****Official Thanksgiving NFL Games thread****

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Three on the docket on this Thanksgiving day, 2024. In order of kick-off:

Bears +9.5 @ Lions (47.5)

Giants +3.5 @ Cowboys (37.5)

Dolphins +3.5 @ Packers (47.5)

Great day for a 3-team parlay. But which teams to pick? What's up with that Giants/Cowboy's total of 37.5 it has to go over that right? Intrigue abounds.

[notorious]

Reid used to be terrible at clock management until Mahomes came along.

Every time a coach/QB goes full reerun in a game I remind myself how fortunate we are.

[Megatron96]

Caleb’s a rookie; can’t blame him for losing track of the clock. It was probably as chaotic a situation as he’s ever been in with the crowd noise, his OC yelling a play in his ear, etc. that’s 100% in Eberflys for not bailing Caleb out and calling a TO. Gotta give your OC the best chance to call the best play and that’s never going to happen in a hurry up situation like that. And give your rookie QB a chance to settle down for 30 seconds at least. But letting the clock run down past 20 seconds to go is inexcusable for any HC period.

[FloridaMan88]

10 seconds into the game, Tom Brady is already Mute-worthy.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by lcarus

It was so bad the thought crossed my mind that they lost on purpose. It was that stupid.

My Dad jokingly said nobody wanted the game to go to Overtime, including the Bears. Gotta run to Thanksgiving dinner ASAP. So they tanked the final plays, lol

[mr. tegu]

I fully support them not calling timeout. You need to save it for the field goal. By saving it that makes getting 10 yards for the field goal much easier. If you are without a timeout you either get a first down (not happening) or have to ensure you get out of bounds which is a gamble. Plus 30 seconds is plenty of time to run a 10 yard play and still call a timeout but for some reason they took forever to snap it then Caleb made a terrible decision with the play.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Caleb’s a rookie; can’t blame him for losing track of the clock. It was probably as chaotic a situation as he’s ever been in with the crowd noise, his OC yelling a play in his ear, etc. that’s 100% in Eberflys for not bailing Caleb out and calling a TO. Gotta give your OC the best chance to call the best play and that’s never going to happen in a hurry up situation like that. And give your rookie QB a chance to settle down for 30 seconds at least. But letting the clock run down past 20 seconds to go is inexcusable for any HC period.

So you call TO at 20 seconds, what play are you going to run with no TOs?

I suppose you can probably pick up 5 or 8 yards and get OOB.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by FloridaMan88

Caleb is supposed up be a “generational talent”… have to show better awareness in that situation.

Of course Eberflus is primarily to blame, but Caleb choked in that moment as well.

Watch the sack play again. The tackles look confused like they don’t know what’s going on. They didn’t even pass set until it was too late.

That’s 100% coaching.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DRM08

Obviously coaches need to be fired, but I am not sure Caleb has the "it" factor. Even the "raw" rookie version of Mahomes would have handled that clock situation much better IMHO.

99% of the QBs in the history of the league handle that better. That idiot Caleb won’t amount to anything great.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Originally Posted by greg63

Time to watch Dallas lose!

good grief Mr. Greg63 you shouldn't drink so much on the holidays. The is the Giants out there.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Watch the sack play again. The tackles look confused like they don’t know what’s going on. They didn’t even pass set until it was too late.

That’s 100% coaching.

How long does the FG unit need with a live clock? I agree when seeing how confused the offense looked, the TO should have been called immediately.

[Marcellus]

221 coaches have had 20+ career games decided by 7 points or fewer. Matt Eberflus' .227 win percentage in those games (5-17) ranks 221st

— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) November 28, 2024

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

In college......after a 1st down.

That I knew but I thought they stopped it to spot the ball after a sack in the NFL. Oh well...doesn't really matter

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Caleb’s a rookie; can’t blame him for losing track of the clock. It was probably as chaotic a situation as he’s ever been in with the crowd noise, his OC yelling a play in his ear, etc. that’s 100% in Eberflys for not bailing Caleb out and calling a TO. Gotta give your OC the best chance to call the best play and that’s never going to happen in a hurry up situation like that. And give your rookie QB a chance to settle down for 30 seconds at least. But letting the clock run down past 20 seconds to go is inexcusable for any HC period.

He stood at the line for 20 seconds as the game clock ran out

There was literally no indication he was aware time was even a factor

[Marcellus]

Drew Locke with the 35 yard TD scramble

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

He stood at the line for 20 seconds as the game clock ran out

There was literally no indication he was aware time was even a factor

Its almost like every NFL team runs these scenarios every single week in practice for some reason.