Originally posted by genus49:
Originally posted by BoldRedandGold:
Shotgun empty backfield 2:10 minutes left on first and 10?
Really...
This is 100% nitpicking but you know what...I'm ok with it.
I think we can appreciate the rest of Kyle's playcalling and coaching ability but still want him to be smart in those end game situations. That was a bad decision.
IMO you HAVE to run the ball there to force Arizona to use another timeout or let it get down to the 2 minute warning. Thankfully it didn't cost us but it may another game.
Similarly as much as I loved Kittle getting another TD and Brock getting another throwing TD on the books - if George drops down or even goes out of bounds we finish that game in victory formation.
Instead we had to get our defense back on the field, risk further injury and sweat out an onside kick. This to me is a teaching moment from Kyle - your personal stats and fun shouldn't get in the way of securing a win and lowering risk of anything going wrong.
A similar move almost cost the Broncos last night. Kyle has been great lately in those clock situations so seeing that yesterday wasn't ideal.
Agreed.
Kyles generally been better so far this year.
This was probably his worst game of the three.
The deebo call was brilliant.
He needs to settle purdy down a bit once he starts trying to force the middle of the field like the end of the first and second quarter. Make purdy throw it outside when that starts happening or roll him out some.
Black needs more touches even if he's not cmc.
Overall the game plan was good. Very few really boneheaded issues this game.
I wish he would be a little better at challenging and timeout management still but baby steps...
