Highs and Lows after first quarter of the season

[Jeremy Igo]

According to PFF, this season's

 

Best Offensive Player: Cam Newton

Worst Offensive Player: Byron Bell

 

Best Defensive Player: Kawann Short

Worst Defensive Player: Charles Johnson

 

Best Wide Receiver: Jerricho Cotchery

Worst Wide Receiver: Kelvin Benjamin

 

Best Offensive Lineman: Garry Williams (ugh)

Second Worst Offensive Lineman: Nate Chandler

 

Best Corner: Bene Benwikere

Worst Corner: Melvin White

 

Best Safety: Roman Harper

Worst Safety: Thomas Decoud

 

 

Fairly spot on, aside from KB. He has had several drops on catchable balls but overall his positive impact has been far greater than anyone else.

[t96]

Cason has been worse than White. But neither should be on the field.

[fieryprophet]

I work with PFF and even I don't know what the hell they grade on half the time.

[Jeremy Igo]

Cason has been worse than White. But neither should be on the field.

 

Both would look fine provided the defense could apply one hint of QB pressure. They weren't expected to be shut down corners.

 

Last year's backfield would also look like complete garbage behind this year's defensive line.

[em_daht]

Our receivers have been pretty solid so I don't even really take offense when they rank KB as worst. More drops = lower ranking. He's still a stud. 

[t96]

Both would look fine provided the defense could apply one hint of QB pressure. They weren't expected to be shut down corners.

 

Last year's backfield would also look like complete garbage behind this year's defensive line.

 

True. We need Frank's presence to help as much as we hope. And KK should play damn near every snap. We really need CJ to step it up and Cole has been terrible (Dwan and KK should see all the snaps). Get TD back 100% and get those other guys to play to their capabilities and I think we'll be just fine.

[SpeedOFLight]

Both would look fine provided the defense could apply one hint of QB pressure. They weren't expected to be shut down corners.

 

Last year's backfield would also look like complete garbage behind this year's defensive line.

 

 

I agree! I was telling some people about this. Last year, we were able to apply constant pressure which rushed opposing Qbs to get the ball out which in turn caused turnovers and incompletions. This year, we are unable to get constant pressure. QBs seem to have all day back there and our corners can only cover someone for so long. When we start getting pressure up front, you will see better play out of the secondary.

[pstall]

3 tds from our best offensive player has to get better.

[firefox1234]

I am split between Cam and KB for offensive player.

[Mr. Scot]

How is there even enough of a sample size to accurately rate Garry Williams?

[t96]

I am split between Cam and KB for offensive player.

 

I think KB's inconsistencies make him lower, drops, should've been fumble, penalties, etc. Cam has been damn near perfect passing the ball even with the worst line in the league. KB's been a monster for sure. But Cam is the man on our offense.

[carolina-chuck]

Lol

[carolina-chuck]

Why I don't care about computer stats.

Trust your eyes, not a damn computer.

[Peppers90 NC]

Cotchery played well last game which probably helped his pffffff stats.  Hard to say our leading WR has played the worst, but that is pffffff for ya.  Even the collective huddle realizes how well Short has played, but in comparison to all the other linemen, that isnt saying a whole lot.  We can look back as far as 2004 to see our oline has been consistently slow at starting off the seasons up through this year, so we should all expect some cohesion at some point, hopefully.