Adam Gase yesterday

[pondwater]

After watching the replay a couple times. It looks to me that there would have been 2 seconds left if Miami didn't call the timeout. Assuming of course Miami didn't get a penalty due to substitutions. At the time I thought it was a bone head move to call a timeout. Looking back I still do. There is no guarantee that they wouldn't have gotten a penalty or worse trying to spike the ball in a hurry with all the mass confusion the Chargers had going on.

Even if they spiked the clock in time, they still had the exact same field goal to make. Which in the end they didn't, so the outcome would have been the same. My rational is that the opposing team should have to fight us, the field goal, and the clock. Adding in a running clock adds another layer of complexity for them. Anyhow, it worked out so I'm happy. Hopefully, they learn a lesson and implement something if this situation arises in the future. Unless of course, this was their planned contingency in this situation.

[Phishfan]

Even if they spiked the clock in time, they still had the exact same field goal to make. Which in the end they didn't, so the outcome would have been the same.

There is absolutely no way to know this.

[pondwater]

There is absolutely no way to know this.

No, not 100%, but then again this whole "why did he call the timeout" discussion is hypothetical. Anyhow, regardless of whether Miami called a timeout or they spiked the ball. The kicker still had to make the same kick from the same distance. The only difference would have been whether the kick was attempted on 3rd or 4th down. There are no other variables that would lead me to believe that he would have made it if they stopped the clock on a ball spike vs Miami calling the timeout.

[Pappy13]

Because every analyst in America on Monday said Gase got lucky and nobody understands why he called timeout to let LA to line up....lol. But you know better

Well I can't take all the credit. I actually heard that theory being put forth on Monday I believe it was. I guess not EVERY analyst in America on Monday was saying Gase got lucky.