is it that we have to state the time when he did use a TO correctly...

This is just one example pointed out simply because all of his supposed miscues are dissected and discussed. I haven't agreed with some of his time management decisions, but I also think that some that have been called bad on this board were not actually bad. One that comes to mind is when he threw a challenge flag after a third-down run was stopped just short of the first down marker (can't recall which game at the moment). At first, I didn't understand it, but after rewatching it and thinking about it, he challenged the play because he was going to use a timeout anyway. He had the offense line up on fourth down and try to get the defense to jump offsides, then threw the flag before the play-clock expired. It was a savvy move.

 

[gimmesix]

Reminds me of our last meaningful offensive snap of the season and Garrett had Cooper on the sidelines. MM made a good decision.

And this time, even though Coop had a hamstring issue, he was back out there for the game-winning TD. Maybe Lamb would have made that TD catch, but decisions like that could be the difference between winning and losing.

 

[MapleLeaf]

Mike Zimmer called 2 timeouts in a row. A very big No No. Probably costing any chance to win the game. I am sure Vikings fans are fuming about his time management.

I see it every weekend. Every head coach makes mistakes from time to time. It happens.

From all NFL coaches I am a firm believer that an extra QC (quality control) guy supporting a HC during times of duress with a specific focus on clock time, down and situation should support the thre main guys - the HC, the OC and the DC. But this person should be on the HC's hip pocket at all times, and really only pipes up when he/she sees something out of the oridinary.

Let everyone else do the screaming on the sidelines, but this person is a calm voice of reason and insight to state in a controlled voice what the clock, down and situation is for the HC and coordinators.

There is so much money, effort and emotion riding on the games and the critical moments. As Lombardi has stated, there is really only a handful of plays that actually matter in an NFL game. Being at your best during those handful of critical plays is the difference between winning and losing.

We would hate to see a game lost not because of the effort of the players, but because a decision on the sidelines didn't give the people, the players who are paid a lot to suceed on the field, not get a chance to do what they do best - make plays.

 

[john van brocklin]

Rewatching the Vikings game and on Minnesota's final possession, they were scrambling to get to the line after a receiver was brought down inbounds and we were scrambling to change out defensive personnel, including putting in Joseph for Diggs since he hurt his ankle on the tackle. The substitutions we made took Odighizuwa, Gregory and Parsons all out of the game on third down. After an extra ball being on the field forced the refs to hold up the clock, McCarthy called timeout and got those three players back out there.

Not sure who decided to sub out our best pass rushers in that situation, but it reminded me of so many games under Garrett when we would have our backup linemen in at a crucial moment. Nice of McCarthy to not let that happen in that moment. Sure, it took a ball blunder to give him time to recognize the shortcoming, but at least he did something about it.

The deal is in the details!

 

[nate dizzle]

No huge fan of Mike, and he's had some blunders this year, but that was a good call.

The coaching drama is just getting started in Big D. The microscope will be turned up to 100x magnification as the season goes on and the "Kellen Moore is a candidate for xyz" talk grows. The fanbase will be in full panic mode and every HC'ing decision he makes will be (over)analyzed and fans will be screaming for Moore to be the next HC.

 

[Zman5]

I've mentioned previously some of our run play we use now are ones I saw GB use when MM was there. According to the Bronco's DC, the "Hulk" package was used by MM in GB.
I know we want to give KM all the credit and he deserves it but MM definitely has his finger prints on our offense also.

 

[jnday]

Big Mike has a good time management, some drama queens around here need to watch other HCs . (there is no perfect game in the NFL)

If you look at his in-game coaching and time management last season, there was not much difference between MM and Garrett. In several games MM made some mistakes that even Garrett wouldn’t have made. I think the point is clearly made when fans have to create threads that points out MM making a good coaching decision during a game. There is nothing great about this. He is simply doing the job that he is paid to do.

 

[glimmerman]

Might have been Durden. Not sure how much responsibility the position coaches are given over substitutions. Whoever it was probably was just thinking that he needed to get some fresh bodies in there. But it was poor situational awareness that McCarthy corrected.

Agreed but our HC caught it. So that’s a good sign.

 

[Jarntt]

This is just one example pointed out simply because all of his supposed miscues are dissected and discussed. I haven't agreed with some of his time management decisions, but I also think that some that have been called bad on this board were not actually bad. One that comes to mind is when he threw a challenge flag after a third-down run was stopped just short of the first down marker (can't recall which game at the moment). At first, I didn't understand it, but after rewatching it and thinking about it, he challenged the play because he was going to use a timeout anyway. He had the offense line up on fourth down and try to get the defense to jump offsides, then threw the flag before the play-clock expired. It was a savvy move.

Was that the play that was the first play of the Qtr? There was tons of time to review the play in between Qtrs and it was obvious it would fail and they should have known a challenge wasn't going to be successful so he wasted a challenge there...and a TO

 

[Ranching]

Love it!

 

[gimmesix]

Was that the play that was the first play of the Qtr? There was tons of time to review the play in between Qtrs and it was obvious it would fail and they should have known a challenge wasn't going to be successful so he wasted a challenge there...and a TO

Not sure of the timing of it, but after the run, we sent the offense back off and ran the clock down trying to draw the defense offsides. We were going to take a timeout there no matter what, so McCarthy apparently decided why not challenge the spot just in case. He didn't waste a timeout because he was going to call one anyway. If something had come up for him to challenge, though, it is fair to say he wasted a challenge.

 

[tyke1doe]

Rewatching the Vikings game and on Minnesota's final possession, they were scrambling to get to the line after a receiver was brought down inbounds and we were scrambling to change out defensive personnel, including putting in Joseph for Diggs since he hurt his ankle on the tackle. The substitutions we made took Odighizuwa, Gregory and Parsons all out of the game on third down. After an extra ball being on the field forced the refs to hold up the clock, McCarthy called timeout and got those three players back out there.

Not sure who decided to sub out our best pass rushers in that situation, but it reminded me of so many games under Garrett when we would have our backup linemen in at a crucial moment. Nice of McCarthy to not let that happen in that moment. Sure, it took a ball blunder to give him time to recognize the shortcoming, but at least he did something about it.

I have been critical of McCarthy - still not sold - but some announcer pointed this out and said it was good coaching to call the time out and make sure that Gregory, Parsons and Diggs got back on the field for the last play of the game. And Gregory contributed to the pressure that led Cousins throwing the ball out of bounds.

So I'll give him his credit - this time. Bigger decisions lie ahead.

 

[AKATheRake]

barely, but you're right he's always managing it

6-1 so far. 1 game with the backup QB and missing starters across the board all year.

Should be a coach of the year candidate.

 

[Plankton]

McCarthy has been roasted, and justifiably so, for questionable to poor clock management this season. Mike Zimmer was absolutely worse this past Sunday than McCarthy was in any game this season.

 

[Dale]

Sounds like the title of the next Big Mike autobiography.

"The good timeout"

 

[cowboyed]

Big Mike has a good time management, some drama queens around here need to watch other HCs . (there is no perfect game in the NFL)

I am sure Big Mike registers a 5.6 on the Richter Scale as he trembles on the sidelines during game time when word from the Zone gets piped in his headset that members are criticizing his time management again.

 

[Sarge]

Even a blind squirrel tells the correct time twice a day.

 

[T-RO]

McCarthy is always managing the game.

McCarthy is often mis-managing the game, but don't let me disturb the Mike McCarthy myth and mysticism club.