Not THAT clock management problem.....

[Steelerfreak]

Second half our ofeense is in rhythm and rolling, the Bengal defense appears to be on their heels, and Heath is called short. We wait wait wait.and decide to call a challenge of the spot. We "win" the challenge after a second look....then the clock rolls and the quarter ends......then more commercial time. I didnt record and look back, but I am willing to bet that 12 minutes of time went by between our plays. The momentum was gone, and the drive went down the crapper.

I called it at the time, and it played out as I feared.

 

[slashsteel]

Second half our ofeense is in rhythm and rolling, the Bengal defense appears to be on their heels, and Heath is called short. We wait wait wait.and decide to call a challenge of the spot. We "win" the challenge after a second look....then the clock rolls and the quarter ends......then more commercial time. I didnt record and look back, but I am willing to bet that 12 minutes of time went by between our plays. The momentum was gone, and the drive went down the crapper.

I called it at the time, and it played out as I feared.

regardless it wasn't the biggest time management gaffe.

When the game was in crunchtime the 2 minute warning no call handcuffed the team to the point the O ran out of time.....

but yeah his time management

well sucks

 

[steel dino]

Second half our ofeense is in rhythm and rolling, the Bengal defense appears to be on their heels, and Heath is called short. We wait wait wait.and decide to call a challenge of the spot. We "win" the challenge after a second look....then the clock rolls and the quarter ends......then more commercial time. I didnt record and look back, but I am willing to bet that 12 minutes of time went by between our plays. The momentum was gone, and the drive went down the crapper.

I called it at the time, and it played out as I feared.

I hear ya man..

But you got to challenge that spot...and not much you can do about a quarter ending...

Tough loss....might be too much to come back from this one..

 

[Zack_of_Steel]

Second half our ofeense is in rhythm and rolling, the Bengal defense appears to be on their heels, and Heath is called short. We wait wait wait.and decide to call a challenge of the spot. We "win" the challenge after a second look....then the clock rolls and the quarter ends......then more commercial time. I didnt record and look back, but I am willing to bet that 12 minutes of time went by between our plays. The momentum was gone, and the drive went down the crapper.

I called it at the time, and it played out as I feared.

Some of us were talking about this at the bar. Ridiculous.

It was similar to when Bryant made that catch that they initially ruled incomplete. Refs spent like 5 minutes trying to out-think themselves. Even a Bengals fan thought it was bullshit.

 

[mdk2]

There were at least 3 times that Bengals came up short of the first down and the officials still granted them a first down without hesitation, not even a measurement.
The officiating was atrocious for a large portion of the game.

 

[AggieSteel]

There were at least 3 times that Bengals came up short of the first down and the officials still granted them a first down without hesitation, not even a measurement.
The officiating was atrocious for a large portion of the game.

Yep.. what you said, also killing our drives with several holding calls, picking up the PI on Martavis in the end zone, ... For a good two quarters there it felt like they were trying their best to keep us out of the game

 

[mightyguru]

There were at least 3 times that Bengals came up short of the first down and the officials still granted them a first down without hesitation, not even a measurement.
The officiating was atrocious for a large portion of the game.

This.

Me and my buddy were livid, screaming maniacs. They stall us out on obvious wins but award them 1sts with no stoppage whatsoever...******* mobbed up officials. That side judge on the Steelers side is either mobbed up or a ******* imbecile.

 

[GILBERT]

There were at least 3 times that Bengals came up short of the first down and the officials still granted them a first down without hesitation, not even a measurement.
The officiating was atrocious for a large portion of the game.

or perhaps throw the red flag tomlin.

 

[Stlrs4Life]

Second half our ofeense is in rhythm and rolling, the Bengal defense appears to be on their heels, and Heath is called short. We wait wait wait.and decide to call a challenge of the spot. We "win" the challenge after a second look....then the clock rolls and the quarter ends......then more commercial time. I didnt record and look back, but I am willing to bet that 12 minutes of time went by between our plays. The momentum was gone, and the drive went down the crapper.

I called it at the time, and it played out as I feared.

That is the greed of the NFL for ya, got to get more commercials in when they can.

 

[Drink IRON City]

That is the greed of the NFL for ya, got to get more commercials in when they can.

NOT just the TV networks angle, but the fixing / betting angle as well !!!!



Salute the nation

 

[stillwright]

Yep.. what you said, also killing our drives with several holding calls, picking up the PI on Martavis in the end zone, ... For a good two quarters there it felt like they were trying their best to keep us out of the game

I have no idea what PI is any more. They picked up the flag because the DB's contact did not prohibit his route or some bullshit like that.