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Originally Posted by Zouk
I agree there should have been more urgency with 9 minutes left.
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Originally Posted by Zouk
But please don't take this to mean that I agree that Herm Edwards is a bad clock manager. On the contrary, I actually think he's a very good clock manager. People are always focused on going too fast on offense at the end of halves. And this always opens the door to teams to go down the field with 30 seconds left and score a winning field goal (as the Chiefs did to the Chargers the first time they met this year). This happens time and again.
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Then that goes against what he preaches..he always said let the defense win the game for you when you have the lead..and control the clock with the running game with a lead.
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Originally Posted by Zouk
Herm is always focused on avoiding this. He wants to keep control of the ball all the way to the end of the half, and this leads most fans and announcers to think he is going too slow. I know this is a hotly debated topic - I'd be happy to go over specific instances with you if you'd like.
Most of Herm's bad clock mgmt. rep comes from Quincy Carter not knowing the plays in one game against Baltimore (if I remember correctly).
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Having to waste timeouts because you can not get the plays in on time is inexcusable..it happened against the Chargers on Sunday.