Sooo.... are we gonna talk about what happened in that Steelers game??

[darrybear]

2 hours ago, Broku said:

Joo like your steaks medium rare?

Medium rare anything is trashMedium rare anything is trash.

#AllTheWayOrNothing

[pantherclaw]

I had no interest in discussing the game the first 24 hours after the game with the group of over reactors is that are on the huddle. I will not discuss the game over a week later. move on already.

[Broku]

2 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

Did this take you a week to make? Solid post but everything you mentioned has been covered and beaten to a pulp in numerous other threads.

Eh two hours 

[Wolfpack352]

No...it gives me headaches.

[Jeremy Igo]

4 hours ago, The Huddler said:

dont worry there will be posters in here defending MAC

 

otherwise great OP

Don't you complain a lot about no quality content on the huddle yet that was your first reply in a quality thread? Does that encourage more quality content?

 

Just something to think about. 

 

[Jeremy Igo]

4 hours ago, Broku said:

Alright, so what the hell happened last Thursday.

 

I mean I’m serious.  I feel like I watched a Volkswagon Beetle filled with clowns drive straight off a side of a cliff, and the whole way down they all just started making balloon animals mid-fall.  What a fuging disaster.  Blood/guts facepaint and low-quality balloon animals everywhere at the crash site for this one.  

 

The worst part about it was that this game could have been SO MUCH DIFFERENT had there not been so many mistakes that the Panthers made.  Some of the mistakes were so blatant that even a casual football observer could see, and some were the kind of mistakes that only the real football OG’s could discern.  Let’s dive into that.

 

SIDE NOTE: Leave it to the Panthers to allow BIG BEN OF ALL PEOPLE to go off in primetime.  Man I hated watching that.  I don’t think I’ve hated something that’s occurred in a Panthers game that deeply since last year when Matt Khalil decided to leave Cam Jordan unblocked and almost got QB1 killed at home vs. the Saints last yr.  Hate him or love him though, this team needs Matt Khalil back something fierce.  You can’t pick up a guy off the couch and put him at LT and expect that honeymoon to last forever.  Let’s get our 50 million dollar man back.  Fug, that O-line was used like a donkey in the desert on Thursday.  Pathetic effort.  

 

Moving on though, lets talk about

 

THE MISTAKES THAT WERE OBVIOUS TO FUGGING EVERYONE. 

 

Let’s take a quick look at a screenshot here.

 

 

Even a dipshit that’s never watched football before can tell that SOMETHING DUN WENT WRONG HERE.  I mean WTF Darryl Washington???  Were ya dialing up the ol’ “Outsmart them by being ostensibly dumb” strategy here?  What’s better is the explanation from Voth on Twitter.

 

 

 

 

LMFAO WHAT??!  YOU WON'T GO INTO DETAIL MY GUY???!? CUZ I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU SHOULD INDEED GO INTO DETAIL. 

 

In his defense though, I mean what else can you say if you’re him here.

 

This was one of those situations for good ol’ Eric where you just gotta blame it on the dog when you fart at the dinner table.   Any other explanation here besides this, it means you’re out the door.  I SURE HOPE there was a “miscommunication” you bumbling troglodyte.  I could’ve shat a brick when I saw this play.  I’ve watched this team for the last decade+ and I’ve never seen THIS sort of lapse of coherence on defense. All things standing though, this explanation smells like the familiar reek of a dawgshyt excuse but I’ll give good ol’ eric the benefit of the doubt.  For now.

 

Moving on, lets talk

 

THE MISTAKES THAT WEREN’T SO OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE

 

Let’s break down the play that turned this game from a competitive affair to an all-out curb-stomping.  Do you remember when this happened?

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, in case you were wondering, that’s TJ Watt in prime position to murder our superstar.  

 

This play was the first play of our ensuing drive after somehow Eric Washington’s defense had another “whoopsie daisy” miscommunication resulting in an easy Steelers opening drive TD.   There was a holding penalty on the Panthers ensuing kickoff that led to this 1^st and 10 play from the FUGGING 12 YARD LINE. 

 

This play call was a mistake by Norv Turner.

 

There is absolutely no reason to call this bootleg play-action pass from this part of the field.  If this play occurred from the Panther’s 25, it’s a different story. Instead,  Norv was like “fug it it’s in the game script, let’s run it anyway” in regards to this call.  By doing this, Norv put cam in a tough spot and FORCED this bad play.  Granted, Cam could’ve… yanno… not thrown a pick 6, but at the same time the Panthers shouldn’t of tried to get cute on the road here.   Huge play ended up essentially wrapping up the game.   I put this shitshow of a play on Norv.  Old balls blew it here, but anyway.

 

Lets wrap this up with some winners/losers then some final thoughts

 

 

WINNERS:

 

 

I should say “winner” because the only winner this game was Showtime Christian McCaffrey.

 

Dude was a baller.  Obviously the franchise has faith in him because they decided to fire CJ Anderson on his day off.   How you get fired on your day off CJ?  Did they catch you stealin empty boxes or somethin???  Anyway.  When it comes to CMAC, this game was just another healthy game, another healthy step towards a HOF career.  This isn’t the first time I’ve said this but, if this guy stays healthy for the next 6-8 years, he’s a first ballot HOF’er.   Promise.  

