Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Originally posted by oldninerdude:
Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Originally posted by KRS-1:
Originally posted by tjd808185:
Originally posted by KRS-1:
The whole time out issue is nitpicking for the sake of something to complain about. Mike Singletary is Mike Singletary and he is his own individual, if he wasn't you'd complain about that.
And if you truly believe Coaches like BW, Jimmy Johnson or any other HC (be it one who is good to great or one who is not cut out to be a HC) would not call or have not called a timeout because they see their players are gassed (which is fairly normal last I checked when the D is on the field for nearly 2/3rd's of the game), are losing their focus due to being frustrated and flustered which in turn usually causes mental mistakes to be made then you are being ignorant to that fact.
No matter how prepared you are one small mental mistake can lead to a big play or chain of mental mistakes that results in a momentum swing in your opponents favor. "Pep Rally" timeouts are in fact common in the NFL and are called to try and stop a team's momentum and get your team back on the same page and get your guys a quick breather. It has nothing to do with the team's preparation during the week and you can't really prepare for all in game adjustments that teams will make. You seriously need to stop being ignorant to the fact and accept it. You don't have to like it but you should become accepting of it because it likely will never go away.
Here's the problem blowing your timeouts also leads to missing out on a momentum swings. Either it costs you time at the end of the half which potentially costs you points or it costs you a challenge which is probally going to be a momentum swinging play, and in our case definetily was.
You can't burn multiple timeouts early in the half on rah rah speeches. That's poor management.
Which is why teams practice the no huddle and 2 minute offense and have to be prepared to run it with all or none of your timeouts. They prepare for situations like that.
Also sometimes those challenges are not overturned no matter how clear it is to you or me if the ref can't see indisputable evidence they can't overturn the call and there are times that refs flat out blow a reviewed call. You can't count on a challenge to swing the momentum thus why you have to assure your team doesn't allow for too many mental mistakes and if calling a timeout to get everyone back on the same page is what is needed then do it. You preferably want to save your timeouts but you have to use them to your advantage and sometimes a "pep rally" timeout can work to your advantage. Others it will bite you in the ass but so much of football is risk vs reward and you have to take certain risks.
Our team should practice the 2 minute offense and be prepared to run it with no timeouts. WOW.
Really? That's a nice way to put this young under talented team at a huge disadvantage.
So now you're saying that the timeouts should be saved to be used during 2 minute offense cuz "this young under talented team" would need them then?
But the same "young under talented team" SHOULDN'T use a TO to regain their composure when the other side hands it to them in the first quarter?
You're not making sense here.
You need them for:
~ End of half
~ End of game
~ Challenges
Sez who?
I agree that time outs should be considered precious, to be used carefully and sparingly.
But if a coach sees his team struggling, panic stricken, or perhaps just sleep walking, I am unaware of any rule that says that coach cannot call a timeout and address the situtation, anytime during the game. Particularly with a "young, undertalented team," such a timeout may be necessary at times other than those you've randomly listed.
Its not like Singletary called two timeouts in a row to try to "ice" a kicker, like a certain super bowl winning, HOF coach once did.
Pretty thin evidence upon which to base your sweeping condemnation of Coach Singletary. IMHO.