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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2
Only true homers would defend Andy in the Pats playoff game.
27-13 with 6:29 left to go on the clock. The clock is your enemy in that situation. They used 5:16 to run 16 plays with absolutely no sense of urgency. It was one of the slowest drives in history. Use up all the clock and put your hopes in an onside kick? Guess what? It didn't work. Poor time management because they couldn't call plays efficiently.
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You're down 14 - the scoreboard is your biggest enemy. The clock ain't your friend, but down 2 scores was the biggest issue there, especially when your top 2 weapons are injured or bracketed.
Yes, the clock is a problem - but it was STILL going to require an onside kick that we didn't recover. Or at worst a stop that we didn't get. Reid's clock management made absolutely no difference in that game and the route he chose at least gave them 2 shots - the recovery or the stop. Going bombs away and 3 and out gives them 0 chances.
We scored 13 points in the first 3.5 quarters and you're acting like he should've just started calling his 'score easily' plays despite his lack of weapons and the fact that he's going against a defense that is now specifically tailored to prevent quick scores.
But I'm sure had they hucked it downfield 3 times to DAT and lost by 14 without ever having as much as the faint onside kick hope, you'd have lauded him for his exceptional clock management.