Sam Mills III and game management

[Sam Mills Fan]

How would you grade Sam Mills III's debut as the new guru of game management, challenge flags, and timeouts?

[Daddy_Uncle]

Well the game was poorly managed. Everyone knows that. 

[Waldo]

I'm not sure it was worse but it wasn't better than without that position and what I assume is just a title. The whole thing was sloppy bordering on dysfunctional. We play on Thursday so we get another chance to improve and then a long week to hopefully get our crap together if that isn't an improvement.

[Wolfcop]

I was thinking about him every time we had stupid game management yesterday, but it really all comes down to the QB and the head coach. 

[Zaximus]

Graded F

Still laughing stock of the league when it comes to this.  

[Tbe]

There was a lot of audible crowd discontent with time management yesterday. Tech issues or not, fans are tired of it. That does not go unnoticed. 

[CRA]

47 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

How would you grade Sam Mills III's debut as the new guru of game management, challenge flags, and timeouts?

I thought the challenge play was spot on. 

We burned timeouts on things that were out of his control.  Radio issue.  We burned a timeout.  Poor coaching not having them ready to roll without the radio working the next play taking a penalty.   Think we burned another one on ST because of personel. 

Coaching and discipline were bad.  Wouldn't really say game management in regards to Mills was an issue though. 

[TPanther920]

The delay because of headset issues is inexcusable. Call an audible. Damn. 

[Sam Mills Fan]

2 minutes ago, Tbe said:

There was a lot of audible crowd discontent with time management yesterday. Tech issues or not, fans are tired of it. That does not go unnoticed. 

I just started laughing when we used our second timeout so early in the second half. And, sure enough, if we had had all 3 timeouts when the Rams recovered the onside kick, we could have forced them to give it back to us.

[mesolith]

The staff & team still do not grasp the importance of these things. Maybe  a system of stiff fines is in order. Not just game day, but at all times. Mental mistakes in practice, inability to answer questions about personnel required in specific play packages and so on. The hurt is not sufficient to remedy this at present.

[LinvilleGorge]

Rivera basically confirmed that this was a change in title only saying that Mills III had already been helping out in these areas. Same as it ever was.

[t96]

2 minutes ago, TPanther920 said:

The delay because of headset issues is inexcusable. Call an audible. Damn. 

Yeah but that’s on offensive coaching staff not Mills

[TPanther920]

1 minute ago, t96 said:

Yeah but that’s on offensive coaching staff not Mills

I guess. They should have coached cam on what to do when his headset isn't working

[Tbe]

4 minutes ago, TPanther920 said:

I guess. They should have coached cam on what to do when his headset isn't working

I was thinking this the entire time. Damn, it’s his ninth season! He should be able to come up with something half intelligent based on what he’d seen so far.