Game Management has significantly improved this season

[Frosty]

For the 1000th time. Tyron should have never been put in a position to hold. We should have taken a knee 3 plays in a row and punted with 20 seconds left. Every excuse in the book will not overcome that coaching blunder!!!

Game management issues are consistently inconsistent, its week to week and you never know what to expect with Garrett. I think thats largely due his inexperience as coach. But heck even the great Nick Saban is getting second guessed after losing the Iron Bowl by calling for and missing a FG that allowed Auburn to score the game winning TD with 1 sec remaining. If Garrett did that he would be ran out of town.

 

[coult44]

Game management issues are consistently inconsistent, its week to week and you never know what to expect with Garrett. I think thats largely due his inexperience as coach. But heck even the great Nick Saban is getting second guessed after losing the Iron Bowl by calling for and missing a FG that allowed Auburn to score the game winning TD with 1 sec remaining. If Garrett did that he would be ran out of town.

When you win championship after championship after championship, you are afforded some mishaps..................
Belichick in the NFL and Saben in NCAA have earned that right. They have almost reached "unquestionable" status!! It doesn't matter what they do, you can't question that. Can you imagine any other coach giving Peyton Manning the ball in an OT period?

 

[Idgit]

I have seen 9 yr old girls playing Madden bleed the clock better than Opie did in Detroit...............that is not something that your head coach should have to improve upon at this level.

This obviously isn't serious criticism, so forgive me if I don't take it seriously.

We're not losing games because of game management, anyway. We've got bigger fish to fry.

 

[BigStar]

The game is managed right if we didn't get called for holding. That game was on the players in closing minutes. From the Tyron Smith hold.....to the secondary allowing receivers to run out of bounds to stop the clock. That game was lost due to poor execution by the players.

And not making use of 4 TOs created by the Defense that allowed it even be that close to begin with? Remember the lack of Dez targets? JG was content with squeeking by with a W on the back of poor O and 4 TOs and it ddnt happen. Sean Lee was the O in that game.

 

[Frosty]

And not making use of 4 TOs created by the Defense that allowed it even be that close to begin with? Remember the lack of Dez targets? JG was content with squeeking by with a W on the back of poor O and 4 TOs and it ddnt happen. Sean Lee was the O in that game.

Thats what is mind blowing about Garrett game plans. Why would he accept not throwing the ball to DEZ? Why not capitalize on the turnover's? Why is he not taking advantage of opportunities? How can he stand on the sideline and just watch and clap his hands. Is he just playing the percentages, playing conservative to win or has Jerry Jones stripped his authority. Maybe he just don't trust the players to make the play... No matter who is to blame, this offensive game planning is out of sync.... IMO all is not right between, Jerry Jones, Garrett and Callahan. Its odd when you put the QB coach in the booth with the OC and not on the sideline. Something is starting to stink.....

 

[Everlastingxxx]

The Detroit game was mismanaged. Those that don't see that are probably Garrett apologists. The end result is the proof. The last two games were easy to manage. We shall see how he does when another tricky situation.

 

[jazzcat22]

We completely mis-managed the end of the DET game. We had the ball twice in the last couple minutes and we were unable to run it out or get a first down.

That was more execution, not game management IMO.
Look at the end of the Giants game, now that was game management and execution of the plays. When was the last time they ran out the last 3 minutes of a game, but 4:45, and get the win. That was beautiful.

 

[jterrell]

We completely mis-managed the end of the DET game. We had the ball twice in the last couple minutes and we were unable to run it out or get a first down.

that's not mis-mgmt but a lack of execution.

a holding call on a likely pro bowler lost us that game.

 

[Brooksey]

One thing I've noticed this season which has, in my opinion, significantly improved, is the overall game management.
Starting with the Detroit game....we actually did the exact right thing at the end of the game, i.e. running/passing the ball when we did, given the situation. Had the RB not reversed field on our next to last possession, we would not have gotten the holding call thus stopping the clock. In this event, Detroit still gets the ball back, down 6, but with less than 30 seconds left and we probably win the game.

The NYG game: We had an excellent mix of run/pass on the last drive which did two things: 1) melted the clock in the event the NYGs got the ball back and 2) gave us a chance to keep the drive going. By the time we got into position to win the game, the NYGs had no timeouts left and we were able to get the clock down to time enough for just one play, our GW FG attempt.

The Oakland game: Just before halftime, we needed a boost. Once we got to 1st and goal inside the five with one timeout and 19 seconds left, mathematically we have one run and two passes left before having to attempt a FG. To maximize your advantages and keep the defense guessing the most in that situation you HAVE to pass on first down. Then you really NEED to run on second down which may catch the D off guard (not knowing if a run or pass is coming) as well as give you the opportunity with the lowest risk to pound it in the end zone. Then you still have one more pass attempt left on third down. In this situation we did the exact right sequence, pass on 1st down then run on second. The second-down run worked masterfully for the TD and the entire momentum of the game swung in our favor.

Obviously this isn't at all rocket science and yes JG has been coaching longer than I have. However, I did want to note these interesting, but largely lost in the post-game analysis, points. And the reason I'm bringing them up is that JG has been notably poor in his game management in previous seasons....icing his own kicker immediately comes to mind for one. Say what you want about Bill Parcells but he was one of the best game managers in the biz and he often kept games close even when he had significantly inferior talent merely by masterful game management. Hopefully, the trend of better game management that I'm noticing with JG will continue. I'm also curious as to whether it has something to do with less play-calling responsibilities.
Anyway, my 0.02 that I hadn't seen noted here yet.

