3 time outs but don't use any till 12 seconds left in the half. I have seen Manny do this before and it is telling that he doesn't know how to manage the game clock. Not the 1st time for him.
In the words of Don Shula " every second in a football game counts, none can be wasted." ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DOWN BIG!
3rd Quarter
4th and 1 from inside the 1 and we try to fast pace RUSH the play BUT the Refs pulled that positioning the ball crap that stalls a fast paced " catch them off guard offense." In other words THEY DID WHAT REFS DO!! At that point CALL A FREAKING TIME OUT!! But nope we STILL TRY TO RUSH THE PLAY!
Now lets examine the play; QB keeper straight up the gut no RB behind King to push him from behind. We hike the ball to King 5-6 yards behind the center so he has to run 7 yards to get 1.
The MOST SUCCESSFUL play in all of football is the QB keeper FROM UNDER CENTER! It has a success rate of nearly 90%. He should have been under center with a RB behind him so the defense doesn't know what is coming. STUPID STUPID Coaching.
Although on 3rd down I do appreciate the hard running of Chaney to get us to the 1 is that really the right call as well? At least this decision I could go either way on it did seem to catch Bama off guard.
In the words of Don Shula " every second in a football game counts, none can be wasted." ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DOWN BIG!
3rd Quarter
4th and 1 from inside the 1 and we try to fast pace RUSH the play BUT the Refs pulled that positioning the ball crap that stalls a fast paced " catch them off guard offense." In other words THEY DID WHAT REFS DO!! At that point CALL A FREAKING TIME OUT!! But nope we STILL TRY TO RUSH THE PLAY!
Now lets examine the play; QB keeper straight up the gut no RB behind King to push him from behind. We hike the ball to King 5-6 yards behind the center so he has to run 7 yards to get 1.
The MOST SUCCESSFUL play in all of football is the QB keeper FROM UNDER CENTER! It has a success rate of nearly 90%. He should have been under center with a RB behind him so the defense doesn't know what is coming. STUPID STUPID Coaching.
Although on 3rd down I do appreciate the hard running of Chaney to get us to the 1 is that really the right call as well? At least this decision I could go either way on it did seem to catch Bama off guard.