Looked like a college game with our run defense!

[Dragoon11]

You WILL NOT win in the NFL when your defensive line gets completely blown off the line of scrimmage the way the Panthers D-line did today. This honestly looked like Alabama crushing some team like Georgia Southern in the run game. Dallas offensive line just man-handled our D-line, I haven't seen our D-line get handled like that in a long time. Huge run after huge run, gaping holes, missed tackles... this was TRULY the difference in the game. If you want to see what a championship caliber O-line looks like... well, you saw it today with Dallas. They completely embarrassed our defense! Dak honestly wouldn't have had to thrown one pass today... Our O-line is another topic all together. 

[BlackPanther21_]

I believe it's a one game slip up and they will get back to their dominance starting next week after watching some film. 

[LinvilleGorge]

The D was pretty darned good on the first half and never reacted to the adjustments the cowboys made at halftime. The same can be said about the offense. They just got bailed out by the Cowboys taking their foot off the gas and going prevent and pulling their best DB out of the game.

[Dragoon11]

38 minutes ago, BlackPanther21_ said:

I believe it's a one game slip up and they will get back to their dominance starting next week after watching some film. 

I sure hope so, because what I saw was our much talked about #1 defense, an NFL defensive line get pushed back 5 yards on run after run... to be honest, it's a bit concerning.

[GoobyPls]

The cowboys o-line is just that good. The majority of nfl team have subpar pass and run blocking 

[Davidson Deac II]

56 minutes ago, BlackPanther21_ said:

I believe it's a one game slip up and they will get back to their dominance starting next week after watching some film. 

I believe its a learning experience.  They are still very young, and games like this occasionally happen even to veteran good defenses.  Personally, I am not that worried about this specific game.  But if we follow it up with another loss next week, that will be a concern.

 

[Dragoon11]

7 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I believe its a learning experience.  They are still very young, and games like this occasionally happen even to veteran good defenses.  Personally, I am not that worried about this specific game.  But if we follow it up with another loss next week, that will be a concern.

 

I agree... we cannot let it be like the Pittsburgh game a couple years ago, Panthers must learn and let it fuel them, we'll see. I'm just concerned with our front 3/front 4... will we be gashed like this in the run game moving forward, were we truly exposed? If you watch the film, it was as bad as it gets, Dallas O-line was pushing our front 4 five yards back. Granted, Dallas probably has the best O-line in the NFL, but this is something Phil Snow really needs to look at and assess. I'm hoping it was just a glitch in the matrix, but DANG, that Dallas O-line looks unstoppable... I'll bet Dallas contends for the Superbowl if they stay healthy... that is a talented squad! I haven't seen Dallas look this good since the 90's.

Edited October 3, 2021 by Dragoon11

[TheRumGone]

23 minutes ago, GoobyPls said:

The cowboys o-line is just that good. The majority of nfl team have subpar pass and run blocking 

Yeah I think also people need to come to the realization that we might never have a good oline. Finding talent is fuging hard. There is a lack of it right now in the nfl and those that find it don’t give it up. Scheme is very important and having a qb that can mask oline weaknesses either with their athletic ability or their brains.

[Harbingers]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The D was pretty darned good on the first half and never reacted to the adjustments the cowboys made at halftime. The same can be said about the offense. They just got bailed out by the Cowboys taking their foot off the gas and going prevent and pulling their best DB out of the game.

Eh the Defense was ok in the first half but only up until they got screwed by the refs. You could see them get completely deflated after that even if they did hold out ok on some drives. That game was completely on Rhule and Snow. They were made to look like college coaches by McCarthy and crew. 

[4Corners]

I am by far the most knowledgeable and biggest UNC fan here and I don’t know who has the worst OL - the heels or the panthers. I’d probably say the panthers only because they are paid professionals. Heels used three different centers yesterday and they were all terrible. 

[dave-o]

Just looking for a thread where I can say I want to shove Zeke's imaginary spoon up his ass....  What a clown....  I feel better now....  Carry on....

[NAS]

Frankly this was the most embarrassing part today, our defense giving up 246 yards on the ground. Clearly they did not come prepared to tackle

[Mage]

The interior defense wasn't too bad.  Zeke was making some really good cuts.  Best I've seen him run in awhile.

Biggest problem is our defense vs the edge runs.  That's gotta be fixed.  I said in another thread that I think Gross-Matos' return will help tremendously.  But DBs gotta step-up and play better too in that regard.  

Luckily for us... we don't play a team as good at running the ball as the Cowboys for awhile.

Edited October 4, 2021 by Mage