Everything seems OK (in the clubhouse). We're not going to push the panic button.

We're still 12-2. It's not like we're pushing the panic button.

Don't push the button. The button is bad.

The players are determined and they're finding ways to win. They push toward it without pushing the panic button.

Is there a panic button I can hit? Or better yet, a button that will pause this whole scene while I figure out how I want to play it?
But no. That's not how it works in real life.

The term they're using is, it's OK to push but not punish,