Good write-up on our multi-faceted run attack

[Mr. Scot]

Reading that article makes me wonder.

How many times did we see Byron Bell standing up looking like he didn't know what was going on?

Left tackle is a relatively cerebral position on the offensive line, arguably second only to the center. And per Cosell's statement, the Panthers are running a complex system.

Maybe Bell's issues revolved around the mental side of the game.

Perhaps Bell did okay in individual and basic practice drills where it was a simple one on one confrontation but struggled when he was put in the position of needing to make split second decisions.

Could explain why Tennessee kicked him inside. And they may not run as many concepts.

[Panther53521]

I have not said Shula is the worst OC because of his play designs .... Its because of his timing of certain playcalls and then the head scratching playcall.

But as I said in an earlier post ... I am eatting crow, Shula has really done a great job on timing with his playcalls, and I have yet to say this year in a game ..... "What the hell is Shula doing"

[Mr. Scot]

This would also help explain why the offense has sometimes started slow early in the season.

Even pros sometimes need time to gel and get their jobs down pat.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

I have not said Shula is the worst OC because of his play designs .... Its because of his timing of certain playcalls and then the head scratching playcall.

But as I said in an earlier post ... I am eatting crow, Shula has really done a great job on timing with his playcalls, and I have yet to say this year in a game ..... "What the hell is Shula doing"

contrary to popular belief, A LOT of last season's offensive miscues and wtf moments were due to lack of execution and not the calls or timing of the calls themselves.

[tiger7_88]

contrary to popular belief, A LOT of last season's offensive miscues and wtf moments were due to lack of execution and not the calls or timing of the calls themselves.

Is it not the coaches responsibility to coach their players to properly execute the play?

[!stUp]

Unreal throw here from Cam. I almost forgot about this one.

So much for Cam's "inaccuracy" eh national media?

[Hogmolliesmaht]

I'm just gonna echo Igo here and say:

"Cam is doing some wonderful things."

 

You guys can support Shula... until he pulls another 3rd & inches hail mary or a bubble screen to Bersin or a dump off on 4th & 15 or etc etc etc.

You do realize that those long throws on 3rd and short are Cam's decisions, right? He ALWAYS has the option of either running or going underneath for the short pass. Also, when was the last time you saw Bersin on a bubble screen? 

 

On a side note...I remember some knucklehead trying to convince me that Shula was calling the same plays in the pre season that he calls in the real games....not even close.

[Mr. Scot]

Is it not the coaches responsibility to coach their players to properly execute the play?

Can't really hold a coach responsible every time a guy screws up on the field, though.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

Is it not the coaches responsibility to coach their players to properly execute the play?

i manage roughly 50 people at work. imagine my frustration, despite all of my efforts, when all 50 people don't do what they're supposed to do and progress isn't made. 

[Mr. Scot]

I've heard plenty of coaches tell stories where they've grabbed a guy right before a play and clearly told him "do this" only to watch him go out on the field and do that.

It's why you sometimes see teams improve after "dumbing down" their system.

[d-dave]

Man, what a great article, and it really shows what's happening in our offense. Have we been harsh on Shula?  Yep, but I feel like it was warranted.  I love football, but I don't know near as much as many of you, or the national media.  So my opinion should be weighted as such!

Greg Cosell is a pretty respected NFL journalist.  The concepts that he was dissecting there were pretty amazing.  So Shula ball is to run you to death.  I think we've all gotten to the point that we're fine with that!

This article also showed how completely insanely lucky we are to have Cam.  That throw to Ginn, where he just stopped and side armed some sandlot BS was kind of amazing, when you look at it from the endzone perspective.  I forgot about that one in the game.

What a great time to be a Panther fan.  Really great find!

[csx]

You can argue its effectiveness and that is a legitimate debate. However, When people talk about it being too simple they are talking out of their ass. What do they know about the subject? It's a matter of one person saying it and it getting repeated over and over. These are the same people standing and screaming when we are going for it on 4th down at home or yelling Luuuuuuke when its Klein.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

i'd like to see more break downs like this.

i can remember when the entire seattle secondary (before they became the legion of what the hell?) praised the carolina's playcalling on passing downs because it kept them confused and guessing. 

[Mr. Scot]

i'd like to see more break downs like this.

i can remember when the entire seattle secondary (before they became the legion of what the hell?) praised the carolina's playcalling on passing downs because it kept them confused and guessing. 

The Legion of Oops?