12-10-2018, 07:04 PM
(12-10-2018, 08:41 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I think coaches think calling timeouts there shows a lack of faith in the defense as if those aren’t professional athletes out there and there feelings are going to be hurt because you acknowledged the other team might score.
If you're so mentally weak that your feelings get hurt because Omar Epps just called a timeout after you gave up a 39 yard pass play, then you do not deserve to be a paid professional. You can't handle the job.
You go into survival mode and try to save as much time as possible by using your timeouts. At that point, the most that they've got is 4 plays. If you stop them you take a knee. If you don't you've allowed yourself the max amount of time to get into FG range. Every TO is 40 seconds. The Steelers got the ball back with :14 instead of :54. ******* said when asked that he likes to save a TO in that situation for offense. I'd much rather have the extra :40. If it all plays out the same, the Steelers are on the Oakland 22 with 45 seconds left instead of 5. Plenty of time for 2 or 3 quick outs to get closer, or 1 or two plays to the middle of the field. Either of which would give them a shot at the win instead of the OT. It was a f*ck up of colossal proportions. A Jr High coach should know better.
