re: McCarthy is such a dumbass

I disagree with the timeout strategy above. It is smarter to use your timeouts when the other team has the ball. On offense you can decide the types of plays and dictate the clock. When the opponent has the ball they control the type of plays. A running play is going to run the full clock for example. You use the timeout to stop that. Save some time for yourself. Then make your play calls that control the clock the way you want.