I do find the presumption that we would have stopped the 49ers from getting one gotta have it first down to be cute. Anything can happen but little in that second half suggests a stop was incoming.
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We stopped them before that happened. Held to a FG
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Coaching decisions are debatable.
Poor clock management is not
Why? Everything he said is correct
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Holding them to a FG doesnât suffice. 3 plays, less than 9 yards. Itâs possible of course but the presumptions that it was anywhere close to likely? Not sure about that.
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I agree with Tom about the run. I think the FG stuff boils down to philosophy and belief in oneâs offense vs. oneâs kicker. Oâ okay with that decision though I would have preferred to attend the kill shot in end of first half. 
Well, not right now. Too soon for me!
We had one of the best run defenses in the NFL. There was no chance to 49ers were throwing on 1st or 2nd down and likely not on 3rd either. Proposition was closer to 50/50 than anything.
Running and ball and getting stopped plus losing the timeout essentially ended the game.
With that said, there was an uphill battle to stop the 49ers and score a FG with limited time.
Campbell even admitted this was a mistake on his part. He did not say anything about the 4th downs.
This and his FG try against Minnesota in year 1 are two of his biggest blunders that I can remember.
He also admitted that both were decisions he would like to have back.
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Were you watching the second half? They owned us. Would we have stopped Purdy from scrambling for a first if it came to it?
75/25 at best in my estimation.
I still think the under-talked about element of that gaffe is not coaching Monty if itâs not there stop the clock. Give up ground. Bounce outside and throw it away.
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Do you realize how silly that sounds having our goal line back trying to score from 1 yard out bounce outside and throw the ball away
Running was a bad call. Worst case is you have the 4th down play ready to go and they get on the line and run the play without a timeout . And thatâs still not a good strategy
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Was the handoff really that big of a deal?
Like, there was 1 minute left. Even if you stopped the Niners on 3 straight run plays, how much time would be left on the clock and you still have to go 50 yards in 30 seconds with no timeouts.
To me, the run play probably shouldnât have been called but unless you can conjure up a miracle, the game was already lost and over with.
I think itâs reasonable. Very few do it. But anyone behind the line of scrimmage can throw the ball just like the QB does. I often see these guys take 5 even 10 yard losses and theyâre out of the pocket and all they have to do is throw the ball out of bounds past the line of scrimmage. So easy.
I blame Metallica, theyâve been washed for decades. Need to find Dan a new band that has been relevant in the last quarter century.
Anyone can look at a handful of calls and say, âI wouldnât have done that.â ok. Good on you.
Dan has been consistent over the last couple of years. He has made decisions that fly in the face of convention and it has, for the most part, worked.
One thing that many of the so-called talking heads are not talking about is the failed execution. We have talked about it here. Some have broached the subject, but for the most part, sports media is hyper focused on Danâs (consistent) decisions.
There is room to question the decisions. But there should be some execution questions as well. Of course, I tend to get my Lions info here because this board is better than sports media. Hope we donât become an echo chamber.
On 3rd and goal from the 1
With your goal line RB
On a handoff right
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That would be a hell of a play if he had the awareness to read that it wasnât there and did what was suggested. Weâd talk about it all year.
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Probably get the ball back with 40-45 seconds.
But at least you have a chance to win
Yes it was a big deal. The game was over when we called the timeout because now we have a 1% chance of converting an onside kick
And onside kick they know is coming and are prepared for
Glad MCDC is taking ownership and realized his clock management was a big error there.
Iâm moving on from this subject
Glad the GOAT agreed with me
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Why? Itâs a bit of an exotic situation donât you think? And it may have been tough on the particular run? But go off tackle. Have it built into the play.
I donât think itâs silly at all. Quite the opposite in fact. And yea I get what you are saying about not running in the first place but if youâre going to do so IMO prudent planning leaves every possibility to stop the clock in play.
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So many things could go wrong there
And I was in agreement with you all game as far as âgetting too cuteâ
This would be extreme getting cute
Besides, personalties and ego aloneâŚI canât think of 1 RB that would ever think he canât get that 1 yard for a TD.
If there is one. He damn sure ainât in the game for that play.
I can see either side on the 4th down calls in 2nd half. That decision is debatable
Kicking the FG before half was the absolute right decision
Burning the timeout on offense was the absolute wrong decision
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