Jiggyfly
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I actually did not think of this.To me, the mistake of leaving any time on the clock following the Bailey FG attempt is the bigger mistake.
Sure, in an ideal world you have McFadden get the 1st down and force the Skins to use their 2 timeouts, then kick the FG with no time left, or when it's 1st and 10, even if you don't get the 1st, the strategy is to make the Skins use two timeouts and you run the clock down to about 35 seconds before kicking the FG, leaving the Skins about 30 seconds and no timeouts. But I can't really blame McFadden for punching it in for the TD, not only is it instinct, it's also guaranteeing that we get the lead, as opposed to the minor chance of a botched FG.
But to me, to have 2nd and 2 at the 37 with about 22 seconds left, you have 1 timeout, the Skins have one, and you throw two incompletions, leaving the Skins with their timeout and about 10 seconds on the clock following the FG attempt is the much bigger issue. What happens if Bailey misses and the Skins get the ball on their 44 with a timeout?
Why not run the ball, force them to use their timeout and/or attempt the FG with 2-3 seconds on the clock?
If we had Romo I understand trying to pick up 5-10 more yards but with Cassel you run the huge risk of turning the ball over or getting sacked, on top of the fact that you leave time on the clock and the Skins with a timeout.
I mean, this is Football 101 stuff here, Garrett is just a complete fucking dunce.
Washington could have possibly gotten the ball at the 45 with 10 sec and a TO.
YIKES! That was terrible clock management.