i guess thats true. i have an offensive mindset and i personally prefer

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Aug 31, 2016
9:31:13am

BYUSeahawks Contributor

to save timeouts for when we have the ball and are attempting to make a drive

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BYUSeahawks

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defensive timeouts

byujag

8/31/16 9:21am

my problem with it is the gives the opposing offense a breather and a chance to

BYUSeahawks

8/31/16 9:23am

granted, you could say the same about the other side of the ball. that calling

smokymountainrain

8/31/16 9:25am

i guess thats true. i have an offensive mindset and i personally prefer

BYUSeahawks

8/31/16 9:31am

i tend to agree with you, but i guarantee that's Bronco would respond

smokymountainrain

8/31/16 9:32am

i agree with you on that for sure. im just excited to see what our new coaches

BYUSeahawks

8/31/16 9:36am

Question then...

byu_coug

8/31/16 9:37am

no a time out should be called. i dont disagree with that. i dont think that was

BYUSeahawks

8/31/16 9:40am

So do you believe he just decided it was time for a timeout??

byu_coug

8/31/16 10:09am

I never understood that criticism either.

byu_coug

8/31/16 9:34am

I think that it is tied to the consistent horrible clock management.

eskyjazz

8/31/16 9:38am

this ^^^^

BYUSeahawks

8/31/16 9:40am

Can anyone give an example when one of his defensive timeouts actually worked?

slccoug

8/31/16 9:43am

are you saying you think BYU never called a TO on third down and forced a punt?

smokymountainrain

8/31/16 9:49am

No, but not only did the defensive TO not work, It cost the team valuable

slccoug

8/31/16 9:59am

Bronco put together some fantastic defenses so I think they worked great.

shakinbaker

8/31/16 9:57am

again, this is not a Bronco-specific question, but a theoretical discussion

byujag

8/31/16 10:09am

This entire discussion assumes that the only reason a defensive coach calls a

shakinbaker

8/31/16 10:16am

Can you give an example of when a defensive TO didn't work?

TheLoneCougar

8/31/16 10:21am

IMO, time outs should be used for clock-management purposes only.

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

8/31/16 10:14am

taking timeouts in general hurts you because you may need them late in the game.

macaroni

8/31/16 10:16am

This logic can be turned around as well.

TheLoneCougar

8/31/16 10:27am

disagree. i don't think that you turned the logic at all.

macaroni

8/31/16 10:51am

I think being reactionary is exactly why a defensive TO can be

TheLoneCougar

8/31/16 11:14am

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