Shula, Zod, and SCP

[SCP]

OK Zod. You and I were pretty adamant all summer about Shula's lack of in-game adjustments and his inability to react to what a defense gives him. I'm still not 100% sold on him because the defenses we've beaten the last 3 weeks aren't really Steel Curtainesque. What will it take for you to eat some Shula Crow? I have to see him successfully call a game against the 9ers and Pats defense before I say I was wrong. What about you?

[Bloodflood]

The SF game will answer tons of questions such as this one.

[joemac]

As long as we keep dictating whats going on and not the other way around I think we will be ok. Plus we have a bad ass defense...which helps.

[Kevin Greene]

 

Need some post season wins.....

[rko396]

7 points.....

[SCP]

If we have a strong offensive showing against the 9ers and Pats I will wear a "I was a whiny fan and wrong about Shula" sign around my neck to the Bucs game.

[therealmjl]

Shula crow tastes so good.

[Jase]

I think what many see as adjustments is simply that shula runs about 25 different route combinations out of about 16 different formations.  Every snap a new adventure.

[Rules&Regulations]

He hasn't exactly refuted your concern over in-game adjustments (see AZ game), but he does seem to come up with decent game plans.

[ElkinPanthersFan]

If we have a strong offensive showing against the 9ers and Pats I will wear a "I was a whiny fan and wrong about Shula" sign around my neck to the Bucs game.

 

Damn you and your full inbox!

[Gucci Mane]

We need to be losing one of those games [49ers or NE] at halftime. Then we need to see tangible adjustments, and watch the offense come from behind and win the game.

[Zod]

He wall ill prepared at the start of the season but has improved. It seems they now understand touchdowns are needed to win games in the NFL.

 

Still, I need to see him call a game against a legit defense.

 

We have played 2 games against defense in the top half of the league and lost both. He called awful games against Seattle and Arizona (espescially the second halves )

 

We have the 49ers and Patriots coming up who both have top 10 defenses. If he can call a good complete game against either of those teams I will be a believer.

[Fiz]

If we have a strong offensive showing against the 9ers and Pats I will wear a "I was a whiny fan and wrong about Shula" sign around my neck to the Bucs game.

How about you just stop posting? I think everyone would prefer that.

[Cyberjag]

Through the first half of the season (including next week's Atlanta game), our opponents cumulative record stands at 21-38. 

 

In the second half, our upcoming opponents currently have a combined 37-26 record.

 

Let's see how Shula navigates some of those defenses before we drink the kool-aid.