hno:
If it wasn't for the Broncos Coach, Shanahan being the 1st this season, to use this last second timeout before FG attempt against the Raiders, the Broncos would be sitting at 1-4. A player on the field can call this last second timeout just as well as the coach on the sideline. I don't see how you can change the rule. A timeout can be called by players on the field and coach on sideline any time before snap. Didn't seem to bother the Cowboys rookie kicker. The Polok for the Raiders bounced his 2nd attempt off the goalpost and the Browns kicker had his 2nd attempt blocked. Grow some chest hair.
That is what I've been thinking/waiting for.
Although, I actually liked the one last night (for a few seconds), since my end of the game thoughts went something like this:
1) "m#$%@&! how did the Bills blow that game?!"
2) "Kick ass..Bills did that BS TO thing, so there is still a chance"
3) "m#$%@&! how did the Bills blow that game?!"
I don't necessarily disagree, but how would you change the rule? What if a team--at the last second--realized it only had 10 men on the field? Shouldn't they be allowed to call a timeout? What about the old school "icing" of the kicker? I don't like this practice, but I'm not sure how you would write a rule that would eliminate it.
If it were up to me, I would go back to NOT allowing timeouts to be called from the sidelines. I'm not a fan of the practice (with or without this FG situation) anyway. We do EVERYTHING from the sidelines now--no longer do players have to have any sort of game intelligence or situational awareness. It's like MLB--almost every pitch is called from the dugout.
Let 'em play, I say.
Thats what im waiting for to for a kicker to miss the first and make the second one, The NFL coaches wanted the ability to call timeouts from the sideline so dont know if this rule will go away next season.
They might have to tweak it some how, but like Mr. Jones posted someday it will backfire on a coach.
