NE has surrendered 300+ to every QB they have faced and are dead last in NFL pass defense

[juliosantos]

until this week where cam throws 3 picks and has 100 yards passing they will look like the 2013 seattle lol 

[ncfan]

More the reason to sh!t can Shula if we don't at least produce 17 points this week

[Castavar]

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

He's not avoiding them.  He honestly doesn’t know how to evaluate a teams strengths and weaknesses. 

He and Ron are old school to an extent.   Their philosophy is that it doesn't matter if the other team knows what we are going to do, it's up to them to stop it.  They think that if these players would just execute the play properly then it will work.   They cannot recognize a flawed play design because to them there isn't any.   That's why you never see any adjustments after the half.  In their minds it just the players not executing those cant miss plays that genious that is Shula has given them.

So damn accurate.

[28-3]

I wouldn't judge our defense by that terrible stat just yet. The abscence of Hightower has seriously hurt. KC had some great game planning in the 4th to put up 21 unanswered and Brees is well Drew Brees. The poo show vs the rookie Watson is a bit more concerning. Currently we have a very talented secondary with a woefully underperforming front 7 that is threadbare in depth at LB and DE. I'm not saying our defense won't be trash this season but I've seen seasons like this before where we don't know what we have as we're moving pieces around and forming an identity and Week 3 is way too early to write them off. I sincerely hope Hightower is back as he is our defensive signal caller.

 

How is Carolina's inside pass rush? Brady doesn't have a lot of weaknesses but being able to keep him from stepping up in the pocket is huge and Andrews our center is probably the weakest link of our line. How has the secondary looked without Norman? Has Benjamin dropped the Doritos and stopped trying to imitate Eddie Lacy? It royally sucks about Olsen but hopefully the WRs can step up. The main thing that makes Carolina a threat is like KC when they had Berry you guys are one of the select few teams that have a player talented enough to cover Gronk 1 on 1 in Kuechly. All I know is if he gets away with another bear hug in the end zone I'm doing more than throwing a lawn gnome through his window. 

I've lived in SC all my life so I really wish this were a damn home game. A 2 hour drive to see Brady again is a lot better than needing a flight. My first NFL game was in 2015 when you guys played the Saints at home and a CB (I think Norman) sealed the game with a pick. Good times.

[t96]

2 hours ago, Cary Kollins said:

Patriots are currently the number one offense in the league, and the Panthers are still ranked first in defense overall.

We'll see who is the real deal Sunday.

In what, yards? Because we can't be first in points after that game.

[Burnout189]

You forgot too add , " ...until they played the Panthers." , to the title.

[Chairman Wow]

12 minutes ago, 28-3 said:

I wouldn't judge our defense by that terrible stat just yet. The abscence of Hightower has seriously hurt. KC had some great game planning in the 4th to put up 21 unanswered and Brees is well Drew Brees. The poo show vs the rookie Watson is a bit more concerning. Currently we have a very talented secondary with a woefully underperforming front 7 that is threadbare in depth at LB and DE. I'm not saying our defense won't be trash this season but I've seen seasons like this before where we don't know what we have as we're moving pieces around and forming an identity and Week 3 is way too early to write them off. I sincerely hope Hightower is back as he is our defensive signal caller.

 

How is Carolina's inside pass rush? Brady doesn't have a lot of weaknesses but being able to keep him from stepping up in the pocket is huge and Andrews our center is probably the weakest link of our line. How has the secondary looked without Norman? Has Benjamin dropped the Doritos and stopped trying to imitate Eddie Lacy? It royally sucks about Olsen but hopefully the WRs can step up. The main thing that makes Carolina a threat is like KC when they had Berry you guys are one of the select few teams that have a player talented enough to cover Gronk 1 on 1 in Kuechly. All I know is if he gets away with another bear hug in the end zone I'm doing more than throwing a lawn gnome through his window. 

I've lived in SC all my life so I really wish this were a damn home game. A 2 hour drive to see Brady again is a lot better than needing a flight. My first NFL game was in 2015 when you guys played the Saints at home and a CB (I think Norman) sealed the game with a pick. Good times.

Great stuff.

[pantherclaw]

I just don't get it. Do you guys not realize the handicap that our offense is playing with, to sit there and honestly say, no excuses? 

That's ignorance on a level that has rarely been documented. Thank God for threads like these.

[Borat]

2 hours ago, blackcat said:

Shula tends to avoid other teams' weaknesses like the plague.

Very gentlemanly of him, to be fair. 

[Icege]

Get ready for an 8 minute drive to start the game only to end up with a field goal.

[DaveThePanther2008]

3 hours ago, blackcat said:

Shula tends to avoid other teams' weaknesses like the plague.

You gotta know the weakness to exploit  it. 

[Jmac]

I Heard the same time last Sunday. Got their ass kicked and couldn't do anyhing against another last place D Next dillussion please.

[Ace_Aladdin]

21 minutes ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

You gotta know the weakness to exploit  it. 

TEs  play is the NE weakness and just about any other defense including the vaunted Denver, Seattle , Texas etc etc 

Need to use the 22 personnel 

[Shotgun]

3 hours ago, blackcat said:

Shula tends to avoid other teams' weaknesses like the plague.

And Belichick takes away whatever other teams' strengths are...but the jokes on him we have no strengths!