rayzor

i think i've seent that avatar around here somewhere. i think it's some dimwit that uses it. hahahaha anyway...welcome. i don't envy what your team is going through. heading into this week, tho, i've got to admit that i don't mind the distraction this has caused your team. dolphins looked like they were going to be pretty strong coming out of the gate. better luck after we get done winning on sunday.

yep. the media, pats fans, and the chicken littles running around in here were all about those stats and trends. those were apparently pretty big deals and obstacles for the panthers heading into the game so they should very much be considered big deals and obstacles that were overcome WHEN WE BEAT THE FRIKKIN PATRIOTS AFTER A BYE WEEK ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON!!!! yeah...i'm shouting that. i'm proud.

and we did it in pretty much the most ideal of situations, sans it being a home game for them. pats after a bye week? how many of those have they lost with belichick/brady? pats on MNF? how many have they lost? pats in the second half of the season? how many have they lost the past few years? this was typically the stage and situation that the pats shine in....and we beat them and not just that, but we held them to 20 points. and unlike most other teams that have played them this year...we took them on with several offensive weapons back that had missed most of the year. this was as close to full strength on offense as they have been all year.

enjoy your day off.

i'm feeling just a wee bit nervous.

fua is our opposing RB stat padder.

we don't discriminate. we lose in every color. no such thing as a lucky or unlucky jersey color here.

even more reason to change what you do. adapt to suit who you have, not who you would have in an ideal world.

what he does isn't working. his plan is failing because he doesn't have what he needs. the smart person would adapt to what you have rather than keep on doing the same thing and seeing continual failure. if you don't have a stout OL with a lot of pass protection, don't have a game plan that requires them having to hold people off so long. shula doesn't adapt. neither does rivera. they change things...but usually it's to stop doing something that works and trying to replace it with something that they think should work. for the most part, tho, hese guys seem in over their head. what they want to do relies on personnel that we don't have enough of.

i was really hoping i was wrong and take no pride whatsoever in looking like i and others were right about shula because panthers winning >>> me being right about the panthers potential problems. i think he and rivera can turn it around b/c i saw it against NYG. i know they are capable of a very aggressive gameplan and making the players hyped up and hungry rather than the typical looseness that has been the trademark of rivera's team thus far. i just don't know if they trust themselves to coach aggressive game. the fact that they hinted that there's ever a point in time during the course of a season to not make, what they considered a "desperate" decision (which i would consider proactive and pragmatic considering past outcomes) let's me know that they focus too much on playing it safe and they just can't afford to do that. not when you have a losing record. not when you're coming off a losing record. not when you have yet to have a winning record ever. in that situation, you are desperate and you take risks. when you want to survive, you fight. when your way hasn't worked it put you back into a corner, you find another way to get where you want to be. going forward now, it's adapt to your situation and adjust what you do or die.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ShulMi0.htm

i think everyone in the league does that.

some of us saw this coming. others complained that we weren't giving him a chance. that it was because of the situations he was thrown into. that after all this time surely he's gotten better. i was hoping that they were right. they weren't, although still some blame the players, just like at tampa and 'bama. i see a more likely common denominator other than shula's just unlucky. i see an inept offense. i see a lack of scoring. i see a lack of readiness. i see a lack of preparation. i see a lack of execution. i see a lack of ability to adjust. i see a slow paced offense with a lack of excitement, energy, ambition, and inspiration. i see shulaball.

that's what i was saying. i think he did well as a QB coach. he was proven there. he was successful. as someone who manages a game and calls the plays....proven failure. you look at the path this team is on statisically for the season and where we are ranked in the league right now and then compare it to shula's previous tenure's calling an offense and you see the same thing. funny, you see the same excuses being thrown out implying that it's always someone else's fault. sorry, but i don't buy it. i see one common denominator...shula. he leaves, and the offense gets better. he arrives and the offense steps backward. not everyone who excels at their job is suited for advancement. shula and rivera both show that to be true. neither should have advanced because neither can handle the bigger job. they were just fine where they were.

he is who i feared he would be. it's just a shame the players can't execute perfectly, which apparently is needed for shula´s offense to work cause even just one mistake throws everything off and they can never adjust the offense to get back on track. it's also a shame that opposing defenses adapt to what we do because that just hurts our set in stone gameplan. i mean what's a team to do? adapt and adjust mid game to do something that works? who does that?

i think it's most likely either the guy who knows he's had a background check done and is a candidate, or his agent. if it's the agent, we'll know who it is within the next couple days. or the whole thing could be speculation....you know, poo flung from one of the poo flingers in the major media. whatever the case, tho...i don't think it's any secret to anyone that it's do or die for rivera. win now with this team or we find someone who can. i actually like that it's out there. no more pretense. it's now known that we are no longer content with losing and no longer accept excuses. i also like that the same standards used for players are used for the coaching staff. meet expectations or be replaced. you have to know that gettleman is always on the look for talent where it's needed to help this team win. it's only fair tha the coaches have to live up to that as well. another thing i like is that if it really is the players not executing that has been the reason for losses and not game management, and if rivera is really as loved by the players as we have been made to believe, then they have to know that his staying depends on them not f*cking up. they'll be holding themselves and each other a lot more accountable. here's yet another thing i'm liking. in the past we've waited until poo happens before we do anything. the writing could be on the wall, but we never do anything until the last minute. we don't have a history of being proactive....esp. where coaching hires are concerned. there's been little to no looking ahead about much of anything. all we do is react when things happen and all too often it's a measured and delayed reaction in which we miss out on opportunities, losing out to teams who do a better job of looking ahead. if this report is true, which it probably is, i don't see it as a bad thing. if rivera or the team can't handle this pressure, then a change is made anyway. the culture has to change and this mindset that we don't need to be acting desperately needs to get thrown out the window. if rivera can't handle this pressure, he's not the right man for the job. if he gets distracted by it, he's not the right man for the job. i don't think he's the best coach we could have and i don't think that he's good enough to make this team consistent winners, but i hope he is because i want this team to win now. but if he's not the right man for the job, i want the message to be clear to the rest of the team....there is only one expectation...win. if you can't help make that happen, we'll find someone who can. more than that, we're already looking for your replacement. if you want your job, convince us that you are the right man for it. don't screw up. don't get lax. do your best always.

bittersweet moment.

i think that's actually pretty realistic for him. you got to believe that most of those catches will be long ones that has him running for the end zone anyway and there's not to many defenders who can catch him from behind. plus, i could see him breaking off a return or two for a TD as well. i wouldn't even be surprised if one of his TDs came from him being used in an end around.

just think what we could be like with shockey back and playing with smitty, olsen, ginn, and lafell. i'm not sure how you stop something like that...esp. when you have a big QB like cam who is always a threat to run.

i think that's all pretty much anyone expects or really hopes for and i think he's developed enough of a chemistry with cam to pull that off.

i thiknk that what we've found out is that getting cam running early is not only the spark the O needs to get things going, but also the key to really getting the D spread out. if we have cam take off like he did against the giants i think we'll get the better of them.

yeah, their defense is pretty stout. the bucs did manage to score 10, tho. ...and that was with beanpole glennon throwing. i think we can get at least 14 from the offense and maybe another from the defense (i think the D is due for a score). meanwhile, i wouldn't be a bit surprised to see another shut out from the defense. i really can't wait to see what that pass rush can do to the cards. and their run game? fugetaboutit.

not sure why it matters if someone is overhyped by other people.

i doubt he'll get much attention until he finds his way into the endzone. bad thing for him in that regard is he's pretty much the 'between the 20's' guy. they've got other plans for other guys when they get in the red zone or at the end zone. he has been really impressive, tho.