Timeout, Who To Blame

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(11-28-2016, 10:27 PM)bfine32 Wrote: An additional thing to consider is when Andy signaled for the T.O. I'm pretty sure it was with about 8 seconds left on the play clock. I have been told that the commo between the QB and OC cuts out when the play clock hits 10. If I were to guess. I'd say the OC was in the middle of telling the QB something when it cut out. Now Andy could have audibled, but it would have had to have been quick. 

If someone is looking for an example of the HC calling a T.O. look at the one we burned fairly early in the 2nd half when we were on D. Marvin was about 15 yards onto the field. 

I will say a staple of Marvin's tenure the last few years has been miscommunication on Offense. Regardless if Gruden, Hue, or Z is the OC. 

Per Marvin Lewis, courtesy of Dave Lapham, the refs were trying to figure something out and neglected to stop the play clock leaving the Bengals no option but to call a time out.   Lewis said he would have challenged their failure to stop the play clock, but they were at the other end of the field and he would not have gotten to them in time.

So it was on the refs not the Bengals