ProFootballFocus: Panthers' best and worst grades at the bye week

[TheSpecialJuan]

Best of the offense

 

WR Jalen Coker: 77.2
RB Chuba Hubbard: 76.4
RG Robert Hunt: 73.8
LG Damien Lewis: 72.9
LT Ikem Ekwonu: 72.8

Coker’s standing may come as a surprise to those who just know him as an undrafted free agent, but not to those who knew who he really was before the pros. The impressive 23-year-old wideout has averaged 15.5 yards per catch, the second-highest amongst all rookie receivers with at least 15 receptions.

In what should be a surprise to absolutely no one, Hubbard settles in near the top for Carolina. His 818 rushing yards rank third in the NFL heading into Week 11.

He’s been helped out by Hunt, Lewis and Ekwonu—who have earned run-blocking grades of 77.8, 72.7 and 80.7, respectively.

 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Worst of the offense

 

OT Yosh Nijman: 57.9
TE Ja’Tavion Sanders: 54.0
QB Bryce Young: 53.8
WR Jonathan Mingo: 46.8
TE Tommy Tremble: 46.2

Young has certainly improved since returning to the starting lineup, as he’s racked up the third-highest (77.8) and fourth-highest (71.4) grades of his career over the last two weeks. But his miserable two-game start to the campaign, where he notched the second-lowest (32.6) and third-lowest (38.8) marks of his career, have bogged him down.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Worst of the defense

DL Shy Tuttle: 49.1
DL DeShawn Williams: 46.4
DL Nick Thurman: 39.9
DL LaBryan Ray: 38.7
CB Chau Smith-Wade: 36.5

Carolina’s ineffectiveness against opposing ground attacks starts upfront. None of the four defensive lineman in this group have a run defense grade over 40.0.

Smith-Wade has struggled since taking over as the unit’s primary slot defender. He’s currently sitting on a 30.9 coverage grade.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Best of the defense

 

LB Claudin Cherelus: 71.3
CB Jaycee Horn: 70.4
ILB Shaq Thompson: 67.4
CB Mike Jackson: 67.0
OLB Jadeveon Clowney: 64.0

Horn has allowed a 45.5-percent completion rate thus far, the lowest amongst all cornerbacks with at least 300 coverage snaps. His fellow starting corner in Jackson, who has accounted for a solid 66.4 coverage grade, has proven to be a late-summer steal for the Panthers and general manager Dan Morgan.

Clowney has totaled a team-high 20 pressures.

https://pantherswire.usatoday.com/lists/panthers-pff-grades-bye-week/

[Seltzer]

Appreciate you posting this!

[Captain Morgan]

wow, Chuba is 3rd in rushing?!?!

Coker is 2nd highest among rookies receivers?

Horn leads all CBs in completion rates?

 

all 3 are crazy stats!  we have have more building blocks than I thought.  

[strato]

There is something off in their valuation when Coker grades higher than Chuba. Production needs to count somehow.

[outlaw4]

I always take these grades with a grain of salt. That said, I think this only adds to my belief that Tremble is not our long term solution at tight end. 

[Wolfcop]

Coker needs more targets. He is going to be special. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Jalen "Cokeman" Coker 

[VintagePanther]

3 hours ago, Captain Morgan said:

wow, Chuba is 3rd in rushing?!?!

Coker is 2nd highest among rookies receivers?

Horn leads all CBs in completion rates?

 

all 3 are crazy stats!  we have have more building blocks than I thought.  

The huddle said horn having a down year lol 

[Shocker]

Totally off topic but Netflix broadcast of the Tyson fight is unstreamable.  Anyone seeing this too?  

[TheSpecialJuan]

4 minutes ago, Shocker said:

Totally off topic but Netflix broadcast of the Tyson fight is unstreamable.  Anyone seeing this too?  

so only Netflix subscribers can watch? 

[Shocker]

2 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

so only Netflix subscribers can watch? 

It’s on Netflix so yes…but it won’t stream.  LOL.  Netflix underestimated the interest in this fight and can’t stream it.