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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly

I don't get the play calling criticism.



What should have been called differently when?



I thought Gruden (or McVay and/or Callahan however it was) and Kirk checking out of plays at the line, did a great job limiting their pass rush and putting us in manageable situations.



I don't know what you're supposed to call when you're looking at 1st and 20 almost all the way through the third.



Bottom line is that when our own mistakes through penalties didn't put us in a down and distance disadvantage we moved the ball.



Like some other posters in this thread have noted, conservative play calling wasn't unexpected and was warranted with Kirk's reaction to throwing picks last year. I don't have any problem with the way the game was called.



They started keying run int he second half and when we weren't in a hole, Kirk moved the ball through the air.



For the first time in a long time, we had a chance to win against a good team in the last 2 minutes of the game.



In the gameday thread somebody noted the clock could have been managed better at the end of the 2nd half to take our possession past the 2 minute warning. This is a legit criticism.



A lot of generalizations about bad play calling and Gruden not seeming like a head coach in this thread with no real specifics.

Well stated.