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Posted by Michael David Smith on November 29, 2022, 5:20 AM EST
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On the Colts’ final offensive drive in Monday night’s loss to the Steelers,
Colts coach Jeff Saturday repeatedly let the clock run rather than call timeout,
resulting in the Colts ending the game with two unused timeouts. Saturday said
afterward that he didn’t see why he should have called any timeouts on the
drive.
“I thought we had plenty of time, I wasn’t really concerned,” Saturday said. “We
still had timeouts. I wasn’t too concerned.”
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On three consecutive plays after the two-minute warning, the Colts were tackled
inbounds and did not call timeout, even though they had all three timeouts. The
last of those plays was a Matt Ryan 14-yard run up the middle on second-and-17,
and Saturday said he didn’t call timeout because he wanted to see if the
officials ruled that Ryan had run for a first down.
“When he was going down, I couldn’t tell where they were gonna start him from
going down, right? If he was gonna get the first down. And then we got there, I
expected us to get on the ball and have another play, a little bit quicker than
that. But again, this wasn’t a press for time. We just didn’t make enough
plays,” Saturday said.
Pressed by reporters about not using his timeouts, Saturday said he didn’t think
the Colts needed them.
“I didn’t feel like time was of the essence at that moment,” Saturday said. “I
thought we had a good play, I felt like we would get to it. . . . I felt good
about the call before, I felt like we’d have time, we would have timeouts
afterwards, we were in striking distance, so I never felt like the pressure of
needing the timeout.”
The Colts called timeout only once in the second half, before their final
offensive play, an incomplete pass on fourth-and-3. That turned the ball over to
the Steelers on downs, and they kneeled down once and ended the game, without
the Colts using their final two timeouts.
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72 RESPONSES TO “JEFF SATURDAY ON NOT USING TIMEOUTS: “I THOUGHT WE HAD PLENTY
OF TIME””
1. billsmafia772 says:
November 29, 2022 at 5:45 am
What’s the big deal about using timeouts,
I’m mean yeah, obviously use them if you need them, but it’s not a make or
break thing to not have timeouts at the end of a game.
Maybe the Colts wanted Pitt on their heels.
It’s more detrimental to waste timeouts early and need them later
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2. pgb1212 says:
November 29, 2022 at 6:10 am
And that’s why Jeff Saturday is a football coach and not a rocket
scientist.
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3. Dalriatamustangplayer says:
November 29, 2022 at 6:17 am
Jeff Saturday went from a feel good story to a hell scape over night .
Reality has set in.
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4. jdreed68 says:
November 29, 2022 at 6:26 am
We all think we have plenty of time…Until we run out of it.
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5. skcusoirolf says:
November 29, 2022 at 6:38 am
I think we all now see another reason why you have an experienced coach as
your head coach.
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6. Football says:
November 29, 2022 at 6:38 am
Oh come on, any experienced coach would have…. oh.
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7. saddolfinfan says:
November 29, 2022 at 6:49 am
It was almost like he had no experience doing this at all…. Wait a second….
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8. eddyjf says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:23 am
Saturday was saving the timeouts for their next game.
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9. MortimerInMiami says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:24 am
This is ridiculous, he is beyond clueless, great hire Irsay!
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10. Football says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:26 am
In his defense, it was not lack of time on the clock that stopped them, the
defense made their plays the offense did not is what happened. I think I
would have kept a little more time on the clock though. I get it you want
to run it diwn, but that IMHO was too far down.
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11. Introducing Deshaun Watson as The Diddler says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:30 am
Remember last year when they beat the Patriots, and the Colts fans thought
that was their coming out party? LMFAO. Now look at them. A team in
disarray. Circling the drain. But at least you guys beat the Pats in 2021.
Congrats.
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12. phinatic29 says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:36 am
Saturday thinks every day is a weekend.
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13. Beendaupe says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:39 am
That’s the difference between being an actual head coach…and being a
retired center playing Madden with a live team
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14. chronicb says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:42 am
should have at least called a timeout on that third down to make them
review that spot. Should have been third and about a half to go instead of
three yards.
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15. hobbes says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:46 am
If your goal was to turn the ball over on downs with about 25 seconds to
play, 30 yards short of where you needed to be, while keeping all your time
outs, then yes, you did have plenty of time.
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16. dabears70 says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:50 am
This is why you DO NOT hire a head coach without any experience. If he
would have taken the time outs , that would have given his offense a little
more time without feeling rushed. Good Job Irsay.
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17. escapedconvict says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:52 am
I was pulling for Saturday. Maybe he’s in over his head. Nothing more
frustrating than watching those seconds tick off when you have timeouts in
the bank. Cant get that time back.
