Realistically, how soon can we fire Shula?

[Wanderlai]

He is here until his contract is up or Ron is fired which isn't happening. The only way he is shown the door is to have a domestic assault charge, whip his kids, or bet on a game.

[Growl]

No it hasn't.

4 if our 5 offensive linemen weren't even fugging drafted.

But don't worry, the grass is always greener.

The hiring of the next OC will make that work.

Then the next.

Them the next.

But seriously at this point if they fire him I will not care. He isn't my boy or anything. I just think we have personnel problems up front that would make it hard on anyone

Nobody is disagreeing. Doesnt excuse perpetual idiocy. Failing to understand strengths/weaknesses, ebb and flow, game situations. It's beyond defenseable.

He's never been a good coach. Not sure why people are so resistant to the notion he is a problem.

[RJK]

he called a play action pass with under a minute to go needing a TD. EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU'RE NOT RUNNING IT SHULA!!!! and cam took a sack because the seahawks are pass rushing on an obvious pass situation. he's a fuging dunce

[jfo89]

Unless he gets caught fugging a minor, hes ours til the end of the season.

 

Where's Mark S at? your number is being called, it's time to take one for the team.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

Sorry for the hi-jack, didn't want to start a new thread. Does anyone believe our defense is back to how it was last year? If so I think we have a chance of going on a little run like the middle of last year, despite Shula.

 

meh, our defense looked great the second half of the bears game, and then got throttled by cincy and green bay

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

we've shitcanned OCs without cleaning out the staff before

 

it's not inconceivable that it could happen as soon as the end of this season.  plus gettleman isn't nearly the sweetheart that hurney was

[KendrickPanther]

No it hasn't.

4 if our 5 offensive linemen weren't even fugging drafted.

But don't worry, the grass is always greener.

The hiring of the next OC will make that work.

Then the next.

Them the next.

But seriously at this point if they fire him I will not care. He isn't my boy or anything. I just think we have personnel problems up front that would make it hard on anyone

 

Different people have different jobs. His job is to put his players in position to succeed,regardless of talent. That means if you can't block for more than three seconds, throw the ball at 2. Right now Shula's solution to our blocking woes is more blockers. We should be throwing the ball faster. We have three pass catching tight ends that block on 70% of the plays.

[teeray]

Nobody is disagreeing. Doesnt excuse perpetual idiocy. Failing to understand strengths/weaknesses, ebb and flow, game situations. It's beyond defenseable.

He's never been a good coach. Not sure why people are so resistant to the notion he is a problem.

Because everyone always bitches about their OC.

For instance:

Everyone wanted Henning fired

Everyone wanted Davidson fired (including me)

Everyone wanted Chud fired

Everyone wants Shula fired

Everyone thinks pushing the magic button is going to fix all the ills

There is always the scapegoat, but that oneperson is usually not the cause of lack of success.

But if we fire him, great. I hope the next guy is that great OC and we can become more effecient.

[updownsigma]

We won the time of possession game today, though.

[teeray]

Different people have different jobs. His job is to put his players in position to succeed,regardless of talent. That means if you can't block for more than three seconds, throw the ball at 2. Right now Shula's solution to our blocking woes is more blockers. We should be throwing the ball faster. We have three pass catching tight ends that block on 70% of the plays.

That sounds awesome.

Put players in position to succeed. I agree. Shula probably agrees.

A bad o line allows the defense to also defend what you are best at without consequence because o line can't block well enough to exploit it.

[teeray]

And I don't really care if Shula gets fired, and at this rate he probably will, and probably should.

Hopefully the next guy is the great OC we have been hoping for.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

Because everyone always bitches about their OC.

For instance:

Everyone wanted Henning fired

Everyone wanted Davidson fired (including me)

Everyone wanted Chud fired

Everyone wants Shula fired

Everyone thinks pushing the magic button is going to fix all the ills

There is always the scapegoat, but that oneperson is usually not the cause of lack of success.

But if we fire him, great. I hope the next guy is that great OC and we can become more effecient.

 

Henning, Davidson, and Shula all coached the same offense, play like your grandpappies pittsburgh steelers. Obviously the people who wanted Henning and Davidson gone are the same people who want Shula gone. I wanted Chud gone because Hue Jackson was available and ran the same exact style of offense as Chud but was better overall. Back then I would have picked Chud over Shula and sure as fug would pick him over shula today

 

Yes our o-line sucks balls but flea flickers to old man cotchery, running up the gut on 3rd and goal when everyone knows you will run, and play action passes inside your own 20 yard line with less than a minute to go is just fuging horrible. there's no spinning this.

[AceBoogie]

Because everyone always bitches about their OC.

For instance:

Everyone wanted Henning fired

Everyone wanted Davidson fired (including me)

Everyone wanted Chud fired

Everyone wants Shula fired

Everyone thinks pushing the magic button is going to fix all the ills

There is always the scapegoat, but that oneperson is usually not the cause of lack of success.

But if we fire him, great. I hope the next guy is that great OC and we can become more effecient.

This offense could use some chud right now

[LinvilleGorge]

IF he's on the hot seat, I could see the Saints game being make or break for him. He's not getting fired when we have a short turnaround before a Thursday night game. But, we have a lengthy layoff after that game. That would be the time to pull the trigger if a change is going to be made mid-season.

If he's NOT on the hot seat then Rivera should he IMO. It's painfully obvious Shula is incompetent.