Interview with Phil Snow

[ladypanther]

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article249127845.html

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Alaina Getzenberg: After getting some time to step back from the season, how do you view 2020 for your defense?

Phil Snow: “I’m not happy with anything really. Winning five games is not what we came here to do. Being between 18th and 22nd in a lot of defensive categories is not the goal that I have for this defense. I think we have a long ways to go.”

AG: Are you happy with at least some of the improvement made? Things seemed to be moving in the right direction.

PS: “Well, I mean, we did get better, but until we get to the level that we’re going to be at, I’m not happy about anything.”

 

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AG: Cornerback is one of the positions of need on the defensive side. What are you looking for in a corner?

PS: “The first thing is they’ve got to be able to run. If they can’t, then it limits what you can and can’t do. So that’s a priority. They have to have quickness. You have to be sudden, somebody moves really quick you say, ‘oh wow,’ you can recognize it. Those are things that good corners have.

“And then, along with those two, you’d like a real competitive guy. Because if you’re not competitive at corner, you just get eaten alive, because it’s a hard position. You’re not going to win all the time. So, if you can get a guy that has the speed, the movement skills, which is the quickness, the change in direction and then they’re competitive, then you have a chance to have pretty good football player. Now, along with that, you’d also like good ball skills.”

AG: That sounds pretty hard to find, someone with all of those skills.

PS: “Well they’re hard to find. You know where they’re playing? They’re playing on offense at wide receiver.

“ ... When I was in college coaching, I also tried to convince the tailback to play safety and the receiver to play corner, because of the skills they have. If you look at all the great DBs, and you go back in their history, a lot of them were really good offensive skill guys in football, played basketball, all the movement stuff they’re really good at and good hand-eye coordination. That’s what we’re looking for.

“Now, as you get longer people, if a guy is bigger, then he’s probably not at times, maybe not as quick, but he gets away with it because of arm length and size. You have to be smart, based on size and speed, and then you try to put it together and hopefully you picked the right one and he becomes a hell of a corner.”

 

 

[Aussie Tank]

I really enjoyed reading that 

[4Corners]

Phil Snow still being on this coaching staff is a HUGE red flag for Coach Ruhle. 

[WarPanthers89]

13 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Phil Snow still being on this coaching staff is a HUGE red flag for Coach Ruhle. 

LOL

[Its The Milk]

His comments on CB bode well for Caleb Farley. Wasn’t he a converted WR? 

[BrianS]

50 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Phil Snow still being on this coaching staff is a HUGE red flag for Coach Ruhle. 

Wait, wut?

Are you trying to say our defense UNDER achieved this year?

Our defense went from 31st in 2019 to 18th in 2020 in terms of points surrendered.  Our overall talent level decreased monumentally with the loss of James Bradberry and Luke Kuechly, and yet our results improved.

Phil Snow deserves a damn medal for that alone, all the while he was being doubted across the media and fan base alike.

Look, he may yet hit his ceiling.  He may not be the guy in the long run.  But he began a turnaround for us.  He definitely deserves our support, and a chance to build on that.

[4Corners]

49 minutes ago, WarPanthers89 said:

LOL

It’s true and you know it. I guarantee if we brought in Wade Phillips with the same personnel their would be a noticeable difference. 

[Untouchable]

Really intelligent take on both the offensive skill and DB positions. A basketball background is so incredibly helpful in all those positions.

[LinvilleGorge]

I was very concerned about Snow but he greatly exceeded expectations. Seems some people are forgetting that virtually everyone expected us to have the worst D in the league and we we're far from that. Snow's D was basically the opposite of Teddy at QB. When the chips were down in key late game situations they came up with stops the majority of the time... then Teddy shat the bed.

[Pup McBarky]

6 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

It’s true and you know it. I guarantee if we brought in Wade Phillips with the same personnel their would be a noticeable difference. 

[Waldo]

I like what he has done and what he has shown so far. I love the comment about the kind of players he asked to play S and CB. I am not worried about the D and a big part of that is that Snow looks great so far. 

[pantherj]

The Panthers were 31st in team spending on defense. The defensive performance for 2020 was offset by all the new draft picks, so we moved closer to the middle of the pack stats wise. The Panthers defense did what one would expect given the roster, or you could argue they did a little better. Unfortunately 2020 was not a season of surprises as the Panthers team as a whole did almost exactly what we were expecting given the roster. We didn't overachieve, and we didn't underachieve. We hit the target for what most were anticipating, which was a losing season near the bottom on the league, but not rock bottom. I said that going into the season. We did just that. My point is that our talent level on the roster is what really matters. Grandpa Snow is not going to take a roster like we had in 2020 and coach them into a top defense. No chance of that.

Moving forward we should improve on stats on defense due to last season's rookie wave improving, and new picks and better free agents rolling into town.

[4Corners]

Any other teams run a 3-3-5? 

[BrianS]

6 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Any other teams run a 3-3-5? 

Yea, pretty much every 3-4 team when they go nickel.