Questions raised as Carolina Panthers come out flat in loss to Patriots

[beastson]

Forget Cam, if we don't get back to running the ball how we used to, it's a wrap. Shula and his long developing routes isn't going to work against defenses that drop back in coverage knowing we're going to throw the ball

[CRA]

1 minute ago, beastson said:

Forget Cam, if we don't get back to running the ball how we used to, it's a wrap. Shula and his long developing routes isn't going to work against defenses that drop back in coverage knowing we're going to throw the ball

We always run the ball like poo in preseason.  Always.  Our run game works when Cam is mixed in and that never happens until the regular season.

starting O looks no worse than it did in preseason of the our 15-1 season 

[csx]

8 minutes ago, beastson said:

Forget Cam, if we don't get back to running the ball how we used to, it's a wrap. Shula and his long developing routes isn't going to work against defenses that drop back in coverage knowing we're going to throw the ball

We were the second most running team in terms of pct and first in attempts. That's not going to change much despite whatever they try in preseason.

[beastson]

I'm making reference to the SB and last night

SB we threw 41 times and ran for 27 times

Last night we threw 55 times and ran 20

You can say we were testing out the pass game, whatever. We forced throwing the ball then and last night. That can't happen this year

[Snake]

9 hours ago, GRWatcher said:

I will also say that the refs seemed to miss a lot of calls like blocks in the back, holding, pass interference. Is that how games are going to be called this year? I hope not. Very sloppy. Did they show on TV that the ref "high fived" a Patriot player after he reversed our 2 point conversion? We were all like, WTF???

Did you miss the SB? One thing I know it's the Panthers never get favor in the eyes of the refs. 

[CRA]

4 minutes ago, beastson said:

I'm making reference to the SB and last night

SB we threw 41 times and ran for 27 times

Last night we threw 55 times and ran 20

You can say we were testing out the pass game, whatever. We forced throwing the ball then and last night. That can't happen this year

Look at our numbers last preseason.  We were pass heavy then.

no point pounding Stewart and Cam in the preseason and we never do. Cam never runs in preseason (only scrambles).  

[uncfan888]

54 minutes ago, CRA said:

Cam was off. It happens.  When he is off in preseason it simply always looks bad because we never run our offense and in real games he counters some of the "being off" with his legs.

only think of major concern for me is we aren't ready IMO at DB for this season 

Yeah, the secondary is definitely a major concern 

[maddog1945]

12 hours ago, pantherclaw said:

Did you read it at all? 

 

Lol

Don't want too. I quit taking that garbage years ago!!!

[Khyber53]

We looked like one of those teams the comes out of nowhere, loses the Superb Owl then drops like a rock back down to mediocrity last night. That game was poorly played and coached from top to bottom.

When Funchess is the bright spot with 5 receptions out of 10 throws... you just aren't living up to expectations. 

Hoping this was just an off night on a game that doesn't matter. 

[pantherclaw]

30 minutes ago, maddog1945 said:

Don't want too. I quit taking that garbage years ago!!!

That would explain your previous post, cause you didn't know what you were talking about.

[GRWatcher]

2 hours ago, Snake said:

Did you miss the SB? One thing I know it's the Panthers never get favor in the eyes of the refs. 

I'm not looking for favors. I'm looking for as-accurate-as-possible reffing. Even with an extra official on the field it was ugly with the missed calls on both sides. Rivera was livid a few times.

[Snake]

3 hours ago, GRWatcher said:

I'm not looking for favors. I'm looking for as-accurate-as-possible reffing. Even with an extra official on the field it was ugly with the missed calls on both sides. Rivera was livid a few times.

Fair never happens. At any level.