...and most in college are just dumb a**es when it comes to clock strategy. Anyone watching the last 2 minutes of the Oakland_Carolina game will understand. Oakland may win....but they gave Carolina a punchers chance.

Most people who have played Madden or any other game have more experience managing the clock than football coaches.

They also don't understand when to go for 2 points.

Ag_07 said:

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I think they're overall so-so at clock management but I also think it's WAY harder than anyone knows.

They're on the sidelines in the heat of a game, with the clock running, with multiple people in their ear, talking with players/coordinators on the sidelines, all while having to make quick decisions.

It's more than just watching the clock and making a call.

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This. We definitely have the benefit of a bird's eye view with the game clock, play clock, number of timeouts, etc. all nicely presented on our HD TV.

And similarly, I'm amazed at how good players are at knowing where the first down is... It's like they can see the yellow line too.

It's not that complicated. They have a coach for every situation and position. And there are tons of other assistants. Surely, they can assign a guy to understand clock management. Or just print a simple chart, it would improve things. There aren't that many variables.

birdman said:

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It's not that complicated. They have a coach for every situation and position. And there are tons of other assistants. Surely, they can assign a guy to understand clock management. Or just print a simple chart, it would improve things. There aren't that many variables.

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WOW

Down, time remaining, opponent timeouts. That's really all you need to know. It's not that complicated.

And most coaches lose tract of it. They try to process that information on the fly and fail. Plus, they start thinking of play to call, player substitutions, etc. Eliminate the noise with a chart. Or have a coach that isn't dodging bullets who can help the head coach at end of game.

1st down and opponent can stop the clock twice...How much time can you kill by playing smart?

That is simple scenario. And coaches screw it up way more often than they should.

Here's one where it's on the player. I know it goes against natural instinct, but the Denver receiver shouldn't have scored and now they're headed to overtime.

agdaddy04 said:

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Here's one where it's on the player. I know it goes against natural instinct, but the Denver receiver shouldn't have scored and now they're headed to overtime.

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And then Kubiak screws up clock management with passing playcalls (2 incompletes that stop clock) at the end of overtime just before his failed FG attempt....granting much needed time to KC and setting up their winning bank shot.

Unthought Known said:

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Most people who have played Madden or any other game have more experience managing the clock than football coaches.

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You also have direct control over EVERYONE on the field. You can't fix stupid when stupid has the ball.

investorAg83 said:

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Unthought Known said:

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Most people who have played Madden or any other game have more experience managing the clock than football coaches.

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You also have direct control over EVERYONE on the field. You can't fix stupid when stupid has the ball.

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True. But I'm talking about taking time outs.