Twitter: McCarthy on letting the clock run down to :03

[Tommy]

If you use the timeout at 8 seconds you take the shot in the endzone.

If they take the timeout with 8 seconds they don’t have any left. If they get a holding penalty on that shot at the end zone the half ends due to the automatic 10 second clock run-off.

The way the refs were throwing the flags it makes sense that McCarthy didn’t want to chance it.

Considering we won by 3 points makes it look like the right call.

 

[Tommy]

Yea, was 8 seconds and two timeouts. Just saying if they took a shot, time might have ran out if all didn’t go as planned.

They didn’t have 2 timeouts left.

In the 2nd quarter the Cowboys took a timeout at 11;35 on the clock, 7:26, and the last one at :03.

 

[Tabascocat]

They didn’t have 2 timeouts left.

In the 2nd quarter the Cowboys took a timeout at 11;35 on the clock, 7:26, and the last one at :03.

Regardless, a timeout could have been taken at 8 seconds. Enough time for a shot to the endzone but risky.

 

[Tommy]

Regardless, a timeout could have been taken at 8 seconds. Enough time for a shot to the endzone but risky.

Again, when you take a penalty to end a half and you have no timeouts there is an automatic 10 second run-off. That penalty would have ended the half even with an incomplete pass. They would have gone to the locker room with nothing.

‘’The way the refs were slinging flags around its clear why McCarthy didn’t want to chance it.

Taking the 3 points got them the win.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Yea, was 8 seconds and two timeouts. Just saying if they took a shot, time might have ran out if all didn’t go as planned.

I mean that's high school level. You know you have 8 seconds......your clock in your head should say you got 2 or 3 seconds to find someone then throw it away.

 

[Tommy]

I mean that's high school level. You know you have 8 seconds......your clock in your head should say you got 2 or 3 seconds to find someone then throw it away.

Read post #142 and 144

 

[Buzzbait]

No, but time might have ran out.

Exactly, ......or the sack could've caused a fumble.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Read post #142 and 144

I'm replying to something completely different. I understand WHY McCarthy did what he did. And I agreed with it. I'm just saying he didn't call that play because he was scared DAk was gonna take a sack or didn't "trust him". He verbatim said the penalties made him kick the field goal.

 

[Tabascocat]

Again, when you take a penalty to end a half and you have no timeouts there is an automatic 10 second run-off. That penalty would have ended the half even with an incomplete pass. They would have gone to the locker room with nothing.

‘’The way the refs were slinging flags around its clear why McCarthy didn’t want to chance it.

Taking the 3 points got them the win.

I don’t know why you are arguing with me, I agreed last night it was the correct call to kick the FG

 

[Rock423]

I think the clock management just before the half has more to do with not having confidence in your quarterback...

Sure.

 

[Runwildboys]

If he took a sack in the redzone that would not kick you out of field goal range.

No, but it could have eaten up the clock.

 

[Runwildboys]

Again, when you take a penalty to end a half and you have no timeouts there is an automatic 10 second run-off. That penalty would have ended the half even with an incomplete pass. They would have gone to the locker room with nothing.

‘’The way the refs were slinging flags around its clear why McCarthy didn’t want to chance it.

Taking the 3 points got them the win.

Or if they'd taken another sack, etc. There were plenty of things that could have gone wrong.

 

[DCreppinBoysfan]

Ever game I understand AaronRodgers more and more no matter how much I dislike him.

I’m becoming even more botherwd than ever that we lost to McCarthy in the post season let alone twice.

 

[JoeKing]

Just tell us you don’t trust your QB, Mike. That’s the only logical explanation

Yeah! When your QB is Dak Prescott, that's a logical conclusion.

 

[DogFace]

The refs altered the strategy. That shouldn’t be a thing.

 

[CyberB0b]

Doesn’t sound like an analytics guy to me.

 

[JW82]

As ridiculous as that clock management was.. they did have 20 $&@ing penalties, so his BS excuse has a little validity. Not much, but a little.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

No, but it could have eaten up the clock.

I mean this is the NFL though lol. There’s risks every play.

 

[gtb1943]

The boys playing madden think they know but they do not.

 

[Runwildboys]

I mean this is the NFL though lol. There’s risks every play.

True, but considering the way the game was going, I don't blame him.