UnluckyforSome

Eh. Even if there is an attempt to back off the run and get Young more involved with passing, I don't think it will be successful. It's more than just loading up the box, it's flooding the zone, and Young's "bread and butter" has been short, quick passes with the intent of getting the ball out quickly to avoid pressure and sacks. To that extent, it has been successful, as he has only been sacked 14 times. Now though, defenses don't have to defend every blade of grass. Clog up 10 yards around the line of scrimmage. The Panthers offense is unable to take advantage then.

If you buy into the theory that teams can and will load up to stop the run, and that Young is unable to take advantage, you will be delighted to know that other than the Falcons, every opponent we face for the rest of the season is currently in the top half of the league for lowest yards allowed per carry. Three teams are currently in the top 10 of that list, Saints at 9, Rams at 6, and Seahawks at 3. It sure looks like Young will have to be a significant factor down the stretch, and that running Rico over and over and over is not going to be the winning play.

I'm still waiting on Mel Kiper to eat a hat, or a crow, or retire.

The reason behind that is that premium resources have been spent on assets to support Young. Defense has been filled out with scraps, or as someone else put it, rotational players put in to starter positions.

The Panthers made this bed back in the off-season though. 1 dimensional teams have fatal flaws, and this team has no way of deterring opponents from selling out to stop the run.

Well..get ready..barring injury, phantom or otherwise, he will be the starter. No one else to turn to.

Probably. Maybe Stafford will have stomach flu that day, or it could be a repeat of the Packers. But yeah, it shouldn't even be a contest. Well. I predicted 4 wins, and thought maybe they could get up to 6 or 7. I guess I should be happy they have exceeded my expectations.

You know it's bad when we are pining away for other highly-drafted bust qbs.

There are some fans that are eyeballing the Niners as a win due to injuries. The Niners team on the field tonight would easily beat the Panthers. Seahawks game because of Darnold. I don't see either being wins.

Watching Rams-Niners, and I think there is a very good chance we go winless against the NFC West.

Selling cars in El Segundo. I am not convinced that putting up 120+/- yards and a turnover is good enough for a NFL team to use a roster spot even as a backup.

Some people are/were entertaining the idea of the Panthers in the playoffs. This was a preview of how it would go. The Saints are not a playoff team, but when the stakes go up in the playoffs, the opponent tries to take away a team's strength, and Young isn't good enough to even make the Saints pay for that strategy.

Absolutely not. Their curse begins with George Shinn, and has some other factors and events that have enhanced it over the years.

Y'all got anymore of those 124 passing yards?

Hornets are a cursed franchise. A successful Hornets season tops out at around 35 wins. They weren't even that good in the good old days. Once you accept they are no good, and never will be any good, it makes life easier.

Dalton would have a real shot at breaking that interception record for the season. Even with the season being half over now.

It's not so bad. We should still be able to draft a wr in that range and finally get him some weapons.

Regarding the defense.. The legendary Tampa Bay defense on their 1st Superbowl was known to tell the offense, "Just get us 17, and we will do the rest." That defense had multiple HOFers at every level. Even they could not save this team. Not with Young at qb.

Because those are the only arrows in the quiver.

Nope..it will not.

Young carving them up with 118 passing yards. He will have a short memory of that interception and get right back to business. On the other side, their rookie qb has 269 yards and 2 tds.

Another big time throw from Young!

Oh I know.

Just don't bother coming out of the locker room if Dalton is the plan.

He doesn't have any weapons. Better spend another 1st rounder on a wr.