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boogiewithstu2007
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We could a saved time on the clock and even if they scored given us a chance… WHY not use any time-outs ? OMG give me a heart-attack ….
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It was the right call.
Our offense had a greater chance of fumbling than scoring they way they looked tonight.
I gotta disagree… You stop the clock there on a couple play's you could a had a minute left on the clock even if they scored .. ALL we needed was a field goal to tie the game… You can't just say OH we played like crap no way could we do it… BS man you play the strategy card and give yourself the best shot… THEY had to score regardless so they were going for it period… SAVE a little time if you can… YOU never know…
Well... what Carroll did there was that he pretty much limit the team's options down to 1 and 1 thing only. A defensive stance. Had he stopped the clock and the Rams eventually score to go 2 or 3 point lead with more time on the clock, you have wider options.
I mentioned this on the main board. A good example would be the Falcons playoff game last year. We went up by 1 with 30+ seconds left and the Falcons kicked a FG to win the game. Had the Falcons selected to clock manage the way we did tonight, we would've won.
Oh well, it's a tough game sometimes.
I was talking about this with people at the game yesterday. I think it was a ploy to say that he trusted the defense and get them riled up. The fact that he believed they could get the stop after 2nd and Goal on the 2 had to be a huge confidence boost. And when a coach puts that much faith in you, you don't want to let him down.
I thought it was the wrong call when it was going on but it was the rigth thing to do. Our kick returns have been pretty awful and everything was pretty much out of the back of the endzone anyway So we'd be looking at 50 yards with a minute left, no timeouts and a pumped Rams defense that knew they could get to Wilson no problem. I'll take Carroll pumping up the defense that despite giving up a lot of yards was playing pretty well.
I gotta disagree… You stop the clock there on a couple play's you could a had a minute left on the clock even if they scored .. ALL we needed was a field goal to tie the game… You can't just say OH we played like crap no way could we do it… man you play the strategy card and give yourself the best shot… THEY had to score regardless so they were going for it period… SAVE a little time if you can… YOU never know…
You stop the clock there and you give stl more time on the sideline to draw up plays and gather composure.