Quote:I'm not defending "game management."  I'm saying that based on the team we're fielding, they were making what they felt was the smart call, and I agree that avoiding potential disaster there was the right thing to do.  You don't agree.  We get it.  Whining is in your DNA, so carry on with your little hissy fit about them running out the clock. 

Well that's the logic we have to assume was the reason for running out the clock,  I had a hard time understanding running out the clock when early in the game they went on a fourth down around the fifty yard line. That was a terrible  decision when your playing against Philip Rivers and you have the lead. You punt and hope to get the ball inside the 10 yard line. The logic there was to show the players I believe in you and then at the end of the half you decide you can't trust the players not to make a mistake. I think it would have been a far better coaching to punt the ball early in the game and trust the player to get into field goal range at the end of the half being the chargers would receive the ball in the second half. 

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