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re: Game 7 Discussion Thread: Florida @ South Carolina (Saturday October 14, 2023) @3:30pm EST
Posted on 10/17/23 at 7:05 am to dbuchanon
Posted on 10/17/23 at 7:05 am to dbuchanon
One more criticism among all the joy of the win, Napier has to figure out how to run the clock out at the end of the game with a lead. Shane Matthews has the best option that I have heard. Mertz should roll out like he did, but instead of taking the loss, he should throw the ball as long and as far out of bounds as possible. As long as he is outside the pocket and the ball crosses the line of scrimmage it is not intentional grounding. This play would take at least 6-8 seconds off the clock and not cost us 10 lost rushing yards every time. That is 2 games this year that we should have run the clock out and ended up giving the other team a chance. Of course, this is only if the other team has timeouts. If no, just take a knee.
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Posted on 10/17/23 at 3:10 pm to UFMatt
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Mertz should roll out like he did, but instead of taking the loss, he should throw the ball as long and as far out of bounds as possible. As long as he is outside the pocket and the ball crosses the line of scrimmage it is not intentional grounding. This play would take at least 6-8 seconds off the clock and not cost us 10 lost rushing yards every time. That is 2 games this year that we should have run the clock out and ended up giving the other team a chance. Of course, this is only if the other team has timeouts. If no, just take a knee.
That would waste 6-8 seconds but it also stops the clock so the other team can save their timeouts. I thought that's what Mertz was about to do on the 4th down play and I was worried he wouldn't run all the time off
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