Thanks to Dan Quinn's colossal clock-mismanagement error, plenty of other mistakes made by NFL coaches from Week 5 weren't as conspicuous as they should have been.
One possible blunder requires further consideration.
With 18 seconds left in the second quarter, the Seahawks called a running play. From their own four yard line. Running back George Holani (who had dropped the ball without contact earlier in the half) fumbled, and the 49ers recovered it for a touchdown.
During PFT Live, Simms said the Seahawks should have just taken a knee and ended the half. It was indeed a nonsensical decision, on the surface, to run the ball. It's not as if the Seahawks were going to pop a 96-yard touchdown run. They opened the door to a possible turnover, and the turnover happened.
After the show, I took a closer look at the situation. The Seahawks had exhausted their timeouts as a 49ers' drive in Seattle territory sputtered, forcing a punt with 27 seconds left. The fourth-down play from the Seahawks' 42 resulted in a punt that was touched at the four and downed before entering the end zone.
At that point, the Seahawks had a...