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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
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.
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No, the problem was Alex Smith was walking back to the line burning the entire playclock on every single play. It made absolutely no sense. That's first on Alex. But the coach should be lighting a fire to move the plays along faster. That was controllable and completely botched.