adamq Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 🤷‍♂️  Edited January 22 by adamq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nbanflguy Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22  Bowles came out today and said they just gave up. Fire him today.  “They already had a field goal lined up and there would’ve been about 12 seconds left on the clock to end the ball game, and we weren’t going to come back from that. No sense in prolonging the obvious.”  Then Dan Campbell later he didn’t handle well the victory formation, and said they should have bled more clock. He said they were fortunate the Bucs didn’t call a timeout. So there was no gentleman's agreement. This was a huge mistake by the lions and the Bucs just ignored it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TL-TwoWinsAway Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 2 minutes ago, Nbanflguy said:  Bowles came out today and said they just gave up. Fire him today.  “They already had a field goal lined up and there would’ve been about 12 seconds left on the clock to end the ball game, and we weren’t going to come back from that. No sense in prolonging the obvious.”  Then Dan Campbell later he didn’t handle well the victory formation, and said they should have bled more clock. He said they were fortunate the Bucs didn’t call a timeout. So there was no gentleman's agreement. This was a huge mistake by the lions and the Bucs just ignored it. Holy hell. Absolutely shocking. That statement shows two things: 1) Bowles was aware of the timeout, and 2) Bowles would rather give up than force Badgley to attempt a kick that he has a roughly 77% chance of making. Unreal. Bowles shouldn't be anywhere close to another head coaching position. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, Nbanflguy said:  Bowles came out today and said they just gave up. Fire him today.  “They already had a field goal lined up and there would’ve been about 12 seconds left on the clock to end the ball game, and we weren’t going to come back from that. No sense in prolonging the obvious.”  Then Dan Campbell later he didn’t handle well the victory formation, and said they should have bled more clock. He said they were fortunate the Bucs didn’t call a timeout. So there was no gentleman's agreement. This was a huge mistake by the lions and the Bucs just ignored it. Or it’s nothing and people are just bored 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Saw soemthing today saying the NBC graphic was just wrong and they had no timeout. That makes a helluva lot more sense than Bowles just giving up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TL-TwoWinsAway Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 21 minutes ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Saw soemthing today saying the NBC graphic was just wrong and they had no timeout. That makes a helluva lot more sense than Bowles just giving up. I wish. Bowles himself admitted today that he knew they had a timeout: "They were in field-goal range, would have had 12 seconds calculated after using that timeout to come back from it, then we would’ve been down 11 points,” Bowles told beat reporters. “It’s kind of pointless. You kind of know when the game is over, and the game was over." https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/todd-bowles-on-why-he-didnt-use-his-final-timeout-no-sense-in-prolonging-the-obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TL-TwoWinsAway Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 32 minutes ago, Louis Friend said: Or it’s nothing and people are just bored I like you a lot, so I don't want you to think that I'm coming at you or anything. I just have to ask: If, by some miracle, the Lions make the Super Bowl, and if they find themselves down by 8 against the Chiefs with 35 seconds left on 4th down with one timeout remaining, would you rather Campbell use that timeout to stop the clock and give themselves a chance, or just let the clock run and end the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddHatter Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 19 hours ago, Louis Friend said: Detroit was up 8 in FG range. Even if TB took the TO, Detroit kicks a FG and goes up 11. TB was never getting back in it. The game was over. I think this was their mindset, but a Great coach plays till the end - call the TO, send everything you've got to block it and hope for an Auburn style miracle... we've seen it countless times before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson_Neat Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 40 minutes ago, Louis Friend said: Or it’s nothing and people are just bored  I imagine Campbell is not happy that while they all knew what was going on, by going so early it made Bowles look bad.   1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 2 hours ago, TL-TwoWinsAway said: Holy hell. Absolutely shocking. That statement shows two things: 1) Bowles was aware of the timeout, and 2) Bowles would rather give up than force Badgley to attempt a kick that he has a roughly 77% chance of making. Unreal. Bowles shouldn't be anywhere close to another head coaching position. What is easier for Bowles to admit? Incompetence(not realizing TO and clock situation) or apathy (knowing the situation and not caring enough to "prolong the obvious")? I think Bowles thinks it would be easier to explain apathy. Edited January 23 by Nnivolcm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superduperman Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I didn't see anyone making a big deal about this in the media today so I guess it's just gonna slide on by 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddHatter Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 12 minutes ago, Superduperman said: I didn't see anyone making a big deal about this in the media today so I guess it's just gonna slide on by They did on GMFB during a segment called "Huh moments" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, TL-TwoWinsAway said: I like you a lot, so I don't want you to think that I'm coming at you or anything. I just have to ask: If, by some miracle, the Lions make the Super Bowl, and if they find themselves down by 8 against the Chiefs with 35 seconds left on 4th down with one timeout remaining, would you rather Campbell use that timeout to stop the clock and give themselves a chance, or just let the clock run and end the game? I would have kicked the XP and used the TO early. They didn’t. So the 4th down is taking one piece of the situation and disregarding the rest. You think Goff kneels early if they use a TO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TL-TwoWinsAway Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 1 minute ago, Louis Friend said: I would have kicked the XP and used the TO early. They didn’t. So the 4th down is taking one piece of the situation and disregarding the rest. You think Goff kneels early if they use a TO? Well, I don't really know. I don't know if the Lions would've played it differently. That still leaves us with the fact that Bowles could have stopped the clock with 35 seconds left on 4th down, down by 8 points, and chose to let the game end instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheatieMan Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Lions were euphoric and blundered. Bowles fell asleep at the wheel because he was content getting the game back to one score to say, “hey, we were competitive. Give me a two year extension.” Just… wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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