Bayless and Stephen A on Mike Shula

[teeray]

Meh.  We moved the ball a little 

If you have 4 turnovers against a top shelf defense you are going to struggle.

[tiger7_88]

16 minutes ago, tondi said:

As I said on another thread, it was almost like we tried to turn Cam into Tom Brady back there and ended up with the same results.  Very little creativity on the calls, very few option plays, no misdirection, no reverses, only that one God awful trick play.  Almost like they left half the playbook in Charlotte.  Nothing appeared to be done with the cadence or snap count to draw them offside or to try to slow down their pass rush.  Just drop Cam back time after time to get killed by the same pass rush that we had no answer for time after time.  We were even back to having the old problem of Cam getting to the line of scrimmage with 5 seconds left on the play clock so he had zero time to look over the defense and do anything other than barely get the snap off.

Having said that, Shula didn't cause the turnovers, penalties, dropped passes, etc. so its unfair to blame everything on him.

The one option pitch play we did run to Fozzy went for what?  12 yards?

[d-dave]

I'm not much of an Xs and Os kind of guy, but in reflection, it seem like Denver just filled all the gaps on running plays.  If the play call is not great, and the execution is non-existent, then you're going to struggle.

They knew we'd run on first down 90% of the time, so they over loaded it, we ran straight at them, and then we're in 2-9...Which played right to their strength.

It was a bad game plan poorly executed by the players.  There's more than enough blame to go around this one.

[Gazi]

He didn't make Toldozer fumble when we could have take over the game. He didn't make Cotchery melt under the spotlight. I could go on and on

[mav1234]

Felt like we abandoned the option in the second half, too, which had worked well on a few plays.

No attempt in the 2nd half to get stew in space either.

[cardiaccat52]

Its easy to blame Shula, but the execution was horrible. When watching the game, it seemed several times good plays were called, but just terrible execution and penalties killed drives...any OC would've have a hard time getting into a rhythm and constantly having to play behind the chains....

First drive - perfect play call, Cam misses a wide open P.Brown for a 1st...(3 & out)

Second drive - perfect play call, Cotchery drops the ball....Remmers gets beat by Miller for the strip, sack, TD...

Third drive - perfect play call, Ginn wide open but Cam misses him. Drive kept alive by Denver PF....Cotchery drops a 3rd down conversion. 

Fourth drive - TD (73 yard drive)

Fifth drive - This drive is on Shula for the horrible trick play to Ginn....(3 & out)

Sixth drive - perfect misdirection read-option play to Tolbert...who fumbles. Denver ball. 

Ninth drive - 15 yard PF on Turner....Drop pass by Cotchery on the 4 yard line....Missed field goal by Gano

Tenth drive - Cam throws INT on the Denver 28 (Ginn was open could have probably made a better play on the ball)

 

On almost every drive after that there is either a false start, sack, or turnover. 

 

 

 

[NanuqoftheNorth]

Broncos came out on to the field with a greater level of intensity that seemed to catch the Panthers off guard.

After the first Broncos score the Panthers D seemed to settle down and get stronger as the game progressed. 

The offense never really got in sync.  It seemed like anytime the O was moving the ball there would be a drive killing penalty or a turnover.  Credit Denver's D for much of that, by the end of the game our running game and passing attack were in shambles.

[top dawg]

44 minutes ago, teeray said:

Meh.  We moved the ball a little 

If you have 4 turnovers against a top shelf defense you are going to struggle.

Shula still fuged up though.

[Dunn]

I can't cope with that heavy blitzing we had no answer with a quick short pass to anyone, and had to let every play develop.  

[Spaceballs83]

I blame the 3 guys on the roof watching our practice.

[Growl]

1 hour ago, rodeo said:

We wasted every single first down with the same run up the middle. It was one of our most poorly called games of all time.

 

1 hour ago, rodeo said:

We wasted every single first down with the same run up the middle. It was one of our most poorly called games of all time.

Yeah but i Bet if we ran it just one more time they would never see it coming

[Growl]

Shula went into this game actively seeking to play the kind of game Denver wanted to play. The man reeks of arrogance.

[Peppers90 NC]

so Bayless is right for once?

[Peppers90 NC]

32 minutes ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

Broncos came out on to the field with a greater level of intensity that seemed to catch the Panthers off guard.

After the first Broncos score the Panthers D seemed to settle down and get stronger as the game progressed. 

The offense never really got in sync.  It seemed like anytime the O was moving the ball there would be a drive killing penalty or a turnover.  Credit Denver's D for much of that, by the end of the game our running game and passing attack were in shambles.

I think we had TEN penalties. I refuse to single out a player or coach on this one. All I can say is the defense did their job. Other than that, it was a complete group effort. No one played well enough to win on offense.