Bills' timeout strategy

[Dan Darragh]

Haven't seen this discussed anywhere else...

 

I thought McD's use of timeouts at the end of the fourth quarter was curious.  I understand the theory: Minn was deep in our territory and had a good chance of scoring a touchdown, so using our timeouts ensures that there will be time left on the clock when we get the ball back.

 

But Minn was down to one timeout and was trailing by 4 meaning a FG wouldn't have been enough.  If you trust your defense to make a stop (that's a whole other discussion I realize), aren't you better off forcing them to use up the clock trying to score? It also forces them to be one dimensional and throw the ball instead of having their entire playbook available deep in the red zone.

Edited November 14, 2022 by Dan Darragh

[Nextmanup]

His usual TO strategy is to piss one, if not 2, away....early in the half.  Often on defense.

 

 

 

 

[Doc Brown]

37 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said:

Haven't seen this discussed anywhere else...

 

I thought McD's use of timeouts at the end of the fourth quarter was curious.  I understand the theory: Minn was deep in our territory and had a good chance of scoring a touchdown, so using our timeouts ensures that there will be time left on the clock when we get the ball back.

Yes.  That was the strategy and we ended up with enough time to tie the game even after the botched snap/td.  No problem with the use of the timeouts there.  It would've been criminal not to use them.

[ExiledInIllinois]

Minnesota had even worse strategy.  They were down to one!

 

It just annoys the piss out of me the way the Vikings think they are world beaters. 😆... The Bills gave that game to them. 

[strive_for_five_guy]

Our bigger issue is the botched snap, not the timeout strategy.

[Simon]

2 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

Haven't seen this discussed anywhere else...

 

I thought McD's use of timeouts at the end of the fourth quarter was curious.  I understand the theory: Minn was deep in our territory and had a good chance of scoring a touchdown, so using our timeouts ensures that there will be time left on the clock when we get the ball back.

 

But Minn was down to one timeout and was trailing by 4 meaning a FG wouldn't have been enough.  If you trust your defense to make a stop (that's a whole other discussion I realize), aren't you better off forcing them to use up the clock trying to score? It also forces them to be one dimensional and throw the ball instead of having their entire playbook available deep in the red zone.

 

They had more than enough time to run teh ball 4 straight plays and he waited until they were first and goal.

He did it exactly right and didn't waste a single second.