SmokinwithWilly

8 YPC vs 2.5 YPC. Doesn't matter if Chuba was a good player in the past for us or not. 8 YPC is sustaining drives and exhausting a defense. 500 yards of offense by a RB in 2 weeks hadn't been done by anyone in 14 years. You ride that hot hand regardless of feelings. It's not a slight to Chuba. Guys get hot and when they do, you let them burn. If it had been Chuba over Rico we would be saying the same thing. Let the guys playing the best football play.

We had an opportunity to beat Buffalo if we had let Rico exhaust their defense at 8YPC instead of staying fresh at Chuba's 2.5YPC, giving them plenty of energy to plaster Dalton. Poor game planning and recognition by DC. Not saying we would have won, but we certainly could have negated some of the rest that bye week had provided. Our defense certainly looked gassed chasing Cook all over the field 10 yards at a time.

I wasn't disagreeing with what you were saying. I totally agree with it. I went back and looked up my initial response to re-signing Dalton and it was just what I thought. I hated it because we needed to do better than Dalton. This has all along felt like a quest by Tepper to prove himself as smart as all the Mel Kiper Jrs and smarter than all the football guys who said Bryce wouldn't translate to the NFL game. Our biggest problem isnt Bryce, DC, Evero or DM. It's Tepper's giant fugging ego.

If I remember correctly, it was a condition that Bryce was to remain firmly in place as QB for whoever took either job. I'd imagine that and Tepper's track record as a boss really limited the hiring pool.

It's why Frank checked out as soon as Bryce was drafted. He didn't believe in him at draft time and he certainly didn't believe he was ready opening day. Body language says a lot and Franks said get me the F out of this clown show.

He was also sold as the highest floor, lowest ceiling of the top 3 as well, and so far, the floor has been a basement apartment in Venice.

Its the Panthers retirement plan. Sign a big contract. Work 2 years or less. Get fired. Retirement or go elsewhere with enough money to never work again a day in your life.

I think "C" is being generous for the coaching staff. I'd give them an F and that's because there's nothing lower. DC and Evero are beyond stubborn, lack any ability to adapt in game, and can't recognize simple football concepts like play your best players when they're hot or design systems around the players you have, not the ones you wish you had. This is someone the worst coaching this team has seen, and we suffered through OOU with Matt Rhule.

Yeah. That ain't working out so well.

Why do you need a leadership conference to state the obvious? Can't make a decision in game because we have to hold a conference to decide what's the right move. Come on man.

I actually think going to schools like Bama that have top recruiting classes hurts QBs. They're so heavily loaded that it's hard to really evaluate them because the competition level is rarely even. Of the 63 SEC draftees out of 16 schools in Bryce's class, Bama and Georgia each had 10. That's 30% between 2 schools, so unless those 2 schools are facing off, the caliber of competition isn't near even. I actually prefer taking a lesser overall ranked QB who may have faced more competition because you have a better idea of what he's really like on an even playing field. This isn't a slight at Bryce. Mac Jones and many other Bama QBs don't live up to the hype either

I hate to give credit where it's due.But arizona took one season of josh rosen and said, nope, he's out of here

Never force a pick because you need one. Find the best one you can, whether it be in FA or the draft. Desperate teams do stupid things. Before we go draft a QB, how about we get a head coach that doesn't lack complete situational awareness and wants to win more than protect feelings.

Exactly. This team needs a hard nose, no BS, head coach. It will directly clash with Tepper and I don't see it going very well the first time he tells big daddy Dave he doesnt know what he's doing, but if you want to win NFL games, you need to hire NFL people.

He out coached himself. This was a game plan a 6 year old could have run on Madden. Rico run. Rico Smash. Rico Touchdown.

This was flat out on DM and DC. DM for not actually doing his job and trying to find a legitimate backup QB this offseason and DC for not letting his best player carry the load and hurt a team captain's feelings. How many yards did Cook have again? Over 200. That's because when a guy is averaging almost 8 YPC you don't put his ass on the bench. This weak ass coddle you feelings poo has to stop.

Pretty sad when Eric Shelton may not longer be your biggest 2nd round RB bust.

It wouldn't be a good look at all but Im sure anyone looking for a RB would understand why he felt that way as well.

The remake was terrible. Some things are better just left alone and parts of the original were better left on the cutting room floor.

Im guessing Rico told him to shove his rotation up his ass. Probably gonna go to DM and request a trade to a competent HC tomorrow.

He's also playing for a contract and getting benched following close to 500 yards of offense in 2 games has to feel personal. I doubt he has any respect for DC at this point.

I dont want him to get them back. He's shown nothing that proves hes worthy of being a HC.

If you're playing to win games, you play your best players, especially when that player accomplished something that hasnt been done in 15 years. It's not a novel concept and certainly not one that a NFL HC should struggle to grasp.

We tried to

This loss rests squarely on DM and DC. DM for thinking Dalton was any level of competent backup quality and not actually pursuing a real backup that might actually be able to win a game or be competitive in one. and DC for being the most stubborn ass coach possible and not using the running back averaging 8 YPC and instead feeding the one averaging 2.5 YPC to the detriment of the entire team and offense. McDermott didn’t seem to have a problem letting his best player feast on our defense. It didn’t have to be this way. We could have been in the game but we never had a chance before we even stepped on the field. I'm sure some people will say Huddlers are stupid and don't know better than the professionals. I beg to fugging differ.