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

Aug 31, 2016
10:14:42am

Hotty-Toddy-Reb All-American

Meaning, finding a way to get the ball back at the end of a half. Most of the time, calling the TO is worse than taking the delay of game penalty on offense, you just don't recognize it until the end of the game and you wish you had that TO back.

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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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