Is it the general consensus JG screwed that up? I hate giving up a down with that much time on the clock. Then again they probably lose 10 seconds if they don't spike it.. Seems like a couple simple plays should be ready to go.
grapespda2525 said:
At least use the time out and save the down
They should've been playing for the TD there and not the field goal like they were
the 3rd down play on that series dez was wide open on the slant but the ball was batted down. It's a game of inches and it didn't work out for us on that play but spiking the ball was the right call on 1st down for suregrapespda2525 said:
It's one of those things where you spike it and nobody cares if you pick up the first down, but because they didn't. It was a bad decision for sure.
That's the way I see it.
why? So we have 40 seconds no timeouts? That decreases our chances of scoring a td.grapespda2525 said:
I still would've used the time out
good points. The kickoff definitely should not have gone into the end zone. But a 50 yard fg is never a givensnowdog90 said:
Hindsight, terrible play call. The thought there should have been:
1. Get a td OR
2. Get a tying fg with no time for Rodgers left.
Clocking the ball defeated both purposes, stopping the clock and losing a down. Just really bad decision.
Also, the ensuing kickoff needed to NOT go to the endzone. A touchback gives the packers 25 yards in 0 seconds. They needed to kick inside the 5 and make a tackle before the 30, taking another 5-8 seconds off the clock.
Bad coaching the whole game by the Cowboys.
PooDoo said:
Clocking the ball cost a down and allowed the Pack D of gather themselves. Should've continued attacking the D. They were on the ropes.
Zeke ran for the winning TD against Pittsburgh in almost the exact same situation.Quote:
With the ease at which Zeke was getting to the edge all game you could have even run the ball there and likely gotten a solid first down gain and out of bounds.
This. Exactly this. Worse case scenario is you kick the FG with no time left. No need to spike the ball already in Bailey's range. Just go with your standard hurry up and run the next play. And you still had a timeout left to use later if required to stop the clock for a game tying FG.snowdog90 said:
Hindsight, terrible play call. The thought there should have been:
1. Get a td OR
2. Get a tying fg with no time for Rodgers left.
Clocking the ball defeated both purposes, stopping the clock and losing a down. Just really bad decision.
Also, the ensuing kickoff needed to NOT go to the endzone. A touchback gives the packers 25 yards in 0 seconds. They needed to kick inside the 5 and make a tackle before the 30, taking another 5-8 seconds off the clock.
Bad coaching the whole game by the Cowboys.
Problem with that would have been that if you don't get out of bounds on 3rd down, the clock runs and you might have a problem getting the FG team on the field.grapespda2525 said:
I still would've used the time out
i just cant imagine in what world the Cowboys thought it was an acceptable idea to leave Rodgers with 40 secs.snowdog90 said:
Hindsight, terrible play call. The thought there should have been:
1. Get a td OR
2. Get a tying fg with no time for Rodgers left.
Clocking the ball defeated both purposes, stopping the clock and losing a down. Just really bad decision.
Also, the ensuing kickoff needed to NOT go to the endzone. A touchback gives the packers 25 yards in 0 seconds. They needed to kick inside the 5 and make a tackle before the 30, taking another 5-8 seconds off the clock.
Bad coaching the whole game by the Cowboys.
Garrett panicked. Simple as that. He was in a moment he couldn't handle or understand and he called for something ridiculously stupid. Many average fans coulda managed that situation better than he did.DannyDuberstein said:
clocking a ball with 49 seconds is moronic. You give yourself little margin for error to get a 1st, and if you don't make it, there is a very good chance you are handing the ball back with 30-40 seconds. And that's assuming your kicker makes the 50+ yarder you just left him. And that is an eternity for a team with 2 TO's, Rodgers at QB, and a leg like Crosby's where they don't have to do much more than crosss midfield.
An NfL 2 minute drill should be competent enough to get that olay off with 42-44 seconds left. SAVING 5-7 SECONDS IS NOT WORTH SURRENDERING AN ENTIRE DOWN WITH THAT MUCH TIME LEFT.
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Garrett is a terrible coach.
Dak says they practice those every week. I'm not sure if I'm more upset if they don't, like you say, or they do practice that every week and still F'ed it up.ce1994 said:
The Cowboys obviously do not practice those situations. It is all about practice. You practice it and the moves become second nature. Yesterday Rodgers did not even look like he cared most of the time because the moves were second nature.
Garrett is a terrible coach.
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The Cowboys' spike was the strangest in football this season. NFL teams opted to spike the ball 69 times this year, including the Cowboys' spike on Sunday night. Only eight spikes took place with 45 seconds or more remaining in a half. Six of these were by teams that did not have a timeout remaining; one of the only remaining two was by the Cowboys on Sunday night.
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This goes to highlight the rarity of what Dallas did and the potential consequences of misplaying a spike situation. In all the successful situations we listed, teams were smart to recognize that time had become more valuable than downs. That simply wasn't the case for the Cowboys.
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Like a sacrifice bunt, it's an intentional decision to not try to succeed offensively when the game's rules have given a team the chance to do so.
At least with a sac bunt there's a strategic decision to give up an out to advance a runner.Quote:
Like a sacrifice bunt, it's an intentional decision to not try to succeed offensively when the game's rules have given a team the chance to do so.
jeffdjohnson said:
https://theringer.com/cowboys-packers-dak-prescott-spike-2e6aba1a8c5e#.q8g7vfc60Quote:
The Cowboys' spike was the strangest in football this season. NFL teams opted to spike the ball 69 times this year, including the Cowboys' spike on Sunday night. Only eight spikes took place with 45 seconds or more remaining in a half. Six of these were by teams that did not have a timeout remaining; one of the only remaining two was by the Cowboys on Sunday night.Quote:
This goes to highlight the rarity of what Dallas did and the potential consequences of misplaying a spike situation. In all the successful situations we listed, teams were smart to recognize that time had become more valuable than downs. That simply wasn't the case for the Cowboys.Quote:
Like a sacrifice bunt, it's an intentional decision to not try to succeed offensively when the game's rules have given a team the chance to do so.
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