Sean Payton and that timeout at 2:15 (1 Viewer)

[Optimistic Ozzy]

Option 1: Call timeout at 2:15. Opposition gets 1 more play, then they hit the 2 minute warning. Clock is at 2:00.

Option 2: Let clock run down to 2:00. Opposition gets 1 play, then you call timeout. Clock is now at 1:50.

In both cases, the opposition has run the same number of plays. If you are trying to conserve the clock, option 1 is the superior choice. Payton made the right call, all you haters can calm down.

Wrong. What if NY picks up another first down on the first down play after the timeout?

 

[St.Fury]

If our ST dies their job on that blocked FG, even if Lutz misses it, we're not having this discussion.

 

[Hopeless]

Wrong. What if NY picks up another first down on the first down play after the timeout?

that would be the same as "what if we dont call a timeout there, and they get a first down on the first play after the 2 minute warning?"

except minus 15 seconds.

 

[Frank The Rat]

Had the defense made the store, it would have essentially given them an extra time out but forcing them to run another play before the two minute warning. Unfortunately we didn't get the stop.

 

[TechDawg09]

While looking at it in the short term, what you said is correct.

But 15 seconds vs 40 is inevitably what you are trading.

Case in point, had we not called the timeout, we use it at the end of the game saving 40 seconds off the clock.

Who are you? Andy Reid?

 

[reason2believe]

It depends on the down, and how far they are (how many more first downs they can get before kicking a FG). They were too far away and too early in the downs to call the timeout there.