re: SIAP - did BK address the clock mismanagement at the end of the game?

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He managed the clock perfectly. What's the problem?

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Lol, im not sure how anyone could have this opinion. It wasnt a huge gaffe, but it was far from great

There was NO mismanagement! The questioner is probably a USL fan…..

Breauxhohoho

I would have preferred to use our last timeout after a 3rd down run (and not after 2nd down, which then forced us to pass on 3rd down). That’s what I would have done differently. If there was an error in the sequence, that was it… calling the last timeout after the 2nd down run. But I have no problem whatsoever with a coach calling a timeout before the 3 most crucial plays of the game like we did there in that situation . It prevented any chaos and kept everything under control when it needed to be.

Regardless, we had a great drive, scored and left them with 5 seconds. I’ll take that EVERYDAY for our final drive in a tie game.

Some think 3 knees and a FG would be the correct approach, and there’s merit there. It’s certainly an acceptable way to do it as well. Me personally I don’t like the game coming down to a FG… I’d rather get the TD with less than 20 seconds which we were attempting to do. We all have PTSD from extra points last year.

Also keep in mind…. There was never any chaos/craziness in the sequence. Which is important. That’s what you don’t want in these situations, we were always in control of the clock and situation and executed the situation very well overall.

It may not have been “perfect” clock management (if such a thing even exists), but it was definitely NOT bad clock management as some have asserted.

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but it wasn't a Les Miles level screwup.

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Exactly. Not even close.

OP.... you do realize rhe Les was the worst at clock management, right? Here's what Les would have done right there at 1st & goal.... he would have taken at least two TOs, with a spike at the end and never realizing that ZERO time had expired.

Let it go.