What huge strategic mistakes do you see football teams make every Sunday?
@dylanhawkins9804
Жыл бұрын
Good point however offense is about rhythm and the Falcons game plan that year was to get up on teams fast using rhythm. There is a thing called a four min drive where the offense would ideally run the clock to 1 or 2 then snap while using run calls to chew up the clock ideally with four min remaining in the game, giving it the name "four min drive". Falcons def made crucial mistake by not running clock when they scored 28.
@Carlos.Explains
Жыл бұрын
Great point about the rhythm. I’d argue that playing out of rhythm, burning clock with a big lead, is something every team should incorporate into their practices.
@chrisbarry9345
Жыл бұрын
Just starting this but wondering how or if it will be about how teams should start taking a knee WAY earlier. I saw a video on the math and it's wild. They basically should have started kneeling in the 3rd
@clarktruett2947
5 ай бұрын
I would think the time remaining in the game would influence the urgency and play calling by the team that's behind. I don't think running the clock all the way down between plays would have guaranteed a win.
@joshwonkim0895
Жыл бұрын
Can you say the same about the Colts and the Vikings yesterday?
@Carlos.Explains
Жыл бұрын
Probably! I bet folks will be dissecting the Colt mistakes in that one. Gonna guess they screwed up the clock.
@waxed.7308
7 ай бұрын
I understand this point and agree to a certain extent, but.. You are trying to continue to score on offense, not just run the clock out. It could be argued that this is not the optimal strategy as you already have a 21 point lead and could simply just burn clock and win the game... but I would argue its not that simple. Momentum plays a big part in these games and you would be essentially handing momentum over to the other team if you start trying to run clock and going 3 and out every series. I would equate this strategy as a racecar figuring out how far he is ahead by, and trying to only go fast enough that he ends up winning by only .5 of a second, essentially being as efficient as possible while still winning the race, however they never do this. They run as fast as they can till the end of the race, they might slow their laps down a little if there is a very large lead but will still be at race speed. TLDR Sports cant be simplified to equations, there is a lot more going on then just time and points etc.
@Carlos.Explains
7 ай бұрын
I like that analogy a lot, and I think you bring up a great point. My broader point is that teams don't seem to optimize around the game clock, when they have a ton of control over how slow or fast to play. So a very competent team should, in my opinion, practice how to play with big leads. They should be comfortable milking clock when up by multiple scores. And also playing faster when down.
@waxed.7308
7 ай бұрын
@@Carlos.Explains I would agree they are in general fairly inept at managing the clock MANY times, and that they should definitely do more analytics on at which point and when up by how much do you start just going into burn clock mode. They could also implement a strategy to know when, if they are in burn clock mode, if the other team starts scoring, when to go back to just regular offense. I think the fear there is, is to get to mired down in the technical aspect of the game and lose feel of when to make what decisions etc. from the coaches perspective... but I definitely agree clock management by many coaches could be drastically improved.
@Carlos.Explains
7 ай бұрын
@@waxed.7308 Great points. Yeah, there's a ton to consider and coaches have to prioritize their time & energy. I suspect there's still lots of low hanging fruit in NFL strategy.
@ripmatek
Жыл бұрын
Time to analyze todays game lol
@Carlos.Explains
Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable...haven't looked yet but would be shocked if they managed the clock properly.
@mzitoli
3 жыл бұрын
Very well done!
@Carlos.Explains
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Very kind of you, Mike!
@Leo-rk6me
3 жыл бұрын
Say to your point the Falcons snapped the ball with 2 seconds left on every snap when they needed it and ate up those 2 minutes 51 seconds you mentioned. That doesn't preclude the Patriots from snapping the ball more quickly in turn or making more downfield throws (which, ironically enough, you call out when you tell the Pats to "play faster" while showing them snapping the ball while behind with 18 seconds left on the play clock.) You can't make the case that the Falcons would've run the time out completely by waiting to snap the ball without also considering the numerous opportunities the Patriots had to speed up their scoring while making that comeback.
@Carlos.Explains
3 жыл бұрын
Leo.... are you a Falcons fan? ;) Thanks for your comment! You're right that running more play clock doesn't preclude the Pats from playing faster. But teams should still optimize their own decisions. The Falcons had the choice to run clock and failed to make that simple adjustment. The Pats were playing faster! I agree that they should have been in full hurry up mode. They didn't adjust enough, but snapping with 18 seconds left on the play clock is playing fast. I think the average snapped play-clock-time-remaining is about 10 seconds across the league. My case isn't that the Falcons definitely would have won the Super Bowl. But their chances of winning would have been drastically better had they run more clock. If you couple this with possibly calling a few more run plays than pass plays (given the possibility of incompletions), they should have won this game.
@SewnShutEyes
3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't stop the Pats playing faster, but playing faster is hard. If the Falcons are bleeding the clock properly then it puts even more pressure on the Pats to play even faster than they were. It affects play calls, substitutions, increases the chances of the Pats having a miscommunication/false start/illegal formation etc.
@Carlos.Explains
3 жыл бұрын
@@SewnShutEyes Great points, thanks for adding on!
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