Saturday is clueless

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by rm1369

The lack of a timeout certainly affected the outcome of the game. It’s not just about the time remaining on the clock. Saturday himself admits the team was in disarray. That was Saturday’s words. Taking a timeout to regroup made absolute sense - especially considering the time remaining. Not to mention the lack of a timeout dictated the personnel grouping and therefore limited the play selection - a pretty big point considering the defender claims he knew what was coming by the alignment.

And I’ll ask - if time wasn’t an issue and there was no need to regroup or talk anything over, why call the timeout before 4th down? Probably to regroup and make sure they had what they thought was the best play regardless of personnel groupings. The reality is they should have called timeout after the sack. They ran 36 seconds to get to the next play and were lucky Ryan’s scrambled bailed them out. Rookie coach, it happens. But 3/4 of the people defending it would have been criticizing Reich for it.

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I agree ...... after Ryan's 14-yard scramble, the Colts were in a very manageable 3-and-3 ...... rushing the next play, which resulted in a 1-yard loss, completely changed the complexion of the situation for the Colts. If they had immediately called timeout after Ryan went down, they would have had plenty of time to re-group, and perhaps get a less predictable play called.

Everything that happens in a fluid sport like football has a cause-and-effect factor ...... and I believe that this situation was an example of that.


That said, the Colts once again put themselves in a position to get themselves kicked in the ass. If they had not played so horribly in the first half, they might not have been in such dire straits in the final minute of the game. And yes, they probably got jobbed on the no-call of a pass interference on their final play from scrimmage, but their inconsistent play up until that point in the game made them vulnerable to needing the help of the referees on one solitary play in the final seconds of the 4th quarter.

o