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18. usbirthwright says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:54 am
Anyone else picturing Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber saying,”So you’re
saying there’s a tank?” He’s not NFL ready. Irsay is definitely tanking the
season. I just need them to be a little better than the Saints, which that
tie helps reinforce.
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19. lollygagger8 says:
November 29, 2022 at 7:57 am
Saturday not calling a TO was NOT the reason the Colts lost. This team
shoots itself in the foot every game. Tiresome to watch them cough up the
ball in key moments so often.
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20. FFLMachine says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:00 am
Congratulations Jeff Saturday. You just made Mike Tomlin look like a clock
management wizard.
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21. infectorman says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:01 am
everyone watching at home: call timeout, Call Timeout! CALL TIMEOUT!!
TIMEOUT!!!
What on earth is the 15 year veteran QB thinking out there? Ryan looks like
a complete shell of himself but to not call TO then? Man, he was out of it
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22. charliecharger says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:02 am
Jeff Saturday doesn’t play QB. If you have a veteran QB who should have
retired already, talk to the people that signed him. I don’t think the
coach signed him. Don’t blame the coach. Did you guys watch the game? The
Colts don’t have a QB that gives them much of a chance to compete and win.
I’m expecting a QB change.
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23. neverdieeasy says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:03 am
Timeouts do not equal points. The offense was hot garbage all night. Ryan
looks horrible. The defense let them march down the field for that last
drive. Please please don’t win anymore games. Fire this whole staff that
Reich brought in. All soft nice guys with no adjustments whatsoever. No
fire. No drive.
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24. cbwv1974 says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:31 am
I didn’t really have an issue with the time outs….the issue was getting
stuffed on 3rd down with the run play. That destroyed them
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25. RogerThat! says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:33 am
Making a mistake and not recognizing it is worse than the mistake itself.
You can’t fix what you don’t see.
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26. cjmcfootball says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:33 am
They did have plenty of time. I don’t know why people are making a big deal
over this. If they had converted that 4th down, they would have had enough
time to for several more plays with the 2 remaining timeouts.
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27. goodvibes says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:34 am
I almost forgot this guy wasn’t a head coach. Almost. Although not as
delusional, there isn’t that much difference between Zach Wilson saying
“No.” at the end of his presser and Saturday saying “Time wasn’t an issue”.
Completely obtuse.
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28. razzzmajazzz says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:39 am
And the honeymoon is officially over. Clock management is one of the
cornerstones of good coaching.
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29. bengal4573 says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:55 am
This is what happens when you hire your drinking buddy who has no prior
coaching experience at the college or NFL level
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30. knn9413 says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:57 am
Yes. You had plenty of time…. at home 🙂
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31. scarletknight says:
November 29, 2022 at 8:59 am
Zero coaching experience. Now he has some.
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32. mancave2022 says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:01 am
He’s a great dude and his energy has made a difference. But an experienced
coach knows you have to take a timeout there to really consider your play
call. He can’t be saying he expected The Ghost of Matt Ryan to run for 14
yards, and the next play was built on that. No way. It’s not about the
clock there, it’s about getting set and really being sure. It’s about what
the defense might do.
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33. bostonblows says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:04 am
I’d like to see a replay of the third down play just before the last play
of the game.
I am having a tough time understand how Matt Ryan didn’t get a first down
when he dove forward and wasn’t touched. Refs seemed to mark him down where
he started to dive.
But he wasn’t giving himself up, he was diving with the ball in front of
him.
Seemed like MR was a little indecisive on that carry and realized he needed
to lunge.
Maybe I saw it wrong but it appeared to be a first down, can’t find the
play online yet but I have it recorded at home.
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34. NFL (Niners Football League) says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:05 am
This is a predictable result of hiring someone who has zero coaching
experience.
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35. roughingthepasser says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:06 am
Designate a time management,time out usage assistant to help you
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36. kemp13 says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:08 am
Somebody needs to tell Saturday that the objective is NOT to end the game
with the most time outs in your pocket.
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37. novelist says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:11 am
I guess he gives out the unused timeouts as Christmas gifts.
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38. dolphins2cool says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:12 am
Any given Saturday… 🙄😣
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39. gibson45 says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:15 am
bostonblows says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:04 am
I’d like to see a replay of the third down play just before the last play
of the game.
I am having a tough time understand how Matt Ryan didn’t get a first down
when he dove forward and wasn’t touched. Refs seemed to mark him down where
he started to dive.
But he wasn’t giving himself up, he was diving with the ball in front of
him.
Seemed like MR was a little indecisive on that carry and realized he needed
to lunge.
Maybe I saw it wrong but it appeared to be a first down, can’t find the
play online yet but I have it recorded at home.
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Irrelevant to the timeout usage issue. It’s not like the clock was going to
stop if Ryan achieved a first down. Timeout should have been called
immediately when Ryan went down.
