***** Icing the Kicker

[SCBills]

I honestly was in shock that he did that. 
 

For one, he was trying ice a clutch kicker rushing out there for a 59 yarder in bad weather.  

 

Instead they got to take their time and set up the kick operation.  
 

For two, if he makes it.. 20 seconds and two timeouts gives us a shot.  

Just wild how he keeps making a dumpster fire of situations late game. 

 

[Einstein]

His situational coaching awareness is just not great.

 

A similar thing happened in the Broncos game: 

 

[Billever76]

34 minutes ago, SCBills said:

I honestly was in shock that he did that. 
 

For one, he was trying ice a clutch kicker rushing out there for a 59 yarder in bad weather.  

 

Instead they got to take their time and set up the kick operation.  
 

For two, if he makes it.. 20 seconds and two timeouts gives us a shot.  

Just wild how he keeps making a dumpster fire of situations late game. 

 

I think maybe McDermott should be investigated for betting on games..I swear his decisions look like that of a coach who is throwing games from slowing the offense down,to the worst calls defensively at the worst times to starting aged vets over more promising younger players lol

[Buffalo_Stampede]

We needed those timeouts he took. Thats why he’s a dumb coach.

 

I don’t like having dumb head coach.

[Riverboat Ritchie]

1 hour ago, mannc said:

It's a joke of a tactic that never works in the NFL, but it's all McDermott's got.  For him, it passes as high level strategery, along with bringing out the offense to run the "hard count" on 4th and 2 from the 50, taking a delay of game, then punting the ball into the end-zone. Loser.   

Maybe this works in high school or college but in NFL.  WTF was he thinking other than making sure they didn’t have 12 on field again. So stupid. If anything, giving a professional more time to mentally prepare, from snap to holder to kicker, helps them. I hate this crap. 

[Aussie Joe]

4 hours ago, NickelCity said:

We didn't even ice him. Called it early. 

 

But who are we kidding we knew we'd lose.

I thought they would lose pretty much all of the 2nd half .. until I thought Davis was going to win it in OT… lol 😂  when will I learn .. I’ve only been watching this team 40 years …

 

Edited November 27, 2023 by Aussie Joe

[popcornpam]

17 minutes ago, Billever76 said:

I think maybe McDermott should be investigated for betting on games..I swear his decisions look like that of a coach who is throwing games from slowing the offense down,to the worst calls defensively at the worst times to starting aged vets over more promising younger players lol

I was thinking that too. He’s so stubborn doing the same thing over and over again and it not working.

Edited November 27, 2023 by popcornpam

[JerseyBills]

And if he didn't call t.o , someone would b**** about that

McD is clearly the scapegoat in your minds. I don't agree or disagree but I think he's a helluva coach

[ExiledInIllinois]

And wipe the ball! /smdh...

[Ray Stonada]

Usually you ice a kicker after their team calls a timeout to set up the last minute kick. He already had his team’s timeout to prepare and is ready to go. Once they’re lined up and about to snap, you do it.

 

You don’t ice a kicker who’s rushing in a Mayday situation because his team has no timeouts!

 

(Especially when you can use your two timeouts and 20 seconds to get 35 yards to try a long game-winning kick of your own.)

 

As usual, McD strategizes like someone who has “best practices” for how to do things that he follows like a robot, never adjusting his protocols for the deeper nuances of the situation.

 

 

 

Edited November 27, 2023 by Ray Stonada

[Dr.Sack]

McD fired himself?