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Yea he has looked solid against the run as advertised since they put him in late in game one.

Yea the players definitely like Rhule no matter how much the fans hate to hear it. He can be loved by the players and still deserve to be fired. Both things can be true and that's ok. No point in some people being outraged by the players liking their coach.

I believe Wilks was the one that has been the most vocal about Chinn being at safety, to be fair.

Exactly this, on the replays of the batted balls the offensive lineman is not even touching the dlineman and allowing them to jump freely. I have no idea how this hasnt been corrected yet. If the dlineman doesn't get quick pressure they are instantly preparing to bat the ball down and until the olineman start making them pay for it, it will continue. The team seemed to have a mean streak in the preseason and in the regular season it seems like the coaching staff has told them to lose all that energy and they are flat.

Yea it seems weird. Every time you hear clips they are saying to stay calm and not to get too hyped and all that. They seem like zombies, bring back the juice they had during the Patriots week. I would rather have too much energy than none.

Steve Smith literally hurt receivers development when he was a player, I couldnt imagine as a coach. You cant think every great player will make a good coach. Its usually the opposite.

I noticed a lot of the time when he had a tackle on him and got a chip from the te then he would totally give up on even trying to rush the passer and would stop and stand there. I think that's part of why he brought it up and said hes going to have to work through it.

That's definitely true. I'm just saying if there was ever a way that it could be proven then the nfl would be in huge trouble legally.

I'm fairly sure it is illegal to allow bets without their being public knowledge that it is a fair competition though. I think if it is public knowledge that it's already happened then it's different. That's how people bet on these reality shows and stuff at vegas for whatever dumb reason, but I think even if it is a private company, if they put out the illusion that it is a fair competition then it is treated differently. I could be wrong though.

I dont exactly understand why this line is blowing up like it is. We started slow and we ended fast. I think it's a good thing to look at all the stats to help figure out what works and doesnt or strengths and weaknesses with the roster. The only thing I take as a negative is since we were moving the ball so well why we played for a fg instead of a touchdown. I was telling my friend as it was happening that we had to safely play for the TD. With a new kicker and the time left if we made it and them being able to win with a fg, in the moment I hated playing for the fg instead of td as much as I did after it backfired.

To be fair Burns didnt look great either. I noticed a few plays like that in the first 3 quarters of the game where it seemed like he totally gave up on any kind of pass rush.

Honestly he kind of got lucky with that play. The secondary just quit defending when he ran to the side. The underneath guy badly was talking about had no one around him for 15 yards instantly and he didnt throw it. It would have easily been a 30 yard gain or more. In the rain you take that all day.

It goes both ways on who it is. Look at elfelin. One of the higher graded guys on pff last week and everyone says pff is junk. It all depends on how pff grade lines up with our personal opinions and thats how legit it is. PFF is pretty solid at some positions and weak at others. I would say it is fairly weak with the lines in general.

Is this just from week 1? Week 1 is always wonky I wouldnt put too much stock into any stats from that. It's too small of a sample size. Could it continue? It definitely could, but one game doesnt really tell you any kind of story yet. I believe the oline will gel and improve, the d line I'm much less sure about.

The weakness of the Cle defense on paper is their interior d line. That was the game plan going in with the run game.

I dont know that I agree with that. Icky barely got a hand on him because he short set the edge. As far as his drop back, the dline was able to jump and bat down passes all day. Hes not a big QB. Hes got to drop back a little further to help create throwing lanes. I never saw one oline man knock the defender on their butt when they were jumping to knock those passes down. Lay them out a few times and they will ease up on that.

To be fair the play calling is meant to cause confusion and busted coverages. That's what plays are drawn up to do in general.

Shatley Springs is better if that's the type of food you're going for.

I still think the panthers should ditch spartanburg and have training camp up here. Better setup and dont have to deal with those scorching hot days.

If we end up picking in the top 5 or 6 again this year then it will almost certainly be for a qb. So I'd say no. Honestly MC has the best chance to play in the future if we are mediocre this season but I think that's the worst outcome for the team overall.

Personnel definitely plays a big role. They are undersized and fast for the most part. When they started stopping the run it was because they were selling out to stop it. Also it seemed to help a lot when we brought the new guy in near the end. Also our lbs in general were nonexistent it felt like.

The qb was 18/34 for 147 yards with the defense selling out to stop the run. The CBs werent really the problem.

Kupp on the other side getting triple teamed may have helped with that.

No, you cant think like that. They only mean what they say if its negative and the huddle agrees with it. Anything else is just because of ulterior motives. We must be negative!

It's been clear from the start that the players like Rhule and have bought into what he says (especially this year) no matter what the conspiracy theorists say to get the spin that they want. If someone says Rhule sucks then they agree wholeheartedly, if a player or someone says Rhule is good then they are just saying it because they have to. Its ridiculous. Just because you feel some way doesnt mean you're right. You're seeing ghosts as one has said.