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Funny thread.
@JBS and @Kevinicus are clearly correct, and yet they seem to be in the minority.
Hunter got to the 4 and we immediately called timeout with 52 seconds left. Stupid. So stupid. Should've let at least 15-20 seconds bleed off the clock THEN call timeout.
When the clock stopped at 00:52 I was hoping the Steelers had called timeout, and was livid (though not totally shocked) when I found out it was Dallas.
Then when we're at the half yard line with 37 seconds left and 30 on the playclock, that was another situation where we should've let at least 10 more seconds run off before snapping the ball. Why snap it as quickly as we did there???
I actually think this is a new school ("analytics") vs old school argument. Back in the old days, 45 seconds and a timeout wasn't much time to get into FG range. Offenses weren't as dynamic with the passing game and kickers weren't drilling 50+ yarders nearly as easily as they do nowadays.
In TODAY'S NFL, 45 seconds is an ETERNITY to get into FG range. We see it every week, at the end of halves and the end of games.
Have to factor that in. Mahomes once showed that leaving 13 measly seconds was too much!
@JBS and @Kevinicus are clearly correct, and yet they seem to be in the minority.
Hunter got to the 4 and we immediately called timeout with 52 seconds left. Stupid. So stupid. Should've let at least 15-20 seconds bleed off the clock THEN call timeout.
When the clock stopped at 00:52 I was hoping the Steelers had called timeout, and was livid (though not totally shocked) when I found out it was Dallas.
Then when we're at the half yard line with 37 seconds left and 30 on the playclock, that was another situation where we should've let at least 10 more seconds run off before snapping the ball. Why snap it as quickly as we did there???
I actually think this is a new school ("analytics") vs old school argument. Back in the old days, 45 seconds and a timeout wasn't much time to get into FG range. Offenses weren't as dynamic with the passing game and kickers weren't drilling 50+ yarders nearly as easily as they do nowadays.
In TODAY'S NFL, 45 seconds is an ETERNITY to get into FG range. We see it every week, at the end of halves and the end of games.
Have to factor that in. Mahomes once showed that leaving 13 measly seconds was too much!