A day after Tampa Bay’s deflating loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter let it be known that the decision not to stop the clock late in the game was completely on him.
About 15 precious seconds bled off the clock during the Bucs’ failed final drive despite possessing two time outs. Instead of stopping play at the end of running back Charles Sims’ reception with about 41 seconds left, Tampa Bay stayed on the field and didn’t get the next snap off until the clock was down 26 seconds.
As it was Sunday night after the loss, addressing that moment and asking if he would handle the situation differently was the first thing reporters asked Koetter to speak on Monday afternoon at One Buc Place. The first-year head coach came back with a lengthy, detailed response of the final drive.
https://www.pewterreport.com/bucs-execution-much-blame-clock-management/
