Gapanthersfan

The o line spending is probably the most polarizing topic of conversation going. It’s loved or hated. I will go on record as an initial hater, but have come around to truly appreciate it. O line is the most important unit on the entire team, and it’s not even close. If they want to rebuild the team in to a winning franchise, it’s a good place to start. I don’t look at it as just signing a couple stud guards to huge contracts. We bought high level guys with the experience and ability to teach Icky, Zavala, and the rest of the group the right way to do things. This team had a bottom dweller o line last year that would have gotten any QB killed. Skill positions wasted. The team got 2 guards, but what they really bought was a top 5 o line. Thus far Icky looks nothing like last year. There is zero pressure up the middle. That’s nuts. Keeping Dalton AND Johnson here… don’t see that happening. If he proves to be that dude, do we trade him late in the season? Time to step up XL.

With the D needing significant resources, dropping more big coin on more offense isn’t a great idea. I think the Luvu money went to signing our o line warriors.

Pass rush comes alive. 4 sacks, 2 PD, 1 strip sack and fumble recovery. 1 int for the secondary. Andy throws 3 more TDs, 1 pick, 340 yards. 1 of the TDs goes to Trimble on a seam route. Running game goes 185 yards total. Chuba goes over 100 and has a 17 yard run that goes for 6. Final score 31-17 us. We win the TOP battle by 7 minutes.

Gamer is a title I like. The dude you always have a chance with. Big to medium big arm. They have that fire in them. They need a decent line to make it work, typically. When a play breaks down, they make THE game changing throw… 80% of the time in his team’s favor, 20% in the other. You accept it because he wins you far more games than he loses. Sometimes he just doesn’t have it, and you know after the first quarter how the day is going to be. The game manager is steady Eddie. Not great, not terrible, but he’s Mr reliable. Medium arm. He’ll have a good game here and there if a WR is in a contract year. Definitely a product of the system guy. Signs a big second contract with another team and is never productive again, but very wealthy. So it comes down to typically arm strength and PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES. The elite guys are typically big dudes with big and accurate arms… you reading this Dan?

This is what I was looking for, THANK YOU. Not easily replaceable. Perfect.

I’m not speaking of Andy, or any specific one in the league, at all. I’m just waxing philosophical this morning over something completely pointless, and this came to mind. So far, although the sample size is small, it’s going as I suspected. Everyone has their own definition, mostly. For some it’s subjective, others it’s more objective. Perhaps why this is frequently a contested tooic? Criteria for what we consider of a JAG falls right in line with what we also call a game manager. Do your job, don’t lose the game with screw ups, let your better skilled teammates make the plays that win the game. It’s the same thing, but rarely a title used with QBs. Is it out of some sort of respect, or just tradition, or is there something I’m missing.

I’m tired of hearing it in the media. It’s the sanitation engineer nomenclature (my Big Lebowski reference of the day) way of saying garbage man. Seriously, all QBs are tasked with managing games. To not be the reason for a loss. It’s really just another way to say dude is decent, but doesn’t make big plays or elevate his teammates level of play consistently so… you’re essentially calling him a JAG in a nice way. You’re saying that he doesn’t make big time throws in big time situations. His job is to let playmakers make it work, and don’t be the reason why the team loses… so a JAG. So what do we call the next level of play? Gamer seems fitting?

Take it! He’ll just be the little guy in a locker room full of giants that see him as a kid, all over again.

Andy may sign another team friendly contract if it means playing behind a cushy o line and baller receivers in an effort to have one more go at it and pad some career stats. We need to stop the cycle of mediocre and losing. The road to ascension is build lines then get RIGHT QB. Every year we chase a damaged goods QB and put him behind an incomplete line. How has it worked out for us? Right now our o line is Balling, but it’s almost a certainty that at least one person will miss some time due to injury this year. Depth is essential. Quality reps with your skill players is important. If a QB is there with the physical and cognitive attributes that you want in the draft, go for it. Otherwise, go late round on an untainted flier.

