re: Why isn't Kelly getting more criticism for end of game clock management?

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Just because we’ve seen worse doesn’t mean we have to accept bad decisions without criticism

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I’m not doing that. I agreed with running the clock down. My whole point is that it wasn’t a colossal frick up like we’ve seen at LSU and other places.

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That would be even more concerning

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Not really. Coaches screw things up all the time, even great ones. Andy Reid has multiple super bowls and is notoriously bad with the clock. It happens.

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Maybe not with the clock but his game management in the first quarter vs FSU going for it in 4th rather taking the easy 3 was very questionable

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Different discussion

It was actually near-perfect clock management.

Well, one I remember was LSU Vs Kentucky- called the Bluegrass Miracle.
We kicked the field goal with 7 or 8 seconds on the clock. If Les Miles was there as coach he would have lost the game. He never managed the clock and rarely knew time was running out. Remember Auburn Vs LSU 2007, we were behind and only needed a field goal to win he called for Flynn to throw a pass into end zone with about 12 - 15 seconds left on clock. Sideline coaches were hollering at Miles, time time was by running out, kick a field goal. Flynn threw a pass left end zone to Demetrius Byrd with an Auburn defender literally hanging all over his body. Flynn threw the perfect pass and Byrd was able to catch it with Auburn defensive player hanging onto Byrd’s whole body. A miraculous play. I was there, Tiger stadium was the loudest I had ever heard while inside stadium. Auburn I don’t believe had any time left, game over LSU wins. Thrilling win.

probably because we won and it didn’t matter and they had like 4 seconds to throw a 70 yard TD

Wasn't Les Miles level bad but wasn't great either

BECAUSE WE WON...what is more important than that !

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Because we handled the clock fine.

Score and leave little to no time on clock… we did exactly what we needed to do.

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With a simple addition of intelligence to the decision-making, we could have left Arky with no time.

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There was nothing “idiotic” about the final sequence

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Uh, yes there was. Calling the final TO the way Kelly did was idiotic.

Leaving the ball on the wrong hash for our K was also idiotic.

He could have controlled both variables.

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Getting a field Goal with 5 seconds left is a very well executed time management on the last drive.

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What would be better:

1. leaving them with 5 seconds and kicking from the wrong hash

2. leaving them with 0 seconds and kicking from the correct hash

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wrong hash

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You don't know what the wrong hash is. Unless Ramos told you himself. I would also have thought the right hash was the preferred hash but some kickers prefer the left hash, so you cannot say what the correct or wrong hash is.