? Can anyone explain Tomlin's decision to accept the 3rd down holding penalty....

[pittpete]

3rd and 21 and the Browns get maybe 12 yards.
Holding called on the Browns and Tomlin accepts the penalty backing them up and making it 3rd and 31.
Am I losing it or does this not make any sense?
So many things could've happened in this scenario giving the Browns and automatic 1st down.
I'msill shaking my head over this...

[flippy]

3rd and 21 and the Browns get maybe 12 yards.
Holding called on the Browns and Tomlin accepts the penalty backing them up and making it 3rd and 31.
Am I losing it or does this not make any sense?
So many things could've happened in this scenario giving the Browns and automatic 1st down.
I'msill shaking my head over this...

That was the worst call ever. The only thing I can think is he trusted his offense so little today, he thought the extra 10 yards might help in some way?

[DukieBoy]

No.

Is anyone watching the Grey Cup live tonight? They have Gordon Lightfoot on their halftime show.

[pittpete]

Even the players on the field were confused.
Did Tomlin think it was 2nd down?
Also after every penalty he's screaming out "what number,what number?"
Mike, they just called out the number are you deaf?
Tomlin seems to make at least 1 mind-boggling decision each week.
Is he really just a guy who likes to use big words to make himself look bright?

[Steel Life]

They must've thinking field position since the offense was having trouble moving the ball. But if you're looking past all the turnovers, penalties & poor QB to rant on Tomlin then you really are missing the point - the players lost this game with their awful play.

[papillon]

The offense stunk today period. He's hoping with a 3rd and 21 the Browns offense does something really bad and the Steelers get a turnover, or another sack moving them back again, he was trying to give his offense that he knew wasn't sustaining a long drive as short a field as possible.

Getting the ball back with Ben under center, yes it would have been stupid to accept the penalty, but with Batch and the offense today he was trying to help them by taking every yard possible.

Pappy

[Steelhere10]

They must've thinking field position since the offense was having trouble moving the ball. But if you're looking past all the turnovers, penalties & poor QB to rant on Tomlin then you really are missing the point - the players lost this game with their awful play.

Watching that offense led by Batch , he needed all the yards he could get .

[pittpete]

But if you're looking past all the turnovers, penalties & poor QB to rant on Tomlin then you really are missing the point

How the hell could anyone look past the pathetic stink on the field today?
Rant on Tomlin?
I pointed out a mind boggling decision by a veteran head coach
You guys are quick to defend Tomlin.
This is Tomlin's team and right now this team is consistently playing poorly.

[SidSmythe]

I agreed with this call. I was hoping the Browns would either do another predictable run and lose more field position with the 10 yards or have their rookie QB throw downfield and force one into coverage. We needed a big play on DEFENSE and I thought it was worth the risk to try to make something happen.

[squidkid]

that was so incredibly stupid to accept that penalty. my 14 year old son says, 'dad, why would he accept that penalty, its fourth down and they have to punt to us. what if we get called for a PI the next play and it gives them an automatic first down'?
tomlin is a f2cking idiot

[srk173]

I found it odd but on a side note calling the third timeout before the two minute warning was beyond absurd. Burn your last timeout to save 45 seconds or so and handcuff yourself from challenging. I would take one timeout with two minutes to go over 2:30 to go with no timeouts. You can control the clock better with a timeout left. There is no control of the two minute warning. Coaching today all around was below poor.

[chiken]

The defense had a better chance of Scoring than the OFFense. Tomlin was trying to win the game with the best unit he had on the field

[phillyesq]

The offense stunk today period. He's hoping with a 3rd and 21 the Browns offense does something really bad and the Steelers get a turnover, or another sack moving them back again, he was trying to give his offense that he knew wasn't sustaining a long drive as short a field as possible.

Getting the ball back with Ben under center, yes it would have been stupid to accept the penalty, but with Batch and the offense today he was trying to help them by taking every yard possible.

Pappy

Well said, Pappy.

The defense was the better unit today and it wasn't even close. There was a better chance of something positive happening with the D on the field than the O.

[Sword]

Because, Tomlin is not as good a coach as he is made out to be.....

Continues to make bad calls week in week out. And his usual excuse is.. "The standard is the standard" I think, if I here that one more time I'm going
to throw up.

[Starlifter]

I thought it was right to accept the penalty. we couldn't move the ball down the field at all and that was a free ten yards. The defense was playing well. Yes, there was a risk of a stupid 5 yard hands to the face automatic first down - but fortunately the browns obliged us by not throwing.

I think by that point in the game and the putrid stench coming from the offense, the game plan was clearly out the window and tomlin was forced to try anything the put the ball closer to the goal line.