Anyone else notice a lack of bubble screens and flea flickers to slow receivers?

[Snake]

definitely an improvement by shula but it's going to take much more for him to win me over

Say what you want but he called a heck of a game.  Execution was nnot all that great if you ask me though. 

[Growl]

I wish we'd implement some more screens and smokes.

 

Even more than the notion of it being a confidence builder or such, and even more than it playing into the skillset of those two players, it'd be a great way to get those guys some guaranteed production on the stat sheet and force teams to pay a little more attention to them..

[Mr. Scot]

Shula's issues have generally been his red zone play calling.

He's done well with a long field and all options open, but when the space got limited, he'd struggle.

Not seeing it so much this year (so far). Only big "what the" I remember last night is the play with Cameron Artis-Payne.

[Jase]

It's been weeks since we've seen the throwback double screen.  Maybe Shula is sick?

[Daeavorn]

Shula's issues have generally been his red zone play calling.

He's done well with a long field and all options open, but when the space got limited, he'd struggle.

Not seeing it so much this year (so far). Only big "what the" I remember last night is the play with Cameron Artis-Payne.

Last year I always thought we struggled in the red zone due to no Tolbert. Seeing him play last night kinda confirmed that for me.

[Mr. Scot]

Last year I always thought we struggled in the red zone due to no Tolbert. Seeing him play last night kinda confirmed that for me.

It's a valid theory.

[chknwing]

Last year I always thought we struggled in the red zone due to no Tolbert. Seeing him play last night kinda confirmed that for me.

I'm pretty sure we struggled in the redzone cuz Shula

[O-Ther]

Starting with the Seattle game and ending in the 4th quarter last night when we kicked a FG, we went 7 for 7 cashing in red zone trips for TDs

Fun fact of the day

[O-Ther]

Shula has been evolving quite a bit for sure.  I'd also like to see a couple more screen passes.  Not the 360 pump fake double move.  Just a regular screen pass.

Also, even though he seems to be improving, his weakness has always been attacking 3-4 defenses.  I look forward to seeing what he can come up with against a good 3-4 team like GB.   The Colts run 3-4 too so I won't overlook that, but GB is obviously more of a litmus test defensively.  Hope he can keep up the incline. 

What game did you watch last night? That was a 3-4 defense the Iggles had on the field. And not just any 3-4 defense. It was the 3rd ranked defense before last night

Btw, the Colts officially have the worst ranked defense in the entire league after yesterday's debacle against the Taints

[Daeavorn]

I'm pretty sure we struggled in the redzone cuz Shula

Were we bad in the redzone in 2013?

[Mojo]

What game did you watch last night? That was a 3-4 defense the Iggles had on the field. And not just any 3-4 defense. It was the 3rd ranked defense before last night

Btw, the Colts officially have the worst ranked defense in the entire league after yesterday's debacle against the Taints

I'm sorry it slipped my mind.  Thanks for being condescending though.  Seeing more evidence won't hurt regardless.

[O-Ther]

I'm sorry it slipped my mind.  Thanks for being condescending though.  Seeing more evidence won't hurt regardless.

Simply concerned about your eyesight. I have to share the roads with you.

[Mojo]

Simply concerned about your eyesight. I have to share the roads with you.

Right on buddy

[PhillyB]

this occurred to me last night actually.

i think cotchery going down for a few weeks there might've been a good thing. shula's playcalling seemed to find a groove when philly brown was getting a bunch of those snaps, and he rewarded the team's faith by catching a number of big deep balls and some tough crossing and comebacks ordinarily reserved for a guy like cotch. shula may have seen his ability to separate (and catch, now) on the deep routes and started inserting him in that role.

it's pretty amazing considering we all viewed shula as the weakest link in the chain. i don't think anyone ever considered his performance much of a variable, but everything is clicking right now and it's a beautiful thing.