Prowler2k18

Certainly and the downward spiral has been apparent since 2016.

Brown wasn’t the ONLY one who played with pride but he definitely balled out. Luvu and Horn made some big plays also. Overall our D played well but their efforts were wasted by an inept offense and bad ST play.

Yup this organization is a real clusterfug and NOBODY wants to be here. You can tell by what’s happening on the field.

I’d pay Brown b4 thinking of paying Burns. This guy is a centerpiece of our D.

Run defense non existent today.

Looks like the annual Harbaugh shuffle is in full swing. They’re not going to wait for him to entertain NFL offers this go round it seems.

I’d like to see us pursue David Bakhtiari out of Green Bay in FA as his future there looks to be in doubt. At 32 he’s got enough experience and familiarity with Campen (if he’s still here) to man the LT spot for a few years. This way we can move Ickey to LG and search for a viable replacement @ LT in the upcoming draft. At this point Christensen is a good backup and provides OL depth. Not sure what we should do with Bozeman.

While the “super processor“ trait has been well overhyed, this kid has been setup to fail from jump based on the article. What Young has been tasked with is impossible for any rookie QB no matter how talented or intelligent you are.

Reich, Fitterer and the offensive coaches decided the priority before Young’s first season was preparing him to call plays in the huddle for the first time and giving him time to absorb a playbook that blended Reich’s system with wide zone concepts Brown bought from the Los Angeles Rams. Any tweaks or changes the Panthers wanted to make to Young’s mechanics would wait until the offseason. Anyone else find that last sentence at least mildly disturbing? Why would they wait until the next offseason to fix what has obviously been a major flaw in his game? I always felt we should have “redshirted” Young the way the Chiefs did Mahomes his first year, and this just proves Reich and offense staff have mismanaged his development.

Meanwhile our former interim coach has damn near suffocated the best team in the league in the NFCCG rematch.

Fun fact: Evans has scored 11 TDs against the Panthers, most against any team.

I’ve been saying Ickey should’ve been moved to LG since we drafted him. Premature starting at him @ LT with Christensen being a better suited player at that position. Got the NCST fans fired up by the proof is in the pudding.

This seems to be another Tepper shortcoming: too much reliance on analytics when good old fashioned common sense is needed.

I’m slightly intrigued by Frank Smith. Dynamic play caller of one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL, with a QB of similar pedigree and physical limitations and experience coaching different offensive units in New Orleans and Los Angeles Chargers. Worked his way up through the ranks and certainly earned his stripes. He’d be worth looking at for sure.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article282479593.html

As he should. This fiasco is ultimately his fault. The team has been mismanaged from the beginning of his ownership with no clear end in sight.

And the hits keep coming…..

In fairness it’s hard to tackle when you’re being held.

Unbelievable….we get called for defensive holding with all kind of holding that helped them score SMDH

The refs have missed several obvious holding penalties all afternoon.

I agree with everything you wrote. What if Frank is no longer motivated to stick it out? What if problem could be Frank’s heart is no longer in it? When you listen to his press conferences and check his demeanor on the sidelines, not to mention the in-game errors that a veteran coach shouldn’t be making, it just seems that something is definitely off. If there’s rising tension between the owner and HC, and Tepper is not known for being patient with HC’s, a parting of the ways sooner rather than later might be an eventuality.

Ironic since his “processing” was supposed to be a major asset. Just goes to show you can’t expect a rookie to be a savior, especially with so little help on offense.

Yup that seems to be the Panthers’ way. Square peg meet round hole.

NE’s offense is nothing to write home about either. May have more to do with Mac Jones’ struggles and BB’s days for retirement drawing closer. I’d hate it for Thomas Brown if this were to happen.

Wow….there’s a surprise. Had a good rookie season but apparently fell out of favor with the emergence of Hall. Hope we at least kick the tires on him.