Well yeah the Saints and Raiders are bad teams but it is curious how similar the two choke jobs were. It's just one of those things that NFL coaches screw up such elementary things such as running out the clock or calling out the exact opposite coverage for what the situation calls for. Too many coaches overthink situations rather than defer to common sense and it nearly always leads to disaster. Teams should have a set of coaches in the booth call the plays at the end of games based on situational algorithms when holding on to a lead and take it out of the hands of the guys on the sideline that lose focus and sensibility under pressure.
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