CPantherKing

Too much ego is killing this defense in crunch time. Miss the real defensive leaders.

Just make the tackle Burns. Trying to always be the hero and costing the defense in crunch time.

Run Sam run. Do it in spite of the coaching and front office. Sam needs to call his own plays. Nothing reliable to check down too for Brady's offense. Great job Sam. Keep calling your own plays. I know you'll be yelled at but f the coaches.

Run Sam run. Do it in spite of the coaching and front office. Sam needs to call his own plays. Nothing reliable to check down to for Brady's offense. Great job Sam. Keep calling your own plays. I know you'll be yelled at but f the coaches.

Need reliable check downs and hands. Players like CMC, Dan Arnold, and Curtis Samuel only need apply. Ignore all calls from Fitterer.

Coaches and front office are costing this team big time. Thanks. GL Sam, you have been left to fend for yourself.

No CMC and no Dan Arnold. Add no offensive line. The front office has left Sam Darnold on an island with no reliable check downs. He is better off just running it himself until he sees a big open shot to take.

The players are playoff quality. Not championship quality though. They look great with what the coaches have prepared them for. The problem is Rhule neglects preparing the team for game winning scenarios, and that is so much more important in the NFL than it is in college. The team looks so sloppy when they are in the critical game situations. It's not a single player that's the problem. The offense and defense are not prepared for game winning scenarios. We know the kicking game is messed up too. When the game is on the line the coaches are not prepared. Bridgewater spoke the truth and Bridgewater was not the problem. More DBs and great players will never overcome piss poor coaching preparation. Rhule is the weak point on this team and still learning.

Buffalo and Washington have a better chance at winning a championship than Carolina. At least Carolina has a better shot than NY Giants. Learn the lesson on what a quality front office and head coach look like, and you will be in a position to at least compete for a championship 2 or 3 times in a decade. Then get the top 9 players right and you can experience a dynasty. I have no confidence in Rhule's coaching or Fitterer's front office to build a champion. Just wasting CMCs talent.

A coach who prepares his team to win at the most crucial minutes of the game at the NFL level. That's your answer.

For a coach who wants to win one more play than the opponent, he sure doesn't prepare his team during the week to do that. The Panthers redzone, 1 minute, 2 minute, and 4 minute offense are poorly coached. The Panthers prevent and redzone defense are poorly coached. Huge lack of preparation in the areas needed to win by one more play. This is all on Rhule for positioning and preparing a team to lose. Bridgewater shined the light on it from last season, and it's staring us all in the face now. Are we waiting for Darnold, Anderson, Moore, and CMC to shine the light on this poor preparation too?

If the team can't execute efficiently when they are trailing by a TD or less to put the team in position to take the lead, then they haven't been prepared during the week to do so. Especially, when they look so good and flashy during the rest of the game. This is true for both the offense and the defense. It's a huge breakdown in preparation and coaching. Not playoff worthy.

The team is not prepared to close out games on offense and defense. I don't blame the players. They're not on the same page in the most critical part of pro level football. The redzone defense, no huddle offense, 2 minute offense, 4 minute offense, and prevent defense is under practiced and sloppy. The Panthers are the NFL version of the guys in the gym who only work upper body and neglect leg day. The Panthers will be flashy, but they are no where close to being an NFL champion.

Just wondering how long it would take for Panthers fans to realize they have college coaching. They are prepared to start fast and lead. Clearly not prepared during the week to comeback and close out games. Bridgewater shined a light on it after last season and he clearly knows more than Rhule and Brady at the NFL level. The coaching will need another 3 to 5 years at the pro level to mature and have a chance at being nfl championship level. Or maybe a new QB and a few more DBs will fix it. Players are talented. Darnold and Bridgewater are good NFL QBs. Preparation to win during the week is poor, and a clear lack of understanding from coaches on what it takes to set up a team up to win consistently. Panthers will win when players are hot and they don't have to win close games at the end. That's what this team was built for. It's not college ball anymore Rhule and company. Coaches are headed back to college in a couple seasons anyways.

He did this year. Go watch what happens to Butler against run blocking every game he played in 2015 outside of the the no scheme Senior Bowl. I guarantee you right now Worley will not only be a bust, but he will be a major distraction in the locker room. He was the worst DB on the field for the Mountaineers. As for Bradberry... look for 21 on just about every Louisville highlight. He does not like contact, playing aggressive, or taking proper angles to the ball. Awareness is bad. Major project. Dog house candidate.

Horrible draft. Had some instant impact players in: 1 - Emmanuel Ogbah DE 2 - Shilique Calhoun DE 3 - Miles Killebrew SS Plus the Panthers keep a pick since they would not need to trade up. The two DEs instantly challenge Kony Ealy and Charles Johnson for starting spots. Major impact in the rotation. Allows Kony Ealy to rotate into the DT spot on passing downs. Killebrew would be the starting SS day 1. These are the type of players that Kuechly can make better quickly. Killebrew is basically a rookie Kuechly at SS. Instead, the Panthers go with 3 projects who will sit on the bench most of the season and both CBs have the potential to be deactivated or put on the practice squad for a majority of the season. Finnegan and McClain are better options than Bradberry and Worley. Butler, Bradberry and Worley are going to frustrate Kuechly with their style of play. It is unbelievable that the Panthers gave up an extra pick for Worley. There were only a handful of CBs worth drafting. The rest are just as good as UDFA's and street free agents like Finnegan and McClain. Missed opportunities! I am being reminded of the 2014 off season with a much worse draft.

Cam said it... "We were conservative, but you have to trust the coaching." Not sure about trusting a coaching decision to go conservative against a desperate Seahawks team for an entire half. Panthers won so coaches won on their tactical move of limiting key players, running clock, and keeping other players healthy for next week. I would not make that decision, but it has been a staple of the coaching all season. Packers, Colts, Giants, and now Seahawks. I am sure I am missing a game or two that the coaches spent at least an entire quarter putting the team into clock running mode. Panthers could bury any of those teams if the coaches stay out of Cam's and Luke's way. I don't know what to think.

That was the coaching/play calling. Almost the entire second half they were playing soft. They wanted to let the Seahawks complete passes underneath and keep them in bounds. 100% coaching decision. Brought some attacking defense after the Seahawks got 2 TDs and threatened a 3rd on their 3rd drive of the second half. 4th quarter they went back to the shell to run clock with the defense. Dumb.

coaches just want to run clock on offense and defense. Coaches are going to lose this for the Panthers with the crap play calling to run clock. Cam Newton and Luke Kuechly are both frustrated with the second half game plan.

Our coaches are the ones frustrating Cam. Wow. Coaches need to get their act together. Panthers coaches are the ones getting into Cam's head.

Coaches not letting Cam do his thing.... interfering with his game flow. Coaches have gone in to micro management mode. Get out of Cam's way! Let Luke make his calls!

Coleman beat deep again. No surprise there. I believe the coaches have been woken up and their play calling will change now. Attack! Stop running the ball for 3 yard gains. Go for the win. Stop getting up big and letting teams crawl back in with desperation plays.

Play calling has went from play with no fear/keep pounding to play scared/don't make mistakes