TB lose! 1-2 just like us

[CPantherKing]

3 hours ago, gorillamilitia13 said:

To those of you saying that we are "rebuilding", or that we suck, or that we can't beat the good teams what do you have to say about last season? Was losing Norman that huge of a loss that it caused us to go into rebuilding mode? Y'all make no sense.

It was not just Norman that the Panthers lost. Yes, that was a big hit, but you have to look at it like a house of cards. When you pull one card out, how many others will fall?

Norman, Tillman, Harper, and Coleman were replaced with...

Bradberry, Worley, Coleman, and Boston.

The new unit has to match the production from the previous unit with turnovers. That is a total of 22 turnovers. The secondary is not near as physical or opportunistic as last year. Last year that secondary created turnovers. Norman was a big loss, moving Coleman from FS was a big loss, Tillman was a fair loss, and Coleman is not physical enough to force fumbles like Harper in the box. This loss of production affects the LBs, DL, and offense.

Also, the Panthers have led in every game at the half by a total margin of +16 - an average of +5.3. That is down from their average of +9.1 margin at the half last season. The coaches go conservative in the 2nd half with a lead, just like last year. They have only scored 3 points in the second half combined for the their losses.

The issue now is the Panthers are not ahead by 2 scores at the half and have a less opportunistic defense in the 2nd half of games compared to last season. The defense averaged 1.7 turnovers and 1.9 sacks in the 2nd half last season while preserving a lead. This year they are averaging 1.3 turnovers and 1 sack in the 2nd half. That extra score at the half and the extra turnover and sack in the 2nd half make all the difference.