Colts Coach exposed as not having a clue

Colts Coach exposed as not having a clue :30 Left. Jets at the Colt 33. 1 timout left. 1. If the Colts had 3 timouts, with :40 it is a fascinating question as to whether to burn them or not. With 1 timout and clock tick tick ticking on the Jets, this was a donk fest of epic proportions.........on par with the man CALLING TIMEOUT with 1:00 left tied with JAX, and the Jags with 2nd and 3 at the Jags 30. Jack Del Rio (who was donking himself running out the clock), figured out........."HEY A COACH DUMBER THAN ME!!" and won the game in regulation MEMO TO OWNERS. 1. Don't hire a dumb coach 2. When you do, hire a savvy stategist AND INSIST HE MAKES THE CLOCK DECISIONS....... Ps. We ALMOST wound up with the interesting situation if there had been 1:00 left that the Colts should let the JEts score...........BUT........can you risk it that someone on the Jets might have a brain (like Westbrook or MJDrew) and fall down on the 1 and lol.

Does this mean that Manning only handles the playcalling?

LOL at 'experts' saying "Wade Phillips is a great DC" I refuse to believe it. Winners, faced with adversity, if they do go down, they go down swinging, frantically looking over notes/meeting with coaches/players/trying to fix things. LOSERS stare ahead, Deer in HEadlights, getting no input from anyone as the ship sinks.

I still find it amazing that a pure game strategist is not part of every NFL staff. Week after week even the announcers can make the coaches seem so amateurish. Al Michaels has a great concept of how the game should be managed. Joe Buck is also adept and they routinely point out the mistakes and it seems to just go unchecked...

unbelievable moron he was. as a huge jet fan and having had a nice chunk of change on the moneyline, i am very thankful to have had a 30 yd fg attempt instead of 51. without manning playing qb and calling the plays at the line of scrimmage, that team is 2-14.

Not the first time this year. He did similar thing in Jacksonville game that allowed the Jaguars to score a game winning touchdown even though they were content to play for the field goal opportunity and a shot at overtime. Here is the story/opinion piece... [QUOTE]Jim Caldwell wouldn't let the Jaguars play for overtime Posted by NBC Sports on October 4, 2010, 10:17 AM EST Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio was playing for overtime. With 42 seconds left, the Jaguars held the ball at their own 23-yard line with only one timeout left. Jacksonville called a run up the middle to Maurice Jones-Drew; he picked up eight yards. Colts coach Jim Caldwell then called a timeout. The decision was so inexplicable, I didn’t want to write about it because I feared the CBS broadcast of the game somehow goofed. Jacksonville had the ball, with a strong-legged kicker, virtually no time left, and they were content to play for OT. And Caldwell wouldn’t let them. Despite watching the Colts defense get run over all day — they gave up 5 yards-per-carry and 7.4 yards-per-pass — Caldwell thought he could stop the Jaguars cold on two straight plays. Then he’d use all his timeouts, and get the ball back in time for Peyton Manning to win. That would all have to happen in 36 seconds. Caldwell said after the game he didn’t want to let the Jaguars run out the clock, according to the Indianapolis Star. Jaguars.com’s Vic Ketchman called it a “slap in the face.” Given a second life, David Garrard went to work. Incomplete pass. Six-yard strike to Tiquan Underwood. 22-yard completion to Underwood again. Incomplete pass. Game-winner by Scobee. If the Colts recorded a sack on first down to start the drive, the timeout is almost defensible. After an eight-yard run, it’s certifiable. Of course the team with the ball has a much better chance to win in a tie game. The odds on stopping the Jaguars, getting the ball back in time, and winning in regulation were ridiculously long. The odds on the Jaguars making Caldwell look very, very bad were clearly much higher.[/QUOTE]