How To Dominate An Entire First Half, Time of Possession, Make Tom Brady Look Like poo, Get Two Takeaways, Awesome Avg Starting Field Possession, And Walk Away Losers...

[tiger7_88]

I don't know what you're talking about...  Maybe you're going a little overboard and need to take a break?
Here's a video for the road:

 

I see Moderators are held to the highest of standards in this forum.

[Shufdog]

Somebody had a meltdown over a preseason game! LOL!!!!!

[caatfan]

Judging by the thread title I assume the OP would have been happy if the team played poorly all around as long as it was a meaningless win. 

[teeray]

 

I could deal with a Patterson move if they would take a 6th rounder or less.  But what has he proved in the NFL?  Two years in the NFL and he averages less than 40 catches per year, less than 500 yds receiving per year, and exactly 3 TD catches per year.  Why is he a solution?  What has he proven in the NFL that would "solve" the Panthers problem?

With regard to Michael Floyd, next year he's owed over $7 million in the final year of his contract.  Why in the world would you burden your team with that kind of outrageous number for an utterly average receiver?  And his numbers again = NFL mediocrity.

What would putting either players on this team mean other than "Gosh!  At least we're doing SOMETHING!"  The most likely result of either of these players is a waste of time and money, because that's what they've proven to be so far in their NFL career.

Now if the Vikings or Cardinals cut the guys?  That's a different story.  That's taking a shot with no risk or cost (a la our long, lost Stephen Hill).

Kinda like I said last night.  Some are upset that we signed an average WR instead of some average WR.

We have signed and drafted several WRs the last couple of years.  We arent ignoring the WR position.

 

[The Huddler]

To be clear, im not one of those "just do something" guys. I was just saying. Im not a reactionary fool. 

[The Huddler]

Michael Floyd is a damn good reciever he just gets hurt too often and had to deal witj garbage QBs last season.  He would be worth the money

[frash.exe]

Me reading this thread

 

 

[ed bell]

Somebody had a meltdown over a preseason game! LOL!!!!!

Can you imagine watching a game with him? 

[Proudiddy]

Can you imagine watching a game with him? 

Mmm hmm, I know that's right girl!  Tell it!  Tell it!

[FuFuLamePoo]

I mean what are our options right now?  Benjamin got hurt in a freak injury.... not much DG can do right now

[tiger7_88]

Michael Floyd is a damn good reciever he just gets hurt too often and had to deal witj garbage QBs last season.  He would be worth the money

If Steve Smith wasn't worth $8 million per year, Michael Floyd damned sure ain't worth $7 million.

[Snake]

My friend, HAVE YOU SEEN what the Colts have done in the post season in 3 years with Andrew Luck?

Another great rookie QB a Franchise enjoys for years under the Rookie cap scale?

I'd say they've wasted no time making it count.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/playoffs.htm

That's 3 straight 11-5 years they've enjoyed!

That Colts and the one Payton played for are two different teams.  Also that defense can't stop a wet paper bag because the offense has all the money. 

[Keelin]

There's definitely improvement that needs to be done, but everyone needs to remember; it's only a preseason game... if that helps you sleep at night

[sharkkiller]

I stopped reading this after 13 pages, but I just wanted to point out something that no one has talked about,

 

It was a preseason game, which is solely used to evaluate personnel in different packages and situations, as well as play calls. Who is playing when, and in what package generally gives you very little insight into the actual packages that will be on the field during a regular season game. If they left Brown in when he was dropping passes, it was likely because they wanted to give him a chance to work it out. He will likely play more in the final preseason game for that very reason. 

 

I am not saying he didn't poo the bed last night, but what I am saying is that any big reaction to a preseason game is an overreaction. I keep seeing that Gettleman has not paid enough attention to the WR position, while paying more attention to the defense.

Let's really take a look and see what the facts are.

Offensive players drafted by Gettleman:

2015 (round)

Devin Funchess (2)

Daryl Williams (4)

Cameron Artis-Payne (5)

2014

Kelvin Benjamin (1)

Trai Turner (3)

Tyler Gaffney (no longer on the team) (6)

2013

Edmund Kugbilla (4)

Kenyon Barner (6)

 

Defensive players drafted by Gettleman

2015

Shaq Thompson (1)

David Mayo (5)

2014

Kony Ealy (2)

Tre Boston (3)

Bene Benwikere (5)

2013

Star Lotulelei (1)

Kawann Short (2)

AJ Klein (5)

 

That is 8 offense and 8 defense. Two RBs are not on the team so that is a net of 6 offense and 8 defense.

Now let's look at FA signings by Gettleman:

2015 Offense

Michael Oher

Jonathan Martin (retired)

Jarrett Boykin

Tedd Ginn, Jr

Jordan Todman

2015 Defense

Kurt Coleman

Charles Tillman

Jason Trusnik

Teddy Williams

Dwan Edwards (resigned)

2014 Offense

Jericho Cotchery

Ed Dickson

Tiquan Underwood (no longer with the team)

Joe Webb

2014 Defense

None

2013 Offense

Tedd Ginn. Jr (left and then resigned in 2015)

Domenik Hixon (no longer on the team)

2013 Defense

Chase Blackburn (no longer on the team)

Drayton Florence (no longer on the team)

Mike Mitchell (no longer on the team)

DJ Moore (no longer on the team)

That is a net gain of 8 on offense and 4 on defense.

This is not even taking into consideration the undrafted free agents signed and still on the team or cut. 

 

The point of this is to say that attention has been paid to the offense in both the draft and through free agency, as much if not more than the defense. The main difference is that we have been luckier with the defense in terms of finding "gems".

We have signed mid level free agent recievers (namely Tedd Ginn, Jr, Jericho Cotchery, Jarrett Boykin) and some roster fodder like Underwood and Hixon.

Just because they are not the players that a particular fan wanted, does not mean that they were not at least minimally productive, or cut as needed. Not every name that was screamed for the team to sign was as productive in their new location as they were on their previous team (see Hakeem Nix for example).

 

So in summary: Preseason is preseason, and Gettleman has paid attention to the offense. Just because one undrafted free agent dropped some passes in one preseason game does not mean that everything is falling apart and that the offense sucks. Yes, losing KB sucks, and it will impact our offense. But no one could possibly know how much, nor will we even know after the season because it would all be based on hypothetical reasoning. As a fan, everyone has the right to bitch and complain about perceived deficiencies, but it is always good to keep an open mind and look at the big picture. we may not have the best receiving corps in the NFL, but it is not as some are saying the worst either.

 

So chill out everyone.