dave mcbride Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'd have gone ballistic. There is no reason not to use your timeouts so that you can get the ball back with a minute or so to go. Unfreakingbelievable. Seriously. What is up with that?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightRider Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'd have gone ballistic. There is no reason not to use your timeouts so that you can get the ball back with a minute or so to go. Unfreakingbelievable. Seriously. What is up with that?????? Kiffin said that the way were were gouging their D for yards, he wanted the fg attempt as far out as possible and so was minimizing the number of our plays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Kiffin said that the way were were gouging their D for yards, he wanted the fg attempt as far out as possible and so was minimizing the number of our plays... Uh...hmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 That was absolutely absurd. Even my mother, who knows nothing about football, was asking, "why isn't he trying to stop the clock?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 That was absolutely absurd. Even my mother, who knows nothing about football, was asking, "why isn't he trying to stop the clock?" She obviously knows something!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Kiffin said that the way were were gouging their D for yards, he wanted the fg attempt as far out as possible and so was minimizing the number of our plays... I think once you are under 40 yards Kif, you might want to think about a different strategery.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyF Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 And I'd wonder why a defense that was pressuring Edwards, not allowing any room for a receiver to get open, all of a sudden stops pressing and WR's and everyone is wide open the last quarter.... Most of the completions were to open receivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUFootball29 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Maybe Kif wants out since Al apparently wants him gone anyways. Seriously though, it really didn't make any sense. I'm wondering if they were arrogant enough to think Lindell would miss again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 And I'd wonder why a defense that was pressuring Edwards, not allowing any room for a receiver to get open, all of a sudden stops pressing and WR's and everyone is wide open the last quarter.... Most of the completions were to open receivers. That, right there, is the question. Why they abandoned the defense that held Trent in check all day? And what can/will Buffalo do in the upcoming weeks when other teams copy what the Raiders did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester43 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Kiffin said that the way were were gouging their D for yards, he wanted the fg attempt as far out as possible and so was minimizing the number of our plays... Truth is their offense stunk all day (except for one big--and frankly, lucky--play). Even with the ball back, what would they have done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'm not going to say I wouldn't be upset, but I'd imagine if that happened to us it'd be a fairly large distraction from other factors that lost the game. They had only 2 time outs with 1:11 left on 1st&10 so they would've actually only had about 20 seconds - not "a minute or so". Not that there's any excuse not to give yourself a chance of a freak kickoff return, but realistically in the grand scheme of things, meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 Truth is their offense stunk all day (except for one big--and frankly, lucky--play). Even with the ball back, what would they have done? I dunno -- perhaps made an effort to score and actually win the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Truth is their offense stunk all day (except for one big--and frankly, lucky--play). Even with the ball back, what would they have done? I was listening to the Raiders post-game. The announcers where asking how the F could Oakland have lost the game. The callers were all asking why Kiffin didn't stop the clock aqnd calling for his firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphean Bills Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 That, right there, is the question. Why they abandoned the defense that held Trent in check all day? And what can/will Buffalo do in the upcoming weeks when other teams copy what the Raiders did? Indeed. It was supremely idiotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 And I'd wonder why a defense that was pressuring Edwards, not allowing any room for a receiver to get open, all of a sudden stops pressing and WR's and everyone is wide open the last quarter.... Most of the completions were to open receivers. Could have had something to do with Wilson's ejection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 Indeed. It was supremely idiotic. I don't know about that - Gerard Warren was out with a neck injury, Derrick Burgess was out, and Gibril Wilson had been ejected. They were shorthanded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I'd have gone ballistic. There is no reason not to use your timeouts so that you can get the ball back with a minute or so to go. Unfreakingbelievable. Seriously. What is up with that?????? I was stunned too. I kept waiting for them to use them. When they didn't I considered sending a thank you card to Laney. Truth is their offense stunk all day (except for one big--and frankly, lucky--play). Even with the ball back, what would they have done? Thrown it JLH on the same play they had used earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyF Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 Could have had something to do with Wilson's ejection. That's one player.... Everyone was wide open come the 4th quarter.... One catch by Evans to start the second half and that was about it until the final quarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 That's one player.... Everyone was wide open come the 4th quarter.... One catch by Evans to start the second half and that was about it until the final quarter. Warren was out, and Burgess was more or less out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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