 

WINNERS LIST TALLY YEAR TO DATE

 

Cam: 2

CMAC: 2

Curtis Samuel: 1

Matsko and the entire O-line: 1 (hahah remember those times)

 

LOSERS:

 

 

Well damn where do I start.  God almighty.  I could throw a dart at a Panthers team photo and probably bullseye a loser right in the face from this game.  Honestly I like my odds there.    Let’s go against the grain on this one and say Norv Turner.

 

 

Norv, you seriously screwed us this game.  IDGAF all the good things you did to hit a TD on that opening drive, that 1^st & 10 from the 13 was a TERRIBLE FUGGING CALL.  Hey old balls, listen up.  You simply can’t put cam in a situation to throw a desperation-off-the-back-foot pass under HUGE PRESSURE simply because he was just trying to avoid a safety.  Ya kinda screwed the pooch there my guy.   You rolled the dice and it came up sevens, I'd give you the benefit of the doubt if it weren't for the fact that it seemed like you had no understanding of the risk that was taken with this call.  Seems like there were no fugs given here with the call, but either way moving on.

 

EVEN BIGGER LOSER

 

The entire left side of the O-line.   It’s prettttyyyy bad when the fan base wants M. Khalil back.  Enough said.

 

 

 

FINAL THOUGHTS: 

 

Fug it, this team is still a 13-3 team.  The Panthers looked like deer in the headlights because they were punched in the mouth at the absolute wrong time.  I mean the Steelers scored 14 points in under 30 seconds, AFTER the panthers had to convert a 4^TH DOWN JUST TO SCORE ONCE.  That was deflating.  They folded.  They’ll learn from it.  I didn’t think this would be the week they got their last loss of the season, but here we are.   The good news is this:  If the Panthers win out, they earn the two seed in the NFC.   I really do see this happening.  Justttt watch.    If it doesn’t end up happening well damn I’ll just end up being a monkey’s uncle.   Where the hell did that expression come from anyway, I mean what’s so bad about being a uncle to a monkey…  I don’t get the shade.  

 

Detroit’s up next and I fully expect some frustration being taken out on the Lions.  This game will be like a 34-17 type of ordeal.  Call me crazy but I’ve got a hunch.

 

 

 

 

Till next time though, thanks for reading.

 

 

 

 

-Broku.

 

 

Twitter:  @BrokuThe

Pie for the quality post and thanks!

[jfra78]

There was a game last thursday?  Cant remember.

[morgan55]

5 hours ago, The Huddler said:

He aint CMAC

 

its CMC

 

if ya wana be cute, call him CMIC, but thats retarded  almost as retarded as CMAC

 

aint no Mac in there  Mc   like McDonalds

 

people who call it MAC donalds probably have too big of a double chin to be able to pronouce anything correctly, or even breath properly for that matter

 

 

mic

 

 

 

 

 

... mic

 

 

 

Cam says otherwise... CMAC

[electro's horse]

i think it's best for all if we just agree not to mention that game and move on

[hepcat]

The thing that makes me most nervous, especially about Eric Washington and the defense, was that they said they were NOT reviewing the tape of the Pittsburgh game and were moving on. Coupled with the fact the team had to cancel a practice this week and I'm worried about another piss poor defensive outing on Sunday. The Detroit game is a watershed moment for our young DC.

[PantherBrew]

Road games on Thursday are tough as hell.  

We ran into a buzz saw hitting on all cylinders, who are a terrible matchup for us. This poo can snowball on the road, quickly.  

 

People are killing Washington for the 3rd and 3 "miscommunication" comments.  I am going to give him a pass on this.  I honestly don't believe him when he says that. I think he did call that.  I can see why.  Probably anticipated an "all stops" or short crosses.  Having that many people right at the sticks could work.  I mean you aren't going to get there anyway , then he should have explained how it happened.  I used to be a high school DC, I can easily envision a scenario where you call a blitz based on the strength, where you bring pressure from one side and drop coverage on the other side.  It could really happen, especially it being in the MOF and if there were motions.  I hate even typing this much, this play could or could not be indicative of Washington as a DC.   There is not a lot of trust on this defense at the moment.  

The biggest mistake wasn't promoting Washington to DC, the biggest mistake was not getting much more experienced position coaches.  I had that luxury when I was promoted, and I can tell you I would have failed miserably w/o that help.  

Lastly, the Defense gave up 45.  Which is ALOT, but in the context of this NFL season, it isn't that crazy.  

Oh well, we got blasted by a contender on the road.  The lions game will tell us more about this team than the Steeler game. 

 

[Steve_Smith_Sr.]

Maybe we should re-examine SB50 while we're at it???

[DeAngelo Beason]

We haven't been talking about it since last Thursday?

[DeAngelo Beason]

2 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Pie for the quality post and thanks!

Where's all the people b*tching about quoting OP?  I mean I don't have a problem with it, but last time I did it it was some great offense against all that is moral and kind in human society.