Show Me the Evolution

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Here ya go...

 

[h0llywood]

Lots of screens, dump offs, check downs....J Stews touchdown was a short screen. 

Except more of the shorter passes to everyone, not just CMC

[PantherPhann89]

6 hours ago, Jangler said:

tbh, CMC might have changed a lot of minds today. the 49ers shut him down and he was still was a force. Once Cam loosens up, this will explode, and in a good way.

We'll see how it works out but for our first real game, it seemed like we'd just found this new toy. I can understand that mentality in PS but our intentions should've been more calculating against the niners.

[NAS]

By definition, evolution is sloooow, not an overnight thing.  I was happy to see Cam run less on designed runs.  I still want him to be a threat with his feet when there's nobody open down field.  Running the football more yesterday had just as much to do with trying to take it easy on Cam's shoulder as anything else.  Too early to judge, but I like some of the new wrinkles with CMC.

[Moorgan]

I think getting CMC all those touches now forces teams to know that we will use him and, like against the 49ers, they will have to account for him. He forced the defense to adjust to him even though he didn't have an efficient game. His presence was part of the evolution because of how he opened up opportunities for everyone else. He did have some ball security problems though. 1 fumble but also had it loose several times. I think he was kinda shocked by the speed and violence of the NFL. I'm sure he'll adjust but I'm guessing he learned a lot yesterday. While there was a few run, run, pass series I thought overall yesterday was a progression of what we've seen considering it was game 1.

[Mr. Scot]

Biggest differences I saw were more of Cam under center and we weren't constantly going read option.

It's a start.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Biggest differences I saw were more of Cam under center and we weren't constantly going read option.

It's a start.

We ran some good screens in good situations too. They also used CMC to affect the defense and set up plays to other Panthers receivers. Both of those are different even though Shula has called screens in the past.