What's your thoughts on Chris Shula?

[Ram65]

I like Shula but he has some mishaps in situational football.

Example. 3rd and forever, and he drops Stewart and Young into zone coverage and sent Wallace and Kitchens on the blitz. Result; easy completion for a first down. This was when it was 20 - 13 Rams and they were trying to hang on to the lead.

A real bone head call and gave the Commodes life late in the game. Yes we won and pulled it out, but if we're gonna want to beat better teams we can't let the play calling beat us and honestly that type of shit will sink the ship that is barely floating.

I mention the DBs come from to far back and timing issues. I didn't realize that he dropped Steward and Young. Far to often the Rams let up big yardage on 2nd and 3rd downs, Just when they have a team on the ropes they seem to relax. I guess Shula overthinks these situations. I would like to see an overview of results when he drops D Linemen into coverage. I notice Fiske gets dropped. When it's 3rd and 21 you have to stop the offense.

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

With all due respect, the last four teams were:
WASH
LAC
LV
AZ

Against teams I would consider as upper tier, they were pretty porous:
SF - 27 (Yes, unusual circumstances but still)
DEN - 30
BUF - 37
That's an average of 31 PPG

I was listening to the post game show on ESPNLA. They basically said how I feel:
Unless there is some epiphany... when the Rams play the better teams (GB, SEA twice, KC, SF), they/I do not feel confident that Shula's defense will look anything like it does against these also-rans.

Just my $.02 - but the guys who cover them locally seem to agree.

The Buffalo game was ugly and the only one I felt landed in Shula’s lap. Seemed like the completely wrong approach and we had no answers or adjustments.

 

[Rmfnlt]

Denver had a pick 6 in that game - and short fields most of the game to work with. For context - they had 186 yards in passing and 78 yards in rushing. I would take that kind of defensive production.

The Buffalo game was ugly and the only one I felt landed in Shula’s lap. Seemed like the completely wrong approach and we had no answers or adjustments.

Got it... I just have this feeling, after watching the fundamentals of this defense this year (coverage technique, tackling, angles, etc.)

If the defense limits the opponents when we play the upper tier teams I mentioned, the question will be answered either way. With Garrett back, they should dominate.

Hopefully, I eat crow and admit I was wrong.

 

[12intheBox]

Well, @Rmfnlt - you aren't wrong on Buffalo and SF - although those two offenses seem to be eating most defenses for breakfast.

Still, it looks more and more likely that if this team wins, it is going to be on the defense and a running game. I'd like to see the offense start to gel a bit more - but we don't have a lot of time to figure things out here.

 

[Tano]

The Buffalo game was ugly and the only one I felt landed in Shula’s lap. Seemed like the completely wrong approach and we had no answers or adjustments.

Having Landman being the QB spotter (or whatever you call it) was a HUGE mistake. Landman is HORRIBLE in the open field.