Stop me if you’ve heard this before …
“Mike Tomlin has to be the WORST coach in the NFL when it comes to wasting his timeouts!”
You’ve probably listened to a Pittsburgh talk-show caller or two vent that opinion.
But according to one set of numbers, that’s not true. The data says Tomlin is not great, but he’s average.
Via ProFootballTalk.com , I found this post on a Packers-related site. It breaks down how all NFL coaches manage the clock and use their timeouts. I’ll let you click on the link to get the specific formula of how this is figured out, but here are the basics.
The author, Paul Noonan, went through every team’s timeout usage. He eliminated any timeouts burned by failed challenges or timeouts used in the last two minutes of the first half. Also, he discarded any timeouts cashed in during the last five minutes of the second half.
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https://triblive.com/sports/columnis...nagement-as-we