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The NFL is full of Mike Shulas and thats the problem.

CamMoon

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Mike Shulas last coaching job in the NFL should have been in the late 90s when his Tampa Bay offense struggled to put up 10 points a game. After he and Tony Dungy were canned the Bucs won the Super Bowl. In any other industry that would have been the end of Mike Shula. Instead he got a job coaching Alabama, who ironically went on to build perhaps the greatest college football dynasty in recent memory once he was gone.

Shula has always been mediocre at absolute best but so have so many coaches, scouts, and executives. Its a good ole boy network that doesn't reward results, but rewards names, connections and friendships. Why else would the scouts that said Blaine Gabbert and Jake Locker were locks still employed? How is it possible that about half of the QBs in this league not only have jobs, but have managed to keep them for years on end while better younger talent is forced to look for work in other leagues.

It is clear to everybody that the quality of the product leaves much to be desired but this is due partly to people like Mike Shula remaining employed. There are probably better play callers already on staff. Hopefully once Rivera and his staff are gone we will become Tampa Bay or Alabama. But then again our own franchise turned back to Hurney, who destroyed the roster and put us into cap hell for 4 years. 

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Yep, the NFL as a whole is far too conservative. Most organizations would rather go with the known commodity even if the known commodity sucks. Change and innovation are scary. It's why I never bought into this offensive "evolution". Shula is who he is. We feature CMC as a RB in the passing game more. That's the evolution. In the meantime, our once vaunted run game is all but gone. 

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9 minutes ago, CamMoon said:

Mike Shulas last coaching job in the NFL should have been in the late 90s when his Tampa Bay offense struggled to put up 10 points a game. After he and Tony Dungy were canned the Bucs won the Super Bowl. In any other industry that would have been the end of Mike Shula. Instead he got a job coaching Alabama, who ironically went on to build perhaps the greatest college football dynasty in recent memory once he was gone.

Shula has always been mediocre at absolute best but so have so many coaches, scouts, and executives. Its a good ole boy network that doesn't reward results, but rewards names, connections and friendships. Why else would the scouts that said Blaine Gabbert and Jake Locker were locks still employed? How is it possible that about half of the QBs in this league not only have jobs, but have managed to keep them for years on end while better younger talent is forced to look for work in other leagues.

It is clear to everybody that the quality of the product leaves much to be desired but this is due partly to people like Mike Shula remaining employed. There are probably better play callers already on staff. Hopefully once Rivera and his staff are gone we will become Tampa Bay or Alabama. But then again our own franchise turned back to Hurney, who destroyed the roster and put us into cap hell for 4 years. 

Way to piggy back the long ass thread the lats already on the first page of threads and make one of your own.  This was literally just started on monday, I'm sure you didn't just come up with this info on your own

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13 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yep, the NFL as a whole is far too conservative. Most organizations would rather go with the known commodity even if the known commodity sucks. Change and innovation are scary. It's why I never bought into this offensive "evolution". Shula is who he is. We feature CMC as a RB in the passing game more. That's the evolution. In the meantime, our once vaunted run game is all but gone. 

You mean running Stewart up the middle isn't an evolution?

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5 minutes ago, Malt Liquor said:

What process? The Rams got a new OC and they instantly are the number#1 offense in the NFL right now.

Well since that's the case, then the talent is available, and some franchises do hire said talent, and it gets results. So, why not here? JR? RR? Hurney? All of the above?

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1 hour ago, UnluckyCharms said:

Most people are bad at their jobs and only stay employed and get promoted through connections/friendships. Networking is the single most important aspect of being successful for the vast majority of the work force. Thats how the world works.

Explain how that works in the ultimate meritocracy, known as Football?

Isnt this the,” what have you done for me lately,” league?

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