Who impressed/depressed last night

[TheSpecialJuan]

GOOD

KB

Vernon Butler

Bene'

Robert McClain

 

BAD

Tre Boston

Mike Remmers' second half

Kony

 

[TheSpecialJuan]

David Newton ESPN Staff Writer 

Panthers coach Ron Rivera said Robert McClain played so well at nickel that Bene' Benwikere, who started as an every down corner, is more of a backup nickel now

[truthjuice]

Impressed:

Cam's mental toughness 

Vernon Butler

Kelvin looks really good

Depressed:

the run defense

the refs 

[DelhommesTheMan]

Impressed:

Cam carried us on his back (MVP)

KB

Luke

Bene 

McClain

Andy Lee (What a leg)

Teddy

Bad Showing

Bradberry (More so the penalties)

Funchess (Where was he?)

Tre Boston (Horrible tackling)

Remmers (Wasnt as bad as the SB, but u can only go up from that, was still beaten soundly on speed rushes)

Gano ;( I knew he was gonna miss...Tell me a clutch kicker like Vinatieri ever misses a kick like that, hes good just not clutch.  He will make 5 of 5 FGs in a game as long as the game isnt on the line.  Surprised it wasnt blocked.

Delaire : Why are you on this team smfh

[Wundrbread33]

Impressed:

Bene

Kuechly as always

Cam (for being alive)

O-line for 3 quarters

Lee's leg strength

 

Depressed:

Tackling of our secondary

Thomas Davis vs. their rookie FB (he looks legit)

Second half coaching (clearly on tilt and reverted back to ineffective play calling)

Gano...even though he made the 1st try.

[CRA]

I actually would put Cam in the impressed category.  He played a great first half.  2nd half he endured punishment no other NFL QB could take.....and finally at the end still managed the comeback drive (Gano just missed).   I also think Bradberry is playing w/ a rookie curve and big picture that was about as brutal of first game you could imagine

Impressed:  Cam, Kelvin, Bradyberry (factoring rookie curve and how big the debut stage was), Remmers (factoring in how outmatched he was physically he did well, he still had lots of one on ones)

Depressed:  Every DB on the roster vs the run.  DE play. Tolbert

Some guys just show up and do what they do and it gets overlooked:  Luke, Davis, Olsen, interior OL

[Bartin]

Impressed:

KB - good to have him back

McClain - looked really good

Greg - as expected

Stew - He looked amazing

Depressed:

Luke - by his impossibly high standards he had a bad game. wrong side of the play on multiple occasions. very unlike him. he'll fix it so im not concerned about it

Boston - terrible

Gano - no explanation necessary

Coleman - sucked, prob needs to move back to FS

the entire DL - just putrid outside of like 4 plays

Bene - awesome INT but was poor the rest of the night

The rookies get a pass because they played like rookies in their first games. Showed why they were highly picked but also showed that they have a lot to learn.

 

[SportsCrazie4172]

Depressed

Gano

Gano

Gano

[CRA]

Bene had a great INT.

But anyone overly impressed with his day needs to go watch their FB run for a 25 yard TD again IMO

[LinvilleGorge]

Impressed:

Cam - based on the circumstances, he did about all he could.

Olsen - continues to be one of the best TEs in the league

KB - looks like he's picked up right where he left off

Luke - pretty much ever positive play we made against the run was made by Luke

Butler - yeah, he's raw but we all knew that.  He showed some flashes of his talent.

Depressed:

Funchess:  he's going to take over KB's #1 role guys, right? 

Short: one of the most disruptive DTs in the league last year, virtually invisible last night

Star/Soliai: these guys make they're money by stuffing the run and eating up blockers, where in the hell were they?

CJ: he's shot, plain and simple

Tolbert: see above

TD: he just had a bad overall game

Mixed bag:

Boston: made some good hits, got a sack, but took a bunch of bad angles and missed a bunch of tackles.  In other words, he played like Tre Boston.  Inconsistency has been the name of his game dating back to his college days.

Coleman: hardly even noticed him outside of one hit on the QB on a blitz

Bradberry: yep, looked like a small school rookie CB. did have one really nice pass breakup against Thomas late in the game in a crucial situation.

OL: fantastic in the 1st half and to start the 2nd half, but in the 4th quarter they looked like the same overmatched OL from the Super Bowl

Ginn: I thought he made the most of his opportunities as a receiver, but it might be time to consider giving someone else a look on returns.  He looked plain bad in that department which is weird for a career return man.

Lee: one beast mode punt, but a couple of touchbacks too

Gano: beast mode kickoffs, but...

 

 

 

[Panther53521]

I was really disappointed in the whole D-Line. I havent rewatched the game yet, but I did notice on Anderson's TD run that KK got a big push into the backfield and Anderson ran by him, but he was being held so he couldn't make the play

[TheSpecialJuan]

Surprising that Daryl Worley did not get 1 snap on D last night.

[mc52beast]

Not so impressive;

run defense

front four pass rush

Tolbert(how does he get stoned by a guy weighing 50 pounds less than he does)

Impressive;

Stewart

KB

Luke

TD

Cam(how is he standing upright)

Was REALLY impressed with the refs and how they managed to miss multiple hits to the head on Cam... should all get raises

[ncfan]

Impressed:

Cam:  thats one tough MF.  Took a beating that no other QB only possibly Big Ben could take and finish the game, and still drove the team down to set up a gamewinning fg shot

Remmers: overall did a damn good job keeping one of the best passrushers in check except when blitzed the house.

KB: looked solid in his first full game back

Stewart: hope he stays healthy. Guy ran hard and looked like one of the better backs in the league

Butler: kid hustled.  Once he gets some coaching up hes going to be real good.

 Depressed:

DB's: outside of Coleman they all looked afraid of contact.  Bradberry looked lost but im sure hes going to come along.  Rookie coming from a small school, didnt expect him to go Josh Norman on one of the better WRs in the league on his first game. BUT he has shown he will hit someone after hitting murray good in the titans preseason game.  So where was that last night.

WRs not name Benjamin:  expected a big game from Funchess.  Had one nice catch beside that he was a ghost.  With attention to KB and Olsen, Ginn should have been able to find a seem deep, he also was a ghost.

DL:  very little penatration except a few times such as the Star tip.  Very little pressure when we didnt blitz.

 

Tolbert: the biggest disapointment.  Sadly i think he about done.  Hes never been a solid blocker but now is terrible.  Had one good chip block on Miller beside that barely did any thing.  When he ran the ball he got no where couodnt break a tackle.  And his biggest strength has been catching out of the backfield and smash over people.  He looked like he hit a brick wall when that safety planted him.  We need help here bad