Not sure how this might relate to every day life, or the treatment of cancer, but in the world of football, it is a sure fire way to lose a game.
I saw it a couple of weeks ago when Baltimore lost to New England in the final seconds of the game, and you can see it for yourself, in the body language off Hines Ward, as my beloved Steelers lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars last night.
After being down by 18 points, in the 3rd quarter, the Steelers played brilliantly to gain the lead by one point, with just over 6 minutes remaining in the 4 quarter, with a wide ranging attack of short passes, and the occasional run.
But with just over 3 minutes to go in the game, the Steelers resorted strictly to their running game in an attempt to run the clock down, and ended up giving the ball back to Jacksonville with 2:38 to go.
And the rest is history.