No Projects. We suck at projects. We are not just a QB away. Keep building the team the right way. No reaching. No tweeners in the draft. Bring in a dude who is tough, teachable, pocket passer who can make all the throws. If it’s not there this draft, then keep team building with high picks, roll with Andy and bring in a cheap vet backup that is at least serviceable.

The team knows that Andy is literally, their only hope for willing a game. Majority have contract #2 money riding on this. We will see this team beat more teams this year that they have no business beating. The intensity we saw on Sunday will diminish, but not that much. You think these dudes want anything to do with Plummer? It’s Andy’s job to lose. He’s going to throw picks, and we’ll have games that are terrible, but he’s also going to throw a lot of touchdowns. This receiving core may not be far off from 2003 and this looks like it could be the best o line we have ever had. Andy has all the fire and I’d say 2 more gears on Delhomme. Older, yes. He will have more 300 yard 3 td games this year. This team has put a premium on winning and building a culture.

They are all, with a few exceptions, circling the wagons for their own. Panthers blew up a narrative they had all nicely laid out. Deep down, they know the Panthers under Andy have the potential to keep up with anybody point wise in this league. They have to wait for the shot callers to change the narrative before Panthers see better press. Panthers players and staff are keeping it class's regarding Bryce but the message is clear and everyone with eyes and an IQ over 80 can see the truth.

Did it look like he took a knee to the thigh when he was tackled?

Bro is so patient with seeing the gap, and then violent after that. His acceleration is impressive. Y’all just wait for the next few weeks. This was only after a week’s worth of practice.

That’s what a grown ass man with intact pride looks like.

I can promise you that being able to move on from Bryce was a key topic he and Tep talked about when negotiating a contract. He would have never come here had Tep made him stick with Bryce. He’s not dumb. He knows that would have been career suicide. He knows what he’s got in that offense. The potential is off the charts. We had Erkel behind the wheel of an F40.

Panthers actually picked up a healthy stud o lineman in his prime who’s not coming off a major injury? Sorcery

Yesterday was a gut check game where 52 men reached deep inside and announced to the world that they aren’t losers.

Gigantic. I don’t care the $$$. On a unit that was directionless and floundering, it took exactly 1 offseason to usher in credibility and leadership. King Kong strong work, Dan.

Andy, please. No more desperation moves at QB. Select well, learn under dalton, continue to add depth to the o line. Yesterday was won because everyone stayed focused, but lion share went to the O line. We have one. It felt like we were one of the teams that usually exploits us. Rush never gets there and RB goes for 5 every time he touches the ball, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Dalton threw strikes all day long. Those studs and Chuba iced the game away in the 4th. WTH? Did y’all see our TOP? Imagine giving them 10 more minutes of offense. We were in 2nd/3rd and short ALL DAY, and it wasn’t from anything fancy. Please keep reloading the lines like the good teams do and don’t Panthers this one up. They’re always ‘Just a qb away,’ don’t add quality depth to the O line, injury begats injury, QB gets destroyed and the hamster wheel goes on. Forget trying to ice a game away in the 4th. Hows the backup’s backup at center working out for you? You think lack of continuity and playing most of your games on turf doesn’t increase chance of injury? If you don’t have a capable QB, you don’t win FB games. If you can’t protect your QB, you end up in the nauseating purgatory between average and borderline bad for seasons on end. It doesn’t matter how good your defense is. It doesn’t matter if you have first round WRs or a stud RB. This team has the luxury of low expectations right now. Embrace it, be patient, choose a QB with a similar skill set as Andy’s. This line is built to block for a true pocket passer.

Without the talent Dan and Co brought in, yesterday would not have gone in our favor.

He’s a good earner.

Eddie looks like his side hustle is for the El Salvadoran mafia.

All I could think after the game was, ‘Tep, please don’t F this up now.’

I was wondering when the last time a panthers QB pitched such a flawless game.