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40. hammmerr says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:20 am
bostonblows says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:04 am
I’d like to see a replay of the third down play just before the last play
of the game.
I am having a tough time understand how Matt Ryan didn’t get a first down
when he dove forward and wasn’t touched. Refs seemed to mark him down where
he started to dive.
But he wasn’t giving himself up, he was diving with the ball in front of
him.
Seemed like MR was a little indecisive on that carry and realized he needed
to lunge.
Maybe I saw it wrong but it appeared to be a first down, can’t find the
play online yet but I have it recorded at home.
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I think you are 100% correct. He dove for the first down and no one touched
him till he had it. On the same week that Sam Darnold fumbles a snap and
rolls 2 yards for a TD.
Colts got screwed, forget a time out, Saturday should have challenged the
spot. He didn’t run out of time, he ran out of plays.
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41. MortimerInMiami says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:24 am
When you have 3 timeouts and your offense is running around like the
Keystone Cops with less than a minute and you don’t use them you should be
fired ASAP!
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42. touchback6 says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:36 am
Honeymoon OVER. LOL
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43. butlers91 says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:38 am
Did the clock hit zero with Indy holding the ball? They didn’t convert on
4th down, that doesn’t seem like a clock manangement issue.
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44. Football says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:50 am
Its kind of moot when it wasn’t the clock that ended their final dtive, it
was the Pittsburg D that did that with time still on the clock.
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45. BayAreaBrownsBacker says:
November 29, 2022 at 9:52 am
Using timeouts also gives the defense a breather. The right question to ask
is was there a play that coach should have specifically used a time out on
and why wasn’t it used? The timeout should have been used after Matt Ryan’s
14 yard scramble and he blew it.
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46. nite2al says:
November 29, 2022 at 10:08 am
They way Ryan dove, it certainly looked like he was ducking for cover.
Regardless, the NFL has already stated when QB dives forward, it is
considered giving himself up. The timeout is a bit of an overblown issue.
The Colts did like they were out of sorts, but so was the D, so maybe that
was Jeff’s master plan.
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47. mogogo1 says:
November 29, 2022 at 10:12 am
He wanted to see if Ryan had the first down? He was 3 yards short! I know
you don’t always have the best of angles from the sideline but that’s not
even close.
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48. georgeremus says:
November 29, 2022 at 10:30 am
Jeff Saturday is a graduate from the Andy Reid school of time management…
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49. billshistorian says:
November 29, 2022 at 10:43 am
The colts were going to need the TOs if they got a first down; there was
still 30 seconds left. Feels like people just want to get mad over
something. Does this game even matter? They are both two bad teams.
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50. remizak says:
November 29, 2022 at 10:55 am
This game and the Bucs game made me wonder about the protocol for when a QB
can call a timeout. It’s obvious the QB has the greenlight if the play
clock is running down and he knows he won’t be able to get the play off. Or
if he sees something in the defense he can’t deal with by just calling the
audible to the alternative play. But what prevented Ryan or Brady calling
timeouts in their games when their coaches didn’t? Is it tradition, is it a
team-by-team (or player-by-player) thing? I think both Ryan and Brady would
have called time themselves if there wasn’t something preventing them. I
just don’t know exactly what it is. And if it’s just etiquette,
essentially, will either of them blow that off if a similar situation
arises this season?
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51. qdog112 says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:11 am
Testament as why you shouldn’t start at the top. Pay your dues and acquire
the requisite experience. “Thought we had plenty time”? Turns out he was
wrong and took 2 TOs home with him.
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52. mrfrostyj says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:15 am
It’s simple math. How many times has your team scored a TD in under 2
minutes…0
How many times did the defense either keep you in the middle of the field
or drive you backward to keep the clock running… a lot.
Then clearly you didn’t have “plenty of time”. I think he believes the
clock stops after a first down because that’s the only way his response
makes sense which should be a giant red flag he doesn’t actually know the
NFL rules that well as that’s a HIGH SCHOOL rule, not NFL.
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53. qdog112 says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:15 am
First time or not, you still have to stop the clock. This ain’t college
ball where it stops automatically. You’re fight against TIME.
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54. mainewoodchopper says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:19 am
I hear all this tank talk. The Colts currently have the 14th pick. You are
not getting a QB with the 14th pick. Imagine how different things would be
if you had just shown up against the Jags last January.
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55. bradygirl12 says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:21 am
Okay, I get that Saturday has no HC experience in the NFL, but the guy
PLAYED for 13 years. How is he not aware of the time factor? Same goes for
Matt Ryan. Call a time out! The shine has already worn off of Irsay’s move
to pluck Saturday from ESPN’s studios to lead the Colts.
