Why is this board so ugly after a loss?

[feltdizz]

Tomlin did fine and managed the game clock just fine.

I hope this is sarcasm

[BradshawsHairdresser]

I hope this is sarcasm

I don't think it is. The Steelers could have run one or two more plays ... they might have come up with a TD.

I'd put the blame for the loss mostly on Ben, but Tomlin didn't help matters with his clock management at the end.

[feltdizz]

I don't think it is. The Steelers could have run one or two more plays ... they might have come up with a TD.

I'd put the blame for the loss mostly on Ben, but Tomlin didn't help matters with his clock management at the end.

I was screaming for a time out...

and the announcers pointed it out as well.

[bostonsteeler]

I was screaming for a time out...

and the announcers pointed it out as well.

I think its plenty clear by now that the team's time management leaves much to be desired. Tomlin should hire a time management specialist to handle the final 3 minutes of each half of the game; he's clearly unable to do it himself. This sort of thing is just toooo frequent to be an accident.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

I think its plenty clear by now that the team's time management leaves much to be desired. Tomlin should hire a time management specialist to handle the final 3 minutes of each half of the game; he's clearly unable to do it himself. This sort of thing is just toooo frequent to be an accident.

There are kids who play Madden who could probably do a better job than he does with clock management at the end of the halves.

[SteelCrazy]

There are kids who play Madden who could probably do a better job than he does with clock management at the end of the halves.

As much as I hate to say it, I will anyway. Bill Belicheat would never make crucial errors like this and that's 50% of the reason why they're undefeated. The other 50 is evident as well. I hate those two.

[Mr.wizard]

I was screaming for a time out...

and the announcers pointed it out as well.

Actually I agree with what tomlin did because it allowed us to keep a timeout in our pocket as opposed to just having the two minute stoppage. That way you get to choose when to stop the clock as opposed to have to try and coordinate around the 2 minute warning. Also it becomes even more crucial if they miss the field goal and you just have to play for 3.

[brazilsteel]

Actually I agree with what tomlin did because it allowed us to keep a timeout in our pocket as opposed to just having the two minute stoppage. That way you get to choose when to stop the clock as opposed to have to try and coordinate around the 2 minute warning. Also it becomes even more crucial if they miss the field goal and you just have to play for 3.

I get it, but why didn't he use his 2 timeouts before the 2MW? 10 seconds were lost with their 2 runs after the 2MW.

[Slapstick]

I prefer keeping the TOs for offense. That opens up the middle of the field instead of focusing on the sidelines to get out of bounds...

[Mr.wizard]

I get it, but why didn't he use his 2 timeouts before the 2MW? 10 seconds were lost with their 2 runs after the 2MW.

Because you give up the 10 seconds for the free stoppage and hold the timeouts as long as possible. They could get penalty to stop the clock they could fumble a snap, they could fumble the ball, if your able to get the ball back with multiple timeouts its much more valuable than having 10 extra seconds.

[flippy]

Because you give up the 10 seconds for the free stoppage and hold the timeouts as long as possible. They could get penalty to stop the clock they could fumble a snap, they could fumble the ball, if your able to get the ball back with multiple timeouts its much more valuable than having 10 extra seconds.

If they called the timeout on 2nd down with 2:44, they would have gotten a chance at a free stoppage after the 3rd down play. They could have called a second timeout at @ 2:34 assuming we needed to for 4th down. We'd have got the ball back at 2:24 and that would have guaranteed us 2 more plays with the 2MW. Probably could have gotten 3-4 more plays in the game. Maybe more if we effectively used the sidelines.

[Slapstick]

If they called the timeout on 2nd down with 2:44, they would have gotten a chance at a free stoppage after the 3rd down play. They could have called a second timeout at @ 2:34 assuming we needed to for 4th down. We'd have got the ball back at 2:24 and that would have guaranteed us 2 more plays with the 2MW. Probably could have gotten 3-4 more plays in the game. Maybe more if we effectively used the sidelines.

Or, if we use the TO, Cincy calls a different play and the clock does not stop. I believe saving the TOs for offense to be the right call, so you aren't forced to use the sidelines.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

it was dumb

you can spike the ball on offense to kill the clock

tomlin struggles at clock management, not sure why some refuse to admit it

[Ghost]

When you are on D, the only way to stop the clock is with a TO. On O you can stop it a number of ways - spike, throw it out of bounds, design a pass play to get out of bounds (done twice in the game). Having more time would have helped at the end. Not sure why they didn't use one before the 2 minute warning.

[Slapstick]

You also lose a down and a few seconds spiking the ball. Perhaps he thought narrowing the playbook further was not the best idea.