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Originally Posted by TexicanMexican
You also run down the clock to keep Manning off the field. Where they screwed up was passing on third down. Should have ran the ball and either get the first and use clock or force the Colts to burn a timeout.
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Running a play to get more yards would have still ran the clock down to the 2 minute warning. Same result in time usage but the actual results differ greatly - one moves you closer to your goal, the other one gives you no actual advantage in yardage.
In a game of football, I will always take as many yards as I can get. Especially if it takes time off of the clock while moving my opponent deeper into his territory, that is a double benefit.
I do agree that pass was ill-advised but you already were resigning yourself the FG attempt by your passive nature around the 2 minute mark
11-29-2009, 04:38 PM
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