Panthers offense vs defensive rank position...

[Jeremy Igo]

Points -  Defense Rank

23 - 28

9 - 22

13 - 20

33 - 32

27 - 21

23 - 14

3 - 8

17 - 29

 

Items of note: 

Panthers have scored 30+ just once, against the worst defense in the league. 

Panthers have played one top 10 defense, scored 3 points. 

Predictably, Panthers offense performs mediocre against mediocre defenses. 

 

Looking ahead:

Falcons defensive rank is 11 currently. Indicates the Panthers likely score 14 - 21 points this Sunday. 

The Falcons actually have the second best defense the Panthers have faced so far. 

Dolphins game coming up, currently have 7th ranked defense. Could be trouble. 

Vikings game in December will be against the best defense they will face all year. Need to get the offense in gear ASAP. 

Other than that, the remainder of the season is against average to below average defenses. Offense could gain momentum heading into playoffs. 

 

[Hotsauce]

Good thing we have a dynamic offensive minded OC that is creating a whole web of schemes that will confuse our offense, I mean their defense.

[hepcat]

1 hour ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Points -  Defense Rank

23 - 28

9 - 22

13 - 20

33 - 32

27 - 21

23 - 14

3 - 8

17 - 29

 

Items of note: 

Panthers have scored 30+ just once, against the worst defense in the league. 

Panthers have played one top 10 defense, scored 3 points. 

Predictably, Panthers offense performs mediocre against mediocre defenses. 

 

Looking ahead:

Falcons defensive rank is 11 currently. Indicates the Panthers likely score 14 - 21 points this Sunday. 

The Falcons actually have the second best defense the Panthers have faced so far. 

Dolphins game coming up, currently have 7th ranked defense. Could be trouble. 

Vikings game in December will be against the best defense they will face all year. Need to get the offense in gear ASAP. 

Other than that, the remainder of the season is against average to below average defenses. Offense could gain momentum heading into playoffs. 

 

Playoffs? You talking about playoffs? I just hope they can win a game.

[Jeremy Igo]

7 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Playoffs? You talking about playoffs? I just hope they can win a game.

I feel like the defense is playing well enough to keep them in the hunt. Hopefully Olsen returns and the offense starts producing eventually. Could happen. 

[Snake]

This is a frustrating year indeed. 

[hepcat]

Just now, Jeremy Igo said:

I feel like the defense is playing well enough to keep them in the hunt. Hopefully Olsen returns and the offense starts producing eventually. Could happen. 

I really think the defense is a bit overrated this year. Winston had receivers running open all game and just kept missing them. The game should have been much closer than the score indicated.

 

The reason I think they’re a bit overrated is, the good QBs the Panthers gave faced have sliced them up (Brees, Brady, Stafford). The Panthers got lucky the Patriots and Lions have bad defenses. Their secondaries had monumental coverage breakdowns that lead to big plays so the Panthers we’re able to jump out to a lead.

The Saints somehow gave a decent D (AJ Klein probably helps) and they cleaned the Panthers clock. A good QB + competent D = Panthers loss. Falcons check that box. So do the Saints (again), Vikings as you said, maybe Green Bay if Rodgers is back.

Schedule is tougher than it looks.