Gailey was bad, Phillips was just worse, but did anyone see....

Gailey was bad, Phillips was just worse, but did anyone see.... The ending of the Rams game? It won't show up in any highlights (Or maybe it will when someone with a clue crucifies the Rams staff)... But with exactly 10 seconds left. Down 4 with the ball and 1 time out left on the Cards 40 yard line and facing a 4th and inches.....The Rams ran Stephen Jackson right up the middle for 2 yards, called their last time out and set up a much better position for the rookie Bradford: Cards 38 yard line, still down 4 points and now with 4 seconds left... But hey....at least they had a 1st down!!!! Priceless

was thinking the same thing as a was watching it. how about with about 40 seconds left and 2 timeouts, they let 15 seconds run off the clock before throwing an incomplete pass. that might have been a good time for a timeout for a rookie qb. who is running the offense for the rams. he makes herm edwards look like a master at clock management....which is impossible.

nydoc, Yes that was also stupid which John Lynch the ex all pro safety pointed out on the broadcast. But the run with 10 seconds left was the absolute worst play call maybe ever in history. If he gains 2 or 3 more yards the time runs out before they can call their final timeout.

I agree that the fourth down caLl was beyond ridiculous.

I blame the Rams coaches mainly, but also Bradford. This may sound dumb, but I believe the players, especially the younger ones and rookies are so used to the college rules where the clock stops after first downs plus the extensive use of the spread offense and "dink and dump" passing, which is a big problem. Bradford should know better and not have to get confirmation from the coaching staff to call a timeout.

[QUOTE=Shooter;27396]I blame the Rams coaches mainly, but also Bradford. This may sound dumb, but I believe the players, especially the younger ones and rookies are so used to the college rules where the clock stops after first downs plus the extensive use of the spread offense and "dink and dump" passing, which is a big problem. Bradford should know better and not have to get confirmation from the coaching staff to call a timeout.[/QUOTE] I agree. If I'm a quarterback at the NFL level I am fairly smart dude. If I know we should call I timeout, I don't even look at the bench. I say f** the coach and call it myself. You never see Manning and you never saw Aikman needing direction in time management.

[QUOTE=nydoc;27387]was thinking the same thing as a was watching it. how about with about 40 seconds left and 2 timeouts, they let 15 seconds run off the clock before throwing an incomplete pass. that might have been a good time for a timeout for a rookie qb. who is running the offense for the rams. he makes herm edwards look like a master at clock management....which is impossible.[/QUOTE] Great call, nydoc. This was the play where they really blew it imo. By calling a time out at that time, they could have been able to: 1)take one more shot, if not two in the end zone, doubling or tripling their chances of winning, or 2)run a play where they can get closer to the end zone, give them a play with a much higher probability of winning the game. Either way, they give themselves a much better chance of winning using one of their two TOs when they were of good strategic use.

Here's another good one.... [B]Regarding the last play of the 1st half of the Dal-Wash game:[/B] Going for a hail mary at the end of the half from your own 36 on the last play of the first half (:04 seconds left), what is the probability in points of: a)a completed Hail Mary. The ball has to reach the end zone to score in all but a fairly small margin of hail marys, which means Romo will probably have to throw the ball over 70 yards in the air and have it caught in the end zone for the play to be successful, or have a pass interference call, which will put the ball on the one. I would say using gorilla math, that the odds of catching the ball in play and running it into the end zone, and the odds of a PI call are about equal. b)a return of a turnover for a TD, either by fumble or interception, which can include a tipped or deflected pass. The defense is not going to slide to preserve the win, as most (at least the smart ones, as any continuation of play would only increase the chances of the offense scoring by safety or a turnover by the showboating moron who doesn't slide or go out of bounds) players would at the end of regulation. c)Then add in ad lib backward lateral on your own 32 with 11 defenders in front of you, and 0 of your guys behind you. Once Romo lateraled the ball, that had to increase the odds of defense scoring exponentially, and I would think would give the defense a much higher probability of scoring from the 32 yard line of the offense. If a hail mary is not your best option (ei.,last play of the game option vs. end of the half option in a competitive game), it's not smart to use it. I'd like to see the probabilities on results of these plays (for both offense and defensive scoring) from different parts of the field, also including backward laterals.

what about the final 5 minute abortion performed by andy reid? i couldnt believe it

Add Lovie Smith to the discussion going for 4 and 1 after his team was denied 3 straight times on the 1 with 9 minutes left in the 4th quarter. He passes on the FG which puts the Bears up 2 against the backup and still lucks out to win the game.