raleigh-panther

A defense letting a team match 98 yards pathetic tugging ass pathetic

Game is over

Too far off the ball surprise

Soft zone

Defense sucks

If the Panthers were sex, they would be S&M if only I enjoyed S&M

If you say so what about the rest the defensive snaps

I think it’s more the lack if true playmakers on both sides of the ball is showing the loss of horn hurts burns disappearing hurts not taking advantage of mismatches hurts having one threatening receiver hurts suffering as a fan with this team is torture

Taylor will kill thus team

Get that old fuger out if there

Keep playing that soft zone

Yep brady hates pressure up the middle and man coverage so what do the panthers do..Total opposite

Their tackles are back this week. First time in weeks

3 man rush. Are you fuging kidding me

And just like that panthers forget the play action forward pass

Yeah he did

Godwin continues to be a pain in the ass

The series was too conservative

Too conservative on that drive got a turnover. Go for the jugular

Chris Godwin has always been a pain in the panthers ass

I would love for the Panthers to end Brady’s time in Tampa

Key matchups that could decide the NFC South: Week 17 preview Panthers vs. Buccaneers BY ELLIS WILLIAMS [email protected] 6 hours ago Panthers interim coach Steve Wilks believes there is not much to talk about ahead of Carolina’s Week 17 matchup with the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay. “There’s not really a lot to say. We just got to go play and execute,” Wilks said. “We had a good week of practice. That preparation hopefully is going to lead to great execution on game day. Again, we know exactly what’s at stake. So we don’t really need to talk about it. Let’s just go play football.” The always straightforward Wilks is right. The stakes are quite clear. Win and the Panthers (6-9) gain sole possession of the NFC South. Then beat the Saints in Week 18 and Carolina captures its first division crown 2015. Lose and Tom Brady and the Buccaneers (7-8) win back-to-back division titles while the Panthers would be eliminated from playoff contention. There isn’t much to talk about, in a macro sense. Not a lot has changed about the Buccaneers since Carolina beat them 21-3 in Week 7. Tampa Bay runs inside zone on early downs. Brady then wants to spread defenses and pick his matchups on critical downs. But football games are won at the micro level, and there are a few key matchups that could swing the game. Let’s unpack them, starting with what the Panthers are going to do without No. 1 cornerback Jaycee Horn. Keith Taylor on third down With Horn out, Wilks said cornerback Keith Taylor will start opposite C.J. Henderson. The last time Taylor played starter reps Pittsburgh targeted him five times. He allowed five catches for 105 yards. Each reception went for a first down. Wilks said he has confidence in Taylor. Last week against the Lions, Taylor was targeted twice and did not allow a reception. The team believes the second-year cornerback has all the physical tools to succeed on the outside against Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans. Brady will likely favor that matchup and often target Taylor. He got in the game last week and really didn’t hear his name called at all. So to me, that was a direct reflection of the type of player he is,” Wilks said. (Keith) bounced back and is moving on to the next thing.” Laviska Shenault on early downs Panthers wide receiver Laviska Shenault is due for a long touchdown. Against the Lions, he turned a short catch into a 43-yard gain. Reminiscent of his game-swinging 67-yard catch-and-run versus the Saints in Week 3, Shenault is always a threat to flip the field. Over the past few weeks, he has become a more steady threat in the Panthers’ offense. His usage doesn’t always translate into yardage, but his presence adds a key wrinkle to the run game. By tagging Shenault with bubble routes from the slot, offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo forces defenders to expand with Shenault toward the sideline as quarterback Sam Darnold runs read-option with a tailback. On these plays, Darnold can either hand it off, keep it himself (depending on what the outside defender does) or throw wide to Shenault. Shenault can turn those short throws into unexpected chunk gains, which is exactly the type of play Carolina will need. There are other ways to get Shenault the ball. When he lines up in the backfield beside Darnold, he is a threat to either run or receive. He could take an outside run the distance or a swing pass 50 yards to the house, as he did in Week 10 against Atlanta. With