Football blahs...

I won my match up in fantasy football today. That was good since I played the team that was tied with me for first place in my division. Real football pissed me off today though. What happened to my Browns? That was a game we should have won. We played so good in the first half and then looked so bad in the second half. We came out tight and scared. That is the only way to describe it. The offense was horrible in the second half which meant the defense was on the field way to long. It really showed in their performance. Still, we should have won. Except the coach blew it. No other way to describe it. I still can't get over the lack of leadership at the end. What was he thinking about calling time out after the Steelers scored a td? And then throwing the challenge flag when it was obvious it was a good catch? So we burned two timeouts for nothing. And that was the difference in the game. We lost because of that. If we would have had one of those timeouts we could have run at least one more play to get closer for the last second field goal. But no, we have a coach who is clueless on how to manage the clock.

Another team I really like is Indianapolis. My parents used to travel there on business when I was younger and they would bring me back Colts shirts. I became a fan as a result. So yes I was rooting for them tonight against the Chargers. And down 23-0 I was not expecting a win. But it should have been. They fought all the way back to 23-21 and had 4th down on the 6 yard line. So what do they do---they come out and at least look like they are going to go for it. They then get flagged for a penalty and lose 5 yards. So they attempt a 29 yard field goal which barely misses. The thing that I cannot understand is why they did not kick the field goal immediately. The coach got cute and sent the offense on the field and tried some stupid move to attempt to draw the Chargers offside to get the first down. Those five yards they gave away with the penalty cost them the game. The field goal would have been good if they would have been five yards closer. WTF was the coach thinking off. Another complete blunder by a coach to cost his team the game.

I still cannot believe either ending. Two games that ended up as losses that would have been wins if not for their coaches inept decisions. Unbelievable...