Sunday, January 14, 2007

NFL game management

15 seconds left in the Bears-Seahawks game; the Seahawks face 4th and 10 near midfield. It's 4th down, so they sensibly let the clock run. I expect the Bears to call time out, force the Seahawks to punt, and try to win the game. Chicago has a great return game, a good kicker, a strong-armed quarterback. That team is well suited to take a shot in the last 15 seconds.

Anyways, the clock is running...so it appears the Bears are just letting it run out and go to overtime...fine. THE BEARS CALL TIME OUT WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT. What are they thinking??? "Let's give Seattle a free shot to win the game for no reason." Now the 4th down is irrelevant; there is time for one play for the Seahawks to take a shot at the end zone.
Edit: Hasselbeck was pressured and he threw the ball away. This is horrible because the only thing that can really happen is an interception return. Just take the sack!

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