Payton self analysis

You understand there are other ways to control the clock?

Like controlling at what point you snap the ball during the play clock. Snapping it with just 3-4 seconds vs 15-18 seconds is a huge difference. That cost us dearly in the 49ers game.

He said in his presser that he thought keeping the timeout vs allowing the Vikings to run 40 crucial seconds off the clock was more valuable. Well that tells you everything you need to know. He has no clue about clock management.

Would you rather Drew have 2:35 left and no timeouts at our 30 yard line or 1:55 and 1 timeout? That's technically a rhetorical question.
It would have been 2:55 and no TOs but the two minute warning still available or 1:55 left and a TO.
Next question is would you rather have 32 seconds left at the 27 with no TOs or spike play, lose a down and 21 seconds left with a TO.
The obvious answer to the first question was the former while the second question is a tossup. You can’t factor into the second the 10 second runoff because the decision was called for as soon as Cooks went down.