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Everything posted by top dawg
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If that were the case, it seems like the rock stars would've taken over once Brady was fired. But...we are dealing with Rhule. His track record of putting the best guys in, much less in a position to succeed, leaves everything to be desired.
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This sounds dumb to be honest. How in the hell are you going to know if the OC is a rock star before the games start being played? Unfortunately Rhule isn't going anywhere at least until next season starts.
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I guess that's better than nothing. Maybe we can luck up on a good OC if nothing else.
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Which is what I've been alluding to. It's much too early to call any one of that draft class a bust. Rhule is just Rivera-esque², which is really disconcerting considering he's still a relative greenhorn in the pros.
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I still think it was a decent draft. Tepper just won't get these guys on the field to develop and shine. I'm not going to blame the players for that. And sure, they had a few injuries, but injuries happen.
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I wasn't even watching the game closely as I watched Higbee win me $100 by going over 35.5 yards. Did Darnold not get in at the goal line?
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We have a chance maybe to trade Darnold!
top dawg replied to BurnNChinn's topic in Carolina Panthers
I can't play this game. Darnold is OK in spurts...between terrible. -
Losing to us doesn't really mean a damned thing. Any given Sunday! We've lost to worse teams without weapons; remember when the lowly Giants beat our ass?
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Is the defense really performing that well?
top dawg replied to Mr. Scot's topic in Carolina Panthers
If you read my post above, you should be able to see that I basically believe we have issues of consistency, discipline--i.e., coaching, including player accountability--and the fact that our offense is sh¡tty which directly affects our defense. I never said that yards allowed means everything or the only thing, but in general it's not a bad thing, but all these issues are where the disconnect is with our defense that can be good with better coaching and execution. -
Is the defense really performing that well?
top dawg replied to Mr. Scot's topic in Carolina Panthers
The defense is basically playing well enough to win first of all. They aren't perfect though, but they are far from dog sh¡t. I think they're good, but they can be better. Their biggest issue in my opinion is snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory on third down. The lapses, penalties and missed assignments stick out like sore thumbs, and that speaks to a lack of discipline. But, I feel that there is a mitigating factor that affects their performance to a certain degree, and it's called the offense. When you have to play more snaps overall, including on short fields, instead of you tiring the opposition's offense out, they begin to tire you out, so whether you're good or not, your level of play is going to take a hit, and even if you are good, the "goodness" will be unsustainable. -
Is the defense really performing that well?
top dawg replied to Mr. Scot's topic in Carolina Panthers
Yards allowed does mean something. -
I don't know, man. I think you'd be an even bigger fool to let the man waste five more years ruining whatever goodwill there's left from wavering fans, and whatever pride that's left from a once-respected franchise. Fix your mistake, don't double-down on it. We have too much of that.
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I just can't see making any judgment of Marshall besides maybe being injury prone (which is a problem), but I can't even say that with any surety because I don't trust Rhule.
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LOL @ people intimating, if not outright declaring, that TMJ is a bust. How can you see the retrogression of the offense, and how Rhule disregards rookies, and make definitive statements about TMJ? There's a disconnect somewhere. Don't complain just to complain and throw the babies out with the bathwater.
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Perhaps, but being that the players' scores are all over the place, that may easily suggest that there is really no correlation and that ultimately the test means nothing.
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Check the Wonderlic scores of star players throughout NFL history, and some QBs in particular. Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, Big Ben, Cam. These dudes did not even score 30 out of 50 points. Even the GOAT scored 33. A Wonderlic score might be good for something--measuring IQ for some fields--but playing football at a high level doesn't appear to be one of them.
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I'm not giving up on Tepper yet. Even if I do, it won't make any difference. I don't think he's as clueless as some are suggesting. The honeymoon is over, but his ownership is still relatively young.
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It was unnecessary anyway. It didn't inherently speak to a player's ability to succeed on the football field. They can learn, execute and succeed at their jobs without it.
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I think some people have noticed that Matt Rhule just doesn't care for Cam Newton and coddles Sam Darnold. The situation is so miserable with the O-line, and Cam--who some suspect is better than Sam at the end of the day--has given Rhule just enough rope with inconsistent play (perhaps due to jumping on the sinking ship too late) to favor Darnold and not look incompetent for doing it. All that aside, Anthony Rizzuti has at least put it on record that Rhule is a little sketchy with the way he has handled both QBs and Rhule's reasoning for it. Rhule basically blamed the lack of protection for all of Sam's woes this past Sunday, and threw Cam under the bus after week 14. You can read what Rhule said, but my focus is on Rizzuti's contention, and he's probably right. "Man, that’s a lot of posturing for a performance that went for 132 passing yards, an interception, a lost fumble and, oh, zero touchdowns. Over his last seven games, Darnold has thrown for an average of 159.9 yards per contest with two scores and nine picks. And that sentiment on his quarterback’s play in Week 17 was a lot different from the sentiment on his other quarterback’s play back in Week 14." https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/2022/01/04/panthers-matt-rhule-excuses-sam-darnold/
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Ellis Williams (Observer) offense analysis
top dawg replied to ladypanther's topic in Carolina Panthers
We love company. -
Ellis Williams (Observer) offense analysis
top dawg replied to ladypanther's topic in Carolina Panthers
Sh¡t! Sounds like he knows more about running an offense than Nixon and Brady. That should be a deafening wake-up call for Tepper (who seems to want to keep hitting the damned snooze button). -
You do realize that Tomlin is a big reason for that. He has been given a lot of power. I believe that most NFL analysts would say that Tomlin is much more than just "OK". I've heard more than a few sing his praises.
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ESPN Analytics' simulation. You're not gonna like it...maybe
top dawg replied to top dawg's topic in Carolina Panthers
Rum is almost the Huddle swami at this point. -
ESPN Analytics' simulation. You're not gonna like it...maybe
top dawg replied to top dawg's topic in Carolina Panthers
Remember this? It wasn't exactly right about us if course, but it was damned close. We didn't suck enough and the other bottom feeders weren't good enough to lan us the first pick. -
Shocking passing statistics for the 2021 Panthers.
top dawg replied to SCO96's topic in Carolina Panthers
That's fine. If the reports of keeping kingpin Rhule and the status quo intact, we'll likely never know whether I'm right because you'll likely appear right by default. Another year of this sh¡t and the franchise will likely be blown the hell up anyway. Whatever talent we have will be diluted or washed away maybe permanently. It's unfair for those youngsters that would've had more success with a better foundation at the beginning of their careers, but it is what it is.