Shula, take note

[nickzz]

he still managed to fit in one of those WTF 50 yard bombs on 3rd and 2

[ENC Pantherfan]

he still managed to fit in one of those WTF 50 yard bombs on 3rd and 2

 

Came here to say this

[FootballMaestro]

My counter-argument is simply this...

 

As fans we think we know as much or more about this game than people who have demonstrated a superior knowledge.  When you count all of the high school coaches, and all of the college coaches, and all of the assistant and position coaches, then you have to acknowledge that to get to the point of being an OC or DC in the NFL puts you amongst the top 1% of all of the football coaches in the world.

 

For us bunch of dilettantes to call a man stupid is in fact stupid.

 

Was he out coached?

Maybe but stupid he is not...

 

What about Nepotism; Cronyism, and just plain failure over the years?

[Carolina Cajun]

You can't pass if you don't have protection.  You can sustain drives if you fumble.  Other than the bomb on 3rd and 3.  Not sure what the Shula hate is going to focus on this week.  

 

You can however use a short quick passing game to negate blitzing which will hide some offensive line deficiancies.  I agree with the OP, in the second half, we did a great job of utilizing our passing game and cams accuracy to open up some lanes for Reaves to run through.  For the first time possibly all season, I saw a time where we weren't getting 7-8 guys stacking the box and pounding our line...we EVEN had a screen to a player that wasn't a tight end that worked very well.

[FootballMaestro]

Shula is, or will be a bad coordinator, if he keep running first with this group of Grade D backs.

 

Many of us keep saying this. But the WR's and TE's, are the strength of this team, not the backs; even when healthy.

 

Shula's, gotta find a way to get the ball to his receivers and TE's, then mix it up with his Walmart stable of backs (not vice versa).

 

They can worry about playing The Shula, Rivera way, later in the year when the team gets healthy.

[davos]

The Great Shula Debate of 2014

[SOJA]

3rd and 3 bomb it, that can't ever, ever, happen again unless we are up by over 14 points 

[Davidson Deac II]

The uptempo approach has worked week in and week out... I really hope he learns from that more than anything.

 

Or its worked because we use it part time, so teams don't spend as much time preparing for it.  If we did it all the time, might not be as successful.  In fact, I would say its likely it won't be as successful. 

[teeray]

Shula is too conservative and everyone knows what is coming but only throw short or run it on 3rd and 3 when everyone is expecting you to throw short or run it.

Makes sense if u don't think about it

[teeray]

You would be amazed out how much better OCs around the league would be if they could see how the plays worked out first before callong them instead of having to call them within 10 seconds of previous play.

Fans are great at knowing what plays should have been called after the play has already happened.

[CarolinaSamurai]

Wins and losses. The one that counts the most.

 

 

Did not really help us in the game that mattered the most last year did it. Oh that's right only things that prove yourself right matter. Our winning record was because of our defense giving our offense good field position and great turnovers. Winning is great but it would be nice to have a better OC so we didnt have to always rely on our defense.

[psyburn21]

Did not really help us in the game that mattered the most last year did it. Oh that's right only things that prove yourself right matter. Our winning record was because of our defense giving our offense good field position and great turnovers. Winning is great but it would be nice to have a better OC so we didnt have to always rely on our defense.

 

You say that you don't want rely on the defense, but that's exactly what Rivera wants to do which should explain some of the offensive playcalling.

[MedellinHeel]

You can't pass if you don't have protection.  You can sustain drives if you fumble.  Other than the bomb on 3rd and 3.  Not sure what the Shula hate is going to focus on this week.  

 

you forgetting the draw / shuffle pass on 3rd and long?

[Goondal]

I watched the game today with my friend today, a Bears fan. He kept saying things along the lines of "I see now why you hate Shula"

Luckily I was able to say the same of Cutler