CJ Anderson had himself a day

[KillerKat]

"Sorry you can't add anymore reactions today" WTF? Never had that happen before

[ellis]

I think he and Norv clashed, and Norv won. 

I really do believe that. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, je1005 said:

I think he and Norv clashed, and Norv won. 

I really do believe that. 

Maybe. But he looks to be going to the playoffs, and we're not.

I'd call that winning the battle and losing the war.

[raleigh-panther]

Ginn. Terrible decision by Gettleman.  

The other two, AJ was cap

and Coleman,  don’t know. He didn’t do anything last year but NO dline greater than Panthers dline

[tiger7_88]

I was all-in on giving CAP his shot this year but they decided to sign Anderson instead, so I have NO IDEA why what might loosely be labeled the "brain trust" of this team decided they didn't need to use him.  Utterly puzzling.

[tiger7_88]

1 hour ago, raleigh-panther said:

167 yards on 20 carries.

 

Freshest running back in the NFL at this point in the season, amirite?

[ellis]

9 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Maybe. But he looks to be going to the playoffs, and we're not.

I'd call that winning the battle and losing the war.

I believe you’re missing my larger point.

My larger point is Norv Turner did a stupid thing, clearly a philosophical move. I surmise this based on his unwillingness to add another back into the mix. At the time, I was befuddled by this decision. 

I don’t have any sources on any of this. I’m just willing to bet that Ron gave Norv the freedom to make these kind of calls, or at the very least, suggest them with great influence. I believe this to be the case given what Ron likely had to offer him to come back out of retirement. 

So yes, Norv got his way. And his way didn’t work. It’s made for some unique statistics, but it wasn’t a formula built to last.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, je1005 said:

I believe you’re missing my larger point.

My larger point is Norv Turner did a stupid thing, clearly a philosophical move. I surmise this based on his unwillingness to add another back into the mix. At the time, I was befuddled by this decision. 

I don’t have any sources on any of this. I’m just willing to bet that Ron gave Norv the freedom to make these kind of calls, or at the very least, suggest them with great influence. I believe this to be the case given what Ron had to offer him to come back out of retirement. 

So yes, Norv got his way. And his way didn’t work.

I'm not disagreeing with you on any of that.

Ron's admission today that maybe they might have been overusing McCaffrey gave me a chuckle. That's what led to the "list" comment. I was pondering if I made a list of all the things that Ron Rivera learned or figured out too late, how long would it be?

[trueblade]

53 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

When you're the head coach, your job is to win football games, not make sure everybody is happy.

Hey man, Ron had to be sure CJ got a shot at a "graceful exit" right? 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, trueblade said:

Hey man, Ron had to be sure CJ got a shot at a "graceful exit" right? 

Wonder if our exit from playoff contention was "graceful"? 

Wasn't, was it?

[Lumps]

i was informed by the huddle he was useless and why we got rid of him as he didn't fit our offense

 

lol

just another player we could have used gone

[cptx]

there was a play way earlier in the season where everyone on the defense keyed in on CMC and left Anderson wide open in the flat for a walk in TD. I remember being excited for the potential of having so many threats on the field at a time. Oh well.

[ellis]

So many of our wins over the last decade or so resulted from running with power in the second half of close games. 

When it became clear to me that we wouldn’t be doing this anymore, I felt uneasy. You need that in this league down the stretch, when the dust settles from all the high-flying statistical glitter. 

Lot of teams right now are winning in December because they can do that. Everybody talks about the Saints and their weapons, but they’re running the ball at a record pace this year and they’re doing with power.

[XOBlackxJokerOX]

There was nothing wrong with letting CJ go. We didn't know this dumpster fire would exist and CMC has done an exemplary job as the lead back. We do need an alternate to spell him at times but he's an every down back. CJ would've wasted his talent on the bench here.