Silver Lining

[NAS]

Panthers played poorly in almost every position yet still had a chance to force overtime. We will need to clean it up to win against a good Bengals team next week. 

- Defensive Line - got pushed around in tve trenches in the run game and generated no pressure on the statue that is typically Matt Ryan.  

- Linebackers - several missed tackles, even from Luke Kuechly although he was the only one making plays at all. Still, I can’t understand what he was doing on that Matt Ryan TD run. 

- Secondary- Soft in coverage,. Bright spot was Bradberry who held Julio in check. Everyone else just sucked and allowed Ridley to look like an all pro.

- Offensive Line held up OK considering they’re patchwork. We definitely need Trai back. 

-Running backs: Subpar day running the ball consistently and couldn’t generate more than 100 yds without Newton.  It probably was a result of poor blocking. , CMC was great in receiving.  

- Wide Receivers- too many dropped passes. The most obvious from Funchess which forced us to punt and allowed Falcons to score another TD before the half.

- TE’s:  Ian Thomas looked like a rookie, dropping a TD pass.

To summarize, it was a bad day at the office but nothing that isn’t fixable in most areas, except for the dreadful lack of talent at OL and Safety positions.  One thing I want to see the next game. Find ways to give DJ Moore the ball, not just CMC!

[LinvilleGorge]

We're 1-4 over our last 5 against both the Falcons and the Saints.

Silver line that.

[Snake]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

We're 1-4 over our last 5 against both the Falcons and the Saints.

Silver line that.

That's just proof Rivera needs to go. 

[Cpt slay a ho]

Unless gaulden is the next ed reed we are fuged anytime we play above average qbs...oh which happens to be every qb in our division. 

No push up front allowed Ryan to step up easily in the pocket and deliver, lets hope all the fixable things are enough to put us in playoff contention 

[Silent Majority]

I'll say it again. RR got his ass handed to him by the Saints 3 fuging times in 1 season last year. The poo birds have SIX CONSECUTIVE games of 350/400 plus yards. Toss in the resurgent Bucs. Unforgivable.

[Nails]

13 minutes ago, NAS said:

- Defensive Line - got pushed around in tve trenches in the run game and generated no pressure on the statue that is typically Matt Ryan.  

No one with a clue is surprised.  The silver lining is that this guy is still available, in fantastic shape, cheap, and wants to play here, still.  

 

[hepcat]

24 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

We're 1-4 over our last 5 against both the Falcons and the Saints.

Silver line that.

Panthers have been crapping the bed against division opponents the last 2+ seasons

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, hepcat said:

Panthers have been crapping the bed against division opponents the last 2+ seasons

As analytical as Tepper is and with his NFL experience, he knows full well how vital division games are. If this trend continues there's gonna be some major changes.

[JawnyBlaze]

17 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

As analytical as Tepper is and with his NFL experience, he knows full well how vital division games are. If this trend continues there's gonna be some major changes.

One can only hope. 

[iamhubby1]

    For a thread with the title "Silver Lining".It sure went south, and stayed there, in a hurry. lol

[DeAngelo Beason]

Silver lining:

Falcons usually beat the wheels off us in Atlanta.  We made it very competitive in a game where we are absolutely decimated by injury.  If this team hits the bye week at 2-2 or 3-1 and can get reasonably healthy, the talent is there to rip off a really long winning streak.

I still believe we need to make a splash in the trade market and get some help at safety.  The top tier teams always have strong passing attacks and we are out there trying to stop the deep passing game with a couple of people just shy of retirement.