mike, they had timeouts. they would have stopped the clock. and would still had time to kick the field goal.
we lost because of our offensive line and special teams play. bilick will be back next season! you have an agenda in wanting billick gone and boller out of town. name the 2 other games lost because of timeouts!

How about a QB draw on second down, or is that too "space age" for our offense?

So if Billick managed the clock better we would be 7-3. There are other things that make a difference too. If Corey Ross did not fumble, the Browns would not have made that field goal, and the Ravens would have won. Imagine if none of these mistakes happened. The Ravens would be 10-0, with a bad offense and tough defense.

The point is that if they converted on the 3rd and 1, they would have forced the Browns to use all of their timeouts and kicked the game winner.

The worst case scenario in running the ball in that situation (aside from a fumble, of course) would be a run for no gain or a short loss, forcing Cleveland to use a timeout. Having Boller throw a short pass, when he has historically had trouble doing so, was a bonehead call.

Mike,

You are absolutely right. Get the first down, make CLE use their timeouts. People act as if that 47 yard field goal was a gimme. We could have tried to get the first down by running the ball so we could have more downs to get s closer field goal and to force CLE to use their timeouts. A first down would have been more plays and more chances to run time off the clock or to get another first down to salt the clock down.

Billick is stubborn because he knows everybody expected him to run the ball. He refused to do it. PITT would have ran parker up the middle. CLE would have run JLEW up the middle. Why can't we make simple decisions that other teams makes. What would we be saying if Stover missed the 49 yarder. We would be saying that he should have ran for the first down to get closer. Billick sucks. We need a change and a new voice on our team.

It's Billick Ball all the way Mike. Compu Coach has no feel for the game. He could have at least tried to run the ball once in those two plays. If the Browns had to use their timeouts, so be it, it would have taken more time off of the clock and left them with less of a chance of moving down the field as they did.

This game showed how important Rhys Lloyd would be to the special teams unit. He consistently put the ball in the back of the endzone in the preseason. We need him now more then ever on kick offs. Word is Darren Sproles And Ellis Hobbs are jsut as good as this Cribbs character.

To Pete

The Ravens started the 2nd and 1 play with :38 left and Stover kicked the FG with :31 left. That's :07 to run two pass plays.

If the Ravens run 2 plays, they probably get a 1st down. If they don't, and Cleveland calls 2 timeouts, the Ravens still run off more than :07 for the two plays.

Dawson's game-tying kick was at :02, so all the Ravens needed to run off was an extra :01 per play and there would have been no kick...so please don't think for an instant that poor time management wasn't to blame.

All the other factors are overcome if Billick does what every other head coach would have done in that situation.

His answers today at his news conference make no sense, because if Stover missed at that range, Cleveland would have gotten the ball there with all their timeouts left and :26 seconds on the clock with a chance to win it, so he still needed to run to make them use their timeouts
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He blew it ...and its not the 1st time...even this season.

Hey Pete the idea is a running play takes more time off of the clock and forces them to burn one of those timeouts,and maybe gives you a better chance at a first down.And furthermore if you know how to read,it looks like he told you which two games we would have won.So maybe he's not the only person with an agenda here.So keep being a Billick apologist and let's see where we end up at the end of the year,my prediction is 6-10.

Billick's "clock mismanagement" at the end of regulation was so stunning as to defy belief. With 38 seconds remaining, Mason catches a 9 yard out pattern to stop the clock with 35 seconds left, making it second down & 1. Each team has 1 timeout left. The primary objective is to score with as little time left on the clock &/or leave the Browns without a timeout. We are already within FG range --- granted it would be nice to be at least 5 yards closer. But the Ravens are now in an ideal position to either win the game with a FG or force overtime if Stover misses. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD THE BROWNS HAVE A TIMEOUT LEFT PLUS TIME TO RUN ANY PLAYS AFTER RECEIVING A KICKOFF!

With 38 seconds left and second down & 1, a coach with half a brain knows to run the ball (quarterbrack sneak or a handoff to McGahee off tackle - stay in bounds)because it forces the Browns to call time out as soon as the runner is tackled WHETHER THE RAVENS MAKE IT OR NOT, since THE RAVENS can run the clock down 30 seconds after the tackle. If the Browns call time out, it gives the Ravens a chance to decide on a play on 3rd down or 1st down. If 3rd & 1 & more than 15 seconds remain, another run is in order for the same reason. If first down is achieved,the Ravens can pass or run on 2nd down, run the clock down on 2nd or 3rd down,as the Browns have already used their last time out.

Billick's inept clock "management" was compounded by his persistent belief that Boller is more likely to gain the first down passing for 1 yard on consecutive plays, compared to running 2 plays in a row & then using your last time out for the FG. Boller is at his worst throwing short passes, you MORON!
When was the last time 2 consecutive quarterback sneaks or 2 handoffs to McGahee off-tackle failed to gain 1 yard??

So were it not for Billick's Clock Mismanagement, this game should have ended with Matt Stover attempting the game-winning field goal as time expired!

Look at the difference between good and poor clock management. The Colts have the ball on the Chiefs 3 yard line with two minutes left. Rather than go for even the touchdown, they take a knee three straight times and then kick a field goal with no time left on the clock for KC to tie. The Ravens? They pass the ball the same way they failed in the Cincy and Buffalo games with the same result. The fact that Billick has not learned a thing about his team and how to manage the clock when the game is on the line is scary. Sorry, but I was a huge Billick fan up until this season. Now he's the laughing stock of the league. Bisciotti, pay off his last three years, give the job to Rex Ryan and hire a "real" o-coordinator!

I've been making excuses for Billick for a long time. Now my concern is losing Rex Ryan and some of our defensive players with him. Billick needs to go, make Rex the head coach. Rex is smart enough to bring in a good offensive coordinator and a BETTER OFFENSIVE LINE COACH. Norman Chow didn't want to come here because of Billick. Rex will have better success all around.