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I tend to agree .
But perhaps he’s not sure we get a 3 and out after that run
Really bad clock management there, could’ve easily ran 3 plays for the win.
That spike was dumb. They also would have had an extra 10 secs if Tomlin used his TO’s properly.
Such a big win on a day where they looked horrible. Toughest part of the schedule coming up, they needed this one.
Bad clock management. After a putrid start though, Ben bails him out.... again.
That timeout saved was almost huge.
If Ben was short
So can’t say the management was bad.
His decision to hold onto it almost saved the day.
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LMAO Ben is the reason they had to come back to begin with
Steelers showed grit to win and overcome their many mistakes.
Jackonsville learned yet again that a Bortles' led offense leads to field goals and defeats.
Jackonsville learned yet again that a Bortles' led offense leads to field goals and defeats.
I blame it on Marrone a lot more than Bortles.
That last series for Jacksonville just screamed of a team setting itself up to lose. If the bootleg the very mobile Bortles on one of those plays he walks to a first down.
I guarantee Marrone takes some heat in Jacksonville this week, and it is well deserved.
Exactly. The game was really lost when they settled for field goals after all those picks and stops.
If they had called two timeouts before the two minute warning then they would have had ten more seconds on the clock when Jacksonville was forced to punt. If they had ten more seconds at the end then there would have been 18 seconds left when they ran the play that became the winning touchdown. Had that play been short of the goal line they could have called the last timeout and had more than enough time to run two more plays to try to win the game. Playing it the way that they did ensured that had Roethlisberger not scored when he did they would have only had time for one more play left.
Obviously, they won so at some level it doesn't really matter. But using the timeouts the way that they did made it somewhat more likely that they would not win the game.
He still would have had that TO. He lost 10 secs. and that could have been crucial.
How would they have had less timeouts?
1st down - TO
2nd down - 2 minute warning
OR
1st down - 2 minute warning
2nd down - TO
It was more time running off the clock by calling it after the 2 minute warning
Oh no question there. He was absolutely pathetic in the first half. And again, I partially blame Fichtner for that too. Your qb is playing like a steaming pile of garbage, stop trying to throw the ball every down when it’s 6-0. Even if you run for 2 yards every play it’s better than an INT.
They called 2 on defen
So, you only wanted 1 timeout before the 2 minute warning and not 2?
Hey- I agree I’d have used them
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But instead we still had plenty of time to not only tie ... but play for the win?
3 TO’s and the 2:00 minute warning. I am glad we won, but the clock was mismanaged. Add in the spike as well.
I’m sure the fournette 4 yard run on first played into it.
They convert its game over with no chance to stop the clock
I doubt the spike was a called play
Yeah didn't have a issue with it because they had 3 timeouts so they could still get the ball back if they didn't get a 3 and out. Now with 2 timeouts I use it right away because a first down and the game is over anyhow.
great comeback by ben but agree if he doesn't suck the first 52 minutes then they don't need to come back
they also had the steelers offense and Ben really struggling and played a much softer coverage on the 2nd TD drive.
Depending on the play call and time, at least 1 before the warning possibly 2.
FWIW I think JAX just running on 3rd down was probably the worst move. At that point the Steelers are gonna stop the clock, or an incomplete stops it. Gotta get the first down there. I know their running game is their strength but I can’t say I’d have much faith you can run and get a first down there.
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