{"id":15343,"date":"2024-11-29T00:27:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T00:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15343"},"modified":"2024-11-29T00:27:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T00:27:13","slug":"even-sydney-thomas-is-trolling-the-chicago-bears-for-their-terrible-clock-management-during-final-seconds-of-loss-to-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15343","title":{"rendered":"Even Sydney Thomas Is Trolling The Chicago Bears For Their Terrible Clock Management During Final Seconds Of Loss To Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not even\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/sydney-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sydney Thomas<\/a>\u00a0could believe what the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/chicago-bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Bears<\/a>\u00a0did on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears were marching down the field with less than a minute to go, with a chance to tie or take the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/caleb-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caleb Williams<\/a>\u00a0dropped back and was quickly sacked on second-and-20 at Detroit\u2019s 35-yard line.<\/p>\n<p>No timeout was called by anybody on the field nor the Chicago Bears head coach, as the team would only get to run one last play.<\/p>\n<p>What should have been a quick throw to set up a field goal attempt turned out to be the last play of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Ring Card girl Sydney Thomas summed it all up when she took to X and stated, \u201cIf I were the coach, I would\u2019ve called a timeout.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If I were the coach I would\u2019ve called a timeout\ud83d\udc81\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wcvlgYtMRq\">https:\/\/t.co\/wcvlgYtMRq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sydney thomas (@itssydneythomas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itssydneythomas\/status\/1862253631325479083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-matt-eberflus-doubles-down-on-chicago-bears-game-ending-clock-management-blunder\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matt Eberflus Doubles Down on Chicago Bears\u2019 Game-Ending Clock Management Blunder<\/h2>\n<p>Matt Eberflus was already on a hot seat, but now it\u2019s truly blazing after his terrible decision on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears\u2019 attempt to march down the field and kick a potential game-tying field goal against the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/detroit-lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a>\u00a0went terribly wrong after the head coach\u2019s head-scratching clock management in the final 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked with just over 30 seconds to play, but nobody called a timeout as everyone rushed back to the line to run a play.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears\u2019 next snap did not touch Williams\u2019s hands until there were six seconds to play, and by that time, there was only time for one last play, which was a failed throwing attempt.<\/p>\n<p>In his postgame press conference, Eberflus claimed he had a plan to have his rookie QB throw a pass inbounds on third down and call a timeout for a field-goal attempt on fourth down.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe like the play that we had,\u201d Eberflus\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said to the media<\/a>. \u201cWe were hoping [Williams] would get the ball snapped, and we would\u2019ve called timeout right there. But once it\u2019s under seven [seconds] there, if you call timeout, you\u2019re basically throwing to the end zone [on the next play].\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After being asked if he would\u2019ve done anything differently, he even doubled down on his decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI like what we did there,\u201d he said. \u201cAgain, once it\u2019s under 12 [seconds], you really don\u2019t have an option. Because it\u2019s third [down], then fourth, and you got to throw it into the end zone then. To me, I think we handled it the right way. \u2026 It didn\u2019t work out the way we wanted it to.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Not even\u00a0Sydney Thomas\u00a0could believe what the\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0did on Thanksgiving. 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