Not just a new OC, but a new system is needed.

[Superadiabatic]

Yea Shula is a below average OC. The other nice thing about getting rid of Shula is the trend that follows each team that he leaves.

 

They've all won Championships.

 

So, you found one good reason to hire him, sacrifice this year so we can fire Shula this offseason and 89 gets his ring next year?  :unsure:

 

Hmmm ... if that actually happens it might be worthwhile ...

[TN05]

Do you care more about howany points we have? Or how efficient we are? Would you have rather scored 20 and lost?

I think some people here would be content with finishing 7-9 every year as long as we score 30 points a game. The problem is that offense was part of the problem... too many mistakes, a ton of 3-and-outs, and no TOP advantage.

The sooner we realize our offense was a big reason we went 12-4, the better. With a few personnel fixes we can become a lot better and truly be a force to be reckoned with.

[cptx]

So you would rather rank higher in total yards than be top 10 in efficiency?

 

there is a happy medium to be had.

[Fox007]

Usually I judge things in their entirety rather than look at one game where we moved the ball all day but kept getting stood up on the goal line.

 

Entire things like this?  http://pickingpros.com/nfl/carolina-panthers-stats.php

 

Offense 18th in ppg with a defense 2nd in the same category...yea most of us know why we were 12-4

[teeray]

Does that take into account turnovers by the defense that sets the offense up in FG range already?

Points per drive..hah defense has something do with some of that as well.

Although we also ranked 11th in yards per drive and 5th in drive success rate. And if we had a bunch of short fields that would have negatively effected that latter

So if the defense was boost in points per drive because of a bunch of short fields we were actually better on offense than our 11th ranking in yards per drive

[Fox007]

18th in scoring this year...that's good for being in the bottom half of the league.

 

But dem PPD

[cptx]

Although we also ranked 11th in yards per drive and 5th in drive success rate. And if we had a bunch of short fields that would have negatively effected that layyer

 

Also had a Defense that scored 1/10th of the total TD's

[teeray]

18th in scoring this year...that's good for being in the 2nd half of the league.

But dem PPD

Longer drives = less possessions = less total yards but high effeciency = 12 wins

Along with a good defense of course

[TN05]

Then you missed the part where we escaped Atlanta, New York, Miami, etc. Do you honestly believe we were going to do the same thing in the playoffs? We easily could have gone 9-7 had it not been for Cam's and/or the defenses' heroics.

We're not going to win a Super Bowl with Shula unless we score the fugging lottery in May.

And we could have gone 15-1 if we won winnable games against SEA, BUF, and ARI. Your point?

[teeray]

Then you missed the part where we escaped Atlanta, New York, Miami, etc. Do you honestly believe we were going to do the same thing in the playoffs? We easily could have gone 9-7 had it not been for Cam's and/or the defenses' heroics.

We're not going to win a Super Bowl with Shula unless we score the fugging lottery in May.

Do you ever consider the alternative. That is you play faster or more aggressively and your offense struggles you could not even be in the game to "escape" with a win?

It works both ways.

[Fox007]

A top 2 defense = 12 wins

With an offense along for the ride

 

^ fixed

[Fox007]

And we could have gone 15-1 if we won winnable games against SEA, BUF, and ARI. Your point?

 

Cam bailed out Shula?

 

it's not a tough concept to capture....even for you

[BigBoss]

I think the new system needs to start with a true new number 1 receiver.

[teeray]

^ fixed

Again. TOP and scoring at a high clip, and limiting possessions = better defensive statistics.

If we played faster or more aggressively the other team would also have more possessions and scoring opportunities and yardage opportunities. Not to mention the defense getting gassed.

The two go hand and hand.

It is not a coincidence that the defense also had the 4th best starting field position all season as well