To CB Nate Clements of the San Francisco 49ers, for blowing the game for the 49ers in their matchup against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Just when it couldn't get worse for the 49ers, it magically appeared to happen. With under two minutes to go and the 49ers leading 14-13, Clements picked off a pass from QB Matt Ryan and proceeded to run 39 yards down the left sideline. Clements was also setting up his blocks so he can return the interception for a touchdown. WR Roddy White proceeded to run down Clements and strip the football, in which it was recovered by the Falcons. They drove down the field with a second chance and kicked a game-winning field goal with four seconds left.
C'Mon Man. How in the world do you commit the same mistake CB Dre Bly did last year? In last year's matchup between the Falcons and 49ers, this time in San Francisco, Bly intercepted a pass from Ryan and was running it back when he started show-boating. There goes that man again! WR Roddy White ran him down from behind and stripped the football from Bly and recovered it, and the Falcons blew out the 49ers. This time, the 49ers are struggling, at 0-3. You have to make that pick and fall down. The 49ers easily go with run plays until the Falcons use all of their timeouts and then the 49ers sit on it for the win. To Clements' credit, that won't happen too often. That's just a case of bad luck. However, if the 49ers play the Falcons again next year, please just fall down. You're better off.
To the University of Tennessee football, for blowing what would've been a big win for the program this season. With under five seconds left in the game, and LSU at the 1-yard line, LSU QB Jarrett Lee got a bad snap that went behind him. That right there was seemingly the game, and Tennessee pulls off a big upset. But there was a flag. Tennessee's defense had 13 men on the field. LSU got another chance with an untimed down, essentially the last play of the game, and RB Stevan Ridley ran it in for the touchdown and a 16-14 win.
C'Mon Man. What was Tennessee coach Derek Dooley doing? I can understand having 12 men on the field. Even though it shouldn't happen, it happens sometimes. But 13? Now you just have no control over your team. You have to be more organized than that. Tennessee could've gotten a big win over a top 25 conference team on the road and bring their record over .500. Now, the struggles for the Volunteers continues, with two losses in the SEC now. With Alabama and South Carolina coming up down the road, you can call this another mediocre season for the Volunteers.
To head coach Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles, for the Eagles getting a delay of game penalty after a timeout against the Redskins. RB LeSean McCoy had a run in which the Eagles thought was a touchdown. The referees took a look at it and then decided that he was a yard short. Then Reid called a timeout, and during the timeout, he argued with the referees because he thought the spot was too far. Then QB Kevin Kolb ran out onto the field with 10 seconds left, not enough time to call the play and run it. They were called for delay of game, and then had to settle for a field goal before halftime.
C'Mon Man. I thought clock management issues were a thing of the past. Eagles fans used to blame QB Donovan McNabb for those issues, but this time, McNabb certainly realized the clock on the other sideline. Now it's starting to look like Reid has clock management issues. Regardless of who's fault it was, you cannot devote an entire timeout to talking with the officials. The play clock is going to start eventually, so you got to use the timeout to make a play call. What was Kolb doing on the sideline anyway? He should've been out there the whole time. That would've made the communication a lot faster. The Eagles lost 17-12 also, so a touchdown instead of a field goal probably has the game tied. Now, the Eagles deal with an embarrassing loss to McNabb and they have an injured QB Michael Vick.
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