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[bark]

As much as people are freaking out, running the ball 3 times was the right call. Thats just the right way to play it. Holding call killed us.

Nope kneel down. No risk of fumble or penalty

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

This is the worse clock management I have ever seen in my life . We could have kneeled 3 times after stopping the lions on downs . If we would have kneeled 3 times and punt the ball the lions would have got the ball back with 20 seconds and NO timeouts . Unbelievable this was an epic fail . Any reasonable supervisor would fire an employee after a irrational decision like that .

 

[tomsanders921]

This is the worse clock management I have ever seen in my life . We could have kneeled 3 times after stopping the lions on downs . If we would have kneeled 3 times and punt the ball the lions would have got the ball back with 20 seconds and NO timeouts . Unbelievable this was an epic fail . Any reasonable supervisor would fire an employee after a irrational decision like that .

That's kind of what you expect when you run it three times. You think you will get a yard each time and the clock will keep moving. It's not garret's fault the guy decided to hold. A loss of 10 yards is better than a hold there.

 

[fifaguy]

The ultimate conservative playcalling would have ended the game. Almost no chance of a penalty and about 20 seconds left for a high punt...

How did he not know this? serious question

 

[TheCowboy]

Surprised there's not much complaining about Tyron. That hold was so bad as if he never heard of the rule before

 

[Wizarus]

I'm glad you said it first, but this is exactly right.

Was it the right call last possession? First down on any other the last 2 possessions means we win. Safe =/= right. When you play not to lose, and we lose anyway, it's always going to go back to you.

 

[Idgit]

Only idgit would defend this guy to the end. Oh well. Some of us are content with mediocrity. You don't play to lose. You don't run on 2nd down. All you need is one first down and you win--not a score. How hard is it to understand that's how this works? To say that's the right call is absolutely asinine. You play to win. You throw the ball to Witten. You get one first down, and then it's the right time to run the ball 3 times. I gather you don't get how to manage a game either.

I'll let you settle your roll a bit before digging in here on this topic. I'm sure you'll still be worked up about it later in the week. Maybe in your after-every-loss poll thread about our relative satisfaction with the head coach?

I can see trying to convert there, too, but running the clock out is an option a lot of coaches would have taken. An incompletion on 2nd and 13 would have been even worse.

It was the holding penalty on a running play that killed us there. I'd buy the argument that the offense should never be getting a holding flag in that situation and that that's ultimately on the head coach, if that's the argument you care to make.

 

[movaughn88]

Only idgit would defend this guy to the end. Oh well. Some of us are content with mediocrity. You don't play to lose. You don't run on 2nd down. All you need is one first down and you win--not a score. How hard is it to understand that's how this works? To say that's the right call is absolutely asinine. You play to win. You throw the ball to Witten. You get one first down, and then it's the right time to run the ball 3 times. I gather you don't get how to manage a game either.

Not sure why you're making it personal, with them 2 timeouts you run 3 times, the 3rd should take the clock down to less than 30 seconds. I'll agree with some others that kneeling might have been the call, but a pass there isn't playing the odds.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

Taking 3 kneels would have been a solid option too. Running the ball and getting a flag was worst case scenario stuff.

I was thinking that as well. On top of that, he decided to put Tanner the fumbler in at the end. It just doesn't add up.

 

[Gemini Dolly]

It looks like Romo talked him out of it. SMH

 

[TheCoolFan]

In the game thread, I said Romo should just go backwards, lose 10-20 yards and try to run off as much time as possible. Worst-case, we're punting at near midfield (with a punter who can pin them inside the 20) with roughly 20-30 seconds for the Lions instead of 1 minute.

And if they make some big catches to get in FG range and tie, at least we go to OT.

 

[TrailBlazer]

If we're ever going to win anything, Garrett has to go.

 

[bark]

It looks like Romo talked him out of it. SMH

Que?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

How would the game be over? Didn't they have a 2 minute warning left? They were still getting the ball back.

 

[ConstantReboot]

That's kind of what you expect when you run it three times. You think you will get a yard each time and the clock will keep moving. It's not garret's fault the guy decided to hold. A loss of 10 yards is better than a hold there.

Honestly, the entire offensive philosophy is just whacked. We are not a running team, especially with Murray out. Why in the world do we keep trying to run the ball on 1st down? Thats a dumb idea by the coaches. Garrett needs to play to win rather than try not to lose. That is what cost us the game. Heck, we should have gone for it on 4th down. Dumb coaching all around.

 

[speedkilz88]

Since the hold was declined, shouldn't the Cowboys been allowed to run time off the clock before they kicked the fg? I'm baffled because the offense got punished for a declined hold. It didn't count.

 

[walrus]

the coach does NOT know how to manage time and use the clock as his friend

 

[noshame]

It looks like Romo talked him out of it. SMH

Romo and Callahan no doubt.

 

[Doomsday]

Yep, once again our coach showed he doesnt belong. Nothing good was going to come out of running it there, especially on 3rd and 14. You take a knee and try to pin them inside the 20 with 30 seconds left.

 

[Jimz31]

How many more games are there?