Perspective

[Adb6368]

It's pretty obvious our staff knows what the run game will be and are trying extra hard to find out what we have in the passing game. This is pretty obvious if you watch our play calling this preseason compared to any regular season in panthers history

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[O-Ther]

With Thor not playing and Cam not running because it's pre-season, the Cheatriots only had to defend half our offense. Last year's plan on how to stop the Panthers by doubling Olsen and keeping Cam in the pocket was sort of proved true tonight

[ThPantherFan]

I'm not worried.

[outlaw4]

21 minutes ago, Adb6368 said:

It's pretty obvious our staff knows what the run game will be and are trying extra hard to find out what we have in the passing game. This is pretty obvious if you watch our play calling this preseason compared to any regular season in panthers history

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That is something that I did note. We were unbalanced with the passing attack when our run offense was actually being productive. In fact, the run game helped us in that one drive when we scored the field goal. In that regard, you can say that we would've pounded the ball more had it been a regular season game. What we saw tonight was an insight to what the offense would look like if we relied mainly on Cam's arm.

It just wasn't pretty other than the O-line giving Cam enough time early on.

[Seltzer]

I'm not overly worried about the offense either.  Hard to evaluate the Panthers run game in preseason since they artificially limit what they do.  The execution of Cam and the WR's was tough to watch though.

That was his worst performance in a LONG time.  Hope it's out of his system.

[KB_fan]

Tonight definitely revealed how much we need Greg against any decent team.  I know we got by ok without him last week, but that was Tennessee... tonight we had a big 88-shaped hole when our 1s were playing O.

Really hope some of these young TEs learn quickly.  We really need more depth behind Greg.  It's a bit scary to have both Greg & Ed battling injuries this preseason... neither are young... hoping nothing lingers.

At this point I think 4 TEs could happen:  Greg, Ed, Simonson & Mucas?  Sandland / Deaver battle for PS spot?

[goodoleboy]

I am more concerned with our inability to stop the run tonight. We were getting gashed out there.

[csx]

11 hours ago, fieryprophet said:

1) Ginn needs to go back to being a one trick pony and stop running routes where the degree of difficulty is anything more than a ball straight into his hands.

 

2) Cam needs to stop trying to get Kelvin involved. He'll earn his targets just like every other receiver, when he's actually open.

 

3) Run the goddamn ball. We are a running team first and foremost. So run it. I don't care if there's 12 in the box, run the goddamn ball.

 

We keep those three things in mind and we'll be fine.

 

 

1. That makes no sense. But it's practice. 

2. It's practice games to practice things.

3. Eh.....OK.......legit . But everyone would be batching about that too.

[Yaboychris28]

Time to rebuild 

[the butch]

Well, we weren't running our offense.  It was an extremely watered-down version of the playbook.  And on top of that, the offensive plays that were called were not within the flow of the game; it was sandlot 1-on-1 football.

That said, the high throws and other execution-related aspects, i.e., the freaking fundamentals, worry me a great deal.

[KB_fan]

1 hour ago, Dick the Butcher said:

That said, the high throws and other execution-related aspects, i.e., the freaking fundamentals, worry me a great deal.

No pun intended, but yes, Cam looked like he took a step back in his fundamentals, back to throwing off his back foot again.  He needs to keep focusing on this.  It does make a difference.  We saw it clearly last year.