https://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/the-mi...medium=twitterAfter a full review of McCarthy’s end of half management, I counted 32 instances in which Green Bay aggressively called timeouts while the other team still had the ball. Note that this does not include instances in which the opposing team failed on third down and Green Bay called their first timeout at this time. Those instances are obvious timeout situations.
In those 32 instances Green Bay was outscored by a total margin of 29-51. It probably should have been 29-55 if Washington kicked an extra point instead of going for 2 and had Nate Freese not missed a fairly pedestrian 41 yard field goal.
Do you agree with the evaluation? I cannot find a way to search for all TOs called on Pro Football Reference to check this work. On its face, 29-51 looks bad, but we are talking about basically one opponent possession per game so the numbers are going to go against you (even great teams get outscored on opponents possessions).
So the score total doesn't do much for me, but is it a winning strategy?
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