everything on the line, McAdoo should exhaust his best plays against the Buccaneers defense. Feeding Shenault a season-high touch-and-target total would make sense. Tommy Tremble between the hashes For the first time in his career, tight end Tommy Tremble has posted two catches in consecutive games. In Week 7 against the Buccaneers, Tremble caught his first touchdown of the season via a 29-yard corner route from then-starter PJ Walker. Whether it’s Tremble or receiver Terrace Marshall, the Panthers would benefit from targeting a large pass catcher across the middle of the field against the Buccaneers. Last week Tampa Bay allowed Arizona slot receiver Greg Dortch to catch 10 of his 11 targets for 98 yards. The middle of the field should be open, especially because linebackers Lavonte David and Devin White will prioritize stopping the Panthers’ rushing attack. Carolina bulldozed the Lions to a franchise-record 320 rushing yards last week. Those runs were composed of a lot of interior double-team blocks from Carolina. By doubling the defensive tackles, the Panthers could easily access second-level linebackers and create huge rushing lanes. Watch for David and White to play the run, which will force the Panthers to win their one-on-one matchups inside with the Buccaneers defensive tackles. But Carolina should be able to counter by executing play-action passes behind Tampa Bay’s linebackers. Defending the check-down pass The Buccaneers will attack the Panthers horizontally. Carolina must defend sideline to sideline while not allowing Evans to sneak behind them. Effectively rushing Brady will help Panthers defenders account for deep throws. Brady is releasing the ball in less than 2.3 seconds, which is the second-fast time to throw in the league. When Brady feels pressure, he quickly targets his running backs. Carolina must play sticky to both Leonard Fournette and Rachaad White. As receivers last week against the Cardinals, the Buccaneers’ two running backs combined for 107 yards and a touchdown on 13 catches. The Tom Brady factor The Buccaneers are a shell of their Super Bowl winning offense from two years ago. Brady’s offensive line is in shambles due to injuries. Yet the Buccaneers keep finding ways to win games late. Last week, Tampa Bay trailed a dysfunctional Arizona Cardinals team 16-6 with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter. The Buccaneers rallied to beat a quarterback making his first career start and an opponent that had nothing to play for but needed overtime to do it. After the game, Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said their upcoming game against the Panthers was a game both teams need. “It always means something when you’re playing for something at the end of the year,” Bowles said. “You want to be playing December football. You want to play good December football and meaningful games. Next week, they need it and we need it, so it’s going to be a good battle.” Technically, the Panthers need the win more. But this game could be Brady’s last stand in Tampa Bay.

Saw Thomas Davis on the Panthers Huddle and watched his film breakdown of the Tampa defense he was extremely confident of a Panthers win due to Tampa not being able to stop the run ie interior d line getting moved and linebackers out of position to close he said, same problem all year the film breakdown Thomas does always makes that show worth watching (Well the last 10 mins) I believe someone shared the entire show on this board this week

Then…why do you bother being on this board and watching games ? you act like this is the first division to ever be this low…check the history …the Giants were not suppose to make the playoffs or beat the Patriots the teams don’t set the teams in the divisions or any stipulations as far as threshold of wins. The Panthers are playing the hand they hold I have long advocated getting rid of divisions and conferences and just do straight win / loss records but the nfl in its infinite wisdom doesn’t see it that way this team has not quit and they have every reason to and they haven’t I’ll take that participation trophy every time as a PSL holder who pays to watch the product as I’ve seen Panthers teams that did quit and it wasn’t pretty btw. Fans may get a participation award for the playoffs but the players and coaches make extra money and bonus for doing it, So ya, ‘Whoop Dee Friggen Doo’

If they make the playoffs, they will have earned it not many teams get rid of their head coach after 5 games and arguably on of the top 3 players in the league and be where they are they can’t help the state of the division. They have to play the ball enter it lays