Conservative playcalling from Ron and Shula cost us this game.

[CRA]

Shula simply doesn't know how to play vs. the 3-4. Zona (6 pts) SF (10 pts) NO (13 pts; 7 in garbage time)

You could easily argue Shula's play calling should of had us 20 pts at halftime against AZ......

Players have to make plays too

[CPcavedweller]

We fugged up. Simple and Plain. Shoulda gone for it on 4th and goal and forced them to drive the field.

[IGSaint]

Rolling Cam out on design has been a train wreck this year.....why do people want more of a play that isn't working

Our issues can't be fixed in season. Shula is working around them the best he can and doing a solid job. We have talent issues on O

 

Cam rolled out and got a td to smitty. It may have been more of a scramble but still I think it could work if we practiced it more. I seem to remember a lot of cam rolling out of the pocket for lafell or smith to make a clutch grab too.

[lightsout]

We were just bad all around tonight. At least, after Lafell's big drop early in the game. That drop started the spiral. Before that? Two solid drives that unfortunately stalled and only resulted in FGs, but we were moving. And Ginn was a dirty tackle away from a punt return TD. Defense was playing well.


After that drop, the whole team deflated. Defense stopped playing it seemed and the offense couldn't get poo going (that's on both the players and coaches).

[Chimera]

You could easily argue Shula's play calling should of had us 20 pts at halftime against AZ......

Players have to make plays too

We can all argue things that should HAVE happened.

But reality is that we get shut down vs the 34

[CRA]

Cam rolled out and got a td to smitty. It may have been more of a scramble but still I think it could work if we practiced it more. I seem to remember a lot of cam rolling out of the pocket for lafell or smith to make a clutch grab too.

That is why I said by design. Design rollouts have been horrific.

It basically takes away half the field.....why limit your options when you don't have great WRs or protection to begin with?

[pantherfan81]

Pass protection killed us.

[teeray]

If we have learned anything from our own defense it is that it is hard to be aggressive when the front 4 gets pressure.

[CRA]

We can all argue things that should HAVE happened.

But reality is that we get shut down vs the 34

Well....it deserves to be mentioned when you peg it all on Shula. Dropped TD passes, dropped EASY 4th downs in scoring positions, easy 10+ yard gains dropped, etc. Shula had a great first half against AZ.....gotta be fair when bashing him

[Chimera]

Pass protection killed us.

....along with playing the deep ball versus the king of dink and dunk

...along with very little pressure up front

...along with WRs being blanketed

[KendrickPanther]

Not stopping Drew Brees and not moving the ball cost us the game. At times we went downfield when moving the chains would have been better.

[Chimera]

Well....it deserves to be mentioned when you peg it all on Shula. Dropped TD passes, dropped EASY 4th downs in scoring positions, easy 10+ yard gains dropped, etc. Shula had a great first half against AZ.....gotta be fair when bashing him

and we looked completely helpless when they turned up the pressure. I know Bell will always look helpless, but they were killing our whole line that game. I know AZ has a great LB corps, but that game was ridiculous

[CRA]

Game basically came down to 1 quarter of play......we got embarrassed in the 2nd q. That was basically the game. One quarter of bad football.....

So, we laid an egg in one quarter. In NO, in prime time......that happens. We move on

[CRA]

and we looked completely helpless when they turned up the pressure. I know Bell will always look helpless, but they were killing our whole line that game. I know AZ has a great LB corps, but that game was ridiculous

For one half....

And tonight, we got beat in one quarter....

That's football sometimes....

Shula isn't the issue. He is limited in what he can do....we don't have a good OL, WRs or good rush attack aiding his QB. That is all stuff he works around