TheMaulClaw

Von Miller was really the only speed rusher. DWare is a big dude...traditional DE.

It doesnt remind me of that D at all. We gad some beef on that Dline.

I don't disagree with your assessment, but when the brass spends an entire draft on D, and two consecutive games we get closed out on the ground there is an issue.

Meta is a gaming term. It means the traditional way a character is supposed to be played. The way the game developers intended. There's a somewhat derogatory term in the gaming community called being a meta slave. That means when someone isn't willing to think outside of the normal role of a character to perhaps gain a strategic edge in a non traditional style aka asymmetrical warfare. The 2021 Carolina Panthers gained an edge throughout the first three games of the season being anti meta. They've hoped to revolutionize the defense by using positionless players. A safety that can play LB. A DE that can play LB. A LB that can assume the role of a safety. DT's that can switch to the end. All of this in the hopes of confusing matchup equations for opposing offenses. In the first three games of this year, it worked brilliantly. So what's the problem? Being so anti meta with positionless players means that your defensive line is light. You can scheme run blitzes, but in the end of the game you will be closed out. When offenses decide to play smash mouth football it's over. The Panthers have rotating DT's with no true run stopping ends, because the end positions are designed to be so flexible that a traditional DE can't play it. Same goes for the LB's. Denzel Perryman would be nice to have when we have to stop the run to get the ball back in the 4th quarter. Cam Irving had an interesting press conference interview. He stated that he was happy to be here because he could focus on playing one position....LT. In his previous stops he was asked to play all over the line, instead of trying to master the craft at one position. While Cam is no brilliant LT, it does give us some insight into the problem of expecting players to master multiple positions simultaneously. Now for the most part, our defense has greatly improved. In the first 3 games it benefited from having leads and being able to rush the passer. However, what we have seen is when the game is even or we're behind the defense breaks down late game because it lacks the META BEEF to shut down the power run game. Hopefully this is just a result of having a young defense and trying to cover up holes along our front seven, but there is a small part of all this that has to make you wonder if we're outsmarting ourselves here. While it's fruitful to on occasion go outside of the meta to gain an edge, it should not be a full time philosophy Just thoughts.

Nah. We missed Arnold today, and that 3rd nets us interior OL. Brass needs to focus on O

Neither are the answer.

Henderson trade is looking like complete nutsack right now.

First big mistake by Fitterer.

No holds on them.

Sack fumble to end the game incoming.

Robbie Anderson sort of sucks.

Hopefully CMC hurries up and comes back and gets Brady the job in Jacksonville.

Where is Dan Henning when you need him?

I mean, this is sort of what happens when you use an entire draft on defense.

Michael Bates

It doesn't work like that. There's isn't a firm hierarchical tier of teams we must defeat to prove ourselves against the gauntlet. It's the NFL, it's about getting hot at the right time and avoiding injuries. Plenty of SB teams have had bad losses. Plenty of non playoff teams have beaten playoff teams.

Offensive linemen are similar to the graphic cards shortage.

I like Gilmore and I pumped about the trade. It was a no brainer. I do like the little pipeline we're building with the Gamecocks. I think Gilmore could def be the face of the franchise for the SC fans, but let's be real. At 31 we shouldn't extend him more then two years.

Never been big on Moton.

Should be at least 17 to 7 right now.

gifted a fuggin touchdown by the refs...what a joke

Could have swore you said 06 not 03

Great answer!

Sorry you're wrong on this one.