Funchess losing snaps weekly

[Zaximus]

Well, there are two scenarios with this:

 

1) Our front office thought he was NFL ready and that is why we didn't sign a vet WR to be a #2 this year (Stevie Johnson, etc).

2) Our front office knew he was a project but still ignored getting a true #2.

Either way the Funchess project is a fail this year and you should blame the FO more than the player.  Next year, it may pan out though.  

[UpstatePanther]

are we really going to have to deal with this for two years while the staff develops funchess? im not happy about his drops either but good gawd. he is a rookie that everyone knew would be a prospect to begin with.

[Carl Spackler]

Funchess is officially the football version of Bismack Biyombo. Get ready for 2-3 more years of arguing about his "potential"

[SinaloaPaisa]

lol ppl complaining about a rookie getting spot minutes. smh

[Mr. Scot]

I had to check to make sure Bersin was still on the roster. Haven't seen him lately. Your stats would indicate the staff has even less confidence in him than Funchess. 

Here's another possibility. Ginn has been catching the ball well lately, and we all know Olsen is the 'go to' guy, so with an offense that doesn't throw a ton of passes, there are only so many to go around. I think loss of confidence may be speculation on your part, rather than dead cert reality.

I saw him late in the game.

Honestly though, it looks like the team is somewhat avoiding backups in general. Bersin, Artis-Payne and oothers - though active - aren't seeing many snaps.

My guess: Getting a lot of rest and prep for later in the season when they may be needed more as fatigue starts to set in. But frankly also could just be a confidence thing (i.e. more confident in tired starters than fresh backups)

[csx]

I mean come on Voth. You even include the snap % of total in your posts. Just look at the numbers you publish.

[jbland]

Funchess needs to change his number, Legadu's stank is still all over that jersey.

I had forgotten he even played for us until you mentioned him. 

[AceBoogie]

Yea I forgot Cotchery was still on the team

[SportsCrazie4172]

Does anyone not remember Bersin on Special Teams last year..I rather they stick with Funchess..he will get there in time..

[Silent Majority]

Yea I forgot Cotchery was still on the team

GTFOH wow lol

[raleigh-panther]

I don't think it is silly to expect a WR to catch passes.

That's what he was drafted to do.

I can see him not being a great blocker or route runner as a rookie, but IMHO, he should be able to catch the ball.

Not real high on trading away draft choices and trading up to get a WR who can't catch.  The Panthers have too many holes still.  In my mind, the first and second round, they must have starters or competitors who can step in for starters, not projects.  Projects are round 3 forward.

Just saying what I see. 

 

 

[TheWiz]

I usually dont do this because I trust our guys... 

But this is why I said we should draft Stefon Diggs in the 3rd or 4th round. But they dont listen to me.

Because I'm just a fan... 

Like the rest of us. 

Keep Pounding. 

[*FreeFua*]

This is also why I'd like to see them make a trade for a WR. I hope Funchess isn't the reason why they don't trade for a WR. If they believe he'll progress sooner than later, I think the added pressure would hurt his development even more. 

He still looks smooth and shows flashes (kind of like he did throughout his career at Michigan) he's still very young but drops have always been an issue. Once the game slows down for him I expect him to clean up SOME of his drop issues. I'd love for Carolina to be stomping someone in the next few weeks so they could spend some time just feeding Funchess and getting him some quality reps.

[Peppers90 NC]

good thing is, he is still in there at the end of games making catches. bad thing is, he is dropping too many and being out performed by Ginn, Brown and Cotch