OT: Game management (Coughlin)
Posted: Mon Dec 3, 2007 6:27 pm
So most of us in here can agree that if MM has a weakness it is his game management with the clock/timeouts/etc.
What the heck was Tom Coughlin doing?
For those of you who didn't watch, the Giants were down to the Bears 16-7, scored a TD, and were driving again down 16-14.
On the drive they completed a pass to the 2 yard line down 16-14 with about 1:30 to go. They had 3 timeouts and the Bears had 1.
Maybe you guys have a different philosophy but the Giants had the option of running the clock all the way down and kicking a game winning FG if they wanted to.
So what are the chances of missing a 20 yard FG(that you can probably center up on one of the plays) as time expires...1 or 2%?
On the flip side, you can go for the score, which the Bears will most likely allow you to do if you try and run a forward play...
What are the chances of fumbling while trying to score? Then after that, you are giving the Bears 1:30 to go, with a timeout, and they have Devin Hester who has made sure that they start out at at least the 40 on all kickoffs. They need a TD to WIN and not even tie the game(if you score the TD to go up 7 or 8 maybe I can understand...).
What are the chances of the Bears scoring a TD there? You're in a prevent defense and they start at the 40 I can pretty much guarantee most teams will get 3 shots from your 20 yard line at least(the Bears got it to the 22 I believe then backed themselves to the 27 on a penalty). I would put the chances of that failing for you at 20-30%.
I just can't believe that coaches who are this boneheaded can coach in the NFL. MM has a known weakness at game management so I write this thread because I was just thinking about the possibility of a situation like this arising in the playoffs or something. I hope to god MM handles a situation like this much better. And aside from Eli being extremely overrated and Shockey being a complete tool, this was just another example of why the Giants are overrated this year(woah, they beat the Dolphins, Jets, 49ers and Falcons as a part of their 6 game win streak) and why they always wilt in the 2nd half of the season.
What the heck was Tom Coughlin doing?
For those of you who didn't watch, the Giants were down to the Bears 16-7, scored a TD, and were driving again down 16-14.
On the drive they completed a pass to the 2 yard line down 16-14 with about 1:30 to go. They had 3 timeouts and the Bears had 1.
Maybe you guys have a different philosophy but the Giants had the option of running the clock all the way down and kicking a game winning FG if they wanted to.
So what are the chances of missing a 20 yard FG(that you can probably center up on one of the plays) as time expires...1 or 2%?
On the flip side, you can go for the score, which the Bears will most likely allow you to do if you try and run a forward play...
What are the chances of fumbling while trying to score? Then after that, you are giving the Bears 1:30 to go, with a timeout, and they have Devin Hester who has made sure that they start out at at least the 40 on all kickoffs. They need a TD to WIN and not even tie the game(if you score the TD to go up 7 or 8 maybe I can understand...).
What are the chances of the Bears scoring a TD there? You're in a prevent defense and they start at the 40 I can pretty much guarantee most teams will get 3 shots from your 20 yard line at least(the Bears got it to the 22 I believe then backed themselves to the 27 on a penalty). I would put the chances of that failing for you at 20-30%.
I just can't believe that coaches who are this boneheaded can coach in the NFL. MM has a known weakness at game management so I write this thread because I was just thinking about the possibility of a situation like this arising in the playoffs or something. I hope to god MM handles a situation like this much better. And aside from Eli being extremely overrated and Shockey being a complete tool, this was just another example of why the Giants are overrated this year(woah, they beat the Dolphins, Jets, 49ers and Falcons as a part of their 6 game win streak) and why they always wilt in the 2nd half of the season.