jazzfanWA wrote:Profound23 wrote:Both teams clock management at the end was horrendous. Chargers called timeouts which all favored the Bears....Bears had a timeout and refuse to even run the ball in order try and get closer for a kicker who already doinked one earlier.
Just dumb football
How did the Chargers to's help the Bears? Chargers called them because they were conceding the fg and were hoping for enough time on the clock to get in range for a fg of their own.
First timeout: Bears had second and two, rushing up to the line....probably spike the ball or run a quick outside pass. Instead, they now have a timeout called....chance to huddle....call a run play against a defense that was clearly playing the pass.
Every timeout after that allows Chicago to be conservative and run. That last scramble by Tribusky doesn’t happen if they are forced to use their own timeout. I personally play it so that’s the Bears feel more on their heels....can’t huddle....have to stay to outside passes. Luckily the Bears mismanaged it even more because they could’ve ran at least one or two times at the end then call their timeout and attempted a shorter Fg.
