11-29-2015, 12:42 AM
Generally, you want to use time outs on defense because on offense you can hurry the play calls, spike the ball or try to get the ball out of bounds, etc, whereas your opponent can run as much clock as they want. The one thing that holding time outs did for us, is it opened the middle of the field on the winning drive. We could not have hit the seam route to Cajuste if we didn't have the time outs.
The other thing is, however, that we had the lead, so if the clock ran out on Notre Dame, they would have lost. In fact, Notre Dame took a time out in there. It's a bit of a cat and mouse game, because as the offense you want to score the winning touchdown as time expires of course, but you would rather leave time on the clock than fail to score.
My biggest complaint on the play-calling was running McCaffrey on third and 1 and failing to get the first down. Wright gives you the best chance to get a first down there (or a fake for a big gain). I realize McCaffrey is a special back, but if Wright is the guy you call on all year, you have to have him back there.
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The other thing is, however, that we had the lead, so if the clock ran out on Notre Dame, they would have lost. In fact, Notre Dame took a time out in there. It's a bit of a cat and mouse game, because as the offense you want to score the winning touchdown as time expires of course, but you would rather leave time on the clock than fail to score.
My biggest complaint on the play-calling was running McCaffrey on third and 1 and failing to get the first down. Wright gives you the best chance to get a first down there (or a fake for a big gain). I realize McCaffrey is a special back, but if Wright is the guy you call on all year, you have to have him back there.
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