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56. radar773 says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:22 am
Saturday is clueless. There were a couple of plays where a timeout would
have given his guys a chance to reset, catch a breath and have time for a
good call. THe Indy offense looked confused in that last stretch. Saturday
blew it.
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57. hobbes says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:22 am
“If they had converted that 4th down, they would have had enough time to
for several more plays with the 2 remaining timeouts.”
Would you rather have time for several plays, virtually all of which would
have to be successful, or a few more than several plays, allowing for
possibility of a few unsuccessful plays?
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58. pioniere says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:35 am
Well if it’s any consolation to Colts fans, Saturday’s clock management
skills are no worse than some of the league’s more experienced head
coaches. In fact, Saturday is probably already a better head coach than
some of the current crop of NFL head coaches who are waiting to be fired.
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59. lasersepi says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:47 am
Even my Mother knows about how to use time outs in football games. Saturday
is becoming a clown. And Matty Ice is showing his effective range in the
air is 5 yards or less.
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60. comment674054559 says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:48 am
Can’t chalk it up to experience when we just saw the Bucs completely botch
clock management at the end of a game because the very experienced Todd
Bowles was afraid to use his timeouts. NFL coaches just botch time
management constantly.
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61. 1westcoastfootballfan says:
November 29, 2022 at 11:53 am
Question, did they run out of time with possession of the football? If the
answer is no, using or not using timeouts is a marginal issue-important for
narratives but not much else.
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62. sportsfan7 says:
November 29, 2022 at 12:09 pm
The Colts should have used a timeout after the Ryan run. But a more
egregious time mgmt problem was in the Bucs game. With 1:10 left, the
Browns had a 4th and 10 at the Tampa 12. Bowles let 30+ seconds expire
before Njoku’s TD tied the game. So while trying to avoid OT, the Bucs only
had 32 seconds left. Short pass to White tackled inbounds. Bowles did use
any of his 3 timeouts so 20 seconds elapses. A 26 yard pass brings them
within 15 yards of FG range, but only 8 seconds left. Incomplete to Brate
and only 2 seconds remain. Failed Hail Mary and the Bucs end regulation
with 2 timeouts unused. Bowles’ failure to manage the clock cost them a
legitimate chance to win in regulation.
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63. radar773 says:
November 29, 2022 at 12:17 pm
Saturday wanted to make sure that Pittsburgh would have no time to score,
so he didn’t use the time outs. Unfortunately, he didn’t realize that
unless Indy scored, it didn’t matter.
Rookie coach.
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64. kevpft says:
November 29, 2022 at 12:18 pm
Come on. Experienced coaches do this all the time. How many times was Andy
Reid called out for this over the years, after a couple decades of being a
HC? If you posted an article every time a coach made a questionable
decision, it would fill up the entire feed.
If a first-time coach deserves such scrutiny, then experienced coaches
deserve more. If you’re not willing to do that, then this seems arbitrary.
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65. cma1973 says:
November 29, 2022 at 12:19 pm
He is far from perfect but at least this team is playing like it has a
heartbeat now.
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66. Madmoose says:
November 29, 2022 at 12:19 pm
Tanker Saturday!
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67. lewcifer says:
November 29, 2022 at 12:25 pm
Reader since ‘09, first time commenter!
So clearly Saturday was brought in as cover for the Colts to tank (again).
Anything that looks suspicious will be excused as a new head coach’s
incompetence. Bad situation for the NFL given the proliferation of
gambling.
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68. ramsfandango says:
November 29, 2022 at 12:53 pm
Because clock management is a not-uncommon issue with new coaches, I am
surprised that the Colts don’t have a separate staff member to manage the
clock for Saturday. Maybe they do, but Saturday doesn’t want to throw
anyone under the bus. Saturday is too inexperienced to manage all end- game
scenarios on his own, snd the front office should have realized that when
Saturday was hired.
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69. razzlejag says:
November 29, 2022 at 2:09 pm
It’s been a wonderful season because neither the Colts not the Broncos have
either a head coach or a quarterback. Happy days.
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70. The Autumn Wind says:
November 29, 2022 at 2:16 pm
That isn’t why they lost Matty Ice is a horrible QB and they have zero
fight in the whole team. But hes making Mike MCcarthy look good with clock
management.
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71. thurmanmerman1 says:
November 29, 2022 at 2:21 pm
Funny to see all of the geniuses on here, who all have zero NFL coaching
experience themselves, trying to act like they are NFL coaching pros with
all the answers for Saturday who actually played the game unlike all of the
clowns on here throwing criticism.
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72. radar773 says:
November 29, 2022 at 3:13 pm
Saturday looked like a fan that was so excited that he got a sideline pass
that he can’t do anything else. Besides yelling at a ref, did Saturday do
anything?
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