TallskiWallski83 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 (edited) 50 seconds on the clock and the Bills have two timeouts. Marrone elects to let the vikings run the clock down. Meanwhile, im screaming at the TV for him to call a timout. If Walsh misses the kick we get the ball at the 45ish yardline with 50 seconds and 1 timeout to move down the field. Bad coaching. Even if he makes it we stil have time to go down the field from our own 20 Anyone else go nuts about this? Edited October 19, 2014 by TallskiWallski83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 50 seconds on the clock and the Bills have two timeouts. Marrone elects to let the vikings run the clock down. Meanwhile, im screaming at the TV for him to call a timout. If Walsh misses the kick we get the ball at the 45ish yardline with 50 seconds and 1 timeout to move down the field. Bad coaching. Even if he makes it we stil have time to go down the field from our own 20 Anyone else go nuts about this? I have to believe we all did. The game day thread was on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 No carrying over Timeouts to the second half. Why not use one there? Poor decision by Marrone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Not me. The Bills screw the pooch every game going into halftime. Thank God they got it figured out at the end of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Just another instance where our Coaching staff is way over its head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I was yelling and throwing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainwampus Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Even before that, with 2:20ish left he called a timeout, but that seemed foolish as you'd hope to run down the clock, keep timeouts and have the last possession of the half. I don't like Marrone's style on timeouts. Both by calling when he shouldn't and not calling when he should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbag Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I was yelling and throwing stuff. i ripped apart a sofa cushion and started eating the wool-blend stuffing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Marrone is a liability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 50 seconds on the clock and the Bills have two timeouts. Marrone elects to let the vikings run the clock down. Meanwhile, im screaming at the TV for him to call a timout. If Walsh misses the kick we get the ball at the 45ish yardline with 50 seconds and 1 timeout to move down the field. Bad coaching. Even if he makes it we stil have time to go down the field from our own 20 Anyone else go nuts about this? Yeah, I was like WTF??? Horrible clock management...instead of having 40ish seconds and 1 TO left even if we got the ball after he made it, we instead have 13 seconds and 2 timeouts. Stupid, stupid, stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Fresh from an interception and getting the ball back in the second half after a horrendous 1st half I didn't have a problem with it. I sure didn't feel like we were going to waltz into FG territory with so little time left on the clock had they missed the FG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Fresh from an interception and getting the ball back in the second half after a horrendous 1st half I didn't have a problem with it. I sure didn't feel like we were going to waltz into FG territory with so little time left on the clock had they missed the FG. The bad call was when it was fourth down and you knew they were going to kick a FG. I didn't mind at all up until that point. If he kicks the FG you probably kneel down. But if he misses the FG, which was what, 55 yards on a windy day? We get the ball on the 45 with time for several plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 yep. another situation that really annoyed me is when Minnesota punted and pinned the bills to the 7 yard but they had an illegal formation penalty and instead of making Minnesota re-punt 5 yards back from roughly the 33 he chooses to add the 5 yards a the end of the play to go to the 12... like really?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Schick Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Marrone may have figured that a TO there may have prompted Minn to try and gain another first down, and ultimately get an easier FG try or even a TD(?). Maybe he liked his chances better with them trying a long 55 yard FG. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 yep. another situation that really annoyed me is when Minnesota punted and pinned the bills to the 7 yard but they had an illegal formation penalty and instead of making Minnesota re-punt 5 yards back from roughly the 33 he chooses to add the 5 yards a the end of the play to go to the 12... like really?? I didn't like that call either. Not a no brainer. Teams can often kick inside the 12. But I would have made them kick again. Their punter was a little shaky, and I believe that was the way the wind was pretty weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I didn't like that call either. Not a no brainer. Teams can often kick inside the 12. But I would have made them kick again. Their punter was a little shaky, and I believe that was the way the wind was pretty weird. Marv always said to take the ball on calls like this. Possession is critical and you have the ball now. They kick over, maybe we have a penalty or something else bad happens. You got the ball, keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 i got frustrated at this too. Marrone is brutal. The Bills are winning despite Marrone and his lackey Hackett. I wish Orton would take over play calling i gotta believe he would be better at it then the two bumbling fools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 50 seconds on the clock and the Bills have two timeouts. Marrone elects to let the vikings run the clock down. Meanwhile, im screaming at the TV for him to call a timout. If Walsh misses the kick we get the ball at the 45ish yardline with 50 seconds and 1 timeout to move down the field. Bad coaching. Even if he makes it we stil have time to go down the field from our own 20 Anyone else go nuts about this? Yes. yep. another situation that really annoyed me is when Minnesota punted and pinned the bills to the 7 yard but they had an illegal formation penalty and instead of making Minnesota re-punt 5 yards back from roughly the 33 he chooses to add the 5 yards a the end of the play to go to the 12... like really?? almost had a seizure on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 These end of half gaffes are way too common with this coaching staff. It's not a coincidence, it's mis-managing the game. Marv always said to take the ball on calls like this. Possession is critical and you have the ball now. They kick over, maybe we have a penalty or something else bad happens. You got the ball, keep it. Marv Levy was out-coached in 4 Super Bowls, and while I liked him alright as a coach, I wouldn't consider his quotes to be "gospel". How did YOU feel about it, Marv isn't here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 yep. another situation that really annoyed me is when Minnesota punted and pinned the bills to the 7 yard but they had an illegal formation penalty and instead of making Minnesota re-punt 5 yards back from roughly the 33 he chooses to add the 5 yards a the end of the play to go to the 12... like really?? The first man to touch the ball was out of bounds and came back in, which was a 5 yard penalty, illegal touch, no option to re-kick. I can understand why you were so angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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