It’s better to have first down on the 7 w 12 seconds left and one timeout than first down on the 2 with none.
Why? Easy
Let’s work backwards. A field goal to tie the game it’s a much better angle from the seven than the two.
Next. Being on the two with no timeouts means you can’t run the ball.
If you can’t run the ball and can only pass you’d rather have more room to work with. And more for the d to cover. They have to defend 17 yards deep now and not 12. If you catch anything inside the 5 with a full head of steam you’re scoring.
Also with 12 seconds left and 1 timeout you can run 3 plays and if something goes wrong you can kick the fg on play 3
If you’re going to run 3 pass plays anyway you’d rather have a timeout and 7 yards to work with.
Riley is a genius and MLK and fraud. As usual. Are not only wrong. But stupidly so.
Hope that football 101 printer helped.
I’m sure you’ll work your way into an insult of Riley and others but he won. You lost
yeah, after riley had to waste a timeout earlier in the half. Another of his numerous repetetive lapses.
You don't take a 5 yd penalty there. You run a play with the players on the field. you don't sub out when you know what's gonna happen next and your tit is now in the ringer. stupid coaching.