Jonathan Stewart about to have a 1,500 yard season

[gettlemanjack]

Rotoworld:

"Stewart is one of the NFL's top pure runners ... Still relatively young (28), Stewart will be viewed as a 2015 offensive building block for the Panthers. ... he had 679 yards on 128 carries (5.30 YPC) over the Panthers' final seven games, including playoffs."

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/52922/57/silvas-pre-draft-top-150

If Stewart maintains that same pace over the next 16 games, he'll have a 1,552 yard season

Both Trai Turner and Andrew Norwell will be even better with a year of NFL adjustment and training under their belts

on top of that, we just added 3 new guys that played RT over the last couple years in Oher, Martin, and our draft pick William....and we still have Remmers

Thats gives us 4 RTs to compete to bookend each side of our OL and open up an even more powerful running attack then we had over the last 7 games. Heck, Stewart might run for 1,750!

But, toning the expectations down because we'll rotate other backs to keep Stewart fresh, and because Stewart might miss a game or two to injuries, it still seems likes its realistic that we can allow ourselves to get a little excited about the thought of an incoming 1,000-yard season for J Stew

Joe Person @ josephperson

Apr 22

Jonathan Stewart finally the #Panthers ' featured back.

Max Henson @ PanthersMax

Apr 20

For the first time, Jonathan Stewart enters the season as the

Panthers' feature back.

"Stewart is pretty darn good. Since 2008, there are 21 running backs with at least 1,000 carries, and Stewart has the 5th highest YPC (4.63) in that group. While he’s not a prolific pass catcher (130 catches in 90 games), his catch percentage is a solid 72.6%, which is better than both Arian Foster and Jamaal Charles. Stewart just turned 28, and is still in his prime."

http://www.4for4.com/fantasy-football/2015/preseason/case-jonathan-stewart?aid=shrink

ESPN David Newton:

"This season will be the first since Stewart was drafted that he hasn’t been in the shadow of DeAngelo Williams. Carolina released its all-time leading rusher in February, leaving Stewart as the unquestioned No. 1 back heading into the 2015 season.

...

Stewart’s number was called late last season when Williams suffered a fractured hand. Stewart responded by rushing for 401 yards on 79 carries in the month of December, more than any player other than Dallas' DeMarco Murray, who had 418. Stewart added 123 yards in the home playoff win against Arizona.

He looked like the back that in 2009 rushed for 1,133 yards and 10 touchdowns. But even that season Williams was the starter for 13 games, rushing for 1,117 yards. Williams and Stewart were dubbed "Double Trouble" that year, but it always was clear Stewart was the second half of double.

Not anymore."

http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/13240/panthers-jonathan-stewart-breaking-new-ground-as-top-back

Panthers.com:

"Last season, Stewart surged at the end of the year and helped carry the Panthers into the postseason. He finished with 809 yards in 13 games– his highest rushing output since 2009, his second NFL season.

...

Stewart and Williams were famously nicknamed "Double Trouble," with Williams regularly getting the starting nod when both were healthy. Now Stewart, who has 28 career starts, is entering a season in which he is the unquestioned feature back."

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Stewart-adjusting-to-change/eea6b274-78bf-435f-8660-4b66cd6680ce

[Car123]

I'm expecting a big year from him if he stays healthy.

[LinvilleGorge]

I hope so, but very seriously doubt it. He's very talented, but he always misses some games.

[therealmjl]

If he stays healthy, which for some reason I am confident he will...he is going to be a beast.

[EMSMedic79]

Health will be what defines his season, per the usual. If he can stay healthy, I'm onboard with 1500.

[chknwing]

I expect cam to lead the team in rushing

[Captain Morgan]

one thing I noticed last year....he didn't go down easily.  I think he knows that the team

has put faith in him and he still has something to prove.

 

 

When a running back has motivation, good, no very good things can happen.

[Cary Kollins]

Of course it's a gigantic IF, but IF Stewart is healthy all season he could be a top five fantasy back.

[SCP]

This is the first off season he has had in a few years where he's been able train while healthy so he should come in in great shape.  Stew/Fozzy/Tolbert/Artis-Payne should be a nice rotation.  Gonna have Vic Beasley backing up like a scared bitch when we run at him.

[top dawg]

Fingers crossed!

[Nate Dogg]

All aboard the JStew train. I've never gotten off. Stewart is the best running back the Panthers have ever had. Period.

[RelaxImaPro]

A healthy Stew is a top 5 back in the NFL IMO... he's been better than Deangelo since 2011.  He's just also been injured damn near constantly since after that 2011 season.

 

Pass protection, pass catching, vision, power, speed, decision-making, explosiveness, legs that keep churning, he's got everything you want for a running back... except for the ability to stay healthy.

 

I'm feeling like this year will be his year.

[teeray]

That will be a lot in the 8 games before he gets injured.

[Carl Spackler]

Artis-Payne had 104 yards on 10 carries with 2 TDs for me last night on Madden. He's gonna end up being a star.