Jump to content

  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

What was the largest issue today?

The Question

By The Question,
in Carolina Panthers

Recommended Posts

The Question Contributor

The Question

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I also feel like the ankle could have been more of an issue than we wanted to think, I think he'll be fine by next Sunday but he looked a little slower today and maybe the weird feeling in his ankle cause him to miss those longer throws down the field which he's usually pretty money on?

As for the crowd, I get maybe the vibe would be a little off but I believe that wouldn't have been an issue at all had they given the fans something to get loud and hype about ya know?

Anyways, hopefully we get more disciplined with these penalties and get our short passing game shored up, may not be an easy one next week in ATL and we assuredly need the division W.

Keep Pounding


Sent from my iPhone using CarolinaHuddle

Link to comment
Share on other sites
cultclassiccat Newbie

cultclassiccat

Posted
Posted
7 hours ago, Navy_football said:

Shula's playcalling wasn't great. He has a hard time figuring out what the defense is trying to do, or take away, and then exploit their adjustment. 

But I really wish Cam would embrace his inner running back a little more. 

In a nutshell, this is the answer to everything concerning our offense.

I've felt Cam has played with handcuffs on from the start, but more so when Shula got hired.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
CatMan72 Enthusiast

CatMan72

Posted
Posted

Credit the Vikings for getting pressure on Cam, Oher had a particularly brutal day. We never could establish the run which made us one-dimensional. I do question the play calling, this felt like the SB50 gameplan where we kept trying for a splash play instead of going to the short game and waiting for a break. Special teams has been our Achilles for as long as I can remember. This is not an excuse, but I think we have to acknowledge that the events in Charlotte this week were a distraction. Anytime you have players spending more time in press conferences talking about social issues than football, or the upcoming opponent that's bad (for football). Good news is everything I mentioned can be fixed, and some of it will fix itself.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Khyber53 Grand Master

Khyber53

Posted
Posted

I just keep going back to the training camp pressers where Coach Rivera was saying how he wasn't pleased with the effort the team was putting out. He was trying to warn them that just because of last year, they couldn't be thinking they had arrived and were now elite enough to take it easy in preparation.

The team came out flat like they'd stopped at Golden Corral for the all you can eat breakfast buffet. Both O and D lines sucked, Cam sucked, Funchess couldn't get open and Benjamin generated negative yards overall because of his costly holding penalties. Our special teams couldn't tackle or set up anything like a return and our running game was the worst its been in recent memory.

We performed like an old dude who forgot his Viagra at home. After the first 10 minutes, we looked like we needed a nap. No motivation, no fire, no desire. The team just laid there like a jellyfish and let Minnesota's second stringers do with us as we pleased.

What was wrong? We have pretty much the same team we did last year that acted like fools all the way to the Super Bowl then got their butts handed to them once someone figured us out. Now we've lost to two teams that were motivated and professional, teams that wanted to win, while we won a hard fought contest with the dumpster fire 49ers.

What's wrong with this team is a mixture of karma and hubris. It's gonna be a bitch of a year if this doesn't get them fired up.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
SoonerPanther Newbie

SoonerPanther

Posted
Posted
15 minutes ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

Long developing plays+Receivers not getting open+Minnesota elite pass rush+Cam hesitating and holding on to the ball instead of throwing it away= poo show we saw yesterday. 

Agreed and some of that is on the coaching staff. Once you see pressure is happening, you have to adjust to shorter routes. That never happened. Yes Cam held the ball far too long on many throws, but Shula and the coaches have to make that adjustment. 

Credit Minnesota, though. Their defense played really well. Covered well in the secondary and they did a great job picking spots to blitz. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
TheMaulClaw Mentor

TheMaulClaw

Posted
Posted
13 hours ago, The Question said:

 

First off, no I don't think the sky is falling and I don't think these issues are unsolvable within the next couple weeks but after being a fan for 14+ years this is one of the more disappointing losses I can remember. Maybe it's due to my expectations but overall I'd like for you all to choose one and maybe elaborate because I'm dumbfounded...

- Offensive Line play

-Cam Holding the ball too long

- Offensive play selection (no slants, no toss ups to kelvin, too many screens, etc)

-Receivers not getting separation

- Cam overthrowing on the long balls

- Bad coverage in the second half, leaving tight ends way too open between zones)

- Lack of pressure from the ends

- Stewart being out (Although I don't think we win this game with him healthy)

- Penalty calls (whether correct or not) or lack their of for the Vikings)

-ZERO half time adjustment after a lack luster but not horrible production on offense in the first half

Was it just a bad day? What the hell is going on here guys?

Sent from my iPhone using CarolinaHuddle

 

Biggest issue we have right now is special teams and penalties. We can't make clutch kicks and we gave up an easy punt return.  Combine that with the needless Benjamin hold and there's your game.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...