buck naked
Footballguy
Last night in the Pittsburgh game with 4 minutes or so left, Tomlin and Pittsburgh decide that its best to do the old, conventional "run the clock out" strategy. After 3 runs, including a run by a slow QB, Pittsburgh fails to get a first down and has to punt.
Pittsburgh had just scored 3 td's in a row before that...how? Passing the ball!! It was not by the run, which had been effectively shut down all night. They had all the momentum in the game before those three conventional plays. All Jax needed was a field goal, which off course, they got after they got the ball back.
Why do I never hear any criticism from the media or anyone else about this strategy? Is it because it goes against the "norm" and people are afraid to say anything a bit different? How about a play action pass????
I think it was a terrible, terrible decision by Tomlin to just try 3 runs. Try something DIFFERENT Coach, taht's why it is called coaching. I'm not a Pittsburgh fan, either.
I see this strategy all the time in the NFL. In the right context, it is good. But sometimes it is a bad strategy and bad coaching to do just accept the "run the clock out strategy". Why nobody ever questions this is beyond me.
Pittsburgh had just scored 3 td's in a row before that...how? Passing the ball!! It was not by the run, which had been effectively shut down all night. They had all the momentum in the game before those three conventional plays. All Jax needed was a field goal, which off course, they got after they got the ball back.
Why do I never hear any criticism from the media or anyone else about this strategy? Is it because it goes against the "norm" and people are afraid to say anything a bit different? How about a play action pass????
I think it was a terrible, terrible decision by Tomlin to just try 3 runs. Try something DIFFERENT Coach, taht's why it is called coaching. I'm not a Pittsburgh fan, either.
I see this strategy all the time in the NFL. In the right context, it is good. But sometimes it is a bad strategy and bad coaching to do just accept the "run the clock out strategy". Why nobody ever questions this is beyond me.