I completely disagree. In the Detroit game there was no need to run on 3rd down, the holding play because a penalty stops the clock and there's a chance for a turnover. Also in the Giants game we gambled and won but was it necessary to throw the ball on 2nd down with 80 secs on the clock on the 28 yd line with the wind at our back? Giants had 1 timeout. Run it twice, maybe pick up the first down, if not kick the 42-44 yarder with wind. Best giants could do was get the ball back with 25-28 secs and zero timeouts into the artic wind. This was overlooked because of the Dez controversey on the non reviewed incomplete pass and the fact that we won the game passing aggressively. Do you think Parcells throws on 2nd down in that situation? Never one time in his career.

Our 2 minute game management is still as questionable as it ever was. We still don't know when to drain the clock with a run, drain and protect witha kneel and punt or when to play aggressive with the pass. Keep in mind the most aggressive play calling is leaving the opponent with no time to execute. Under 30 secs with no timeouts is very tough, where as a 1:20 is a life time these days.

One thing I've noticed this season which has, in my opinion, significantly improved, is the overall game management.
Starting with the Detroit game....we actually did the exact right thing at the end of the game, i.e. running/passing the ball when we did, given the situation. Had the RB not reversed field on our next to last possession, we would not have gotten the holding call thus stopping the clock. In this event, Detroit still gets the ball back, down 6, but with less than 30 seconds left and we probably win the game.

The NYG game: We had an excellent mix of run/pass on the last drive which did two things: 1) melted the clock in the event the NYGs got the ball back and 2) gave us a chance to keep the drive going. By the time we got into position to win the game, the NYGs had no timeouts left and we were able to get the clock down to time enough for just one play, our GW FG attempt.

The Oakland game: Just before halftime, we needed a boost. Once we got to 1st and goal inside the five with one timeout and 19 seconds left, mathematically we have one run and two passes left before having to attempt a FG. To maximize your advantages and keep the defense guessing the most in that situation you HAVE to pass on first down. Then you really NEED to run on second down which may catch the D off guard (not knowing if a run or pass is coming) as well as give you the opportunity with the lowest risk to pound it in the end zone. Then you still have one more pass attempt left on third down. In this situation we did the exact right sequence, pass on 1st down then run on second. The second-down run worked masterfully for the TD and the entire momentum of the game swung in our favor.

Obviously this isn't at all rocket science and yes JG has been coaching longer than I have. However, I did want to note these interesting, but largely lost in the post-game analysis, points. And the reason I'm bringing them up is that JG has been notably poor in his game management in previous seasons....icing his own kicker immediately comes to mind for one. Say what you want about Bill Parcells but he was one of the best game managers in the biz and he often kept games close even when he had significantly inferior talent merely by masterful game management. Hopefully, the trend of better game management that I'm noticing with JG will continue. I'm also curious as to whether it has something to do with less play-calling responsibilities.
Anyway, my 0.02 that I hadn't seen noted here yet.

Really? Each year under Garrett there have been late game blunders that have in the end cost us the division. This year we botched the Detroit game, all we had to do was kneel on 3rd down and punt on 4th, Game Over. Let me ask you this.....if Beasely does not make the catch for a third down conversion in the NYG game and we kick a 44 yd field goal and give the giants the ball back with 1:10 was throwing to Dez on 2nd down good game management? It is only if it works, If not it's another catastrophe and here's why:

We have the ball at our 28 with the wind at our back it's second down and our opponent has one timeout left. The clock says 1:20. That means if you run it twice you can achieve the first down or kick a 42-44 yard field goal and leave the giants with about 28 seconds with not timeouts into the wind. That was risky passing business in NY and very much overlooked because of the controversy on the Dez Non-Catch (2nd down). You mention Bill Parcells, he would never allow Tony to throw a pass on that possession based on the timeout situation and the wind direction. NOTHING HAS CHANGED, we just happened to win that game.

 

[Nightman]

The game is managed right if we didn't get called for holding. That game was on the players in closing minutes. From the Tyron Smith hold.....to the secondary allowing receivers to run out of bounds to stop the clock. That game was lost due to poor execution by the players.

The criticism is you either go for first downs or try to run out the clock, if you try to do both you blow it like they did against DET. When Dallas had the ball against DET with 3:24 left they slammed off tackle for a loss and ran off 40 secs, then they slammed off tackle for no gain and DET used their first TO. On third Dallas went for a pass, Romo got pressured and threw it away. You either run it again and make them use a TO or you bootleg Romo and give him the option of sliding down if the pass isn't wide open. Then they got the ball back on downs at DET's 31. Two more runs for losses and DET burns their last 2 TOs. Then Dallas tries to get cute and pick up enough yards for a long FG and Tanner bounces around instead of just plowing into the line and going down. With the penalty Dallas can't run off the 45 secs and they leave DET over a minute after the FG and kickoff.

So without the incomplete pass on the first series and penalty on the second, Dallas could've run out the entire clock if they just took a knee every play. They tried to do both and the defense choked. Yes execution played a part, but Garrett didn't have a plan. You don't run for losses on first and second and then try to make a play on third.