Getting raped on a coin flip?

[NBP81]

Just re read the prediction thread. it was about 50/50 with most of the GB wins crowd saying we`d lose by at least 2 scores... Reality, we lost by 3 with 3 seconds left on the clock. What makes this one really hurt to me is that we had them, we ****ing had them! despite the ****ty offense 1st half, despite the two ****ty INts, despite all the damn false starts, illegal formation, miller losing north for a second and losing 7 yards... despite all that we're up 4 with 3 minutes left..,. 1st down..... HOW THE **** DOES GB END UP WITH THE BALL BEFORE THE 2 MINUTE WARNING????? No really? how do you screw that up....? Whats really disturbing is that its just the beginning, You then proceed to actually giftwrap YOUR OWN TIMEOUTS to the opposition on 4th and 10 no less AFTER A SACK!!! Man I get the anger around here today but ****, Tannehill played bad in the first and did exactly what he had to do to get back in the game, the D played a great game, yes they missed some tackles and missed some opportunities, but they deserved to win that game... Special teams blocked a punt and gave us decent field position all day long.... The Team fought a big team today, made some mistakes but recovered enough to win this game as a home underdog. Nevermind the whole ****ing game for all I care, we had them with 3 minutes left, this should ve been a gimmie

 

[LANGER72]

Philbin threw his former team a bone with the time out on 4th down. What a fool.
If another 10 seconds went off the clock, even if they converted (which they did anyways), there would have been no time left.

 

[slk018]

Bad okay calling on the drive up 4. Pass on 2nd down. Well Tannehill could have run for a few yards and kept the clock running but we know he doesn't have the football iq to do that so he throws it away to help stop the clock for Green Bay. Then they run it in 3rd aftwr not running in 2nd! Had to either run it both and Ben up the 2 min warning or pass on both and try to put the game away

 

[artdnj]

Think your giving Phibin too much credit, I just think he made a stupid call.

 

[NBP81]

Bad okay calling on the drive up 4. Pass on 2nd down. Well Tannehill could have run for a few yards and kept the clock running but we know he doesn't have the football iq to do that so he throws it away to help stop the clock for Green Bay. Then they run it in 3rd aftwr not running in 2nd! Had to either run it both and Ben up the 2 min warning or pass on both and try to put the game away

Exactly my point, you either commit to running down the clock, or getting that first down... Changing your mind halfway through is not an option, at least not a viable one because you end up relying on luck. I mean, kneeling down on all 3 downs and punting would have been better than what they did... I think we would ve actually won that game just doing that, And then giving them TOs on 4th down... Oh man I would have put my kid on timeout for doing that in madden but somehow these guys have HCing jobs in the NFL...